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Remote chance
Amid the harsh landscape near Australia’s Bass Strait, a farmhouse offers intimacy and true escape.
Riding the waves
When architect Guillermo Acuña came across Chilean island Chiloé, he set about making the outcrop habitable and restoring its ever-changing ecosystem.
Neighbourhood watch
Architect Kengo Kuma has graced a provincial Japanese town with a studio for storied watch-maker Grand Seiko.
Better living
Take it from us: we’ve spent more than a decade lifting the lid on ideal residences. Here is what we’ve learnt about how to build cosy homes that cater to all.
Can apartment blocks really forge communal bonds and help tenants get closer to nature?
As these three developments show, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.
To the rafters
Gracing the interior of a number of contrasting sporting arenas, Neue Holzbau’s intricately engineered timber designs have put the Swiss company in a league of their own.
Swede dream
A wooden house made in Sweden but set in a Japanese forest. What could be more idyllic?
Timber towers
With a radical vision for the future of residential architecture, property developer Folkhem is building Sweden’s tallest wooden high-rises. The apartment blocks are chic, eco-friendly and quick to construct.
