Residência CV sits in Curitiba, Brazil, where Luiz Volpato Arquitetura renovates and expands a deteriorated house instead of razing it. The project keeps the structure, recalibrates the layout, and responds to a prominent position at the entrance of a consolidated condominium. It’s a house rethought for contemporary use, with new rooms, durable materials, and stronger ties to the garden and street.
La Croix unfolds along a Canadian mountainside, a house by Luc Plante architecture + design that tracks the slope with split levels and sweeping gables. The residence organizes daily life around an open living floor with a double-sided hearth and views toward the Eastern Townships. Clad in masonry and metal, it reads contemporary yet composed, with geometry tuned to light and the wooded site.
House in Jastrzębia Góra sits on a tree-framed plot in Jastrzębia Góra, Poland, where sea air and filtered light set the tone. Designed by Archmondo Piotr Kowalczyk, the house arranges two barn-like volumes into an L-shaped plan that shapes a sheltered courtyard. It’s a family house with a measured, contemporary silhouette and a restrained palette that holds steady against the Baltic climate.
Whidbey Uparati sits in Island County, WA, United States, as a house by Wittman Estes. The family retreat is designed for uparati—stillness—set lightly above a meadow. It folds a courtyard plan, cedar cladding, and wide glazing into a quiet, high-point perch with views to Useless Bay and the Olympic Mountains, aiming for connection to land and shared rituals.
EL House Itajobi sits in Itajobi, Brazil, where a 1964 farmhouse gains a careful second life. Serpa Comunicação leads a rural house refurbishment grounded in memory, material reuse, and a clear connection to the surrounding vegetation. The project weaves farm-sourced timber, reclaimed brick, and slate into a calm, practical home for a retired couple. Light, views, and a kitchen-centered plan pull daily life toward the landscape.
Salt Pan House stands on the edge of a salt pan in India, composed with quiet rigor by We Design Studio. The house sits between the Chapora River and a mangrove belt, its profile pared back to climate and context. A limited buildable area sharpened every move, turning restraint into a working method and the land into a guide.
Ravine Residence sits in Toronto, Canada, where Akb Architects renew a historic coach house with a three‑storey rear addition. The house tucks into South Rosedale’s trees and turns toward the ravine, pairing a walk‑out level with calm, pared‑back rooms. Inside, light oak floors, sheer curtains, and measured details give the renovation a quiet register suited to a busy owner. The work reads fresh yet grounded.
Crescent House Renovation anchors a classic Toronto, Canada house with a contemporary rear addition by Akb Architects. The project refreshes period rooms while opening the back to light, landscape, and everyday meals. In two moves, it respects ornate plaster and marble up front, then pivots to long panes, warm wood, and a garden-focused kitchen at the rear.