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December 19, 2025
At first glance, this Orcas Island home keeps a low profile. But step inside and it quickly becomes clear that simplicity is doing the heavy lifting. Designed by Heliotrope Architects for a retired couple, the 1,450 square foot house uses height, glass, and careful planning to feel open, calm, and expansive. The house sits on […]
December 17, 2025
Designs Northwest Architects has completed this waterfront home on Camano Island that was shaped by challenges long before finishes were chosen. The site came with strict shoreline rules, unstable soils, and a steep hillside, all set against sweeping water views. Instead of working around those limits, the design responds directly to them. What emerged is […]
December 15, 2025
From the street, this home hints at its past, but step inside and it quickly becomes clear that it is a fresh, contemporary reinterpretation of mid-century ideas. Designed by Kelder Architects for their builder developer client, the house replaces a modest 1960s brick and tile dwelling with a light-filled home shaped around climate, lifestyle, and […]
December 13, 2025
Set into the mountains of Itaipava, just outside Rio de Janeiro, Casa Terra is a modern Brazilian home that proves concrete does not have to feel cold or severe. Designed by Bernardes Arquitetura, the house uses pigmented concrete walls as both structure and statement, shaping how the spaces flow, how light moves through the home, […]
December 10, 2025
A modest stone outbuilding in Somerset, England, has been reworked into a calm contemporary holiday stay. The value is clear from the first step inside. London Atelier keeps every part of the Grade II listed structure legible while adding a crafted plywood core that delivers comfort, clarity and warmth. The result is a small home […]
December 10, 2025
Set within a 19th-century palazzo in the northern Italian town of Arzignano, Caffè Nazionale is less a renovation and more a careful act of listening. The project, led by Italian practice AMAA, reveals what was already there, then quietly adds what is needed, nothing more. Founded by Marcello Galiotto and Alessandra Rampazzo, AMAA approaches architecture […]
December 9, 2025
Gadi House in Talegaon Dhabade, India, is a powerful merging of tradition and innovation, built by PMA Madhushala for two brothers who wanted a home that honors their Maratha lineage. Inspired by the fortified Gadi houses of the region, it rises from its 1.2 acre site with thick stone walls, handcrafted brick bands, and a […]
December 6, 2025
Some homes have all the charm in the world but still feel impossible to live in. That was the story inside this ground floor flat in a large Victorian villa in Hackney, where years of living with a cold, gloomy conservatory finally pushed the owners to look for a better way. They turned to Scenario […]
December 5, 2025
A once modest cottage in Sydney has been given a fresh new identity, thanks to a thoughtful redesign by Australian architecture firm Carter Williamson Architects. What began as a single-storey home with awkward level changes has been reshaped into a contemporary interior filled with light, texture, and a renewed sense of connection to the outdoors. […]
December 3, 2025
In Melbourne, Australia, a creative couple and their teenager have discovered a completely new way of living, all thanks to a clever pavilion added to their heritage bungalow. Designed by Taylor Knights Architecture & Interior Design, the 538 square foot (50sqm) addition does not fight with the original home. Instead, it works alongside it, creating […]
November 30, 2025
Some homes are built for everyday living and others are designed to make life feel a little bigger. The South Harbor Residence by Blaze Makoid Architecture falls into the second category. Set on Sag Harbor in North Haven, New York, it sits on a site that naturally invites you to slow down and look out […]
November 29, 2025
In the quiet coastal community of Costa Esmeralda, a home has appeared among the pines. Designed by architect Luciano Kruk for a couple with children, this single storey structure settles into the landscape without disturbing its natural rise. What looks at first like a dark timber and concrete shelter quickly reveals a bright interior shaped […]
13 November 2026
