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Stay in a beautifully restored 200-year-old riad in Morocco 

Called Five Columns, the four-story riad is located in Chabanat, an area famous for its textile workshops, and offers four ensuite bedrooms that accommodate up to eight people.

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5 jaw-dropping modern homes with killer ocean views

Architecture may never be able to match the vastness of the ocean, but it can accentuate it in astounding ways. Just take a look at these striking contemporary homes.

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A sleek yet rugged home rises from the ashes in Colorado

How do you build on a plot of land that has been ravaged by wildfire, and whose landscape has been significantly altered? For Colorado-based architect Renée del Gaudio, that meant going back to the turn of the century when Boulder was barren and...

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This knockout modern house hugs the coastline, frames ocean views in Costa Rica

Shutter-like wooden doors along the facade allow the clients to close the house to the elements or embrace the sun and breeze—and make a quick escape into the pool on the grounds.

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Chic indoor-outdoor home opens up to pool on this tree-lined property in Argentina

Located in the center of the country in Córdoba, the second most populous city after Buenos Aires, the concrete-and-stone two-story Casa del Bosque features extensive glazing, a pool, and a separate structure for entertaining.

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White interiors make different statements in Asian versus European homes

White walls can be used to make a statement in more ways than one, as seen in this selection of Asian and European homes.

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Prefab farmhouse makes way for family of five in idyllic countryside

House C, as it’s known, rises two stories on a parcel in the town of Ziefen, Switzerland, outside of Basel.

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Modern beach house opens to the sea on all sides

A breathtaking seascape and dramatically open interiors combine to form this next-level beach house, where the architecture seems to exist solely to admire the surroundings.

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1860s house gets sleek brick-and-glass addition in London

Spanning the full width of the Victorian-era house, the addition creates a new point of connection between indoors and out.

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Chic brick holiday home takes its cues from Midcentury design

A flat, low-slung roof, warm wooden accents, and an intersecting wall contribute to the home’s midcentury vibe.

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Volcanic rock walls ground this sleek spiritual retreat in Utah

This modern spiritual retreat in the Utah desert employs gabions to construct a portion of its walls, establishing a unique way of incorporating the surrounding nature into its structure.

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Victorian warehouse turned apartment is surprisingly cozy

While we’re no strangers to rad converted warehouses, it’s not often there’s one as cozy and intimate as this project in a Victorian building in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood. Peak inside.

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Modern floating home lets you dive from bed to lake

Surrounded by scenic bodies of water, Seattle has a vibrant history of floating homes, ranging from the quirky to the prefab. This striking modern rendition, docked on the shore of Lake Union, hopes to continue that tradition.

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Video: Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City home in all its object-filled glory

Artists are known to have fascinating homes, and La Casa Azul, the cobalt-blue Mexico City house where famous artist Frida Kahlo spent much of her life, is among the most intriguing of them all.

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Corrugated plastic clads compact modern house in Slovakia

Centered on a courtyard with a pool and deck, the modern dwelling outside of Slovakia’s capital is aptly called "House in a House."

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9 fab homes with giant pivoting doors

In designing a modern home, there’s perhaps no easier way to make a statement than incorporating some larger-than-life pivoting doors. Check out some rad examples.

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Couple’s incredible floating village is peak off-grid living

For the last 24 years, Canadian artist couple Catherine King and Wayne Adams has been living on a floating paradise unlike anything we’ve seen. Here’s a closer look.

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Concrete ‘amoeba’ emerges from barn reclaimed as artist’s studio and home

San Francisco and Oslo-based practice Mork Ulnes Architects has breathed new life into a derelict wooden barn in Sebastopol, California, transforming it into an artist’s studio, office, and home using adaptive re-use strategies in its construction.

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Minimalist Tokyo house does double duty as home and office

Located in Nishi-ojima in the Koto ward, House-Is is a minimalist, three-story abode that acts as the office and private residence for a graphic designer.

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Dreamy rooftop garden covers breezy modern house in Vietnam

Never ones to shy away from throwing in all the plants, Vietnamese architecture firm Vo Trong Nghia takes the roof terrace to the next level in this new home. The interiors feel just as lush.

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5 stunning indoor-outdoor homes in Rio and São Paulo 

Brazil is home to some of the world’s most spectacular residential architecture. Here are five stunning examples.

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Couple transforms weapons factory into eclectic home and studio

Located in the southern part of the capital, the four-story Loft 19, as it’s called, and the larger factory complex in which it is situated, date back to between 1913 and 1915.

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London flat renovation features space-saving twisted staircase

This lovely renovation of a two-story flat called Casa Vota in the Hampstead neighborhood of London showcases a sculptural and twisted wooden staircase that was designed using digital fabrication and 3D- and 2D-modeling.

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White hot Santorini house is ready for summer

Designed by Kapsimalis Architects, the geometric home comprises multiple white cubes arranged on a slope on the outskirts of Mesaria meant to echo the traditional residential architecture of the Greek island.

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Compact London flat gets adorable, modern update

This compact, first-floor flat in a Victorian in Westbourne Gardens, London was recently updated with contemporary details for a children’s heart surgeon who splits her time between London, Leeds, and Egypt.

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Cantilevered living room captures dramatic views in hilltop modern home

A sure-fire way to capture amazing views in a house is to cantilever a part of it right into the surrounding landscape and turning the whole thing into a giant window. This house will show you.

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Airy home in Taiwan is split into multiple levels to maximize light

HAO Design Studio has divided up a two-story home into two-and-a-half levels, not only maximizing both private and communal space, but also the flow of light and air throughout.

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Buy this Swedish cabin built into a medieval wall for $500K

Like many of its neighbors, the compact home is built directly into the town’s tall, fortress-like medieval walls.

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Bastille Day 2016: 5 Paris apartments with serious style

As Bastille Day celebrations kick off around the world—from Belgium to Vancouver, British Columbia, and many places in between—we’re taking a look at the classic-meets-modern Paris apartments we’ve recently featured on our pages.

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Sublime smart home updates the traditional ranch

Another day, another swoon-worthy modern home from California—not that we mind. Built around a century-old oak in the Santa Lucia mountains of Carmel, CA, Ranch OH reimagines the traditional ranch house as a stunning modern retreat.

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Inside a creative director’s eclectic beach getaway

Dubbed Chateau Salty Pants, the secluded Hamptons home was built in the 1940s as a fisherman’s house.

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Spanish loft reno combines Modernism with Old World charm

After a redesign from AmBau Taller D'Arquitectes, this home has become an airy, open abode with all the character of its original detailing and the added chicness of modern design.

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