MAJC House rests in the gently rolling moraines of Soiano, Italy, as a single-family house by ARKDD that turns constraint into quiet clarity. The residence and its annex open toward a protected landscape, where glass, timber, and stone keep close company with the earth. Within this calibrated setting, structure, material, and light work together to frame daily life at a measured, unhurried pace.
1930s Victorian bungalow traces the careful reinvention of a 1935 house in Austin, United States by Side Angle Side, recasting a rundown structure as a layered family home. The architects rebuild the historic shell around salvaged millwork and generous light, while interior designer and homeowner Holly Beth Potter threads vintage finds and new finishes into a calm, lived-in rhythm. What emerges is a house that holds history close yet feels ready for everyday use.
Maison SE sits in the hills above Aix-en-Provence, France, where Isabelle Berthet Bondet arranges a 350 m² house as an extension of the surrounding pines. Broad glazing, deep terraces, and long rooflines draw the eye out toward the southwest horizon while sheltered rooms encourage slow, everyday rituals. The result is a relaxed contemporary residence that treats the Mediterranean landscape as its primary interior surface.
Lakeside stands in Birmingham, United States, where Disbrow Iannuzzi Architects shape a Y-shaped house along the River Rouge and its mature gardens. The 4,000-square-foot residence channels the client’s background as a curator of Asian art into a quiet composition of white ash and black slate, tuned to long-framed views and changing light. Inside, the rooms read like a lived-in gallery for handcrafted objects and decades of landscape care.
GF House sits in Itupeva, SP, Brazil, where Padovani Arquitetos shapes a lakefront house around a precise T-shaped plan and layered volumes. The residence unfolds as a sequence of social and private rooms oriented to the water, with landscaping and material choices reinforcing a quiet, contemporary character. Inside, earthy tones, generous ceiling heights, and a glass-walled wine cellar anchor a warm approach to everyday living and leisure.
Casa da Rocha Quebrada sits on the southern coast of São Miguel in Lagoa, Portugal, a concrete house by SO Arquitetura & Design. The project belongs to the parents of one of the studio’s founders, so the brief strips back every nonessential move and pairs a mineral exterior with a warmer interior. Exposed concrete, sheltered openings, and a simple plan respond to the harsh Atlantic edge without losing a sense of quiet domestic life.
Palmento reimagines an ancient grape-processing palmento in Ragusa, Italy as a restaurant led by architect Giuseppe Iacono. Thick stone walls, timber roofs, and the ghosts of vats frame a new ritual of dining that keeps the building’s rural character present. Guests cross a low stone threshold and move between gardens, halls, and courtyards as the project works with layers of history rather than wiping them away.
Ridge House settles between field and forest in Owen Sound, Canada, where superkül shapes a rural house around slope, wind, and long horizontal views. The project treats the ridge as both datum and shelter, using a singular roofline to gather four-season rooms that stay close to the ground and even closer to the surrounding woods. Inside, calm finishes and controlled light keep the focus on climate, texture, and the slow movement of the day.
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