Vale House settles into Rollingwood, United States, as a gabled stone house by Furman + Keil Architects. The home reads private from the street yet opens to a bright courtyard at its core, where thin steel windows draw sun across pale wood and honed stone. A family house at heart, it guides daily life toward a kitchen that serves both routine and revelry with calm, durable materials.

River Road is a house in Austin, United States, by Furman + Keil Architects. The commission rethinks a remodeled 1954 ranch, restoring order with a clear plan and daylight. Across two levels, the team keeps much of the structure intact and threads new rooms with a warm material palette, shaping contemporary places for daily living and relaxed gatherings with friends.

McCann Prague Offices sits inside an exceptional building along Riegrovy Sady in Prague, Czech Rep., reimagined by Atelier Kunc architects. The commission reshapes an advertising workplace into a connected, two-floor office with generous daylight and clear circulation. It uses an industrial register—exposed white concrete, visible wiring, and black-framed glazing—to bring the firm together while keeping rooms adaptable for different tasks and tempos.

Altes Gericht lands inside Klausen, Italy’s listed Old Courthouse, where Stefan Gamper Architecture converts the upper levels into two compact apartments. The real estate type is apartment, but the project reads as a precise interior refit with a gentle hand. Under steep roofs and between old beams, the studio shapes calm rooms and puts every centimeter to work without noise or fuss.

NK Apartment is a 210 m2 (2,260 sq ft) penthouse renovation in Belgrade, Serbia, by Novak Kijac Architects. The apartment rethinks family life around open-plan living, soft light, and a disciplined palette anchored by HIMACS Solid Surface. Calm tones, warm wood, and precise detailing shape a home that favors clarity and comfort over trend, turning a generous top-floor footprint into a warm, social interior tuned to everyday routines.

Maison TO sits in Sari-Solenzara, France, within the small hamlet of Togna between the sea and the mountains. Designed by Isabelle Berthet Bondet, the house draws on the rugged typology of traditional sheepfolds while leaning into a contemporary stance. Broad timber decks, local stone walls, and a suspended pool pull the landscape into daily life and push living outdoors for much of the year.

Kessler’s Mountain Lodge anchors a reimagined farmstead in Natz-Schabs, Italy, where hospitality meets working agriculture. Stefan Gamper Architecture shapes a multi-building retreat around a protected courtyard, balancing guest comfort with regional materials and rhythm. Set within the alpine landscape, the lodge reads as both a guesthouse and a living farm, with chalets and apartments threaded into day-to-day production.

Travelers’ House stands in Warsaw, Poland, a ground-level house by BBGK Architekci shaped for a couple who live to roam and return. The plan revolves around an atrium and a tent-like roof that pulls garden air deep inside, then frames long views into the pines. Materials skew warm and tactile, and the interior nods to tropical modernism without turning away from the woods outside.