The architects at Bignatov Studio developed an unusual wall and roof motif that depict a tree branching out and taking root. The symbolism is well justified by the homes environmental footprint.

Kona Residence in Hawaii by Belzberg Architects.

Dom Zlomu designed by Paulíny Hovorka Architekti. The concept of a single storey building with no stairs and the house is ideally in the form of L at the top of the site slopes to the level entrance.

A modern and sustainable design of modular prefab can be found in v100 Mod Box. With a white color, this modular prefab can describe a modern and dynamic living environment.

Alessandro Loschiavo Design gives us a peek into the beautiful world of Andalusia ~ so much inspiration from design details, patterns, and gorgeous color palettes!

Daniel Andersson's icebergs concept takes vacation homes to new depths: this underwater living concept could have us rethinking the idea that land is the only livable surface.

In the historical area of Kyoto, the Japanese architectural design group ALPHAVILLE has completed a stunning town house characterized by the polyhedral form of its partition wooden walls.

Tokushu Tokai Paper head office by Hiromura Design Office.

The House that Ralph Built - A rare look into the life and business ventures of Ralph Lauren.

Rost Niderehe Architects have designed a houseboat on the Eilbekkanal in Hamburg, Germany.

First Dupont™Corian® design studio in Shanghai by Michael Young.

Tangerang Playhouse by Aboday features an open downstairs and bedrooms on the second floor. A spiral slide connects the second floor to the open kitchen and dining room downstairs.

The Danish architectural practice COBE recently unveiled this extension of the 1970s local community theatre, situated in a social housing neighborhood of Taastrup closed to Copenhagen.

The head offices of Hurley represent a collaboration with Dalek (James Marshall) and are filled with bright colors and geometric shapes.

Emergency Exit by Agnieszka Kurant and Aleksandra Wasilkowska at the Polish Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale.

Talented Tamizo Architects Group designed the modern interior of this home in the eastern Poland's Łubki. The contemporary interior design is similar to other interior jobs by the firm, exhibiting a distinctive refined interior aesthetic.

Vacant NL from Rietveld Landscape at the Dutch Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale.

Aidlin Darling designed Wexler's barbeque restaurant with this incredible undulating ceiling that is evocative of both charred wood and a plume of smoke.

On the seashore of the Tokyo Bay, Japanese architect Takeshi Hirobe has completed the "Seashore Shell House", an astonishing weekend retreat entirely made of wood.

James Gorst Architects' Leaf House in central London, is a fortress-like, 21st-century 'Georgian' townhouse topped with a glass study room.

Flowing ideas: some things Frank O. Gehry and Hans Ulrich Obrist talked about, at the Sala delle Colonne, Ca’ Giustinian.

This awesome housing complex just for musicians features parasitic music rooms and pyramid skylights that poke out from a grassy hill. Lots of cool pics.

The Emerson 1:18 Scale Doll House by Brinca Dada ~ is not only a modern masterpiece, but it has functioning solar panels on the roof while illuminate LED lights within!

Paul Coudamy's 'Red Nest' in Paris, solves a 23 sq m. dilemma creating a bookshelf that slides along the wall to reveal or conceal the sleeping area, workspace and dressing room.

LIKEarchitects' 'BusStopSymbiosis' is one of the five artistic interventions selected by Scott Burnham to emerge in downtown Porto, Portugal as part of Bairro Criativo.

brandbook.de is a German manufacturer of custom journals. Their new office in Frankfurt on the Main is designed like a theater stage not like a traditional office. Designed by Jacqueline Stueber, Andreas Breuer, Frankfurt am Main.

Studio Peek Ancona have designed the Flood-Proof House in Stinson Beach, California.

Sou Fujimoto Architects 'Primitive Future House' at the Venice Architecture Biennale for the works of W.S. at Chateau La Coste in Aix Provence.

Great loft design by UNstudio foran existing loft located in Greenwich village, Manhattan.

With an enclosed full-height atrium at the heart of the three-storey building, the social life of the school revolves around this assembly space. Foster + Partners’ work for Langley Academy near Slough.

Impressive images of the Super-Kamiokande Neutrino detection facility reaching 1,000m underground in Hida City, Gifu, Japan.

'Little Big Berlin' cool tilt shift style film by Pilpop.

ParedesPino Architects have completed a project in Cordoba, Spain that features an urban forest of parasols.

NYtimes slideshow of Vera Scekic and Robert Osborne's light-filled house overlooking Lake Michigan.

'Geo' by Ineke Hans for Offecct aesthetic acoustic panels can help create a pleasant indoor acoustic environment.

Designed by Emma Selzer , Plus Architecture created ‘laptop pods’ (egg-like pods of stacked laser-cut plywood) for Society, a 242-apartment development in Melbourne’s South Yarra.

Habitats for our feathered and furry friends, created by architects and artists alike and up for a full year.

The Croatian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is constructed on an existing barge and will be towed by tugboat from its shipyard in Karljevica to the port of Rijeka and will be moored at the main pier in Venice for the opening of Biennale.

Shuswap Cabin by Splyce design is a seasonal retreat on the Southern shore of Shuswap Lake in British Columbia.

Stunning Museum and Cultural Center by Gonzalo Mardones and Viviani in Santiago, Chile.

A beautiful concrete house in Argentina, designed by A4studio. The house also includes an office for the owner, with the spaces arranged around a central patio. Lovely pool!

Julien Lanoo's transparent pool house in Munich, Germany by Berlin studio Baumhauer.

Arik Levy's 'Comb-ination' trellis system for Flora.

One of the most amazing projects of this mexican Design studio based in Guadalajara, eosmexico. Designers Sebastian Lara and Mauricio Lara
Marival Residences and World Spa