Villa Lyla is a private house in Nassau, The Bahamas, by SAOTA. Set on a canal edge, the 2024 project folds architecture, landscape, and daily life into one composed tropical retreat. Large openings, deep overhangs, and planted courts keep the home tied to water, garden, and light.

The Peak is an apartment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, by ShapeUs studio. Designed for elderly residents, it pairs a pared-back, monochrome shell with warm wood and familiar objects carried from earlier homes. The result feels calm and practical, but also personal, with rooms arranged around ease of movement, rest, and daily routines.

Villa Albany is a 2024 house in The Bahamas, set within Albany on New Providence Island. SAOTA shapes the residence around water, courtyards, and a clear sequence of thresholds, with the estate’s links golf course beyond.

X House is a 2024 house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by Diacono Arquitectos. Set on an urban corner lot, it leans against the neighboring building to open views, draw in cross-ventilation, and hold a quieter interior within the city’s dense fabric.

Cupertino Courtyard House is a contemporary family home in Cupertino, CA, United States, designed by SHED Architecture & Design. Set near Apple headquarters, it works within strict neighborhood style rules while drawing on local precedents, Japanese references, and a climate that invites indoor-outdoor living.

La Escondida is a house in Miami, Florida, United States, designed by Touzet Studio in 2018. Set in a mature oak hammock, it is arranged to preserve privacy while keeping daily life close to the trees. Rooms open to outdoor areas, and the angled views, filtered light, and cantilevered bedroom all respond directly to the site.

Snider House is a house in Toronto, Canada, where Giannone Petricone Associates reworks a rare heritage survivor for contemporary family life. Originally built in 1828, the home keeps its street façade and centre-hall character, while a new rear addition opens the plan to light, movement, and daily use. The result keeps the old structure legible without freezing it in place.

Apto C.G is an apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, by Two Arquitetura. Designed for a family of four in 2026, it brings social areas together to support daily routines and hosting alike. Green lacquer, wood, light surfaces, and stone set a contemporary tone that feels measured rather than rigid, with indirect lighting reinforcing the warmth throughout.