Villa Ivy and Elisa stand in the village of Seseh in Bali, Indonesia, where Riccardo Rubelli draws the house deep into its tropical setting. Two villas share a calm dialogue between masonry, timber, and planted courts, their rooftop terraces tuned to breezes from the nearby beach. Inside, modern volumes and Balinese materials meet in a measured way that keeps the daily rhythm relaxed and quietly precise.
Looking Glass sits on the shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, WA, United States, a reimagined house by Olson Kundig for multigenerational living by the water. The project reworks a 1990s split-level into a modern, family-focused retreat, pairing reflective materials with a calm, lake-ready palette. Inside and out, the composition balances open gathering zones with quieter corners for reading, working, and watching the light move across the lake.
CASINHA DA MELROEIRA stands on a tight plot in Ourém, Portugal, where Filipe Saraiva – Arquitectos rebuilds a familiar ruin as a compact village house. The project follows a pentagonal volume that mirrors its neighboring Casa da Melroeira while carving out intimate outdoor rooms and framed views. Inside, salvaged pieces, handcrafted objects, and technical experiments turn a modest footprint into a layered home grounded in memory and everyday use.
Beverly Crest traces a steep Beverly Hills, CA, United States hillside with the confidence of a seasoned local. Whipple Russell Architects shapes the house as a sequence of terraces, bridges, and rooms, each tuned to the ridgeline and city views. What begins as a quiet entry across water opens into a layered home where a Mediterranean-inflected retreat meets Los Angeles energy over five descending levels.
House P02 unfolds as a low, linear house in Avola, Italy, where concrete, stone, and water organize daily life under decisive Mediterranean light. Designed by Paolo Florio, the single-level villa reads as a sequence of orthogonal volumes, deep pergolas, and reflective pools that sit close to the ground. The result is a rigorously composed home that ties structural clarity to the rhythms of outdoor living around its garden and water courts.
Bangalow Road House stands on a narrow 360m² corner block in Byron Bay, Australia, shaped by Son Studio as a compact, efficient family house. The project responds to tight height and boundary controls with stacked timber volumes and a central courtyard that mediate between a busy street and calm interior life. Within this modest footprint, the house treats light, screening, and climate as core architectural tools rather than add-ons.
Apartment in Kichijoji renovates a compact apartment in Musashino, Japan, reworking daily life around a larger, more open kitchen by Roovice. The project turns a former 3LDK layout into a generous living–dining–kitchen zone, where exposed structure, oak parquet, and custom carpentry support a brighter, more connected way of living. Every move favors shared rooms and easy circulation while respecting the calm character of a residential neighborhood.
Block House: Interior sits within a three-level house in Prague, Czechia, where Studio MA works directly with the sloping terrain of Šárecké Valley. The project refines everyday living with clear geometry, long views and a restrained material palette that connects the main living floor, the private spa level and the roof-terrace bedrooms into one continuous experience. Calm light, durable finishes and precise proportion drive the atmosphere throughout the home.
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