Upstairs, Downstairs and In Between

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"Varanasi, One Step at a Time"

Varanasi (Kashi), India

Photography by Obediah

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Sky View, Sun Valley, Idaho, United States,

Olson Kundig Architects

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Courtesy: Nini Kachakhidze

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Park Royal Hotel, Singapore.

Chin Leong Teo Photography,

Chin Leong Teo/IAPOTY / SWNS

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AZ06, Madrid, Spain,

A standout feature of the apartment is a singular, suspended metal spiral staircase. The exterior is wrapped in a vibrant pink lacquered sheet metal cylinder that hovers over the plywood flooring.

Inside, the stair enclosure is entirely lined with acoustic, padded textile cushioning to create a quiet, isolated escape leading to a top room

Courtesy: Burr Studio

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Villa Ronchi (Villa Crespi), 1938-43,

Sforzesca district of Vigevano, Italy,

Giuseppe De Finetti Architect

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Lisbon property by architect McLean Quinlan

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𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐒𝐎𝐇𝐎, 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚

Courtesy: 𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

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The Learning Center at Quest, Chennai, India,

Designed by KSM Architecture

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Copley House (also known as the Forest House with Tower),

A breathtaking masterpiece of organic modernism designed and hand-built by architect and artist Nancy Copley.

Located on a 50-acre forested plot in Accord, New York (at the foothills of the Catskills), this geometric residence is famous for being a 37-year-long labor of love.

Nancy Copley purchased the site and conceived the design in 1972, spending decades personally physically executing its construction.

Photo: Bruce Buck

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In Berrima, NSW, Australia

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Villa Negroni, Argenteuil, France,

Designed by architect Armand Negroni as his own residence in 1970. Working within 1970’s experimental modernism Negroni’s work was a rejection traditional room compartmentalization and rather focused on fluid, multi‑use spaces with modularity and adaptability at its core.

The Villa Negroni is a rare untouched example of this ethos when architects were rethinking how people might live, socialize, and inhabit space.

 Photo: Architecture de Collection

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Sullivan Holm House, Bellevue Hill, Australia,

Rosevear Stephenson Architects

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Farmhouse renovation in Pont-de-Salars, France by Atelier AJO,

Photography: Sandrine Iratçabal

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"Sound Waves Squared"

Nina Papiorek Photography

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Casa Langosta, Baja California Sur, Mexico,

Courtesy: Studiofont

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Tower of Baa-Goat,

Built by Dave and Marcia Johnson, this unique 31-foot structure was designed as a playground for their goats to climb, explore, and relax.

Constructed with over 5,000 bricks and featuring 276 spiral steps, the tower allows the animals to wander upward, rest on the circular platforms, and peek out from cozy compartments inside.

The idea came after the couple spotted a similar goat tower in a wine magazine. What started as inspiration turned into one of America's most unusual and charming animal attractions.

Photographer: Marcia Rittmueller Johnson