Osprey House anchors the tree line of Shelter Island, NY, United States, where Desai Chia Architecture works with a local builder to frame the edge of Mashomack Preserve. The house reverses the usual domestic order, lifting family life toward the marsh and opening broad views over Cedar Island Cove. Inside and out, the project uses material calm and careful sightlines to keep nature in constant view.
GM House settles into the hillside of Quinta da Baroneza, SP, Brazil, as a low horizontal house by Padovani Arquitetos for a young family. The project stretches along the natural slope, drawing the eye toward wide countryside views while a deep metal roof and warm materials pull everyday life outdoors. Inside and out, the architecture leans on clear lines and tactile surfaces to keep the setting at the center.
House Sonneggstrasse steps out over the green valley in Seewen, Switzerland, where Beck Oser Architects arrange two pitched-roof volumes along a steep hillside. The concrete house unfolds around a broad terrace with pool, drawing daily life toward the view while quieter rooms settle into the slope below. Simple materials, calm furnishings, and crisp openings keep the focus on light and landscape.
Casa Nau 64 settles beside the Óbidos Lagoon in Portugal, where [i]da arquitectos aligns the house with stone pines and wind off the water. The project organizes a single-family house into measured horizontal layers that answer sun, shelter, and garden in equal measure, turning a tight coastal plot into a quiet, outward-looking retreat.
Penny Apartment opens onto a light-filled 1920s shell in Milan, Italy, reshaped by designer Fiorenza Raja for a young family. The renovated apartment sets refined walnut, Verde Alpi marble, and dark cabinetry against playful color, neon lyrics, and musical art that trace the owners’ passions. Each room balances historic character with crisp, contemporary lines so daily life unfolds against a quietly theatrical, deeply personal backdrop.
Casa More sits in Mérida, Mexico, where Workshop: Diseño y Construcción reworks a midcentury Art Decó house into a layered domestic sequence. The house retains its 1940s character at the street and unfolds toward a new terrace and pool, moving from restored interiors to tropical gardens. Each zone reads as a chapter in the same story, shaped by climate, memory, and the easy pace of Yucatán life.
Modern House anchors a new family home in Vilnius, Lithuania, by interior designer Gintare Jarmalaviciute. The single house leans on warm minimalism, pairing pale timber, textured stone, and soft textiles to catch every shift of northern light. Across the open-plan core, careful lighting, layered surfaces, and muted furnishings keep the atmosphere calm yet precise, giving everyday routines a quietly polished backdrop.
City Oasis places a warm, modern apartment in the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands, shaped by Martijn Veldman Interior Design. Sunlit rooms, grounded by deep greens and pale timber, frame daily rituals in a calm, composed way that softens the city edge. Each volume flows into the next, so cooking, dining, relaxing, and sleeping feel connected yet quietly distinct.
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