A curated index, no. 023
PACTORN is an index of architectural homes — by Fujimoto, Kundig, Zumthor and the unknown masons of villages that don't make it onto any list. Bookable, quietly.
Begin the searchA note from the editors
I just started PACTORN because the houses I'd been chasing in magazines were, frankly, impossible to actually book. So I sat down and started writing letters — one architect at a time. These are the first keys they sent back.
The Index — Spring
Karuizawa, Japan
A 10-room boutique retreat in the forests of Karuizawa, designed by Pritzker laureate Shigeru Ban around a sweeping curved timber roof, hinoki interiors and his signature paper-tube furniture.
Architect
Shigeru Ban (2019)
From
$316/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Harads, Sweden
A black timber cabin suspended ten meters into the Swedish pines, with two bedrooms, a fireplace lounge and a netted terrace open to the aurora — photographed by Johan Jansson for Snøhetta.
Architect
Snøhetta (2017)
From
$1,400/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Joshua Tree, California
A 5,500 sq ft mirrored monolith laid into the desert, holding a 100-foot indoor pool, three bedrooms, and a perfect reflection of the surrounding boulders.
Architect
Tomas Osinski & Chris Hanley (2020)
From
$4,000/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Puerto Escondido, Mexico
A barefoot, palm-thatched retreat of sixteen private bungalows on the Oaxacan coast — minutes from Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi foundation, which opens to visitors by appointment.
Architect
Decada Muebles & Grupo Habita
From
$417/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Steigen, Norway
Cantilevered glass-and-timber sea cabins on a private island above the Arctic Circle, perched over the Grøtøya Strait — beds aimed at the open sea, sauna and main house on shore.
Architect
Stinessen Arkitektur (2015)
From
$540/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Ostuni, Puglia, Italy
A contemporary whitewashed masseria built from local tufo stone, with six rooms around a central courtyard, an open kitchen and a long pool above a centuries-old olive grove.
Architect
Studio Andrew Trotter (2016)
From
€320/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Marrakech, Morocco
Three interconnected riads in the Medina restored around courtyards of zellige, citrus trees, and a rotating contemporary art collection — 41 rooms, a hammam, and the city's best rooftop bar.
Architect
Vanessa Branson & Quentin Wilbaux
From
€342/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Bentota, Sri Lanka
The country home of the architect who invented tropical modernism — now bookable as ten distinct suites set across his lifelong garden, including the original Geoffrey Bawa Suite with his own furniture and art.
Architect
Geoffrey Bawa (1948–1998)
From
$495/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Nesjavellir, Iceland
A cantilevered concrete-and-lava lodge on the edge of Þingvellir National Park, built into a moss-covered geothermal field — 45 rooms, a Northern Lights bar, and a hot tub fed by the earth.
Architect
Minarc (2013)
From
$413/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Folegandros, Greece
Cycladic vernacular reinterpreted: stacked whitewashed volumes, cool plaster interiors with built-in stone seating, and a long pool aimed at the Aegean.
Architect
ISV Architects
From
€230/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Lisciano Niccone, Umbria, Italy
A 1,000-year-old castle and 50 surrounding farmhouses on 3,700 acres, restored over three decades by the architect-owner — 36 hotel rooms inside the keep, plus rentable houses across the estate.
Architect
Count Benedikt Bolza
From
€1,500/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Australia
Sixteen tented pavilions facing Uluru directly across the dunes — full board, all-inclusive, on Anangu country. The Dune Pavilion is the only room in Australia with views of both Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
Architect
Philip Cox / Max Pritchard (2002, 2017)
From
$2,400/ night
Official site shared after deposit.
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