The 50 Best Houses of 2020 (So Far)

We've recently passed the halfway point of 2020, and to date, we've published hundreds of residential projects featuring distinct ways of living on ArchDaily. In a year marked by the worst health crisis that humanity has experienced in the last century, the Covid-19 pandemic, the house has gained new meanings and values, reiterating that no matter how diverse its program, a home's purpose is to shelter its inhabitants.

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Context, topography, scale, materials, budget and user desires are a range of aspects (and challenges) that define the most varied architectural solutions. It is no surprise that residential works are the most popular project category on ArchDaily. In the list below you'll find the residences that gained the most interest, featuring the 50 most popular projects across the whole ArchDaily network during the first half of 2020.

CH House / ODDO architects

IH Residence / andramatin

Blind House / BOONDESIGN

Riverside House / Three Sixty Architecture

Stairway House / nendo

On The Water House / Nikken Sekkei

Villa Mandra / K-Studio

Escobar House / Luciano Kruk

The Sanctuary House / Feldman Architecture

House BF / Paz Arquitectura

River House / Alexis Dornier

CJ House / RUANGRONA

Guha / RAW Architecture

Amagansett Modular House / MB Architecture

Kodikara House / Lalith Gunadasa Architects

Bin & Bon House / H.a

Expandable House Part 02 / Urban Rural Systems

Qishe Courtyard / ARCHSTUDIO

Melt House / SAI Architectural Design Office

House For Simple Stay / Skupaj Arhitekti + mKutin arhitektura

Residence WULF / CAS architecten

Rehabilitation of a Single-Family Home in Miraflores / fuertespenedo arquitectos

Small House 01 / 90odesign

MU50 House / Teke Architects Office

Ha Long Villa / VTN Architects

Extension of an Old Family House / Architekti B.K.P.Š

The Roof House / Looklen Architects

LR2 House / Montalba Architects

House in Amagasaki / uemachi laboratory

S-House / GALI Associates

Shade House / Ayutt and Associates design

Sierra Fría House / ESRAWE

House in Tezukayama / Fujiwaramuro Architects

Zicatela House / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture

House Akerdijk / Arjen Reas Architects

Concrete House / Matt Gibson Architecture

House for a Ceramic Artist / ARHITEKTURA / OFFICE FOR URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE

2m26 Kyoto House / 2M26

K.Krit Residence / Octane architect & design

House V / Martin Skoček

Eclipse house / I/O architects

Monteblanco 26 House / Warm Architects

North Bondi House / James Garvan Architecture

Dolunay Villa / Foster + Partners

Ca l’Amo House / Marià Castelló Martínez

House in Salto de Pirapora / Vereda Arquitetos

Merida House / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture

8.5 House / DOG

Sleepless Residence / WARchitect

Gafanha House / Filipe Pina