Apartment in the Centre of Athens sits on the sixth floor above the Greek capital, reworked by Kapsimalis Architects as a sensory city apartment. In Athens, Greece, the former compartmentalized layout gives way to a sequence of reflective rooms and softened private zones that draw in light from the main façade and terrace. Material shifts and color nuances now choreograph daily living across this compact urban home.
Stuttgart Duet sets a confident tone for a new house in Stuttgart, United States, where Ester Bruzkus Architekten shapes the interiors around bold contrasts. The project brings together Berlin-based Bruzkus Greenberg and Philipp Architekten, pairing a crisp architectural shell with richly furnished rooms. Across four levels, the collaboration turns daily routines into sequences of outlooks, colors, and textures that move from sociable openness to private indulgence.
Barra sets a calm tone in the Aveiro District, Portugal, where Paulo Martins Arq&Design reworks a classic beachfront apartment into a restrained, coastal home. The project leans on minimalist lines, soft sand-toned surfaces, and measured detailing to translate the beach outside into a quietly immersive interior for daily living and rare moments of genuine pause.
House GM stands on the edge of Rosà, Italy as a composed concrete house by Didonè Comacchio Architects. The project arranges living and sleeping rooms around green patios, using solid and permeable surfaces to manage views, light, and privacy. Concrete, brick, and walnut set a restrained palette that lets the quiet shifts of daylight and courtyard greenery define the mood through the day.
Residencia Chavarria stands in Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, as a low, porous house by Carazo Arquitectura that trades thick walls for garden-filled thresholds. Composed around an interior courtyard and wrapped in modular brick, the home reads as a continuous exchange between enclosure and vegetation. Shifting between open and sheltered zones, it reworks domestic life for a humid coastal climate and lets everyday routines unfold in tandem with light, air, and greenery.
Casa Tupin sits within a gated community on Brasília’s Park Way, where BLOCO Arquitetos shapes a concrete house around a calm interior court. The single-family residence leans on exposed structure, suspended slabs, and native cerrado vegetation to link its social rooms and private wings while holding onto the loose character of the surrounding landscape. Inside and out, the composition keeps the house airy, open, and tuned to the Brazilian plateau light.
Casa 49 stretches along a lush hillside in Nosara, Costa Rica, where Salagnac Arquitectos shapes a modern house tuned to Pacific light and wind. The project arranges generous living areas, terraces, and bedrooms to keep family life close to the surrounding landscape without losing a sense of calm retreat. Strong structural elements sit beside warm timber and open thresholds, giving daily routines a direct connection to ocean views and green slopes.
Ga.o House sets out a calm yet ambitious hybrid environment in Hòa Hải, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, conceived by 85 Design as both office and home. The prefabricated steel structure wraps working rooms, gardens, and compact living quarters around light, air, and water, translating Vietnam’s push toward sustainable urban growth into a very local, very tactile experiment. Staff and residents move through planted terraces, waterfalls, and double-height volumes tuned to the tropical climate.