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Casa Libertad is a house in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, designed by Salagnac Arquitectos in 2018 for a young family of six. Set on the hills of Nosara with forest around it and ocean views beyond, the home is organized around open living, swing louver windows, and steady cross-ventilation. Masonry walls, wood elements, local stone, gardens, and fruit trees keep daily life closely tied to the site.

Hinge House is a 2024 house by Workaday in the foothills of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Set to capture both city and mountain views, it turns early decisions about orientation into the project’s clearest architectural move: roof planes that intersect, lift, and shade. Inside, high windows, broad glazing, stone, and pale wood keep daylight and the landscape close in every room.

SwissHouse XL is a house in Coldrerio, Switzerland, designed by Davide Macullo Architects for a young local family with deep ties to the area. Completed in 2023, the project takes its cues from rural building types and the village edge, where the historical core meets more recent expansion. An octagonal plan, cut roofline, and exterior stair give the home a clear figure without losing its connection to place.

Casa Viteri Vergara is a house in Quito, Ecuador, designed by MCM+A Taller de Arquitectura for a narrow corner site in Nayón. Completed in 2018, the project responds to a steep slope, broad mountain views, and a warm, dry climate with a mixed structural system of concrete and wood. Its arrangement follows the plot’s long axis, setting social and private areas in clear relation to terrain, light, and privacy.

SKL House is a house in Envigado, Colombia, designed by CÂPÂ arquitectura as a sequence of four modules set across a sloping site. Completed in 2019, the home uses rotations, garden passages, and shifting levels to bind those parts into one continuous dwelling. A dark exterior gives way to light wood interiors, where double heights, angled openings, and cross views keep movement and daylight in constant play.

Open Courtyard House is a private residence in Singapore by Wallflower Architecture + Design, conceived as a luminous house organized around an internal courtyard, pool, and garden. Designed in 2024, the project draws daylight and air deep into the plan, reaching even a sunken basement garden. Travertine, teak, white marble, and walnut plywood keep the rooms calm and visually continuous.

Casa Frascà Bosco is a house in Roccella Ionica, Italy, designed by federico casati and completed in 2023. Set within the layered terrain of Calabria’s Gelsomini coast, the project turns local conditions into a clear architectural order, using hand-sculpted granite, deep shadow, and a stepped interior plan to organize daily life from the office and living room to the terrace and pool.

Paula House is a house in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by Luciano Kruk arquitectos. Set within a development on the city’s outskirts, it responds to a landscape of lagoon, golf course, and garden with a low, carefully organized plan. The owners’ interest in Brazilian art and culture helped shape a home intended to reflect daily life while keeping a clear architectural focus.