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Inside Homes that Last: Rethinking Residential Design for Climate Resilience

Agustina Iñiguez — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0000

What makes a home resilient? Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent around the world. From power outages, hurricanes, and earthquakes to wildfires, floods, and droughts, the world is experiencing a process of transformation and adaptation that requires collaboration among diverse disciplines. The role of architecture in the built environment reflects an opportunity to rethink how homes perform under changing environmental conditions—not only by anticipating the unexpected. Designing for resilience means thinking holistically, considering material choices, energy systems, landscaping, and construction details that anticipate disruption and help homes recover quickly. It involves creating architecture that evolves with the environment, is worth preserving, and endures for years and generations.

When Architecture Moves: Kinetic Design and the Rituals of Space

Olivia Poston — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

For centuries, architecture has been defined by unmoving permanence. A building is assumed to be fixed, its walls and foundation immobile in space. A growing number of architects are now challenging this assumption by incorporating movement into the very fabric and tectonic structures of buildings.

Reconsidering the Shotgun House: Between Preservation, Experimentation, and Displacement

Olivia Poston — Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Emerging in port cities and working-class neighborhoods throughout the nineteenth century, the shotgun house became a durable response to density, climate, and constrained urban parcels, becoming one of the defining domestic forms of the Southern United States. Its narrow footprint, sequential plan, and deeply shaded porches produced a spatial logic that was economical and environmentally responsive before either term became central to architectural discourse. From New Orleans and Mobile to Houston and Louisville, shotgun houses formed the physical fabric of neighborhoods shaped by migration, labor, community, and cultural life. Though often dismissed as ordinary, vernacular construction, the housing typology has long embodied sophisticated ideas about climate adaptation, social adjacency, and incremental urban growth, making it one of the most influential domestic forms in the history of the American city.

Plastic That Is Not a Plastic: Redefining Circularity in Open-Plan Design

Kiana Buchberger — Tue, 05 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000

When walking into a large living space, a hotel lobby, or an open-plan workplace, the first thing that can be noticed is not what divides the space, but what holds it together. There are rarely clear boundaries, no obvious rooms, no strict partitions, yet the space still feels organized. Some areas invite a pause; others dictate movement; others foster community. The transitions are subtle, but legible.

7 Unbuilt Houses Shaped by Site, Climate, and Constraints

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Residential architecture continues to offer a productive ground for unbuilt exploration, revealing how architects respond to site, climate, and constraint at the scale of the domestic. In this Unbuilt edition, submitted by the ArchDaily community, the selected projects bring together a range of proposals that reconsider the house not as an isolated object, but as a spatial system shaped by its environment. These works position architecture as a framework that negotiates between ground, material, and inhabitation, often emerging directly from the conditions of the site.

European Collective Housing Award Opens for Second Edition

Rene Submissions — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Collective housing is a hallmark of Europe. The 2nd edition of the award is looking for collective housing projects to highlight their social impact and the policy frameworks that support them. Submissions are free and open until 30 April.

OMA’s Metropolitan Village Advances Toward Completion in Taipei’s Xinyi District

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000

OMA's Metropolitan Village, also known as Taipei Xinyi–Wenchang Residence, is a new high-rise residential tower located in Taipei's Xinyi Central Business District. The project, led by David Gianotten and Chiaju Lin, with HCCH & Associates Architects Planners & Engineers as local collaborator, provides 11,961 m² of residential floor area on a 736 m² site. The 95 m, 23-storey building follows the concept of a "vertical village," reflecting the increasingly fluid boundary between living and working identified by the architects in post-pandemic Taipei. Commissioned by Continental Development Corporation, the project broke ground in 2024 and is scheduled for completion in 2027. Recent images show construction progress, with the highest structural element now being installed.

Heatherwick Studio Unveils Design for Daegyo Apartments Redevelopment in Seoul, South Korea

Antonia Piñeiro — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Heatherwick Studio has unveiled the first images of the design for the transformation of the Daegyo Apartments in Yeouido, Seoul. The project, the firm's first residential project in South Korea, was presented by Thomas Heatherwick to the Yeouido Daegyo Residents' Union at a meeting of their General Assembly on February 28, 2026. The development was first announced in mid-2025 as a community-led residential redevelopment, with the studio remaining involved throughout all phases of the project from concept to completion. The design is set to transform four residential buildings from 1975, aiming to establish a distinctive and appealing character, distinct from the average apartment building in Seoul.

Summer Houses

Rene Submissions — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:35:00 +0000

Explore fifty extraordinary architect-designed homes that capture the spirit of summer

Summer Houses extends an exclusive invitation to the world’s most stunning residential retreats. From mountain-top cabins and private island escapes to seaside sanctuaries and luxury beach bungalows, these remarkable homes celebrate mindful design, elemental materials, and the beauty of living in nature.

Spanning 240 pages, this gorgeous global survey showcases work by the biggest names in contemporary architecture. Beautiful, large-scale interior and exterior photographs bring each project to life, revealing how open-air spaces, natural materials, and connections to the surrounding landscape can help evoke the feeling of summer year-round.

