Renovation is a house in Vermont, United States, redesigned by Sidehill Design Studio in 2023. What began as a kitchen remodel grows into a full-house reset, with the shell gutted, the plan rearranged, and the exterior renewed. New windows, upgraded systems, a screened porch, and a basement wine room give the home a cleaner sequence and a more practical daily rhythm.

Villa Ousia is a house in Pitsidia, Greece, by Paly Architects. Set on a hillside above the settlement, it reads as a sequence of three offset volumes connected by glass passages. Local stone, earth-toned plaster, and regional materials shape the project’s calm, practical character, while the plan opens toward the pool, the plain, and the sea.

Invisible Boundary is an apartment in Taichung, Taiwan, by La Dolce Vita, shaped around the idea that form can stay open without losing intimacy. The residence softens partitions with arches, sliding thresholds, and broad windows, letting light, air, and movement set the pace. Material choices and measured detailing give the home a calm, layered character that supports both privacy and connection.

CTP Apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, is a renovation of an apartment shaped by open views and a quieter daily rhythm. VOA Arquitetura reorganizes the plan for the resident family, bringing the social areas closer to the treetops outside. The result is a calm interior in which light beige surfaces, terracotta-clad columns, and a careful layout give the home a clearer sense of flow.

Founder’s Inc. turns a San Francisco office inside Fort Mason into a working base for startup training and maker-driven exchange. Studio BBA, working in 2023, treats the National Historic Landmark with a light hand, keeping the vaulted top-floor volume open for public use while shaping rooms for research, recording, and hands-on fabrication.

Sightglass Coffee – 20th Street brings a light-filled café to San Francisco, CA, United States. Studio BBA shapes the 2014 project around a double-height warehouse shell, pairing marble, plaster, teak, and dark brass with the easy circulation of a working coffee bar and roastery. Custom chandeliers, a chevron-patterned ceiling, and a wraparound banquette give the room a measured rhythm. The result feels practical, but never spare.

Sightglass Coffee – Divisadero is a restaurant in San Francisco, CA, United States, designed by Studio BBA. Housed in a 100-plus-year-old Edwardian, the café pairs restored clerestory windows and a new walk-up service window with a fully customized interior. Tailored lighting, joinery, furniture, and equipment keep the room precise, while accessibility and structural work sit quietly underneath.

The Mill turns a café into a familiar domestic scene. In San Francisco, CA, United States, Studio BBA shapes the restaurant around the feeling of a first bright kitchen, with mixed woods, white finishes, and generous daylight. Skylights bring light across the tables, while a custom soffit concentrates it over the bakery and barista work area, keeping the room practical without losing its homey reference.