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Tucked Between Two Ancient Stumps, This House Barely Touches the Ground — And That’s Exactly the Point

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 17:20

Some buildings earn their names. The Floating House by Vancouver-based SMStudio — completed in 2023 on the western ridge of Bowen Island, British Columbia — is one of them. Bowen Island sits just 20 minutes by ferry from Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay, close enough for a commute, far enough to feel like another world.

This 1910 Melbourne Corner Shop Is Now a Three-Story Home With a Garden as Its Front Door

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 06/22/2026 - 23:30

For over a century, a modest corner shop at the intersection of Murray and York streets in Melbourne’s Prahran suburb sold milk, bread, and the kind of everyday essentials that knit neighborhoods together. It closed in 2016, briefly reopened as a café, and then sat waiting. Kister Architects founder Ilana Kister saw something in it — and then decided to move in.