The top July 2019 architecture designs explore everything from greenhouse cities and houses styled just like apartment building complexes to buildings that appear inside-out and housing subscriptions.
At the same time there is much interest in the design of Martian dwellings, architects and designers here on Earth are also taking inspiration from otherworldly aesthetics to create imaginative 3D-printed structures, cabins and futuristic travel ports.
For the sake of simplicity, cost savings and a modern aesthetic, a variety of architectural structures are being created with intentionally pared-back designs, some of which highlight the beauty of industrial materials like steel and engineered wood. One of the best examples of this is the Beyond the Shell project, which creates homes that are "completed up to the point where they fulfill the minimum requirements for habitation."
Top 45 Architecture Trends in July
From Unfinished Affordable Homes to Massive Modernist Houses:
Laura McQuarrie — Jul 27, 2019 — Art & Design
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Slick Japanese-Inspired Homes
Splinter Society Dramatically Alters the Aesthetic of This Home
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Contemporary Canadian Tiny Homes
The Mint Tiny House Company 'Canada Goose' Trailer is Spacious
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Massive Modernist Houses
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos' Design Boasts Bold Elements & a Walkable Roof
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Otherworldly 3D-Printed Houses
The 'TERA' Eco Home Brings a Martian Experience Down to Earth
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Slick Modular Student Housing
WilkinsonEyre Delivers Compact and Identity-Centric Building Designs
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Open Air Off-Grid Cabins
The Ark Shelter Prefab Cabin Has Five Openings for Maximum Exposure
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Ultra-Cozy House Designs
Proctor & Shaw Update the Herne Hill House to Feature a Comfy Nook
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Modernized Mid-Century Cabins
The 'AYFRAYM' Cabin Draws Inspiration from 1960s Vacation Homes
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Canadian Shipping Container Cafes
The YEG Coffee Can Hides a Fully Stocked Cafe Within
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360-Degree Skyscraper Pools
The Compass Pools 'Infinity London' is One-of-a-Kind
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Surgical Intervention-Style Buildings
Bureau Disassembles & Reassembles This House in Switzerland
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Contemporary 20th-Century Homes
Beebe Skidmore's Contribution to This Home Adds More Natural Light
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Sydney-Based Warehouse Conversions
Ian Moore Architects Elegantly Redesign an Old Warehouse
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Fully Sustainable Greenhouse Cities
Hungary Revealed Plans for a €1 Billion Greenhouse Farm City
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Urban Oasis-Style Hotels
Neri&Hu Design the Alila Bangsar Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Pop-Up Travel Poster Exhibits
Spoke Art Gallery Spotlights a Number of Retro Illustrations
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Revitalized Lush Villas
Champalimaud Updates Su Casa's Structure After a Deadly Hurricane
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Barebones Multipurpose Shacks
The Powers Construction Site Shack Has a Rustic Aesthetic
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Inside-Out Office Aesthetics
Nicolas Laisné Architectes & Dimitri Roussel Produce a Unique Design
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Affordable Shipping Container Housing
TRS Studio Attempts to Assist the Housing Crisis in Peru
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Lushly Accented Monolithic Homes
MORQ Builds a House in Perth That Boasts Some Interesting Designs
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Virtual Reality Collaboration Tools
Squint/Opera's Hyperform is for Designers and Architects
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Billboard-Adorned Restaurants
The McDonald's in Times Square is Designed by Landini Associates
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Affordable Modular Housing Solutions
'BoKlok' Housing is Being Built by Skanska and Ingvar Kamprad
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Unfinished Affordable Homes
Lianjie Wu's Housing Concept Boasts Customization Based on Preference
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Architectural Education Kits
The 'Mola Structural Kit 3' Teaches Architectural Integrity
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Socially Focused City Infrastructures
T Sakhi's Urban Project Promotes Public Spaces in Beirut
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Sculptural Decorated Mosques
Candalepas Associates' Design is Highly Contemporary and Chic
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Pared-Back Apartment Designs
Merrett Houmøller Architects Bring Style to This Flat in East London
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Apartment Building-Style Houses
Taller Héctor Barroso Constructs a Towering Home for Siblings
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State-of-the-Art Robotic Dairy Farms
Bosske Architecture Boasts the Farming Facility of the Future
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Problem-Alleviating Rural Kindergartens
Crossboundaries Builds a Clustered Mini Village in China
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Corn-Based Marquetry Designs
Fernando Laposse Creates Totomoxtle as an Example of Circular Economy
