European Homes

Architect Mat Barnes transforms his Edwardian home into a postmodern playground of pattern and color.

A lively color palette, graphic tiles, and custom woodwork enhance the Parisian charm of this one-of-a-kind residence.

A 10-year project on the island of Milos culminates in a sunken residence shaped by a 19th-century math formula.

A multidisciplinary team turns an early 1900s garage in Utrecht into an artful home made of wood, brick, and Cor-Ten steel.

Spanish architecture studio Mesura draws inspiration from the landscape and local vernacular to craft a rural retreat for a large family.

The modern dwelling incorporates its woodsy-yet-urban surrounds through copious glazing.

Shaped like an upside-down seat, The Chairhouse is an experimental base for art-making and adventure.

In London, architect Julia Hamson transforms the dark, cramped kitchen of her Victorian terrace house into a flexible gathering space.

Mar Plus Ask designs two dreamy homes that take cues from the storied olive trees on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

Balancing the need for privacy with a neighborhood connection, this introspective residence in Lisbon invests in useful—yet playful—details.

With their light, white house that owes equal debts to its Nordic surroundings and to the Japanese provenance of its architects, a pair of design-minded art lovers are boldly...

The innovative Schoonschip neighborhood features 30 architecturally designed homes that all produce their own energy and use sustainable materials.

Delicately placed on the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea, Sommarhus H provides sanctuary among sea grasses and birch trees.

With the help of 3D laser scanning, Ensamble Studio excavates a quarry on the island of Menorca to create an experimental retreat.

Designated a historic monument in 1991, this midcentury masterpiece on the coast of France marries indoor/outdoor living with avant-garde prefabrication techniques.

Unable to salvage an 1850 hut, architect Per Söderberg builds a crimson retreat that pays homage to the original.

On an eight-foot-wide site in London, architect Luke Tozer cleverly squeezed in a four-story home equipped with rain-water-harvesting and geothermal systems.

The architects used as much of the original structure as possible—including the brick cladding and wooden beams—to turn this old granary into a quiet farmstead home.

Interior designer Gisbert Pöppler gives a penthouse in the heart of Berlin a vibrant refresh.

This 376-square-foot home in Warsaw is flooded with light and verdant views.

Designer Jonathan Tuckey reconfigures a stone-and-timber structure for contemporary living.

Apart from the structural work and technical fittings, nearly everything was built by hand.

Spanning multiple floors, the open shelves designed by Zooco Estudio morph to provide storage and define spaces.

A young couple looking for a small live/work space give Delavegacanolasso freedom to design their dream home.

Crafted as a “humanized cave,” a contemporary concrete home in Leiria combines live, work, and play for a young family.

Dating back to the 1800s, the space was reimagined in 2015 by acclaimed Swedish firm Förstberg Ling.

Gon Architects updates a typical apartment by imbuing it with bold character.

Stripped to its basic elements—no walls, only curtains to divide the living spaces—this colorful flat is inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s concept of the Readymade.

The 1963 villa designed by Jan and Waldemar Lippert maintains Bauhaus Monument Protection.

Will Gamble Architects revives a crumbling, 17th-century structure with a svelte addition of steel, brick, and glass.