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August 5, 2025
Tucked into Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this newly built home by Watershed Architects is perched with a sweeping north-easterly view across Curl Curl Beach. Designed to maximise every bit of sunlight, ocean breeze, and coastal outlook, it balances open, sociable spaces with a grounded, private retreat above. Arrival is via a lower-level entry that also houses […]
August 2, 2025
Set high on a hilltop above the Pacific Ocean in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Casa Solai by Studio Saxe is a serene architectural retreat that blends jungle, sky, and sea. With two pavilion-like forms and a clear view to the horizon, this home isn’t just about design, it’s about creating a peaceful dialogue between nature […]
August 1, 2025
Located just minutes from downtown Austin, Roost by Furman + Keil Architects is a 928-square-foot platform structure built at the bottom of a bluff across from a nature preserve. Fifty feet below the surrounding neighborhood, the site is only accessible by a narrow, steep staircase or by small watercraft. The remote setting, surrounded by large […]
July 30, 2025
Just an hour east of Toronto lies The Farm, a 30-hectare retreat in Southwestern Ontario, thoughtfully designed by Scott Posno Design with interiors by &Daughters. Created for a family seeking a deeper connection to the land, this rural getaway seamlessly integrates contemporary architecture with the rhythms of nature. The main house draws inspiration from a […]
July 29, 2025
Designed by 77 Studio, the “House in the Slope” is a single-family home quietly embedded into a riverside embankment along Poland’s Vistula River. With its sunken form, corten steel facade, and green roof, the house preserves the natural topography and prioritizes privacy, quiet, and views, all while maintaining minimal visual impact on its surroundings. Perched […]
July 28, 2025
On a hillside plot open to the sea, architect Pasqual Giner and interior design studio Auñón Cabrera have created a second home for a Dutch couple that captures the essence of Mediterranean living. The project explores restraint, material continuity, and a seamless connection between architecture, interior design, and the coastal landscape of Spain’s Levantine region. […]
July 25, 2025
Set within nearly two acres of Hampshire countryside, Foxhole Barns is a striking private home designed by AR Design Studio. Once a collapsing dairy farm, the structure has been reimagined as a warm, modern retreat that honors its agricultural roots. The clients, who left corporate life to pursue a long-held dream, were deeply involved in […]
July 24, 2025
On the rural outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, A House in the Andes redefines what it means to build with the land instead of on it. Designed by CORREA + FATEHI | ODD, this striking three-level home is sculpted from the very soil it displaces, embedded in terrain that feels more discovered than constructed. Part residence, […]
July 22, 2025
Tucked into the heart of ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, this former office and workshop has been completely transformed into a modern loft, open, airy, and surprisingly serene. Designed by E V A | architecten, the home reimagines industrial bones with clever spatial planning and a laser focus on natural light. At 20 meters deep, the building originally […]
July 20, 2025
This floating home by Craig Steely Architecture sits within Sausalito’s storied community of houseboats, but it doesn’t try to be a house on water. Instead, it leans into the essence of a boat, compact, efficient, and shaped by its environment. By using open space, split levels, and layered materials, the design allows air, light, and […]
July 18, 2025
Tucked into an existing clearing amid native bushland, this self-built home by Archterra Architects is more than just a structure. It is an homage to camping under a tarp, reframed through the lens of mid-century Californian modernism and grounded in Western Australian earth. Inspired by the spirit of the 1940s to 60s Californian Case Study […]
July 18, 2025
High above Chicago’s Lincoln Park, a hidden oasis unfolds atop a residential building, a 3,400-square-foot rooftop retreat that feels more like a yard in the sky than a traditional terrace. Designed by dSPACE Studio, this elevated escape sits above a combined penthouse unit, offering sweeping views, rich plant life, and a mix of tranquil and […]
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