Residential
The best of residential and non-commercial living spaces, and the most inspiring of houses and homes
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7 West 57th Street reveals elegant, minimalist interior by Tsao & McKown
7 West 57th Street’s first apartment interior in New York is revealed, showcasing a design by Calvin Tsao of Tsao & McKown Architects
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Palm Springs house makes the perfect 21st-century retreat
Los Angeles architects Woods + Dangaran reveal Desert Palisades, a minimalist, contemporary family retreat in Palm Springs
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Japanese housing project cuts slender figure in Tokyo streets
FLAT369 by Japanese architecture studio by No555 impresses with its slim figure and minimalist approach in Tokyo’s dense streets
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Luca Guadagnino’s Milan apartment design is an ode to timelessness
A nostalgia-infused Milanese pad by Studio Luca Guadagnino has real screen presence
By Laura Rysman • Last updated
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Red house on stilts offers modern take on Chilean tradition
Chilean practice Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados (GAAA) reaches new heights with Casa Detif, a contemporary tree house on stilts on Chiloé Island
By Nasra Abdullahi • Last updated
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This weekend retreat in Sagaponack nods to a minimalist farmhouse
A weekend retreat in Sagaponack is the perfect Hamptons house, bridging old and new, traditional and contemporary, courtesy of architecture studio Birdseye
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Forest House by AOC celebrates colour, nature and family life
Taking its cues from the woods of nearby Epping, Forest House is designed by London-based architecture studio AOC
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Leading female architects in their own words
International Women’s Day 2022 and Women’s History Month: Wallpaper* talks to four leading female architects about dreams, heroines and navigating the architecture world
By Harriet Thorpe • Last updated
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Angular house refreshes Japanese commuter town
The angular shapes of T Residence by Matsuyama Architect and Associates enliven the sleepy residential streets of this commuter town in Fukuoka Prefecture
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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This Scottish lake cabin brings sensitive architecture to Loch Venachar
Idyllic Scottish escape Coorie offers stays on the banks of Loch Venachar at Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, with a design by Glasgow studio Cameron Webster
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Minimalist pink house makes an idyllic Mexican retreat
Casa El Aguacate by Práctica Arquitectura is a weekend house outside Mexico's Monterrey, celebrating concept over size
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Architecture book celebrates London’s most iconic council houses
On World Book Day, we explore The Council House by Jack Young, which celebrates iconic council houses across London
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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This Seattle House is a perfectly poised modern family home
Sound House, designed by young architecture studio GO’C, is a Seattle family home with a view and architectural drama aplenty
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Don't Move, Improve! 2022 shortlist is revealed
The Don't Move, Improve! 2022 shortlist has been announced, celebrating London conversions, extensions and redesigns of all shapes and sizes
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Kengo Kuma’s Hans Christian Andersen’s House mixes nature and fairytale architecture
Odense's Hans Christian Andersen’s House by Kengo Kuma opens its doors in Denmark, inviting the public to explore nature and fairytales
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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This Japanese concrete house has been sculpted to perfection
Sculpt, by Hyogo-based architecture studio Maniera, is a Japanese house carved out of sculptural concrete
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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The Gessner brings members’ club interiors to residential space
The Gessner in north London, by design studio Fettle and developer Way of Life, offers private apartments where members’ club meets 21st century residential
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Fitzroy apartment building blends refined interiors with robust concrete
Melbourne architects Edition Office have created a Fitzroy apartment building for local developer Milieu that is both elegant and robust
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Modern hutong house in Beijing is designed using Passivhaus principles
Shiyuan by Days in Yard Studio is a contemporary hutong house redesign in Beijing that makes the most of Passivhaus sustainability principles
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Villa Kirk is a surrealist-inspired, futuristic home in Denmark
Spol Architects crafts a ‘hedonistic’ house extension in Denmark, Villa Kirk, featuring curves and attitude aplenty
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Kensington mews house transformed into a haven of Nordic calm
A Kensington Mews house by London architects Finkernagel Ross blends old and new in a residence that bunches well above its weight
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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This Costa Brava house makes the most of its rocky site
A new family house in El Port de la Selva, in Spain’s Costa Brava, is designed by architects Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Tasmania retreat combines dramatic scale with intimate spaces
Studio Ilk creates a Tasmania retreat for a family, making the most of a dramatic location while providing warm, intimate interiors
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Hipped House extension is focused on space, light, and materials
Oliver Leech Architects’ Hipped House, a redesign and extension of an Epsom house in the UK, draws on light, space and natural materials
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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Drama and openness transform this colonial-style house in California
Mickus Projects is behind this dramatic transformation of a 1910 colonial-style house in Alameda, California
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Miami house on stilts offers modern living while mitigating flood risks
Stewart Avenue Residence by Brillhart Architecture offers a template for a Miami house that blends sleek contemporary architecture, traditional local vernacular and design that responds to the site’s flood risk
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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This modern farmhouse in Japan is a low-tech masterpiece
Farm House of Wind and Fire by Takeshi Ikeuchi's Studio Colife3 brings together nature, the built environment, and the architectural traditions of Japan
By Jens Jensen • Last updated