Gava Beach House transforms a former office in Barcelona, Spain, into a house for a couple, designed by Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge. Set against views of Gava Mar Beach filtered through pine trunks, the 2022 project turns horizontality into an interior idea through shifting floor levels, a mezzanine, and an open plan that draws natural light deep into the home.
Wooster Loft is a 2008 loft renovation on Wooster Street in Manhattan, New York, NY, United States, designed by Dub Studios. Working within a broad existing floor plate, the project strips away layers of sheetrock to recover cast-iron columns, old brick walls, exposed joists, and tall windows, then places private rooms toward the back so daylight can reach deeper into the home.
Modern living in a historic monument is a five-level house renovation in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by BNLA architecten. Set on the Keizersgracht, the project reworks a national monument with restored heritage elements and a fully reimagined interior developed with Wonderstruck. Across more than 480 m², the narrow, deep canal house balances the city’s public face with quieter rooms overlooking the enclosed garden.
MMMM Apartment is a 2023 apartment renovation in Milan, Italy, by Depaolidefranceschibaldan architects. Set within an early 20th-century building, the project preserves the flat’s bourgeois character while inserting a self-contained metal service box that recasts the entry, kitchen, and daily circulation. Across roughly 80 square meters, older rooms and sharper contemporary elements are held in deliberate tension.
Casa Gana is a house in Pak Chong District, Thailand, designed by TOUCH Architect as a retreat with room for intimate gatherings. Completed in 2024, the project sits in Khao Yai’s quieter landscape, where a protective street facade, a courtyard entry, and broad west-facing glazing shape a measured shift from privacy to open views. Local materials and a restrained palette keep the building grounded in daily use and easy upkeep.
Casa Celeste is a 2024 apartment renovation in Naples, Italy, by FADD Architects. Reworking roughly 80 square meters (861 square feet), the project centers daily life on an open living area where the kitchen, sitting room, and book wall meet beneath recovered brick vaults. Hand-painted ceramics, Majorelle blue, and custom marble pieces give the interiors a local register with a broader Mediterranean inflection.
Villa Litomyšl II is a house in Czechia by Studio MA s.r.o., designed for family life on a gently sloping site. Completed in 2021, the modern home is arranged in an L-shaped plan that opens its main living areas to the garden, using roof overhangs, broad glazing, and a central stair to connect daily life across the house.
Cabins Kravák is a house project in Znojmo, Czechia, designed by Studio MA s.r.o. and conceived as a series of modular cabins set in close dialogue with the landscape. Designed in 2025, the project centers on compact living, using flexible layouts, integrated storage, large glazing, and a restrained material palette to make small interiors feel practical, calm, and closely connected to the outdoors.