Located 2,600 feet above sea level in Upper Austria, the Mountain House sits at the intersection of the low lands and the Alps.

The TD3 1710 by Joel Turkel Design, available through Lindal Cedar Homes.

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2007 Office Pets.

2009Tribute to Camper.

2002 Repeat, for Maharam.

1999 The Kasese Chair.

Inspirational spaces

The addition’s two stories of cedar-framed sliding doors and window provide generous views of the house’s prized jacaranda tree. The addition’s polished concrete floor and white cladding extend into the garden, drawing occupants to the serene rear porch. There, they can relax on stools designed by Alvar Aalto and Charles Wilson while admiring the luscious greenery.

2006 Worker Chair for Vitra.

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Foundation Table with Triangular Base by Fort Standard, $2,600.

Measuring 2,600 square feet, the entertaining terrace features plentiful seating, a grill, a prep sink, and an astroturf lawn.

The circularly arranged fluorescent bulbs have been reclaimed from architecturally significant buildings in Canada—like the Mies van der Rohe’s TD Tower, Toronto’s Old City Hall and the University of Toronto. Photo courtesy of Matter.

Hella Jongerius / Jongeriuslab in Berlin

2005 Cupboard, an experimental one-off for Galerie Kreo.

British artist Hannah Sawtell and technologist Avi Flombaum created sawbaum.com, where users can create visual collages using multiple vine streams. "We wanted it to look like a visual comic book, with overlapping panels," said Flombaum. "And we wanted it to be fun!" Photo courtesy Rhizome.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Interior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design Photo by Richard Barnes.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Exterior Architect: Aidlin Darling Design AIA summary: "355 Eleventh is a LEED-NC Gold adaptive reuse of a Historic (and previously derelict) turn-of the-century industrial building. Because the project site is on the National Register of Historic Places, the San Francisco Planning Department mandated that the project’s new siding be an “in-kind” replacement of the original (unsalvageable) corrugated metal siding and that the overall window area be consistent between old and new. The design team successfully championed a strategy of introducing subtle perforations into the new zinc cladding to allow light and air into the occupied spaces beyond, maintaining the stoic character of the original building without the visual introduction of new fenestration." Photo by Matthew Millman.

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Courtyard between buildings Architect: HOK Photo by JB Picoulet.

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Exterior, single building Architect: HOK Photo by JB Picoulet.

Owners collect all the rain from the roof into a 2600 gallon tank buried under the yard.

The larger of the two homes included on the property overlooks the surrounding canyons. Measuring 2,600 square feet, the main residence also includes a 2,000-square-foot deck.

Michael J Homer Science and Student Life Center, Sacred Heart School, Atherton CA Architects - Leddy Maytum Stacy

Spanning over 2,600 feet, this home masterfully blends glass, stone, wood, and other natural materials.

Project: Special No. 9 House Location: New Orleans, Louisiana View: Exterior Architect: KieranTimberlake AIA summary: "The Special No. 9 House was designed for the Make It Right Foundation to provide storm-resistant, affordable, and sustainable housing options for the residents of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward displaced by Hurricane Katrina. To support Make It Right’s goal of building 150 homes in the Lower Ninth Ward, this single-family home is poised for mass production, anticipating a shift from on-site to off-site fabrication as more homes are scheduled for construction. Key goals were to create safe, healthy and dignified housing to residents in a flood-prone area, and to empower residents to return to improved living conditions that take advantage of New Orleans’ climate and express its deep cultural heritage." Photo by John Williams Architects.

Project: 355 11th Street, Matarozzi/Pelsinger Building Location: San Francisco, California View: Exterior at night Architect: Aidlin Darling Design Photo by Matthew Millman.

City of Watsonville Water Resources Center Architect: WRNS Studio Location: Watsonville, California

Project: Special No. 9 House Location: New Orleans, Louisiana View: Interior Architect: KieranTimberlake Photo by Momenta Workshops/Alexi Lebedev.

City of Watsonville Water Resources Center Architect: WRNS Studio Location: Watsonville, California

Project: KAUST Location: Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View: Exterior, campus Architect: HOK AIA summary: "King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a new international, graduate-level research university established to drive innovation in science and technology and to support world-class research in areas such as energy and the environment. KAUST's new campus is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first LEED certified project and the world's largest LEED Platinum project. By integrating sustainable measures into the site planning, the community, the building design and the campus operations, the university is demonstrating new ways to build in the region and promoting responsible stewardship of the environment." Photo by JB Picoulet.

Project: Special No. 9 House Location: New Orleans, Louisiana View: Rendering, exterior Architect: KieranTimberlake Rendering by KieranTimberlake.