Designed by Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten, this box-shaped house was built around a bonsai tree on a hillside wooded garden near Lyon. The building structure is made from prefabricated wood panels, and serves as a residential home for a French family with young children. Continue reading →

Designed by MJ Neal Architects, this prefabricated structure serves both as a residential home and a studio. It’s located on a wide stretch of farmland in north-central Texas – a simple box of metal and glass siting in a rural area where houses coexist with barns, cattle and fenced-off lots. Continue reading →

Designed by architects Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, the ‘Forest Retreat’ is a small home office located in a densely wooded and secluded area in Bedford, NY. This compact house features a simple box form with horizontal bands of Cedar and scattered windows decorating the facade. Continue reading →

Designed by architectural office Claesson Koivisto Rune (CKR), this beautiful wooden prefab is a two-story residential home inspired by the traditional Swedish barn house. Continue reading →

Nestled in a wooded area in the northern foothills of the famous Japanese Mt. Fuji, this unique structure serves as a small weekend villa for guests. The owners asked Satoshi Okada Architects for a compact home with a small footprint not to disturb its natural surroundings – a forest of deciduous trees, such as Japanese beech, white birch and magnolia. Continue reading →

Situated on a tiny 66 sq. meters lot, this small family home was designed by Japanese Satoshi Okada Architects for a young couple, who requested ‘a house that is attractive and cool’. The outer shape of the building was adjusted in terms of scale in relation to the surroundings, by tilting and trimming volumes and surfaces. Continue reading →

Located in one of the most prestigious residential areas in Tokyo, this modern 455.88 sq. meters family home was designed by Japanese Architects Satoshi Okada for a successful entrepreneur who is passionate about cars, his wife and daughter. Continue reading →

Wow, really, what else can you say about a picture like that? This spectacular Andalusian landscape, with impressive views to the Mediterranean, Rock of Gibraltar and Serranía de Ronda, is enjoyed by a very lucky family and their guests. Continue reading →

Designed by Japanese Toyo Ito Architects, this compact home is quite impressive both in form and in its choice of materials: a metal exterior finish combined with a warm wood interior design. Continue reading →

Located in Ota-ku, Tokyo, this unusual house is actually a home within a home, or better yet a narrow three-story house with a peculiar interior layout: a wooden cabin suspended over the kitchen and dining area, which serves as the family’s living room. Continue reading →