Casa da Rocha Quebrada sits on the southern coast of São Miguel in Lagoa, Portugal, a concrete house by SO Arquitetura & Design. The project belongs to the parents of one of the studio’s founders, so the brief strips back every nonessential move and pairs a mineral exterior with a warmer interior. Exposed concrete, sheltered openings, and a simple plan respond to the harsh Atlantic edge without losing a sense of quiet domestic life.

Palmento reimagines an ancient grape-processing palmento in Ragusa, Italy as a restaurant led by architect Giuseppe Iacono. Thick stone walls, timber roofs, and the ghosts of vats frame a new ritual of dining that keeps the building’s rural character present. Guests cross a low stone threshold and move between gardens, halls, and courtyards as the project works with layers of history rather than wiping them away.

Ridge House settles between field and forest in Owen Sound, Canada, where superkül shapes a rural house around slope, wind, and long horizontal views. The project treats the ridge as both datum and shelter, using a singular roofline to gather four-season rooms that stay close to the ground and even closer to the surrounding woods. Inside, calm finishes and controlled light keep the focus on climate, texture, and the slow movement of the day.

House 720 Degrees stands in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, as an off-grid house by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura shaped around climate, light, and terrain. The project draws two families and their guests into a circular sequence that tracks sun, rain, and daily temperature swings with the precision of a solar clock. Its courtyard core, detached volumes, and earthen walls keep the remote valley both sheltered and wide open.

Casa Monti Parioli turns a once-generic 1950s apartment in Rome, Italy into a vivid home tailored to a young family of three. Costanza Santovetti Studio reworks the plan around a stainless steel and marble kitchen, using it as a clear visual anchor. Color, geometry, and light now knit together daily life, replacing the former monochrome shell with a lively yet ordered interior.

Attico M&S crowns an attic residence in Martina Franca, Italy, with a calm yet graphic interior by ABBW angelo bruno building workshop. The project turns a sunlit upper-level shell into a contemporary family home where soft neutrals, warm wood, and precise built-ins organize generous living, dining, and sleeping rooms under one continuous, light-washed ceiling. Daylight, color, and carefully scaled furnishings guide how the home is experienced from morning through late evening.

ShoeBox CHB sits in Montreal, Canada, where Alexandre Bernier Architecte reworks a modest shoebox house into a light-filled residence for contemporary family life. The house preserves its humble brick frontage toward the street while a recessed stainless steel volume and calm, tactile interiors recast everyday routines at the heart of the block. Inside, measured materials and clear circulation keep the focus on light, vegetation, and flexible gathering rooms for a growing household.

Casa Argentario transforms a compact apartment inside an early-1900s villa in Monte Argentario, Italy, into a bright, seaworthy retreat by Costanza Santovetti Studio. The renovation turns 70 square meters into a flexible holiday home with boat-inspired solutions and a red, white, and blue palette that nods directly to the nautical setting just beyond the windows.