Kohútka Cottage is a house in Prague, Czech Republic, by SENAA architekti. Designed in 2025, the project channels traditional Wallachian forms while adopting a contemporary, low-energy approach suited to mountain weather. A log-like profile faces east; broad glazing opens west to sweeping valleys. It’s modern living with practical mountain sense.
V House sets its stance in Portugal with a confident V-shaped plan and a stone skin that reads as one continuous body. Designed by João Tiago Aguiar, the house turns south to a garden and long, low pool while folding around a courtyard pierced by a tree. It’s a house, yes, but also a clear sequence of rooms and thresholds that makes daily life feel measured and connected.
Pavilion Essoa stands on the lagoon in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, a house by MOYÉSOA shaped by tropical vernacular thinking and bioclimatic craft. Set within a vast botanical garden, the villa breaks into independent volumes linked by courtyards that invite movement and air. The plan pursues self-sufficiency and modular living, translating local materials and know-how into a quiet, contemporary rhythm that meets the coast’s heat and humidity head-on.
HR House anchors a young family’s move to Kibbutz Kfar Haruv in Israel, reshaping a standard contractor build into a composed house by Nimrod Cohen. The renovation leans on clear geometry and an assured material hand to connect daily life with the southern Golan Heights landscape. What began as a generic shell now reads as a measured, modern home with broad openings, cohesive elevations, and a calm interior rhythm.
On the outskirts of Valencia, Jacaranda House rises from its geometric plot as a bold interplay of mass and fluidity. Solid stone volumes extend into cantilevers, enclosing luminous interiors that balance strength with elegance. Courtyards, shifting levels, and refined material contrasts create a home that is at once sculptural and serene, where architecture and landscape merge in harmony.
Avitare / Casa Sofía sits on a forested cliff in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, conceived as a premier short‑term rental house by HACEDORMAKER_. The concrete dwelling balances frontal privacy with uninterrupted views north to the Atlantic, shaping a clear gradient from street to sea. Inside, a rigorous geometry organizes rooms and courtyards while the structure works hard against sun, glare, and heat.
Wood, Water and Stone anchors a contemporary house compound in St. Helena, California, United States, by ROCHE+ROCHE Landscape Architecture. Framed by courtyards and low-water planting, the project channels agrarian pragmatism with mid-century clarity across guest house, yoga barn, and a garage arranged around a central garden. Designed in 2025, the landscape ties new structures to a heritage walnut and an existing pool, setting a calm cadence for daily living and outdoor gatherings.
Villa T rests on a hillside in Costa Rica, a west-facing house by Aarcano Arquitectura shaped for the light and breeze rolling off the Pacific. The project terraces across two levels and sets the master suite apart, linking daily life to the slope and the surrounding canopy. This is a house tuned to climate and view, composed of deep eaves, covered rooms, and long moments at the edge.
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