Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the first in a series of grave events that prompted Fukushima-based architect Cohta Asano to develop the complex design...
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Hearth Architects completes family house in Shiga with tree-planted atrium
This family house in Japan’s Shiga prefecture was designed by local studio Hearth Architects around an indoor garden, which is planted with a tree that extends towards a skylight. Kyomachi...
Casa Boavista is a renovated Porto townhouse featuring three skylights
Skylights helps to bring daylight into all three levels of this Porto townhouse, which has been refurbished and extended by local studio Pablo Pita Architects. The studio, led by...
Five of the best houses in North Carolina on Dezeen
North Carolina is the next US state we’re featuring in our ongoing series of American residential architecture roundups. Our top five houses in the region include a renovated...
Jensen Architects adds contemporary rear facade and pared-down interiors to historic San Francisco house
US firm Jensen Architects has revamped a Victorian home in San Francisco with perforated aluminium panels across the back and minimalist interiors to match. The local firm was awarded 2017 AIA San Francisco Historic Preservation Commendation...
S&T Architects designs poolside retreat in Ukrainian mountains
Ukrainian studio S&T Architects has released detailed renders showing its design for a summer retreat in the Carpathian Mountains, comprising two concrete and glass buildings that face each other across a swimming...
ODOS Architects designs monochrome London office for Slack instant-messaging app
A row of skylights offering extensive views of London’s skyline influenced ODOS Architects’ design for Slack’s first UK offices, the creator of the workplace messaging system by the same name. Slack’s London...
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson creates remote holiday retreat in Ontario forest
Nestled into a wooded hillside, this residence by US firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Canadian studio Bohlin Grauman Miller Architects has large glass walls offering picturesque views....
