Experimental Châlet Val d’Isère sits at the foot of the slopes in Val d’Isère, France, where CHZON turns a 113-room hotel into a rich alpine narrative. The project riffs on American lodge imagery, Savoyard craft, and the daily rhythm of skiing to build a contemporary mountain spirit that feels both graphic and grounded. Guests move through rooms and lounges shaped by forest textures, ski-inspired curves, and familiar materials used with easy confidence.
Home for Life sits in Ghent, Belgium, as a compact house for a retired couple by architect Karel Verstraeten. The single-storey home arranges daily life across an accessible plan, then tucks a small loft under the gabled roof for visiting grandchildren. Warm timber surfaces, generous circular windows, and chimney-like roof volumes keep the mood domestic and bright while the layout quietly anticipates future care.
Banool House opens to the sea from a modest clifftop plot in Fairhaven on Victoria’s Surf Coast, Australia. Lachlan Shepherd Architects transform a dilapidated two-bedroom structure into a robust weekender that leans into modernist beach shack ease, with timber-lined rooms framing long ocean horizons. The house stays low-key yet precise, tuned to relaxed days, changing weather and easy maintenance for extended family visits.
Admirals Row crowns a tower in FL, United States, as a loft apartment by Studio Collin Cobia tuned to quiet, under-stated luxury. The penthouse divides private rooms from an expansive open plan where charred cabinetry, marble, and blackened steel shape a calm retreat above the city. Soft plaster walls and linen curtains temper the daylight, turning daily living into a slow, measured rhythm of light, shadow, and texture.
W New York – Union Square marks a vivid new chapter for this hotel in New York, United States, guided by Rockwell Group’s return to a familiar address. The studio recasts the Beaux-Arts landmark with rooms, lounges, and a restaurant tuned to Union Square’s changing rhythm, from market mornings to late-night gatherings. Color, pattern, and art shape a layered interior that feels both rooted in the city and pointed toward the brand’s future.
Appartamento San Sebastiano reimagines a late-19th-century apartment in Milan, Italy, through the lens of Deamicisarchitetti. The studio reshapes the corner residence into a fluid, Wunderkammer-inspired interior where vintage pieces, art, and custom elements converse across time. Rooms slip into one another along a circular route, while materials from Carrara marble to steel and wood ground the evolving collection of objects in a quietly theatrical domestic setting.
Private Home draws daylight deep into a quiet suburban corner of Vilnius, Lithuania, where tall glazing opens the house toward its garden. Designed by Daiva Rabaciauskaite, the project balances a cool minimalist shell with plush textures and vivid color notes that shift from room to room. Each level layers nuanced surfaces, sculptural furniture and tailored lighting into a clear, contemporary composition.
Casa Regino reimagines an apartment in Burgos, Spain, through a modern renovation led by Vanda. The project organizes daily life around fluid rooms, natural light, and custom-made elements that respond to the residents’ habits. Clean lines, controlled color, and a careful balance of openness and privacy turn this urban dwelling into a bright, welcoming home with a distinct Burgos character.
