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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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Temple of Diana

Shifnal, Shropshire, England

For a truly unique escape, the Temple of Diana blends classical architecture and a heavenly location, making for a stay you'll treasure for a lifetime. 
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 3
From £1679 for a 7 night stay

Strawberryfield Park

Cheddar, Somerset, England

An individually-styled selection of luxury eco lodges with bubbling hot tubs, set within a 14-acre estate in rolling Somerset countryside.
Sleeps: 2 or 4 per lodge
Bedrooms: 1-2 per lodge
From £323 (4nts)

English Garden

Padstow, Cornwall, England

A jaw-dropping retreat, created by award-winning architects to showcase the dramatic natural beauty of Cornwall's Camel Estuary.
Sleeps: 12
Bedrooms: 6
From £1,100/nt

Shipwreck Lodge

Skeleton Coast, Kunene, Namibia

Discover Namibia's raw and rugged Skeleton Coast, from a unique ‘shipwreck' cabin set amongst remote desert dunes.
Sleeps: 2 per cabin
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin
From £1,800 /nt

Samphire Studio

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Samphire Studio is every design enthusiast's dream - a stylishly spectacular sanctuary for two in stunning St Ives, where vintage class blends with beachside charm for a truly unforgettable retreat
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £425 (3 nights)

Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California, USA

A vividly kitsch, grandly one-of-a-kind resort just off US Route 101, where the good times roll and no two rooms are the same.
Sleeps: Varies
Bedrooms: 110 rooms/suites
From £143 / night

Pedras Salgadas Park

Architect-designed treehouses and eco-houses, set within a magical century-old spa and nature park in northern Portugal.
Sleeps: Varies
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per house
From £170 / night

THEKRANE

Copenhagen, Denmark

Scandi Noir in its most unique and luxurious form - a private, soul-enriching Danish retreat set in a former coal crane.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £1,069 / night

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

The Sunflower House

Port de la Selva, Catalonia, Spain

A unique, architect-designed Catalonian clifftop retreat, with spectacular picture-framed views across the Mediterranean to France, and the Cabo de Creus National Park.
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 4
From £366 / night

Dazzle Treehouse

Holditch, Dorset, England

A distinctive, design-led RIBA award-winning treehouse - complete with hot tub - inspired by warship camouflage, expertly crafted and blissfully secluded on an adults-only site in rural Dorset.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £395 /night

Manshausen

Manshausen, Leinesfjord, Steigen, Norway

Start your Nordic adventure story on this breathtaking island resort, where the sea and the mountains combine in a spectacular backdrop for relaxation, contemplation and activity alike.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2 per cabin
From £459 /night