Fanos Guesthouse sets four semi-autonomous apartments on a Cycladic hillside in Greece, a residential complex by A SOUL shaped by wind, light, and water. The project balances private suites and shared terraces so guests split their days between shaded outdoor rooms, a south-facing pool, and calm interiors. Small gestures in plan and material tune the complex to the climate while keeping the experience relaxed and legible.

In a Park sits in Singapore, Singapore as a compact home reworked by L ARCHITECTS for a client whose life now orbits around plants. The project transforms an original three-bedroom apartment into a place where horticulture meets everyday routines, using material choices and careful planning to support a growing collection of greenery. It reads as both a renovation and a quiet manifesto on how domestic life can grow alongside living things.

TerraSense Mountain Charm Retreat stands within the rugged Serra da Estrela landscape in Guarda, Portugal, reworking two pre-existing houses into a rural refuge by DRK Architects. The retreat aligns strict environmental protections with a clear architectural gesture, using schist and exposed concrete to connect a hotel setting with the surrounding mountains. Guests move through rooms that retain echoes of former homes while opening toward long views and a slower rhythm of stay.

Hartdene Barns gathers nine new houses in Edenbridge, United Kingdom, where Nissen Richards Studio translates a once-derelict dairy farm into carbon-net-zero rural living. The development folds barn silhouettes, advanced fabric construction, and a rich material palette into luxury homes that retain the memory of agricultural life while committing to RIBA Climate Challenge 2025 criteria. Each dwelling treats landscape, structure, and finish as part of one precise, low-carbon vision.

BLV Apartment occupies the noble floor of an early 1900s villa in Blevio, Italy, reworked by TGA Studio and Atelierzero into a generous contemporary residence. The 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) apartment with an 80 sq m (861 sq ft) perimeter terrace now orients daily life toward Lake Como’s changing light. Historic character stays in play while a precise new palette, sculptural elements, and calm furnishings anchor the refreshed rooms.

Plantasia unfolds as a cinematic holiday house in Australia, conceived by YSG Studio for a young family seeking escape from city routine. The fictional retreat turns a cavernous 1990s mock-Colonial shell into a lush interior journey, where cork floors, wallpapers and surreal colour drench every corner. Each room carries its own mood, inviting children and adults to wander, linger and discover small scenes threaded through the home.

AWAWA occupies a former textile factory in Quito, Ecuador, now home to the Interactive Science Museum, and is imagined by Morphism as a permanent, child-centered exhibition. Within this industrial shell, the project turns early education into a sensory journey, using narrative, material, and movement to connect young visitors with nature and the building’s past. Children and their companions move through environments shaped for play, discovery, and shared learning.

Rosso Falun transforms an apartment in Rome, Italy by RM Architecture into a warm, light-filled home shaped by pigment, books, and crafted storage. Across the reconfigured interior, the designers balance pared-back carpentry with playful cat paths and soft textiles to make each room more livable without losing the intimacy of a private dwelling.