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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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Pedras Salgadas Park

Trás-os-Montes, North Portugal

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

Lightship Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A cutting-edge floating haven, crafted by an award-winning architect, and peacefully moored in North Amsterdam's creative hub.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £290 / night

The Hidden Villa

Marbella, Andalucia, Spain

An architect-designed retreat with an al fresco swimming pool, rich in laid-back Scandi style and privately secluded in the Andalusian hills close to Marbella, for jaw-dropping forest, sea and mountain views.
Sleeps: 14
Bedrooms: 5
From £7936 / wk

The Onion House

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

A breathtaking work of art in natural architecture, perfectly positioned on Hawaii's awe-inspiring Kona coast.
Sleeps: Up to 6
Bedrooms: 3
From £330 / night

Beach Bay Cottage

Carnish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Leave your cares far behind as you escape to a whole new world of luxury, in an award-winning stone cottage perfectly set within Scotland's bracingly beautiful Atlantic Coast.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From £1337 (1 week)

ARC Painswick

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

A Grade II-listed retreat with a heated outdoor pool for the ultimate in large-group breaks, beautifully restored by a renowned team of architects and secluded in the heart of the "Queen of the Cotswolds".
Sleeps: 24
Bedrooms: 9
From £2,900 /nt

Eastside Cartshed

Nr Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Escape to a blissful, detail-rich architectural hideaway with an effortless blend of old and new (and a wood-fired Finnish sauna!) beautifully surrounded by Scotland’s magical Pentland Hills.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £910/week

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

Nine Olives Hvar

Stari Grad, Hvar, Croatia

An architect-designed Croatian coastal retreat with sea-view roof terraces, a Mediterranean garden and a shimmering pool, set close to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Stari Grad.
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 5
From £300 / night

Bao Bei

Granada, Nicaragua

A jaw-dropping villa with custom-designed furniture, bespoke lighting, and a sumptuous, palm-fringed courtyard with an al fresco shower and pool, peacefully secluded in Granada’s historic centre.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 3
From £235 / night

Sands Studio

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Romantic Sands Studio is a retreat bathed in cool contemporary style, featuring uninterrupted views over stunning St Ives Bay.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £640 (1 week)

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