These March 2019 architecture trends range from energy-generating lighthouse hotels to recycled cork houses. Beyond inspiring and sustainable building projects, this month's other notable innovations also include a handful of unique accessories. These include design-friendly writing tools and architect-inspired candles.
While ENSSO's fountain pen range is industry-specific and designed for architects and engineers, Florida-based design studio Yield creates a luxe candle range that pays tribute to famed architects from the 20th century. The studio considers each architects aesthetic and the mood they create and transforms this point of inspiration into a sensory product for one's home.
Other notable innovations include a forward-thinking new material dubbed "metallic wood." The material was conceived by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and was developed from sheets of nickel. Though still in its conceptual stages, the material is set to be a sustainable alternative to titanium.
Top 55 Architecture Trends in March

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Affordable Concrete Block Designs
Gus Wüstemann's Housing Concept is Located in Albisrieden

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Skyscraper-Inspired Tiny Homes
The 'Tiny Tower' Optimizes Vertical Space For Comfortable Living
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Low-Lying Textured UK Villas
Peter Zumthor Pays Homage to Italian Architect Andrea Palladio
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Beach-Ready Timber Cylindrical Houses
Austin Maynard Architects' Answers to Modern Sensitivities
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Canopy-Covered Building Designs
Vo Trong Nghia Architects' 'Breathing House' Respects Privacy
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Stylish Gray Apartment Interiors
Wei Yi International Design Associates' Design is Sophisticated
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Vegetative Concrete Homes
Patisandhika & Dan Mitchell Tap Tropical Bruitalism for a Design in Bali
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Illusory Striped Office Exteriors
Wutopia Lab's Design is Rectangular and Visually Interesting
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Incredibly Colorful Whimsical Architecture
Freddy Mamani Boldly Reshapes the Aesthetics of El Alto
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Farm-Friendly Modular Housing Concepts
Precht Produces an Idea for a Stunning Vertical Development
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Vintage Mobile Office Trailers
Edmonds + Lee Architects' Airstream Office is Boundary-Pushing
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Rugged Minimalist Tiny Homes
IIM Interior's Micro Dwelling Boasts an Exterior of Corten Steel
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Interaction-Promoting Open Playgrounds
Olivier Vadrot's Interactive Design is Located in France
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Playfully Colorful Showroom Designs
Hem's Los Angeles Store Boasts a Gigantic Painted Installation
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Affordable Modular Housing Units
Arana & Suasnabar Architects' Concept Can House Additional Rooms
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Extremely Compact Micro Flats
A Little Design's Project in Taipei Covers 17.6 Square Meters
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Compact Self-Built Homes
Maria Vergopoulou's Cocoon BioFloss Makes Use of Bio-Plastic Fibers
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Innovative Metallic Wood Materials
University of Pennsylvania Engineers' Material is Light & Hefty
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Small-Scale Exhibition Spaces
Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter's Experimental Environment is Futuristic
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Pixelated Albanian Buildings
This Eye-Catching Building Depicts the Albanian Map On Its Facade
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Renewable Energy Lighthouse Hotels
The Lighthouse Hotel's Turbine Elevations Generate Electricity
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Subterranean Skyscraper Hotels
This Spectacular Chinese Hotel Features Two Underwater Floors
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Helpful Sensory Playground Designs
Children with Autism Assist Matt + Fiona in This Project
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Backstage-Style Art Events
wHY Architecture Was Commissioned for the Layout of the Frieze Art Fair
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Incredibly Minimalist Montreal Houses
Appareil Architecture Designs an Extension for This Abode
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Colorful Refugee Children Schools
The Hayarden School in Tel Aviv Welcomes Youth Ages Five to 16
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Stunning Blue Sculptural Headwear
