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Enjoy a holiday in modern or historic architecture with a stay in one of our specially curated architect-designed homes. With stunning settings and locations combined with innovative design, these are swoonworthy rentals with a unique edge.

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The Keep

Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

An impeccably styled, architect-designed ‘castle'-inspired retreat set close to Loch Awe, with expansive views of the surrounding woodland.

Sleeps: 2-6
Bedrooms: 3

From £570/week

La Ferme de Brouage

Poitou-Charentes, France

An architect-designed conversion of an 18th century barn with a swimming pool, offers a ‘pick your own’ organic veg experience in a historic French village, just 30 minutes from the glistening Côte Sauvage.

Sleeps:
Bedrooms: Varies

From £145 / night

Woolbrook Reservoir

Sidmouth, Devon, England

A unique, breath-taking former Devon reservoir that’s perfect for entertaining friends and family, with glass-lined rooms, an incredible al fresco courtyard, and a beautiful garden with a bar and hot tub.

Sleeps: 16
Bedrooms: 6

From £4249 /week

Daphne Cottage

Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, England

An architect-designed, dog-friendly cottage that's full of cosy luxury, beautifully secluded near Cornwall's Helford River.

Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2

From £300 (4 nts)

Seaside Villa Capo Zafferano

Capo Zafferano, Sicily, Italy

A breath-taking, architect-designed family retreat secluded on an remote Sicilian reef that thrives with natural beauty, with a private bathing cove and spectacular sea-and-mountain views close to Palermo.

Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 4

From £2,200 /week

ARC Padstow

St Issey, Cornwall, England

A former 18th century listed manor house, grandly restored by master architects for budding lords and ladies, nestled in the heart of a tranquil Cornish village just outside Padstow.

Sleeps: 26
Bedrooms: 12

From £635.29 /nt

Praktyka

Bideford, Devon, England

Rediscover your creative spirit in a heavenly slice of North Devon, complete with wildflower meadows, artists' workshops, and lovingly-crafted retreats.

Sleeps: 2-4 guests per unit
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per unit

From £120 / night

The Saints Rooms

Cockermouth, Cumbria, England

An ultra-opulent conversion of a listed church hall, complete with glistening chandeliers, sociable private bar and a luxurious spa room in the crypt, for large group breaks in a tranquil corner of the Lake District.

Sleeps: 18
Bedrooms: 7

From £1,050 /night

Sacromonte Landscape Hotel

Sacromonte, Maldonado, Uruguay

An architect-designed hotel and winery sustainably blended within a vast stretch of valley grassland in Uruguay.

Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin

From £395/ night

Sheepfold and Sheepshed

St. Eval, Cornwall, England

Exquisite architecture, fabulous eco-credentials and sweeping views of countryside and coastline - that's what to expect at Sheepfold and Sheepshed, a pair of eco-barns in glorious North Cornwall.

Sleeps: 8 (+4)
Bedrooms: 3 (+2)

From £595-2795/wk

Ancarva

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

A luxurious, architect-designed haven beautifully set on Cornwall’s breath-taking Rame Peninsula, for magnificent views across the water to Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.