A diverse group of North American projects showcases architects breaking through budgetary, spatial, and legal barriers to provide innovative housing solutions.
Named for life s marathon-like challenges, the playful 26 Point 2 supportive housing complex in Long Beach, California, provides residents with communal spaces and on-site services.
Designed to passive-house principles, an airy multi-story addition to a Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, rowhouse adds 30 percent more area to the building while requiring only 12 percent additional energy consumption.
Resilient and super-insulated, this four-bedroom seasonal retreat is clad in contrasting weathering steel and acetylated wood, echoing the geological character of the nearby Teton Range.
Primarily built from concrete, wood, and glass, this four-room residence with a star-shaped floor plan rethinks the typical approach to house planning in suburban Spain.