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In between the Mediterranean Sea and the coastal mountain range in northern Spain, Tarragona-based architect Guillem Carrera has completed Casa VN, an energy-efficient luxury home that pays homage to the region’s historic...

Belo Horizonte-based Tetro Arquitetura e Engenharia has completed the Inclined Slab House, a contemporary residence on a steep slope with full-height windows that blur the boundary between indoors and out...

Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio completed a beautiful new home for artists in Sicily complements its Mediterranean environment using natural materials and landscaping...

The house is wrapped in a timber wall that also functions as a retaining wall for the landscape. It encloses the structure and seems to leak the abstract forms out into the surroundings. Inside, these forms create spaces...

This barn extension in the Pyrénées Mountains has a gorgeous green roof that minimizes its impact on an incredible site overlooking the Adour de Lesponne river valley in France...

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This barn extension in the Pyrénées Mountains has a gorgeous green roof that ensures the tiniest impact on an incredible site overlooking the Adour de Lesponne river valley in France...