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From Desert to Forest: 8 Unbuilt Houses Designed as Contemporary Retreats

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Residential architecture remains one of the most active fields for unbuilt architectural exploration, offering a lens through which architects rethink how domestic space can respond to landscape, climate, and contemporary patterns of living. In this Unbuilt edition, submitted by the ArchDaily community, the selected proposals bring together a range of residential projects that engage with houses, villas, and retreats as sites of withdrawal, mediation, and everyday inhabitation. Rather than treating the home as a fixed or isolated object, these projects approach it as a spatial framework that negotiates exposure, privacy, and connection to place.

Morning Rituals: Architecture of Breakfast Spaces

Olivia Poston — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Breakfast nooks emerged in the early twentieth century in response to increasing domestic density and shifting ideas about everyday life. Rooted in the American Arts and Crafts movement and popularized through bungalow housing of the 1910s and 1920s, they evolved from the more formal Victorian breakfast room into compact, built-in spaces embedded within the kitchen. As houses grew smaller and more economical, architects and millwork companies used fixed benches and tables to occupy corners, alcoves, and bay windows that might otherwise be inefficient. These light-filled enclosures provided an affordable means of concentrating daily activities while preserving comfort and spatial clarity.

Integrating Creative Spaces: Designing Art Studio Additions at Home

Olivia Poston — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000

The home carries multiple identities as shelter, sanctuary, workplace, and stage for daily rituals. In recent years, its role has expanded in unprecedented ways. The pandemic, notably, coerced the home to act as a site of extraordinary adaptability to absorb functions once delegated to schools, offices, gyms, and studios. This transformation has shifted how we imagine domestic life, urging us to think of the home not simply as a backdrop for activity but as a dynamic framework for living, producing, and creating. Within this expanded understanding, artists find themselves asking a renewed question: how can the home allow the flexibility needed for creative practice?

Meganom Nears Completion of 262 Fifth Avenue Residential Skyscraper in New York City

Antonia Piñeiro — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Moscow-based architecture, urban design, and research practice Meganom is nearing completion of its residential skyscraper at 262 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Designed for client Five Points Development, the project dates back to 2015 and brings together an international team that includes Norm Architects as interior architect, SLCE Architects as architect of record, and untitled architecture overseeing architectural supervision and project management. Rising 860 feet over 52 stories, the tower contains 26 residential units within approximately 140,000 square feet and draws conceptual inspiration from aeronautics, envisioning apartments as elevated "shelves" that frame expansive views of the city.

5 Houses on the Wild Side

Rene Submissions — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:05:00 +0000

5 Houses on the Wild Side is a visual feast showcasing the wildly imaginative, rules-free, cozy and sumptuous interiors Elena Agostinis has created for her family’s homes in New York, Montana, and Mexico.

Bold and courageous choices of colors and patterns, elements from the wildlife and fauna of her South African childhood, mixed and matched with the best of local artisanry, textiles purchased from souks and markets all around the world, giant papier-mâché’ animal garden sculptures, and wall art that spans from the elevated to the quirky and amusing, are Elena’s traits that will inspire readers to free-styling their own

Izat Arundell’s “Caochan na Creige” Wins RIBA House of the Year 2025 Award

Reyyan Dogan — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Caochan na Creige, designed by Izat Arundell, has been announced as the winner of the RIBA House of the Year 2025 award. The timber-framed, stone-clad self-build is located in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, occupying a compact rural plot defined by exposed weather conditions and a distinct geological setting. Built by and for its architect owners, the house was selected for its clear response to site constraints, its material strategy, and the consistency between design intent and construction.

White Arkitekter Designs Bio-Based Timber Neighbourhood Proposal for Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Antonia Piñeiro — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Timpaan, Blauwhoed and White Arkitekter, together with SeARCH, Space&Matter, Atlas Architects and DS Land Landschapsarchitecten, have been selected for the proposed development of The Erven, a timber-based neighbourhood planned for Hoofddorp in the Amsterdam metropolitan region. The winning proposal forms part of a major phase of the Lincolnpark area and outlines approximately 519 homes designed around four courtyards, or erven, inspired by the traditional Dutch farmstead.

MVRDV Clads ADDP Architects' Modular Residential Towers with a Pixelated Facade in Singapore

Reyyan Dogan — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Two 36-storey residential towers have been completed on Irwell Bank Road in Singapore, featuring a pixelated facade designed by MVRDV. The scheme builds on the modular system developed by ADDP Architects, who designed the buildings using Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC). MVRDV's facade introduces variation across the elevations and marks the locations of the communal green spaces on the 24th floor and the rooftop. Irwell Hill Residences, developed by City Developments Limited (CDL), is MVRDV's debut collaboration on a building in Singapore's urban core.

Gonio Yachts & Marina Masterplan by Spectrum Architecture to Transform Georgia’s Black Sea Coast

Rene Submissions — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:30:00 +0000

Spectrum Architecture, in collaboration with SOG and F&M, introduces the masterplan for Gonio Yachts and Marina—a significant waterfront development on the Black Sea coast designed to provide high-end residential and hospitality infrastructure for over 30,000 people.