Hartdene Barns gathers nine new houses in Edenbridge, United Kingdom, where Nissen Richards Studio translates a once-derelict dairy farm into carbon-net-zero rural living. The development folds barn silhouettes, advanced fabric construction, and a rich material palette into luxury homes that retain the memory of agricultural life while committing to RIBA Climate Challenge 2025 criteria. Each dwelling treats landscape, structure, and finish as part of one precise, low-carbon vision.
Larissa 5 Residence unfolds as a terraced family house in São Paulo, Brazil, shaped by architect Gilda Meirelles for a couple and their children. The project extends across a sloped site in the countryside, using staggered levels to draw daily life toward the surrounding landscape. Social rooms, outdoor decks, and calm interiors work in concert, turning the house into a long-term retreat rather than a short weekend escape.
Casa Mulix stands in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico as a house conceived around air, shade, and layered courtyards. Designed by Arkham Projects, the residence organizes three levels around a central void that pulls light and greenery into daily circulation. Every move or pause moves past vegetation, terraces, and shifting volumes that open for views or close for privacy, giving the home a calm but dynamic rhythm through the day.
A Quiet House for Tropical Living isets a calm rhythm in Tinh An, Quang Ngai, Vietnam, by STD Design Consultant. This multi-family residence folds daily life around a preserved Barringtonia asiatica tree, treating tropical light, shade, and breezes as essential building blocks. Accessibility, adaptability, and direct contact with greenery shape a compact home that supports aging residents while staying open to future generations.
Perchée stands in a maple-wooded valley in Québec, Canada, conceived as a restrained house by Matière Première Architecture that barely touches the ground. The project threads itself along the slope, holding back from excessive clearing so daily life stays immersed in the forest. Interior rooms and covered terraces trade square footage for atmosphere, treating the surrounding trees as the constant companion to every movement through the house.
Chalet Cristallo stands on a steep slope above Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, where 3ndy Studio shapes a contemporary alpine house against the Dolomites’ jagged skyline. The project organizes life across two terraced levels, tucking bedrooms and wellness rooms into the ground while lifting a glazed living floor toward the view. Inside, a continuous timber envelope and measured furnishings create a calm, warm counterpoint to the snow and exposed rock outside.
Van der Vlugt Residence stands along the Keys, United States, as a clear expression of coastal resilience by [STRANG] Miami. The elevated house draws from Sarasota School principles to meet sea level rise and storm surge with a calm, modernist posture. Robust concrete, louvers, and passive cooling strategies work in concert, giving this retreat an unhurried presence at the water’s edge while quietly addressing the realities of its exposed setting.
Hata-Mazanka stands on a private estate near Kyiv, Ukraine, where YOD Group reimagines the archetypal rural mazanka as a contemporary guesthouse experience. The project translates traditional whitewashed walls and thatch into glass-walled volumes beneath a sweeping roof, creating a quiet setting for short stays rooted in local craft. Guests move between bedroom and living room as the landscape presses close, blurring the threshold between interior comfort and open countryside.
