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Malek Alqadi Folly Cabins Joshua Tree National Park California

A Pair of California Cabins Blends Sustainability with Stargazing

Kala Barba-Court·June 9, 2025

More than simple desert retreats, the project Folly — a pair of weathered cabins in Joshua Tree National Park designed by architect Malek Alqadi — represent a sophisticated experiment in sustainable design.

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Treehouse Living is Reinvented in this Sustainable Hungarian Getaway

Kala Barba-Court·May 9, 2025

The Console House by Hello Wood is a sustainable year-round Hungarian holiday retreat packed with picturesque views of the Danube Bend.

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Reclaimed Ocean Plastic Clads this Blue Azorean Holiday Retreat

Kala Barba-Court·April 23, 2025

Overlooking the blue waters from the north side of Sao Miguel Island in the Azores, Portugal, the Blue House by Atelier Backlar is a former ruin resurrected into a sustainable contemporary holiday home.

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Moarqs Design An Sustainable, Off-Grid Haven in Argentina

Kala Barba-Court·April 21, 2025

Studio Moarqs delivers a front-row seat to Patagonia's natural beauty with House in Meliquina, an sustainable off-grid home.

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The Energy-Efficient Freja House is a Nordic-Montana Fusion

Kala Barba-Court·April 2, 2025

Love Schack Architecture crafted the Montana home Freja House to honor Swedish influences and energy efficiency.

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This Underground Library is a Literary Haven for Farmers

Kala Barba-Court·March 14, 2025

Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Library in the Earth occupies a space that was once a natural valley filled with construction debris, leaving only flat, dry land above.

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A Coastal Icon is Reimagined into a Climate-Ready Home in Australia

Kala Barba-Court·March 11, 2025

An intervention of Alexander Symes Architect on the locally beloved Cake House — long used as a wayfinding point for the Yuin Country coastal surfer community — stayed true to its iconic roots.

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Brown & Brown Architects Craft a Sustainable Coastal Home for a Retired Couple

Kala Barba-Court·March 4, 2025

Featuring larch wood cladding and smoked clay brick punctured by generous glazing, the Tidal House by Brown & Brown Architects is a contemporary home that marks a new chapter for a retired couple who traded Edinburgh’s urban landscape for coastal tranquility.

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Sustainable Architects NimTim Create a Hempcrete Home in London

Toby Orton·February 22, 2025

Nimtim Architects took on the renovation of a classic 1930s semi-detached home, creating a simple yet playful addition that elevated the building.

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Architecture

In Japan, the House off the Ground Relies on a Striking Cantilever Structure to Perch on a Sloping Site

Shed Architecture Designed a Brand-New Waterfront Home in Washington State

Milwaukee’s Curtain House Goes off Script from the Neighbors with its Striking Rectangular Shape

Design

The Press Collection by Studio Truly Truly Makes Plushness Feel Grounded

MUJI’s Products are Transformed into Miniature Worlds by Tatsuya Tanaka

Kula Modern Elevates the Humble Outdoor Outlet Cover Into a Thing of Beauty

Art

Artist Klaus Littmann Creates an Arena for a Tree in Venice

Rio Kobayashi Unveils a Living Room Installation for London Design Festival

Architecture, Ephemera, Memorabilia, and More at Paris’ New Maison Gainsbourg

Photography

Photographer Leong Yong Heng Creates Super Detailed, Minimalist Images that Play with Color, Shadow and Silhouette

MUJI’s Products are Transformed into Miniature Worlds by Tatsuya Tanaka

Photographer Paul Clemence Makes the Palm Springs Aluminaire House His Muse

In Japan, the House off the Ground Relies on a Striking Cantilever Structure to Perch on a Sloping Site

La Source Vive is a Concert Hall Nested Like an Onion Above Lake Geneva

Milwaukee’s Curtain House Goes off Script from the Neighbors with its Striking Rectangular Shape

Sustainable

A Pair of California Cabins Blends Sustainability with Stargazing

Treehouse Living is Reinvented in this Sustainable Hungarian Getaway

Reclaimed Ocean Plastic Clads this Blue Azorean Holiday Retreat

Moarqs Design An Sustainable, Off-Grid Haven in Argentina

The Energy-Efficient Freja House is a Nordic-Montana Fusion

This Underground Library is a Literary Haven for Farmers

A Coastal Icon is Reimagined into a Climate-Ready Home in Australia

Brown & Brown Architects Craft a Sustainable Coastal Home for a Retired Couple

Sustainable Architects NimTim Create a Hempcrete Home in London

In Japan, the House off the Ground Relies on a Striking Cantilever Structure to Perch on a Sloping Site

Shed Architecture Designed a Brand-New Waterfront Home in Washington State

Milwaukee’s Curtain House Goes off Script from the Neighbors with its Striking Rectangular Shape

Red Barn House Reimagines a Midwestern Barn as a Family Retreat

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