Bao Lam Retreat stands in Lam Dong, Vietnam, as a house shaped for quiet retreat in the highlands, designed by 6717studio. Curving along the slope and opening to forests and distant peaks, the project turns a private dwelling into a place for emotional reset. Large glazing, red-toned walls, and open interiors frame the landscape while sustaining a close, daily dialogue with the region’s cool air and changing light.

GJ House anchors a double lot in Hudson, Argentina, as a clear study in minimalist residential architecture by Estudio GMARQ. Conceived as a modern family house, it balances privacy toward the street with a long, glazed relationship to the garden. Inside, concrete, white volumes and warm wood make everyday routines feel composed without losing ease.

Kaizen is a rooftop apartment renovation in Genova, Italy by Ministudio Architetti, set among slate roofs and church towers in the old city. The project opens a once-fragmented dwelling into a fluid sequence of rooms, where interior portals, built-in furniture, and a generous terrace gather daily life around light and long views. Warm wood floors, tailored colors, and a mix of contemporary and vintage pieces give the home a calm, personal rhythm.

A Panoramic Penthouse crowns a contemporary roofline in Portici, Italy, where 2DA Labdesign crafts an apartment for a young Neapolitan entrepreneur. Rich palettes, graphic surfaces, and an all-glass kitchen draw the eye back to the city beyond the terraces, turning the penthouse into a vivid conversation with Naples. Each room leans into color and pattern while keeping a direct visual thread to the panoramic views outside.

House on the River sits along the shoreline of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, as a 4,500-square-foot house by Atelier Échelle for clients rooted in the land. The project gathers a cluster of pitched volumes around a generous winter garden, drawing on vernacular forms and rich interior materials to frame river life through every season. Inside, crafted finishes and tailored rooms give a contemporary yet quietly nostalgic reading of a family home.

Curved unfolds as a 70-square-meter apartment in Kraków, Poland, drawn from the curved envelope of a contemporary building and refined by Eklekt Atelier. The interior reorganizes a once-standard layout into an open, flowing sequence for weekend living, where day and night zones slip past one another behind soft partitions and discreet storage. Calm light, restrained materials, and careful detailing ground the project in quiet urban comfort.

Nothing Design Co. Headquarters stands on a tight Chicago, IL, United States streetscape, where Range Design & Architecture converts an existing structure into a furniture studio and showroom. The project leans on brick construction and calibrated daylight to expand the volume, create working and display areas, and knit the new frontage into Chicago’s familiar row of common-brick buildings.

Breeze House sets a quiet yet confident tone for terrace living in Singapore, where Mark 12 Architects centers passive performance and day-to-day comfort. This house rethinks the intermediate terrace type around a continuous breezeway that pulls in monsoon winds, daylight, and greenery. Inside, contemporary living unfolds across open volumes that blur the line between interior rooms and semi-outdoor courts, giving the residents a close, changing relationship with climate and weather.