What if the desert was the most beautiful place to live? Ibarra Rosano Design Architects have created a contemporary home in Marana, Arizona, that responds to its surroundings with care and sensitivity. Rather than dominating the land, the house seems to float above it, a gesture that minimizes disruption to the Sonoran Desert’s fragile environment. The result is a residence that blurs the boundary between architecture and landscape, immersing its owners in views, breezes, and desert light.
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Hobbit houses by the water that look straight out of a story On the lakeshores of Moldova, just 20 minutes from Chisinau, LH47 ARCH has designed the Hobbit Wake Houses, three earth-sheltered cabins that blend naturally into their surroundings. Built within the country’s first wake park near the village of Panasesti, the project turns previously unused land into a thoughtful example of small-scale sustainable living.
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Nielsen : Schuh Designs an Elegant, Earthen Tasting Room for Oregon’s Rodeo Hills Winery The first tasting room in the state to incorporate rammed-earth construction joins a growing number of Willamette Valley wineries where architecture is as carefully crafted as the wine.
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From Fire to Fresh Start: A Mid-Century Modern Home Reborn In the San Mateo Highlands of California, Klopf Architecture has reimagined what was once an original Eichler home, tragically lost to fire. Instead of simply replicating the past, the architects worked with contractor Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures to complete a larger, more open residence that honors Eichler’s principles while adapting them for a multi-generational family.
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Inside a 1930s Shoe Factory Turned Into a Modern Home British architecture and design firm APA have transformed what was once a 1930s shoe factory into a contemporary apartment filled with industrial character and highly personal design details. The building’s expansive windows, with their original mechanical pivoting frames, were a major draw for the clients, who wanted a space that celebrated light, movement, and the authenticity of the old structure.
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