Architecture

Hanne Kjærholm's 1962 house outside Copenhagen, designed by her husband Poul, preserves its original steel-and-glass structure among birch trees and brick garden walls.

Machteld D'Hollander designs a garden house in Ghent with raw concrete walls, steel framing, and planting beds that grow through the structure.

Taketo Shimohigoshi separates 2 galvanized metal volumes with a courtyard in Tokyo. A sunken lounge, tatami room, and spiral stair connect the open living spaces.

Tomohiro Hata builds wooden arches into cross-shaped columns on a sloped site in Kobe. The structure responds to layered retaining walls and steep terrain with exposed timber framing.

Heliotrope Architects arranges 3 wings around a central clearing on a wooded site in the Pacific Northwest. Each wing serves a different program.

Fujiwaramuro Architects uses curved plaster walls to direct movement through a narrow Osaka house. Rooms open and close as the walls bend.

Fujiwaramuro Architects builds a house in Takamatsu with translucent polycarbonate screens and offset floor plates. Privacy without walls on a visible urban lot.

Felipe Hess removes interior walls from a São Paulo house and adds a white metal structure connecting half-levels from pool to rooftop. Exposed concrete throughout.

Peter Besley builds Birdwood House in Canberra from salvaged timber and recycled steel. Structural elements come from demolished buildings across the region.