Collection by Lucinda Cisler
Ben Warwas set a slider by Western Window Systems at a diagonal beneath the overhang created by the second floor.
Ben Warwas set a slider by Western Window Systems at a diagonal beneath the overhang created by the second floor.
Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.
Natural light was extra important to Aaron, as this space functions as his art studio, too.
Nick photographed in his dining room.
Nick photographed in his dining room.
Inside the closets are items like the family’s ski equipment, neatly arranged and always at the ready.
Inside the closets are items like the family’s ski equipment, neatly arranged and always at the ready.
The never-built Kalevala House (Kalevalatalo in Finnish) was designed in 1921 by Eliel Saarinen to be a monument of sorts to Finnish cultural studies and nationalism in Helsinki.


Courtesy of Museum of Finnish Architecture, published in Atlas of Never Built Architecture (Phaidon, May 2024)
The never-built Kalevala House (Kalevalatalo in Finnish) was designed in 1921 by Eliel Saarinen to be a monument of sorts to Finnish cultural studies and nationalism in Helsinki. Courtesy of Museum of Finnish Architecture, published in Atlas of Never Built Architecture (Phaidon, May 2024)
Neatly nestled into a city hillside, the historic home hides its multilevel design from street-view.
Neatly nestled into a city hillside, the historic home hides its multilevel design from street-view.
Shipping container architecture is certainly nothing new—but this upcycled shipping container nestled into a hillside site in Terrasini, Italy, is an impressive interpretation of the typology. Dubbed the “Container Suite”, it’s surrounded by prickly pears and features an enormous glazed facade overlooking the landscape.
Shipping container architecture is certainly nothing new—but this upcycled shipping container nestled into a hillside site in Terrasini, Italy, is an impressive interpretation of the typology. Dubbed the “Container Suite”, it’s surrounded by prickly pears and features an enormous glazed facade overlooking the landscape.