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Casa CDB is a 2025 house in San Gregorio di Catania, Sicily, Italy, shaped by Andrea Guardo. The project reworks a 1990s residence near Etna, keeping travertine and the existing color palette in view. Inside, the staircase organizes movement, while new stone finishes, built-in storage, and a renewed garden bring the interiors and exterior into closer contact.

Alta North is a house in Alta, WY, United States, designed by Prospect Studio as a contemporary mountain retreat for a family of five. Designed in 2024 at the edge of Caribou-Targhee National Forest, it organizes living, sleeping, and service zones along a sheltered boardwalk entry, pairing broad landscape views with board-formed concrete and a deliberately modest scale for the region.

Cardwell Clubhouse is an off-grid house in Muskoka District Municipality, ON, Canada, designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design as a social hub for an active family compound. Set beside a clearing created for the site’s photovoltaic array, the elongated building pairs a recreation room and flexible guest quarters with a gear garage, tying indoor gathering to sports courts, lake views, and the daily routines of outdoor life.

Slot House is a house in Los Angeles, United States, designed by ANX / Aaron Neubert Architects for a steep hillside site. The project recesses its garage into the slope and places two levels of living above, using a bridge, retaining walls, and a continuous skylight to tie the house to the terrain. Long sightlines, framed views, and a private rear terrace guide the experience from street to hillside.

Casa Gana is a house in Pak Chong District, Thailand, designed by TOUCH Architect as a retreat with room for intimate gatherings. Completed in 2024, the project sits in Khao Yai’s quieter landscape, where a protective street facade, a courtyard entry, and broad west-facing glazing shape a measured shift from privacy to open views. Local materials and a restrained palette keep the building grounded in daily use and easy upkeep.

Villa Litomyšl II is a house in Czechia by Studio MA s.r.o., designed for family life on a gently sloping site. Completed in 2021, the modern home is arranged in an L-shaped plan that opens its main living areas to the garden, using roof overhangs, broad glazing, and a central stair to connect daily life across the house.

Cabins Kravák is a house project in Znojmo, Czechia, designed by Studio MA s.r.o. and conceived as a series of modular cabins set in close dialogue with the landscape. Designed in 2025, the project centers on compact living, using flexible layouts, integrated storage, large glazing, and a restrained material palette to make small interiors feel practical, calm, and closely connected to the outdoors.

Sagamore North Cottage is a house in Muskoka District Municipality, ON, Canada, designed by Akb Architects for life close to the water and tucked from passing boats. Completed in 2025, the all-season retreat follows the island’s slope and uses dark cladding, broad roof planes, and sliding glass walls to balance privacy with long views, family gatherings, and quieter moments alone.