Contemporary Renaissance transforms a suburban house in Montpellier, France into a calm dialogue between interior and garden. Brengues le Pavec orchestrates the renovation as a gentle thickening of thresholds, using wood, concrete, and carefully framed views to draw daily life outdoors. The project treats the existing shell as a backdrop for layered terraces, subdued rooms, and a new canopy that pulls the pool, lawn, and living areas into one continuous experience.
Briarcrest Residence sits in the hills of Los Angeles, United States, conceived by Heusch as a quiet, minimalist house with a generous indoor-outdoor rhythm. The private retreat leans on glass, stone, and wood to tune modern living to its landscape. Across open rooms and terraces, the architecture tempers luxury with restraint and lets the hillside set the mood.
2PEAKS sets a semi-detached, multi-family residence in the Czech Republic with a crisp mountain stance. Designed by BekArch, the apartment-style building is aimed at short-stay escapes and keeps the peaks of Klínovec and Fichtelberg precisely centered from the dining tables. The project folds contemporary minimalism into a rugged setting, balancing warmth, wellness, and clear sightlines to the horizon.
Swoosh House sets a lively brief in motion in Australia, where Das Studio renovates and extends a long-loved family house. The project builds on a north-facing sandstone villa, replacing a gloomy lean-to with a generous rear addition shaped by an inverted roof truss. Across kitchen, living, and garden, daily life expands for a young athletic family ready for the next decade of gatherings and growth.
Lagoon View sets a new benchmark above Tiburon, United States, where ridge roads crest and the bay opens wide. SWATT + PARTNERS reimagines this house as a cohesive, view-forward residence with generous glazing and strong north–south organization. The commission, shaped for clients relocating to the Bay Area, folds open-plan living, long decks, and quiet materials into one measured composition.
Yumenomori unfolds in Sapporo, Japan, as a house by YODEZEEN Architects shaped by restraint and material clarity. The studio crafts a minimalist interior that leans on light, precise joinery, and a singular garden gesture to mediate between home and nature. In this first project in Japan, European sourcing meets Hokkaido calm, and the result reads quiet yet deliberate.
Forest Edge House lands in Roscoe, United States, as a compact, solar-powered house by Marc Thorpe. Set on a wooded slope in the western Catskills, the 1,500-square-foot, two-story home pairs an open living core with a 25-foot cantilevered steel deck reaching into the trees. Built by Edifice Upstate and furnished by Ligne Roset, it balances self-reliant systems with a measured, rural clarity.
Villa Zenith sits above the coastline in Las Huacas, Nosara, Costa Rica, as a house by Salagnac Arquitectos shaped for ocean views and breeze. The plan divides generous social rooms and terraces from six quiet bedrooms, opening living areas to an infinity pool and an outdoor BBQ while keeping private quarters calm. Clean lines, light tones, and natural textures anchor the indoor–outdoor rhythm.
