Apartment Lavrica sets a calm, contemporary tone in Lavrica, Slovenia, where Studio Formica reworks a compact house into an easygoing home. Sunlight, pale wood, and precise color choices carry through the living room, kitchen, and bedroom to create a consistent visual rhythm. Every surface feels considered yet relaxed, from the gallery wall above the sofa to the soft textiles that temper the open-plan layout for everyday family life.

Color Me Happy sets out a richly personal house in Estoril, Portugal, by Viterbo Interior Design Ateliers, where color carries real emotional weight. Each room responds to a specific feeling, from the energising fuchsia office to the introspective deep blue powder room, shaping how daily life unfolds. Together they form a coherent home that treats hue, texture, and comfort as equal partners in living well.

Alden Mason House anchors a rare woodland pocket of Seattle, United States, where a creek, trees, and city life meet at the edge of Lake Washington. Reimagined by Ueda Design Studio, the mid-century house once built for painter Alden Mason now balances its original Northwest character with the needs of a contemporary family. The renovation treats the residence as a living archive, tuning comfort, light, and daily rituals without erasing its artistic roots.

Villa Zai stands on a cliff in Phuket, Thailand, oriented wide to the Andaman Sea and shaped by IDIN Architects as a rarefied nine-room hotel. Conceived for full buyout stays, it serves private groups and wedding parties who want guest rooms, ceremony settings, and shared amenities held together in one focused address. Every move responds to those social rhythms, from the signature suite to the sky-tuned interiors that track the day’s changing light.

Suburban Villa anchors an elevated plot in Thessaloniki, Greece, where Matheas Architecture reworks an unfinished suburban house into a refined, contemporary residence. The project threads minimalism with understated luxury, opening everyday life to long city views while reorganizing domestic routines around an open-plan core, dedicated leisure level, and revitalized pool terrace that respond directly to the owners’ way of living.

Villa Housu anchors a private holiday house in Tunturi-Lappi, Lapland, Finland, where the Arctic light stretches long across spruce-clad hills. Designed by Fyra in close collaboration with architect Otso Virtanen of Ark Helsinki, the retreat balances an active outdoor routine with calm, pared-back interiors. Finnish spruce, soft minimalism, and concealed storage come together to support a family that moves between ski trails, sauna heat, and slow evenings by the living room windows.

Residence in Cortina transforms a historic hay barn into a contemporary chalet in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, under the guidance of architect Ambra Piccin. The project leans on Antolini natural stone, hand-worked spruce, and aged iron to root alpine living in a rich material palette that respects the barn’s original character. Across three compact levels, wide mountain views and robust finishes turn daily routines into a tactile, landscape-linked experience.

Mar de Flores stands on a rising coastal slope in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, conceived by Elástica Studio as a compact multi unit housing enclave. Four slender homes climb toward the sea, stacking terraces, bedrooms, and rooftop decks to work with the sun, the breeze, and the view. Inside and out, the architecture leans on simple materials and clear volumes to keep attention on ocean light and everyday coastal life.