Apartment MO sets a calibrated industrial tone high above the Jardins neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil, where Zalc Arquitetura reworks a compact apartment for flexible living. Conceived for an owner who lives abroad yet may return, the renovation balances rental practicality with the possibility of future personal use through a precise reorganization of social and private areas. Its compact footprint now frames a generous daily routine rather than a constrained plan.
213 Attic in Villa Soranzo sits within a 16th-century villa in Fiesso d’Artico, Italy, where MIDE architetti reworks the historic attic into a contemporary penthouse. Daylight, restored beams, and resin flooring define a sequence that shifts from river-facing living areas to an intimate garden-side sleeping zone, tying present-day comfort to the villa’s enduring structure. Vintage and contemporary Italian pieces lend the home a cultured, quietly dramatic tone.
Brutalist Panorama unfolds on the steep Panorama hill of Voula, Greece, where MKA architecture + construction shapes a duplex into two independent yet related homes. The multi unit housing project builds on Brutalist influences and contemporary minimalism, turning concrete, glass, and wood toward the sea views that define daily life. Across three staggered volumes, each residence navigates the gradient with its own sequence of rooms, balconies, and outdoor courts.
The Catcher stands on the outskirts of Shanghai, China, where rice fields press close to the walls of a once-ordinary rural compound. TEAM_BLDG transforms this house into the Chunli Guesthouse, turning two self-built homes into an 11-room retreat framed by courtyards, terraces, and sunken seating. Guests move between interior and landscape in measured steps, watching the fields slide past as the architecture folds around them.
Bruno & Michele unfolds as a mountainside Atelier II I7 residence in Bolton-ouest, Canada, created by House for a steep, forested lot. The project sets a compact family home against the Sutton mountain profile, drawing wide horizons into the rooms while holding a disciplined, contemporary character. Inside, wood, glass, and calm volumes turn the seasonal landscape into the daily backdrop.
House_JA sets a concrete profile on the slopes of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, by éOp-arquitectura e design. The three level house tracks the natural topography, stepping from a discreet street front to wide openings that catch the sea, the Douro estuary, the river, and Porto beyond. Inside, social rooms, bedrooms, and leisure areas align around those shifting views with a clear, landscape-led logic.
Casa LB turns a modest 1960s bifamily structure in Padova, Italy into a clear, contemporary house for one family. Studio Rossettini Architettura refines the original shell with a rational layout, generous daylight, and interiors tuned for art and daily life. The result keeps the existing volume while shifting the atmosphere toward a quiet, precise domestic setting grounded in concrete, white walls, and carefully placed wood.
Villino RV refits an unassuming 1980s terraced house in Lido di Ostia, Italy, into a calm and legible home by MAMESTUDIO, led by Maria Elena Amori and Matteo Bernardi. Across four compact levels, the architects organize family life into clear vertical bands while threading a single interior landscape that stays visually connected. Each floor supports a different rhythm of the day, yet the domestic story reads as one continuous sequence of rooms and light.
