Designed by Nati Minas & Studio, the LEA Apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, is a 2022 project that embodies a clean, soft-toned aesthetic tailored to its young resident’s comfortable daily life. Prioritizing an open layout with a centralized kitchen and dining area, the design showcases the natural warmth of ceramic, Portuguese stone, and curved wood elements, creating a welcoming, light-filled atmosphere.
Designed by renowned Czech architect Petr Jančálek, the Prague 1 Flat showcases a stunning transformation of a historic apartment in the heart of Prague, Czech Republic. This complete reconstruction and extension project, completed in 2023, seamlessly blends the property’s original classicist charm with modern elements and technologies, creating a harmonious living space that celebrates the apartment’s rich heritage.
Featuring a new roof dormer, an outdoor atrium, and meticulously restored wooden beamed ceilings, this apartment project exemplifies the designer’s vision to revive the artistic values of the historic apartment while thoughtfully incorporating contemporary design sensibilities.
Situated on a mountainside just outside Barcelona, the White Stone House is a contemporary masterpiece by renowned architects ON-A. Featuring a striking white sculptural form, this single-family Mediterranean home blends clean lines, natural materials, and expansive views of the sea. With thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces, the White Stone House offers a luxurious and sustainable living experience that captures the essence of the contemporary coastal lifestyle.
The Downside-up apartment designed by Clinicaurbana in Treviso, Italy, showcases a captivating inversion of spatial hierarchies. Featuring a dominant concrete soffit that dictates the room dynamics, this 2023 project subverts traditional design norms. The horizontal plane counteracts the vertical wooden panels, creating a harmonious interplay of elements. Traversing the space, tortuous profiles weave along the architectural lines, seamlessly integrating domestic furnishings and equipment, evoking a “delirium of detail” that captivates the eye.
Situated within the prestigious confines of a renowned golf resort in Christchurch, New Zealand, the captivating Three Gables residence showcases the exceptional design prowess of South Architects Limited. This privately commissioned house, completed in 2019, seamlessly blends its classical gable structures with thoughtfully crafted indoor-outdoor spaces, catering to the needs of a multi-generational family.
Slate House, a new three-level, high-performing, and high-end apartment building in the bayside suburb of Brighton, Melbourne, Australia, was designed by the renowned architecture firm Austin Maynard Architects. Responding to the developers’ brief to create beautiful, thoughtful, refined, and efficient homes, the design is a careful articulation of built form that fits gently within the street’s character, sensitive to the size and presence of neighboring properties.
In Berkeley, California, a 1960s residence has undergone a remarkable transformation, courtesy of Holder Parlette Architecture. The renovation of this house has prioritized a modern European aesthetic, focusing on expansive views and spacious interiors while maintaining the original footprint.
The design highlights include a living area with 14-foot ceilings and a full-height sliding door that seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor spaces, offering breathtaking vistas of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. Complementing the minimalist, white interior is a landscaped yard featuring a lawn, fountain, and hot tub, all oriented towards the picturesque vista.
Tucked away in the vibrant city of Sassari, Italy, Casa LL showcases a stunning apartment transformation by the talented design team at domECO. This 2024 project features an open-concept layout that seamlessly blends the living and kitchen areas, creating a harmonious and well-lit space. The innovative use of rotated partitions and a mix of materials, including vertical panels and quartz countertops, lend an elegant and understated aesthetic to this residential gem.