Siba Sahabi Boasts Nine Masks That are Inspired by Architecture
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Elegantly Grungy Restaurant Interiors
This Montreal Resutaurant Has an Intimate Vibe by Ivy Studio
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Rustic Scottish Holiday Homes
GRAS' Chic Renovated Design Relies on Contemporary Minimalism
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Innovative Waste-to-Energy Plant Designs
This BIG Development Features an Artificial Ski Slope
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Rejuvenated Exhibition Spaces
The 'London Olympia' Space Will Boast Multiple Entertainment Venues
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Calming Clinic Designs
This Modern Health Clinic is Based on the Principles of Biophilia
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Recycled Cork House Designs
Rundzwei Architekten's Project Boasts a High Acoustic Performance
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Curved Wooden Forest Pavilions
RADDAR Accentuates Bo Bardi's Casa De Vidro with a Curving Canopy
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Contemporary Hutong Houses
Penda's Home Design in Beijing Boasts a Slick & Interesting Aesthetic
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Stoic Brutalist Architecture Schools
This University Architecture Building is by Arquitectonica
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Natural Light-Dependent Public Installations
ANARCHITECT Harnesses Sunlight as a Recharging Source
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Greenery-Stacking Houses
This Green Residence Features Garden Beds On Concrete Blocks
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Slick Contemporary Crystal Workshops
Swarovski's New Facility by Snøhetta is Strikingly Elegant
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Balloon-Dependent Flying Houses
Studio McLeod & Ekkist Produce a Design That Allows Homes to Fly
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Flood-Proof Modern Georgian Architecture
The D*haus Company Boasts Award-Winning House Designs
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Industry-Specific Fountain Pens
ENSSO Boasts a Fountain Pen Design for Architects & Engineers
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Yellow-Accented Terraced Home Extensions
Woodrow Architects' Yellow Steel Boasts a Cheerful Aura
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Striking Alpine Boutique Hotels
Hotel Schgaguler is a Stunning Example of Contemporary Design
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Architect-Inspired Candle Series
Yield's Architect Candle Collection Features Three Scents
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Sculptural Abstract House Designs
Guilherme Machado Vaz Debuts a White Home with Gold Accents
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Mirrored Alpine House Exteriors
Doug Aitken's 'Mirage' Invites Guests to Survey Its Minimal Design
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Rockbound Concert Venues
The 'Chapel of Sound' is Located In a Rocky Chinese Valley
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Energy-Generating Concrete Facades
LafargeHolcim and Heliatek Prototype Photovoltaic Cladding
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Electropop-Inspired Student Installations
Jean Verville Leads a Group of Students to Create 'B15'
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Intentionally Unfinished House Aesthetics
TOB Architect Focuses on a Neo-Classical Design Approach
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Rocky Hill-Like Pavilions
Junya Ishigami Has Been Tasked with the Serpentine Pavilion Design
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Fish Net-Crafted Chairs
Snøhetta's S-1500 Chair Boasts Modern Design and Eco-Friendly Elements
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Innovative Modern Living Spaces
Gestalt New York Has Unveiled The Gestalt Haus
Modern Furniture Designs
IKEA Revealed a New Collection at Milan Design Week 2025
Nostalgic 70s-Inspired Apartments
The House Special Studio Designs a Compact Apartment
Nature-Connecting Warm Apartments
Baranowitz + Kronenberg Designs the Urban Refuge Apartment
Vintage-Inspired Candle Designs
The Maker Offers a Selection of Candles at Sephora
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Sculptural Mixed-Material Artful Furniture
Longchamp & Pierre Renart Launch a Capsule of Furniture
Bauhaus Era-Inspired Furniture
Knoll Introduces a Slew of New Modern Chair Designs
Limited-Edition Artistic Candles
Michèle Lamy’s Candle is a Bold Fusion of Art and Design
Revived Celebrated Home Decor
Ikea Brings Back Archives in the Nytillverkad Vintage Collection
Ontario Landscape-Inspired Cottages
Bureau Tempo & Thom Fougere Design the Pine Island Cottage
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Luxury Nature-Inspired Fragrances
