The Villain House, designed by architect Clàudia Raurell, is situated in Barcelona, Spain. Completed in 2023, this contemporary residence stands on the northern slope of Montjuic. The design features a straw-colored exterior and a grey-hued, brutalist interior.
Its unique structure forms an integrated urban silhouette, characterized by a doubling of its street-facing facade. Innovative space allocation removes the need for doors, and a glass-enclosed patio improves climate control.
Feng House by BLA Design Group in Vancouver, Canada, seamlessly combines West Coast modern architecture with traditional Chinese design. The home features large gables, floor-to-ceiling windows, and sliding glass doors, maximizing natural light and creating interconnected spaces.
Influenced by Vancouver’s climate, it incorporates standing seam metal cladding and cedar siding. The interiors honor the family’s Asian heritage with custom artwork, slatted wood panels, and culturally elegant furnishings. Designed in 2022, the project reflects a blend of cultural influences and modern living trends.
Brazilian architect Laurent Troost has completed Casa da Sombra, a house with concrete walls designed to filter sunlight in Manaus, Brazil. Created in 2023, the design caters to a resident with photophobia, with gardens integrated into the structure to provide shading.
Sawyer Retreat is a vacation house in Michigan, United States, designed by Wheeler Kearns Architects in 2024. It integrates into the native sand dune landscape with charred wood siding and panoramic views of Lake Michigan. Built on a lakeside bluff, it features two skewed wooden boxes over a concrete base.
Casa PR, designed by [i]da Arquitectos in 2024, is a house in Lourinhã, Portugal. Its design leverages the sloping site to offer sweeping views of the Atlantic coastline and surrounding landscape. The house has a distinctive “L” shape, with the lower floor embracing a south-facing garden and pool.
Reciprocal House, designed by Gianni Botsford Architects, is a four-storey home in Hampstead, London. This newly completed property replaces a dilapidated cottage while preserving a 1969 extension by Norman Foster. Positioned behind a Victorian pub, the house showcases an industrial character with exposed concrete and a distinct geometric form.
The House With Two Ridges near Warsaw, designed by Z3Z Architekci, features an unusual shape dictated by the plot’s specific conditions and local development requirements. The architects solved a design challenge by incorporating two roof ridges to accommodate a home exceeding 200 square meters.
The interior showcases a cool loft aesthetic, balanced with warmed materials such as wood and brick, while the ceiling is left raw concrete to enhance the space. The house also offers views of protected, scenic ponds and a river valley.
House Steffens is a house located in Windhoek, Namibia, designed by Jaco Wasserfall Architects in 2021. This remarkable dwelling embodies modern architectural artistry that seamlessly melds with its natural surroundings. The eye-catching façade combines weathered metal and concrete, presenting a sophisticated exterior that hints at the elegant interior, which features open spaces and expansive windows that dissolve barriers between indoor and outdoor living.
