Curved unfolds as a 70-square-meter apartment in Kraków, Poland, drawn from the curved envelope of a contemporary building and refined by Eklekt Atelier. The interior reorganizes a once-standard layout into an open, flowing sequence for weekend living, where day and night zones slip past one another behind soft partitions and discreet storage. Calm light, restrained materials, and careful detailing ground the project in quiet urban comfort.
Nothing Design Co. Headquarters stands on a tight Chicago, IL, United States streetscape, where Range Design & Architecture converts an existing structure into a furniture studio and showroom. The project leans on brick construction and calibrated daylight to expand the volume, create working and display areas, and knit the new frontage into Chicago’s familiar row of common-brick buildings.
Breeze House sets a quiet yet confident tone for terrace living in Singapore, where Mark 12 Architects centers passive performance and day-to-day comfort. This house rethinks the intermediate terrace type around a continuous breezeway that pulls in monsoon winds, daylight, and greenery. Inside, contemporary living unfolds across open volumes that blur the line between interior rooms and semi-outdoor courts, giving the residents a close, changing relationship with climate and weather.
Verandah House stands in Singapore as a compact house shaped by Mark 12 Architects around light, greenery, and a demanding urban edge. The three-level home layers courtyards, balconies, and gardens to temper the presence of a neighboring MRT station while drawing nature into daily routines. Eclectic interiors pair oriental references with contemporary lines, turning each level into a backdrop for art, gathering, and quiet work.
Casa MZ reimagines a mid-century house in Iseo, Italy, through the precise eye of architect Andrea Pagani. The project joins a first-floor 1960s apartment with its former attic, creating a luminous double-height living volume and a tailored studio for the art historian owner. Original structure and contemporary interventions sit in close dialogue, giving this domestic interior a fresh rhythm while holding tight to the building’s layered history.
Rock Villa stretches along the rocky terrain of Bumehen, Tehran, Iran, reading as an outgrowth of the mountain rather than a conventional house. Raad Group arranges the volumes with care, tucking rooms into the slope while letting upper levels lean toward the center of the site. The project uses landscape, light and reused materials to tie daily life to the climate that surrounds it.
Minimalist Wooden Villa brings a precise, timber-lined calm to a contemporary chalet in Como, Italy, by Dario Turani Associati. The single-level house with a mezzanine relax loft leans on reclaimed wood, pale textiles, and filtered daylight to soften its rational, farmhouse-inspired shell. Inside, eco-conscious materials and restrained furnishings shape rooms that stay warm, efficient, and quietly connected to the surrounding garden.
Apartment on Via Falcone brings a bright, contemporary apartment to Marcianise, Italy, where ESFA architetti crafts a continuous day area around light and tailored joinery. Kitchen and living remain visually connected yet can close off when needed, maintaining fluid movement for everyday life. Throughout the home, stone-effect porcelain and measured color accents build a warm, refined rhythm that grounds the interior in a calm, urban character.