2PEAKS sets a semi-detached, multi-family residence in the Czech Republic with a crisp mountain stance. Designed by BekArch, the apartment-style building is aimed at short-stay escapes and keeps the peaks of Klínovec and Fichtelberg precisely centered from the dining tables. The project folds contemporary minimalism into a rugged setting, balancing warmth, wellness, and clear sightlines to the horizon.

Swoosh House sets a lively brief in motion in Australia, where Das Studio renovates and extends a long-loved family house. The project builds on a north-facing sandstone villa, replacing a gloomy lean-to with a generous rear addition shaped by an inverted roof truss. Across kitchen, living, and garden, daily life expands for a young athletic family ready for the next decade of gatherings and growth.

Borová Lada Cottage stands beyond the village in the Bohemian Forest, its late 19th-century frame renewed by Studio Plyš with a measured, material-forward hand. In Borová Lada, Czech Republic, the renovation sustains a cottage typology while opening it to light, garden, and shared use. The project reads as a calm rural house, not a showpiece, with interventions that respect memory and make room for new life.

Lagoon View sets a new benchmark above Tiburon, United States, where ridge roads crest and the bay opens wide. SWATT + PARTNERS reimagines this house as a cohesive, view-forward residence with generous glazing and strong north–south organization. The commission, shaped for clients relocating to the Bay Area, folds open-plan living, long decks, and quiet materials into one measured composition.

Yumenomori unfolds in Sapporo, Japan, as a house by YODEZEEN Architects shaped by restraint and material clarity. The studio crafts a minimalist interior that leans on light, precise joinery, and a singular garden gesture to mediate between home and nature. In this first project in Japan, European sourcing meets Hokkaido calm, and the result reads quiet yet deliberate.

Forest Edge House lands in Roscoe, United States, as a compact, solar-powered house by Marc Thorpe. Set on a wooded slope in the western Catskills, the 1,500-square-foot, two-story home pairs an open living core with a 25-foot cantilevered steel deck reaching into the trees. Built by Edifice Upstate and furnished by Ligne Roset, it balances self-reliant systems with a measured, rural clarity.

Neuilly-sur-Seine sits in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, crafted by KATZ Studio as an apartment tuned for listening, gathering, and ease. The project pairs noble materials with a calm, music-forward layout that folds vintage pieces into a contemporary rhythm. A measured palette and tactile finishes anchor living, dining, and kitchen areas, while the bedroom settles into warm tones and softened silhouettes.

Villa JPC is a newly built house in the Netherlands by Guy de Vos, set close to the River Amstel. The plan follows the sun from first light in the bedrooms to sunset gatherings in a second-floor living room facing nature, with materials doing the quiet work: pre-finished teakwood, travertine, and microcement. Generous windows, plush seating, and a kitchen carved from rock speak to daily life as much as craft.