Apartment House AVA sits in the dense heart of Andermatt, Switzerland, where OOS shapes an alpine apartment house tuned to contemporary life. The project gathers high-end timber apartments and shared wellness rooms within a compact volume that nods to its village neighbors. Inside, pale wood, patterned screens, and a ceramic hearth set a calm mood while anchoring residents firmly in the mountain setting.

The Scultpted Penthouse crowns a residential tower in Taipéi, Taiwan, where interior designer Peny Hsieh turns a once-fragmented apartment into a sculptural, two-level refuge. Across 230 m², the project replaces narrow rooms and an underused terrace with flowing volumes, matte mineral surfaces, and soft daylight. What emerges is a calm, contemporary apartment that frames the city’s skyline while giving its owner a quieter, slower rhythm of everyday living.

CASA M_025 occupies the second floor of an early 20th-century Liberty building in Palermo, Italy, reworked by Provenzano Architetti Associati. The apartment respects its historic structure while shifting the daily focus toward a generous, convivial living core. Period doors, new oak flooring, and a layered chromatic palette guide the renovation, bringing contemporary comfort to a quietly grand city home.

Flintstones is a contemporary house in Winterborne Whitechurch, United Kingdom, by Western Design Architects. Set on a steep former chalk quarry beside listed cottages and a Grade I church, the house negotiates village heritage and modern life in a single gesture. Across three carefully arranged levels, it brings light, openness, and practical family comfort to a sensitive Conservation Area setting.

Edmonds Sound House sits above Puget Sound in Edmonds, WA, United States, designed by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors as a custom house oriented to water and trees. The project places primary living on a single main level for long-term accessibility while a smaller lower level steps into the slope. Wide glazing, deep overhangs, and a calm interior palette link daily life to the coastal forest setting and shifting maritime light.

Casa Pueblomio sits in Manantiales, Punta del Este, Uruguay, where KLM architects work with slope, wind, and light to shape a coastal house. The project anchors itself half a level into the ground, turning terrain, patios, and planted edges into buffers between domestic life and the wider gated community. Concrete and natural wood frame everyday routines against a calm landscape, with upper-level rooms pulled back for privacy and long views.

Casa Gálvez sits in Leon, Mexico, where Estudio Villagálvez turns a dense urban lot into a house oriented toward trees, patios, and changing light. The project stands between residential and industrial neighbors yet leans toward a bordering green area, drawing its everyday atmosphere from foliage, shade, and open views. A contemporary reading of traditional Mexican domestic forms grounds the house, so circulation, height, and air all pivot around a central courtyard.

Lake Washington Residence sits between the Burke-Gilman trail and the water in Seattle, WA, United States, by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors. The house stretches across a rare double lot, pairing tall lakeside glazing with layered decks and a green-roofed volume that answer both the shoreline setting and the region’s gray, wet seasons. Inside, a warm modern character frames everyday family life against the changing light on the lake.