Phan Rang House – Hidden yard stands in Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, Vietnam, where Plus Idea Studio tackles dense city fabric and a harsh coastal climate with quiet clarity. This private house for a young family turns heat, wind, and noise into design drivers, using raw concrete, shaded voids, and layered thresholds to shape daily life. Inside, open volumes and sliding partitions keep the home adaptable as the children grow and routines shift.
Concrete Harmony House sits in Shilat, Israel, as a crisp, contemporary house by Narkis Rubin Barazani. The project arranges concrete planes, saturated color, and tailored furnishings into a calm yet expressive open-plan interior that glides toward the garden. Everyday life plays out across generous living, dining, and terrace zones, where each room keeps a consistent visual rhythm while allowing small moments of surprise.
Second Wind House sits along the coast of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where Salagnac Arquitectos shapes a restrained yet generous tropical house. Organized around a central social core and wide ocean views, the residence draws its character from natural textures, outdoor living, and a patient engagement with daily rituals at the edge of the sea.
Loui Paris sets a quiet tone in the heart of Paris, France, where Holzrausch crafts a family house as a tribute to wood and restraint. Behind a closed gate in the 11th arrondissement, the home withdraws from the street into a courtyard and garden, trading the city’s noise for calm rooms defined by oak, plaster, stone, and concealed technology.
The Earthy Hacienda unfolds as a sunlit house in Bengaluru, India, shaped by Weespaces for a widely travelled couple. Drawing on Californian ease and Indian warmth, the home becomes a grounded backdrop for daily life and long-stay comfort. Across its rooms and terraces, a gentle palette and crafted details tie personal memories to a clear architectural vision.
Briarcrest Residence sits in the hills of Los Angeles, United States, conceived by Heusch as a quiet, minimalist house with a generous indoor-outdoor rhythm. The private retreat leans on glass, stone, and wood to tune modern living to its landscape. Across open rooms and terraces, the architecture tempers luxury with restraint and lets the hillside set the mood.
Forest Edge House lands in Roscoe, United States, as a compact, solar-powered house by Marc Thorpe. Set on a wooded slope in the western Catskills, the 1,500-square-foot, two-story home pairs an open living core with a 25-foot cantilevered steel deck reaching into the trees. Built by Edifice Upstate and furnished by Ligne Roset, it balances self-reliant systems with a measured, rural clarity.
Neuilly-sur-Seine sits in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, crafted by KATZ Studio as an apartment tuned for listening, gathering, and ease. The project pairs noble materials with a calm, music-forward layout that folds vintage pieces into a contemporary rhythm. A measured palette and tactile finishes anchor living, dining, and kitchen areas, while the bedroom settles into warm tones and softened silhouettes.
