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Homes.com Here's what residential designers and architects are watching in 2026

Expect a focus on resilient design, more smart home technology and handmade pieces

"People love things that have a definite hand in them," said Todd Smith, founding partner of Syndicate Smith in Leavenworth, Washington.Although the topic has been in the zeitgeist since the Industrial Revolution made mass production commonplace, "what we're seeing now definitely revolves around a desire for something to be 'evidently made,'" Smith said. "An artisan loaf of bread versus Wonder Bread. A wooden chair as opposed to a plastic molded seat."

Madeleine D'Angelo

Homes.com

January 5, 2026

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Split Cabin Wins 8th Annual LaCantina “Best in Show” Award

Architizer is thrilled to announce the winners of the 8th Annual Best of LaCantina Design competition! Topping this year’s list is Split Cabin by Syndicate Smith, winner of the prestigious Best in Show award.

Tucked in the woods of Lake Wenatchee, Washington, this modest yet masterfully composed retreat uses LaCantina sliding doors to create a fully immersive mountain basecamp — one that’s as refined in its details as it is connected to its surroundings.

Archinizer

November 10, 2025

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Anti-Shed Featured in E-Architect

Syndicate Smith’s latest project—aptly named Anti-Shed — makes a striking statement in Washington’s Methow Valley, deliberately rejecting the glass-heavy, shed-roofed homes that have come to define the region.

E-Architect

October 16, 2025

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Homes.com Hottest Kitchen Trends

“A majority of the time, most of the meals, homework, entertaining and everything is right there in that kitchen,” said Todd Smith, founding principal of architecture firm Syndicate Smith in Leavenworth, Washington. “With that in mind, I think the trajectory is that the kitchen is becoming less and less utilitarian and more and more ‘the place.’ I mean, you’re spending gobs of money on a kitchen, why should it not be your best room in your house?”

By Madeleine D'Angelo & Caroline Broderick

Homes.com

Sept 24, 2025

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Wenatchee River 02 in Custom Builder Magazine

Edgy Escape

“The lot for this vacation home along the Wenatchee River in the Cascade Mountains offers several acres of wooded riverfront to enjoy, but only about 1,500 square feet of it allow for a reasonable construction area, and that flat pad comes right to the edge of a steep, rocky slope that drops dramatically to the river below.”

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