An’s Sai Gon brings a multi-use wellness and dining address to Vietnam under the direction of QBA architects. Set in Thao Dien, the project folds café life, restaurant service, spa rituals, and offices into one renovated compound. A tropical canopy, soft furnishings, and filtered light set the tone. Guests move from morning coffee to evening treatments with an easy rhythm that keeps the whole place humming.

Stealth House lands in Austin, TX, United States as a compact house by Specht Novak that hides its life within. The 2024 ADU turns its back to the street with corrugated Cor-Ten cladding, then opens to courtyards and full-height glazing that soak interiors in daylight. Privacy drives the parti, yet the plan feels effortless and bright.

Ying’nFlo lands in Hong Kong as a lifestyle hotel by Linehouse, pitched to modern travelers who value ease and character over stiffness. The project reshapes the ground floor into a series of house-like rooms and pushes color and texture into a lush terrace and pared-back suites. Warm materials and a youthful edge give the communal areas their energy, while the guest rooms keep comfort and function front and center.

Carcassonne reshapes a heritage-listed house in Melbourne’s leafy south-east into a family home by FMD Architects. The project relocates daily life to a stepped, north-facing addition and reopens the original fabric to light and garden views. Across the lot, rooms now connect with both a public front garden and a private rear yard and pool, drawing a clear line between arrival, shared living, and quiet retreat.

Pudis Offices lands in Prague, Czech Republic, where Studio COSMO reworks a headquarters for a civil engineering firm with five decades of practice. Inside a nine-story Podbaba building, the team pares back to core materials and introduces a new kitchenette and a 26-seat meeting room to support daily rhythm and growth. The intervention respects the original structure while folding the company’s visual identity into light, surfaces, and furniture.

Milan Apartment in Porta Venezia sits inside a classical palazzo in Milan, Italy, reimagined by Eligo Studio for a creative couple. The renovation holds onto early-20th-century craft while threading a clear palette of soft hues and anthracite across rooms. It’s an apartment reshaped for convivial, contemporary living without losing its Milanese poise.

Casa Magmol sets a crisp silhouette in Merida, Mexico, where angular stone planes lift above a deep lawn and blue pool. Designed by Arkham Projects, the house pivots around a lateral entry that hides cars and directs attention to mass and light instead. Inside, broad openings slide away to fold living and dining into the garden, while rich surfaces sharpen the quarry-inspired concept.

Bedford Barn Renovation and Addition sits in Bedford, NY, United States, where SPG Architects transform a 19th-century outbuilding into a working part of family life. The house-scale conversion respects the barn’s landmark status while adding a compact, glass-lined wing that opens to fields and sky. What was once a utility building now supports gatherings with a deliberate balance of preservation and crisp contemporary work.