Diptyque Explores Nature’s Overlooked Treasures for its New Line
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Reimagined Ecclesiastical Architecture
The Ørestad Church Was Designed by Henning Larsen
Nostalgic Cellphone Digital Devices
Aalto University Launched the Nokia Design Archives
Retro Nightlife-Inspired Hotels
Necchi Architecture Designs the Hôtel Château d'Eau
Dynamic Sci-Fi Fashion Collabs
Fendi and MAD Architects Join Forces on a Futuristic Capsule
70s-Inspired Structural Furniture
Nouveau Standard Creates the Collection 12 of Retro Designs
Sustainable Bathroom Design Collections
Agape Debuts the 'Vis-à-Vis' and 'Rendez-Vous' Collections
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Functional Streamlined Ceramic Tiles
Unknown, Untitled Introduced the UU Tiles Collection
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Past Era-Honoring Furniture Capsules
IKEA Rounds Out its NYTILLVERKAD Time Capsule
Sleek Modern Table Collections
Cosentino and Modular Lighting Instruments Drop a New Capsule
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Nature-Inspired Hotel Furniture
Bernadotte & Kylberg Present the Eriksberg Collection in a Hotel
Bakery-Inspired Candle Boxes
The Maker Midi Candle Bakery Box is Luxe and Design-Forward
Architectural Vase Collections
The DREIECK Vase Collection is Sustainable and Chic
Invasive Wood Hotel Interiors
Policronica Transforms the Hotel Elysée Montmartre Interiors
Modern Rounded Treehouse Pods
Antony Gibbon Designed the Burl Treehouse Nestled in Nature
Modern Antiquity Ceramic Capsules
Norm Architects and Archer Studio Forms the No. 16 Collection
Bamboo-Centric Furniture Capsules
Roche Bobois and Jiang Qiong Er Join on the Bamboo Mood Series
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Vietnam-Inspired Furniture Series
Jean-Marie Massaud Presents the Lodge Collection
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Whimsical Joint Lighting Collections
Rakumba and Tom Fereday Join Forces on the Port Collection
Artful Cork Installations
Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura & Yves Béhar Present City Cortex
Design-Focused Wooden Lamps
Wooden Soul Stocks New Lamp Designs Crafted from Woodworking Techiques
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Blown Glass-Inspired Lighting Capsules
Gauzak Design Studio Creates the Luisa Collection of Light
Renovated Compact Loft Apartments
Metre Architects' Vessel Project Renovates a Small Space
Wool Translucent Pendant Lamps
Studio Truly Trult and Woolmark Craft the Big Glow for Rakumba
Plant-Based Contemporary Lamps
Maju Designs the Lily Lamp with Biodegradable Materials
Lunar New Year-Inspired Noteboooks
Moleskine Adds New Designs to the 3 Artists, 3 Countries Series
Decorated Candle Tins
Soap & Paper Factory Introduces New Sustainable Candle Tins
Eco-Friendly Pouf Chair Concepts
Design Studio701 Creates the Rio Pouffe Concept
Recyclable Wax-Made Lighting Capsules
Daydreaming Objects Designs the Soft Solids Collection
Townhouse Transformed Retail Spaces
Schemata Architects Designs the Le Labo Kyoto Flagship
Sustainable Paneling Designs
Luigi Iacucci Introduces Inspiring Lines at Milan Design Week 2024
Classic Architecture-Inspired Lighting
Zeynep Boyan Designs the Monumental Collection of Lamps
Hand-Crafted Furniture Lines
KAIA Unveils a Lighting and Furniture Collection at Milan Design Week
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Automotive-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
SANAYI313 Launches the Lounge Collection of Furniture
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Modernism-Themed Residence Collections
Lindal Homes Presents its Evolve Collection of Homes
Refined Minimal Furniture Capsules
Mjölk and Thom Fougere Unveil Another Collection
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Lily-Shaped Reusable Pavilions
Studio Saar Has Designed the Srivan Pavilion Presented Last Month
Illuminated Cave-Like Offices
Javier Senosiain Arquitectos Designs Rugged Office in Mexico
Large Structural Ceramic Lamps
Olivia Xognet Draws Inspiration from her Move to Vallauris
Parking Lot-Transformed Homes
Maritau Arqui Completed the Octa House on a Japanese Island
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Eco-Friendly Spa Capsules
Divana Unveils a New Sustainable Collection Composed of Eight Scents
Natural Material-Emphasizing Furniture Lines
Origin Made Introduces Part I of Its 2024 Collection
Clever Townhouse Renovations
Light and Air Architecture Design the Void House in New York
Spiky Palm Tree-Inspired Lamps
Masquespacio Designs the Ceramic Blossom Lamp Series
Playful Structural Furniture Series
The New Palma Collection of Designs Boasts a Mosaic Design
Refreshed Retro Chair Designs
Knoll Shines a Spotlight on the Tugendhat Chair Design
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Luxe Organically Shaped Shoes
MAD Architects and Fendi Create a Dynamic Sneaker Model
