CC House, designed by Fabian Tan Architects, is a spacious corner terrace home in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The renovation retains much of the original structure while adapting it with a split-level interior and sloping rear garden. The house offers panoramic city views from a rooftop hatch, adding a fresh perspective to this thoughtfully reimagined home.
Fieldwork Design and Architecture renovated a home in White Salmon, Washington. The minimalist retreat features reused concrete and offers views of the Columbia River Gorge.
In 2021, Luiz Volpato Arquitetura crafted Casa Bürgel, a house nestled in Curitiba, Brazil. The design maximizes on the steep terrain and nearby forest, creating a balance between scale and natural surroundings. Its elevated, prism-like structure fuses with the landscape, featuring expansive glass surfaces to enhance the connection with nature and provide privacy.
Bloot Architecture has renovated and extended a detached house in Lelystad, Netherlands. Designed for a retired couple, this Solitair shack features a freestanding bedroom extension in a “mature” garden setting. It includes materials like corten steel and Viroc panels, alongside glass-walled corners that blend the structure with its natural surroundings.
Appareil architecture has revamped a wooden home in New York’s Catskill Mountains, transitioning communal areas to the upper level and replacing the cladding with angled panels. Named Chalet Catskills, the project honours the existing home’s structure, while enhancing connectivity with the stunning landscape.
Casa Szoke, designed by Aranguren + Gallegos in 2019, is a corten steel-clad house situated in El Escorial, Spain. Nestled on the southern slopes of Monte Abantos, this home is fragmented into small volumes to blend harmoniously with its natural surroundings. Its design prioritizes integration with the environment, offering stunning views of La Herrería forest and the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, and employs a unique envelope system to merge with the rocky terrain and pine forest.
Peninsula House, designed by Solares Architecture, sits on the rocky western shore of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario. Completed in 2024, this modern Scandinavian-inspired retreat comprises three buildings: a house, garage, and standalone office/sauna pavilion.
La Pointe is a lakeside house located in Prince Edward, Canada, designed by Solares Architecture. Completed in 2023, the property boasts sweeping views over Lake Ontario and includes a pool, cabana, guest house, and vineyard.