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Arctic Ice-Supporting Systems
The Conceptual 'Arctic Saver Tower' Fights Against Ice Melting
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Tall Hybrid Wood Towers
Perkins + Will is Set to Build This Towering Structure in Vancouver
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National Flag-Inspired Building
This Building in Kazakhstan is Developed by Fundamental Architects
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Ultra-Luxurious Skyscraper Condominiums
The Central Park Tower will Offer Luxury Amenities
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Timber-Wrapped High-Rise Facades
The Kojimachi Terrace Boasts an Interesting Element by Nendo
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Multi-Generational Subscription Housing
Space10 & Effekt Focus on Sharing Community Resources
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Agriculturally Inspired Cabin Dwellings
Valbæk Brørup Architects' Design is Surrounded by a Forest
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Temperature-Sensing Interactive Village Huts
This Structure Responds to Thresholds of Temperature
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Flying Taxi Port Proposals
Architects are Offering Suggestions for the Uber Air Skyports
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Wavy Golf Clubhouse Designs
Oppenheim Architecture Uses Concrete as the Main Material Here
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Drone-Supported Hospitals
According to Leo A Daly, Drones Will Benefit Hospitals in Disaster Areas
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Striking Sculptural Building Developments
OMA's Manhattan Building Features a Design-Driven Corner
Related Ideas
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
Velux & EFFEKT Debut Is Low-Carbon Housing Designs in Copenhagen
Shipping Container Tiny Homes
UnContained Dreams Designs the Rising Sun Tiny Home
Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
Moontower Design Build Creates the Cross Cabin in Austin
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Affordable 3D-Printed Houses
Serendix's Fujitsubo is Remarkable in the Realm of Affordable Housing
Minimal Japanese Home Designs
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Kyobate
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Flexible Pre-Fabricated Homes
Rabih Hage Introduces His Latest Design — Muudo
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Mud-Plastered Interior Earthy Homes
Studio Terratects Completes the Urul House in Kerala
Arts and Crafts-Inspired Homes
Rural Office Designs the Middle Avenue House in Surrey
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Integrated Garden Designs
Ludwig Godefroy Champions "Habitable Gardens" in Mexico
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Mid-Century Style Montreal Homes
Local Studios Join to Create the Residence Ave Duchastel
Transparent Shell-Covered Houses
FGMG Designs the Casa Brisa in the Town of Campinas
Harmonious Modern Beach Houses
Raiz Arquitectura Designs the Casa D31 is São Paulo, Brazil
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Compact Pink Residences
PHTAA Designs House R3 as a Blocky Structure with Curving Glass
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Brutalist-Inspired Suburban Apartments
STUDIOTAMAT Designs the Casa Rude Residence in Rome
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Nestled Courtyard Homes
Mamout Designs the Dailly House Between Buildings in Belgium
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Sleek Contemporary Brazilian Homes
Tetro Arquictectura Designs the Laguna House in Nova Lima
Monolithic Metal-Formed Homes
Boyd Architects Designs the Summerville House in South Carolina
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Modern Minimal Concrete Homes
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs the Copas Home
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Harmonious Traditional Home Designs
MAKHNO Studio Updates the Century-Old Kyoto House
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
90s-Inspired Vibrant Home Designs
Another Human Creates Vibrant Interiors fo the Holboro House
Lively Transformed Vibrant Homes
02A studio Adds Splashes of Color to Casa Buondelmonti
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Chic Nautical-Inspired Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs a Stylish and Textured Apartment
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Elegant Artful Townhouses
Jorge Brown Cott Designs a New Art-Centric Brooklyn Townhouse
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Italian 4-Story Loft Apartments
lamatilde Designs the Casa MRGT Apartment Project in Turin
Warm Wooden Interior Homes
OYO Architects Designs the Derelict Dune House in Belgium
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Rustic Warm Homey Residences
CPlus Architects Design Mother's House in Southwest Beijing
Tranquil Subdued House Extensions
Heliotrope Architects Adds a New Extension to a Historic Home
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Boat Design-Inspired Modern Homes
Bates Masi + Architects Designs the Three Mile Harbor
Courtyard-Style Californian Homes
Schwartz and Architecture Designs the Modal Home in Cali
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Multifamily Canadian Housing Developments
MODA Unveils the GROW Project with Roof Gardens
Stone Ruin-Transformed Spanish Homes
H Arquitectes Designs the Casa 1627 in Spain
Mid-Century Home Modern Extensions
AR Design Studio Extends the Seventies House in Winchester
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Brazilian Modern Dallas Homes
A Team of Designers Join on a Home Exuding Brazilian Modernism
Philosophically Designed Modern Homes
c.dd Designs the Boundaless Residence in Guangdong