Ca’n Gallineta lands in Manacor, Spain, as a house by OAM – Office Architecture Mallorca that reads the hillside before it writes on it. The project settles on the knoll and extends down the slope, opening the main face to the south for light and winter warmth. Passive moves shape daily comfort, while a single sloping roof gathers the volumes into one clear silhouette.
Lakeside Family Retreat sits in Canada, a house by Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect that steps with the Canadian Shield and gathers a large, multi-generational clan. The project spreads across three levels with a loft and a roofline that shelters cedar volumes while opening wide to the lake. Built for family life and long weekends, it balances rugged terrain with crafted detailing and a measured sequence from road to water.
Ocean River House sits on a river estuary in Bali, Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean pulls the eye and the breeze. Designed by Rado Iliev as a house that renews rather than replaces, it keeps the original structure while stretching upward and outward to claim stronger light and longer views. The result favors a modern stance without losing local gravity.
Apto BB lands in São Paulo, Brazil, as a measured urban retreat shaped by Marcela Penteado Arquitetos. The 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) apartment reworks a two-level plan to pull light deeper inside and soften daily rhythms. With partitions pared back and a sculpted stair at its core, the home trades clutter for calm and leans on wood, stone, and matte finishes to steady the mood.
Functionalist Apartment with Pink Piggy sits in Prague, Czech Republic, as the personal home of Martin Cenek Architecture. The renovation reworks a late-1930s tenement apartment with care, balancing the building’s modernist bones and a precise, contemporary refit. It’s an apartment, but it reads as a study in restraint and memory, folding original fabric and new craft into a clear, livable composition.
Villa Lavan is a house in Madrid, Spain, by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, laid out as two elongated volumes turning gently across the site. The plan separates daytime rooms facing the garden from upper-level bedrooms oriented to a nearby lake, while the rotation carves shaded terraces crucial for Madrid’s sun. Built for permanence, the dwelling threads climate sense with a clear, enduring structure.
Brisa House anchors a coastal site in Guarujá, Brazil, where FCstudio shapes a contemporary house around ocean views, breeze, and light. The 2024 residence leans into a vertical stance and wide glazing to fold daily life toward the Atlantic while dialing in resilience for sea air and sun. Inside, program and outlook sit in balance.
Can Tudó sits on a steep hillside above Paguera Bay in Palma, Spain, by Caballero+Colon. The house reads as a single folded plane that turns into roof, wall, and floor, with frameless glass and plant-filled fissures softening the edge between pine grove and interior. It’s a residence built from a tight set of rules and a taste for play, bringing island light deep into daily life.
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