Effe transforms a 110-square-meter apartment in San Bonifacio, Italy, into an intimate, measured home by Christian Tezza Architetto. The layout shifts around a new entrance volume, trading one bedroom for a generous living area that looks toward a mature park. Dark accents, warm timber, and carefully tuned lighting support a sequence that moves from shared rooms to a private suite with walk-in closet and sensorial bathroom.

Penthouse on Piazza Politeama crowns a 1930s building in Palermo, Italy, reshaped by Provenzano Architetti Associati as a full-floor home overlooking the city’s theater and port. The penthouse balances a palermitana sensibility with Mittel-European restraint, pairing Deco-era bones with a contemporary interior rich in custom carpentry and carefully chosen furniture. Residents returning from abroad regain Palermo through long views and tailored rooms that invite everyday life and generous hosting.

CTZ2 House unfolds on a steep hillside above the Mediterranean in Valencia, Spain, where terraces reach toward Portitxol bay. Designed by Pepe Giner in 2023, the house rises as layered platforms that negotiate the difficult terrain while fixing daily life on a level with sea and sky. Living, sleeping, and moving through the house all orbit an elevated terrace and pool that read as a single, continuous outlook.

Rooh anchors a holiday house in Malpe, India, by Thomas Parambil Architects, between river and Arabian Sea. The low-slung retreat turns away from the obvious postcard view to follow an east-west axis, wrapping daily life around a pool and long deck. Here, shared rooms merge in one open volume while bedroom suites pull back into quieter territory, giving family and friends a place to gather without losing a sense of retreat.

Casa Dos Playas sits between jungle and Pacific in Nosara, Costa Rica, a house by Salagnac Arquitectos that leans into earth, breeze, and shade. The project organizes family life across three low volumes, using fired clay brick and a lifted wood frame to temper heat and humidity while keeping daily routines close to the garden. Everything orients toward balance rather than spectacle, with construction choices driving both climate comfort and a calm interior mood.

San Lucas anchors a 300 m² apartment renovation in Madrid, Spain, where ARQUID Architecture revisits a historic structure facing Plaza de las Salesas. The project reworks a once-compartmentalized home into an open, light-filled residence that respects its original brick, timber, and generous balconies while aligning closely with the owners’ contemporary routines. Rooms now flow around a continuous masonry spine, and everyday life takes place against a carefully tuned play of materials and light.

Villa Imperiale rewrites expectations of residential luxury in Dubai, UAE, trading quiet minimalism for exuberant maximalism. Etereo Design shapes this house in Emirates Hills as a tailored home for a young European family, where vivid color, layered materials, and expressive objects frame daily life. Every room carries its own mood, yet the narrative threads back to a shared taste for Italian craft and unapologetically bold interior character.

Private Villa in the Roman Countryside sets a measured, luminous house on the outskirts of Rome, Italy, by THILE architettura&design. The new single-family villa unfolds over two levels, using natural light, a calm palette, and custom furnishings to connect interiors with the rural landscape. Every room aligns with this quiet rigor, from the sculptural hearth downstairs to the intimate master suite above.