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Temple-Inspired Sculptural Lighthouses
Gonzalo Lebrija Designs the Dynamic El Faro Lighthouse
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Nature-Inspired Lighting Series
The Team at LFD Official Creates the BIOMES Lighting Capsule
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Hospitality-Centric Tech Headquarters
MAWD Designs the Interiors of a Tech Company in LA
Japanese Creative Innovation Hubs
Karimoku Furniture Introduces the Karimoku Research Hub
Palaeolithic Art-Inspired Collections
Taras Yoom Unveils a New Capsule Dubbed Echoes of Time
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Minimal Warm Furniture Expansions
Norm Architects Designs the Karimoku Case Collection
Boldly Designed Rentable Apartments
Linda Boronkay Highlights Boldness for the Sessile
Ultra-Stylish Bathroom Decor
Diptyque Debuts a New Bathroom Collection Called 'Beauty Accessories'
Modern Artist-Collaborative Cabins
Daniel Arsham and Kohler Present Arsham in Kohler
Soft-Linear LED Lighting Capsules
Stickbulb Introduces the Pillar Collection of Lighting
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Dynamic Colorful Glass Designs
Kosta Boda, Hanna Handotter, and Front Design the Pavilion Set
New York Structural Designs
Quarters is Unveiled as the Latest New York Symbol Building
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Experimental Ancestral Lighting Designs
Colony Presents New Lighting Designs by Kawabi
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Chamotte Stoneware Furniture Series
Alan Louis Presents New Designs at Maison&Objet
Sustainable Clean Burn Candles
Planted Offers Eco-Conscious Candles That Improve Air Quality
Modular Candleholder Designs
LSA International Debuts Two New Lines — BEACON and GEMS
Montreal-Inspired Vibrant Officespaces
Lemay Designs the New Accenture Office in Montreal
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Egyptian-Informed Bathroom Collections
LATOxLATO Collaborates with Pimar on a Slick New Capsule
Timber-Framed Croatian Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Light House Project in Croatia
Elegant Artful Townhouses
Jorge Brown Cott Designs a New Art-Centric Brooklyn Townhouse
Culturally Influenced Residential Spas
Diébédo Francis Kéré Nods to Tradition for a Swiss Chalet
Archetypal Conical Light Designs
The Fragile Lamp by Jaume Ramírez Has a Timeless Look
City-Inspired Candle Capsules
Assouline Creates the Travel From Home Candle Collection
Architecture Melding Artful Rugs
Paddy Pike Studio Designs the Cresco Rug Collection
Cross-Laminated Timber Renovated Warehouses
Lever Architecture Created the 843 N Spring Street
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Fluid Structural Lighting Collections
Sebastian Herkner Designs the Loja Lights for Midgard Licht
Wavy Concrete Roof-Topped Homes
VY Architecture Studio Designs the Vaazh House in Vedanthangal
Reused Skyscraper Furniture Capsules
Niceworkshop Creates the Aged Form Line and New Form Line
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Tree-Lined Striking Modern Residences
Palette Architecture Designs the Shift House in New York
Hand Carved Cork Furniture
( ae ) offices Designs the DOL Furniture Collection with Tactile Detail
Eco-Friendly Lighting Series
Studio & Projects' Little Wing Lee Joins RBW to Present Luminaries
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Fire-Inspired Artful Candelabras
ÆTHER/MASS Taps Dujardyn to Create the Forge Candelabra
Modernist Ceramic Lighting Series
Dumais Made Introduces the New Modern Bohemia Collection
Lantern-Inspired Soft Lighting
The Fermob Lighting Series Creates a Soft Illuminating Glow
Sustainable Minimal Compact Homes
The Team at Lou Tiny House Creates a New Compact Home
Sleek Contemporary Elevated Retreats
Brown & Brown Architects Designs the Tidal House
Mass-Timber Expansive Buildings
Anttinen Oiva Architects Designs the Katajanokan Laituri
Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
This Year's Emerge Exhibition Marks the Third Annual Showcase
Cork-Clad Madrid Residences
Estudio Albar Designs the Casa Eñe by a Spanish National Park
Brutalist-Inspired Apartment Redesigns
Studio Est Redesigns a Battersea Power Station Apartment
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Collaborative Sculptural Lighting Series
Feiz Design Studio and Abstracta Join on the Vika Series
Railway-Inspired Lighting Series
Novocastrian Designs the Insulator Lighting Collection
Enchanting Folklore-Inspired Hotels
Marcel Wanders Designs the Kimpton BEM Hotel in Budapest
Spain-Based Bright Modern Homes
Isla Architects Presents a Look at the Casa Mila
Angular Black Cantilevered Homes
Fouché Architects Designs the Tallowwood Cabin in Queensland
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture
Museum-Nestled Tokyo Offices
I IN Updates the Reception Lounge in Museum Tower Kyobashi
Floating Level Aesthetic Residences
MUKA Arquitectura Designs the Oak House in Madrid