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.

V8 House lands in Vinh, Vietnam, as a ground-up house by TNT Architecture that folds family life into a tight urban fabric. Designed in 2020 for three generations, the project uses layered rooms, gardens, and filters to choreograph privacy, daylight, and daily movement. The result is a calm interior world cued to climate and routine.

Thompson House sets down on a steep site in West Vancouver, Canada, where harbour and mountain views pull in opposite directions. Designed by splyce design, the house navigates that tension with long cedar wing walls, covered decks, and a pinwheel roof that coax light and privacy into balance. It’s a house for gathering, but also for retreat, with circulation that choreographs movement and sightlines across levels.

Summer Apartment unfolds in Londrina, Brazil, as a compact yet expressive Apartment by Bohrer Arquitetos. The 97.85 sqm (1,053 sq ft) interior uses a crisp plan and a confident palette to cue mood and movement across open living, dining, and kitchen zones. Color drives the story, while Brazilian-made pieces lend warmth and character without crowding the rooms.

Escondido Beach House sits on Malibu, CA, United States, reimagined by Oppenheim Architecture as a measured renewal of a 1980s beachfront home. The house is stripped back to its structure and rebuilt as a clear, coastal plan that privileges light, air, and the daily pull of the Pacific. What was inward and busy now stretches toward the water with a calm, continuous rhythm across rooms and terraces.

Vespa anchors a young family’s house on the Gold Coast, Australia, by Habitat Studio Architects. The subtropical retreat pairs a monolithic western facade with a hovering roof, deep overhangs, and lush planting that draw breezes and temper glare. Inside and out, rooms pivot around a generous courtyard, balancing outward living with refuge, while concrete, timber, and black detailing keep the palette grounded in durability and calm.