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Residential architecture is one of the most popular categories among our readers. In 2021 we published more than 3,800 projects, featuring houses from different regions of the world and offering a variety of solutions, materials, contexts, environments, scales, and typologies. Providing a broad source of inspiration for those seeking references for their own residential project.
Below you will find the 50 most-visited residential projects featured on ArchDaily during 2021. This selection represents the best content created and shared by the ArchDaily community over the past 11 months.
Ncaved House / MOLD Architects
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Dragonfly House / Olson Kundig
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Ca'n Terra House / ENSAMBLE STUDIO
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Terni Farm House / Shreyas Patil Architects
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Shack in the Rocks / Sean Godsell Architects
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Inside out House / Modo Designs
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Cosmos House / S-AR
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Tiny House Satzberg / Baukooperative
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Mirador House / RAMA estudio
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The Lap Pool House / Aristides Dallas Architects
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House F / Elphick Proome Architects
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Akizuki no Tori House / FUJIWALABO / Teppei Fujiwara Architects Labo
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Wooden Treehouse C / Stilt Studios
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A House in Hoi An / lequang-architects
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House R / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
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House on the Hill / HW Studio
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CM House / Bernardes Arquitetura
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Black House / Robot3 Studio
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The High House / RAVEL Architecture
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Villa Fifty-Fifty / Studioninedots
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Aviv House / CO-LAB Design Office
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Villa Varoise / NADAAA
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Janapriya Residence / Keystone Architects
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Shoreland Overlook Residence / Murdough Design Architects
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Nahsac House / TACO taller de arquitectura contextual
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White House / TAB/Tropical Architecture Bureau
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Little House Big Shed / David Van Galen Architecture
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Royal Residence / William / Kaven Architecture
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House with a Small Garden / Plan21
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Alankar Residence / Roy Anthony Architects
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Alegre House / Jorge Vidal
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The Rock House / Gort Scott
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TH House / ODDO architects
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Naia House / Studio Saxe
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Garden House / LSD Architects
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Huolpoch House / Workshop, Diseño y Construcción
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RaveOn / Nick Deaver Architect
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House Surrounded by Greenery / MIDE architetti
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Glass Link House / Scott | Edwards Architecture
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Casa de Silva / ICONCAST
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House K / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
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House In Fusato / Studio Cochi Architects
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Sidhu Residence / Anudeep Bhandari & Associates
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Timeless Treasure House / studio PROTOTYPE
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House 180° / Studio VDGA
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Willunga House / Rfk-Studio
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Concrete Blonde House / Carter Williamson Architects
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House Blended Into The Forest / Z3Z ARCHITEKCI
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Holiday Home / Orange Architects
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Residence in Livadia / PALY architects
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