Ministère de la Justice Law Courts | Baumschlager Eberle
Modern Design News
MODESIGN DESIGN NEWS
Whidbey Farm | MW Works
01-31-2026: Moderni; Nested on a low hilll in a forest, this modern house are comprised of kit of parts to forms around a courtyard surrounded by tall trees as well as low plants and grasses. The courtyard are formed with series of rectangle spaces to display simple modern boxes in assemblage of form. According to the architect(s), the house is "Intended for summer BBQs, fishing retreats, and grand holiday gatherings, the house was designed to be flexible and durable. With a palette of naturally weathered woods, concrete, stone walls, and black steel accents..." This modern architecture is characterized by design features of Column, Column-Post, Fireplace, Fireplace+Shelf, Fireplace+Window, Fireplace-Stone, Form-Assemblage, Form-Box, Kitchen, Overhang, Overhang-Patio, Overhang-Roof, Scheme-Court-L, Scheme-Courtyard, Scheme-Courtyard+Kit of Parts, Scheme-Kit of Parts, Shape-Rectangle, Shape-Rectanle, Simple, Simple Architecture, Window, Wood, Wood Architecture, Wood-Ceiling, Wood-Interior, Wood-Wall...Search for Ideas! ...
Art Gallery of Ontario | Frank Gehry
01-27-2026: Moderni; This is a expansion to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto by Frank Gehry is linearly organized to feature a glass facade with curvlinear hallway along the existing th Art Gallery building. A shallow arc-shaped hallway with high ceiling is celebrated by glass front and curvelinear timber columns interplayed with natural light. This modern architecture is characterized by design features of Form-Curvlinear, Glass, Glass-Facade, Hallway, Scheme-Linear, Shape-Arc, Stair, Stair-Wood, Wood...Related Ideas! ...
Northwest Refuge | Olson Kundig
01-24-2026: Moderni; As renovation project, this modern condo residence is cladded with oak wood to create warm modern interior space. The wooden space is accentuaated with contrasting white wall floating on the stone floor. According to the architect(s), "Within this sculptural wooden box, a central hallway connects the public areas to the private bedrooms, with a procession of light coves that echo the soft, diffuse light of a cloudy day.."   This modern architecture is characterized by design features of Ceiling-Lighting, Ceiling-Wood, Door, Floor-Stone, Interior, Lighting, Scheme-Contained, Wall Wood, Wood, Wood+Paint, Wood+Paint+Stone, Wood+White, Wood-Interiort...Related Ideas! ...
APW House | Johnsen Schmaling
01-23-2026: Moderni; Sitting at waterfront in heavily forested area, this modern house is one simple rectangluar box with glass facade. The ground floor has a 'T' shape enclosed with glass to celebrate a water-front view; and a small square box sits on the seecond floor at the end of the building open to views of roof garden and water-front. The program for the family was compactly contained in square plans. This modern architecture is characterized by design features of Box, Box Architecture, Ceiling-Joist, Ceiling-Wood, Facade, Facade, Glass, Firepalce, Glass, Joist, Simple, Simple Architecture, Wood-Joist...More Ideas! ...
Redaction House | Johnsen Schmaling
01-21-2026: Moderni; Sitting at waterfront, this modern house is composed of simple two boxes. The ground floor has a rectangular shape with brick wall extending to create a courtyard as a welcoming space; and the second floor a square shape with cantilevered condition. The program for the family was compactly contained in square plans. This modern architecture is characterized by design features of Box, Box Architecture, Brick, Siding, Siding-Wood, Simple, Simple Architecture, Wood, Wood Architecture, Wood+White...More Ideas! ...
Lake Washington Residence | Suyama Peterson Deguchi
01-18-2026: Moderni; The main feature of this modern design is roof overhangs with wood joist frame siting on conctete walls. The roof/ ceiling joists accentuate the entire spaces at entry, living spaces, and court yards. A water pond, steps, steel column is laid out in harmony with concrete walls and wood joits to create the simple, crisp, and warm modern spaces. According to the architect, the site conditions led them to carve multiple indoor/outdoor spaces into the topography - by filling some of the spaces with water they were able to expand the sense of the waterfront deeper into the property. The resulting spaces relieved the pressure for privacy...More Ideas! ...
Madison Alpine Garden | Wittman Estes
01-15-2026: Moderni; Located on Mexico’s magnificent Yucatan coastline, comprised of lush mangroves and pristine beaches, the modern design of Kanai Retreat is the centerpiece of the W Kanai Resort which includes four hotels and a Beach Club. In response to a natural preservation order limiting the development of the site, Meier Partners conceived of the complex as a floating modern city, elevated over the flood plain and hovering above a carpet of mangroves. This unique approach allows the preservation of a unique natural...Read More for Modern Ideas! ...
Kanai Hotel | Richard Meier
01-15-2026: Moderni; Located on Mexico’s magnificent Yucatan coastline, comprised of lush mangroves and pristine beaches, the modern design of Kanai Retreat is the centerpiece of the W Kanai Resort which includes four hotels and a Beach Club. In response to a natural preservation order limiting the development of the site, Meier Partners conceived of the complex as a floating modern city, elevated over the flood plain and hovering above a carpet of mangroves. This unique approach allows the preservation of a unique natural...Read More for Modern Ideas! ...
Crystal Bridges Museum Campus Parking | Marlon Blackwell
01-11-2026: The Plan; The modern design idea for the CBMAA Campus Parking structure emerged from a fundamental rethinking of what a modern parking garage could be—not merely a utilitarian facility, but an architectural threshold that encapsulates the values of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: art, community, and connection to nature. Positioned near the museum’s entrance, the parking deck was conceived as a gateway experience, where visitors transition into a campus that weaves together exhibitions, learning...Read More for Modern Ideas! ...
High Desert Retreat | Aidlin Darling
01-02-2026: MODERNi; On a rocky plateau outside of Palm Desert, overlooking the Coachella Valley and San Jacinto Mountain Range, this residence tightly nestles into a constellation of existing boulders. The building is a composition of three fundamental elements: a floating roof plane, a collection of wooden volumes, and a pair of concrete anchor walls. The square floating roof performs numerous functions. On the climatic side, it hovers over the home providing respite from the beating sun both in its opaque form and as a porous wooden lattice...Read More! ...
LJ Residence | Aidlin Darling
01-02-2026: MODERNi; Nestled within a grove of heritage oaks, this highly sculptural residence creates a haven for a growing family in Northern California. The architecture sculpts the landscape and creates a series of framed compositions of the oak grove throughout the home, ultimately interweaving the architecture with its natural environs and the diurnal shift of sunlight.The project was first conceived as a small sculpture that "composed light, framed and encircled nature, responded to the context and carved into the landscape"...Read More! ...
Trestle Residence | Aidlin Darling
01-02-2026: MODERNi; Nestled on a hillside above the family’s working farm, this private residence negotiates an undulating site with sensitivity. The design is responsive to the site’s diversity of views, foliage, and topography. Reflecting the owners’ agrarian ethos, it is composed of a durable, earnest material palette. The site straddles a ridge line and the primary bedroom is oriented to catch the morning sun. The living areas open through glass sliders to a south-facing courtyard that is partly shaded by trees with a steep hillside...Read More! ...
