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Inside the Remote Texas River House Inspired by Childhood Camping Memories

December 29, 2025

Locally sourced limestone, Douglas fir and shou sugi ban create a rustic yet refined exterior that blends this home into the Texas landscape.

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How Architects Built a Modern Family Home Into a Steep Island Hillside

December 29, 2025

A modern concrete home built directly into a steep hillside on Vis Island, designed to sit within the landscape rather than on top of it.

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Inside a Compact Apartment With a Loft Bed That Uses Height to Feel Bigger

December 28, 2025

A small Taipei apartment transformed through height, movement, and multi-functional furniture, showing how design can maximize limited space.

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How This Minimal Art Studio Was Designed to Respect the Desert Below

December 28, 2025

Weathering steel and glass give this Arizona art studio a bold yet restrained presence in the desert.

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A Small Apartment Packed With Clever Hidden Features

December 27, 2025

A built-in window seat and soft woven flooring add warmth and storage to the living room of this cleverly designed small apartment.

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How Traditional Cerdanya Materials Shape This Modern Family Home

December 26, 2025

A family home in La Cerdanya designed to blend into the Pyrenees landscape using traditional stone, wood, and clay roof tiles.

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