This apartment in Australia is an exercise in distillation — of space, memory, and material. Designed by Studio Zawa, the renovation transforms a dated 1960s floor plan into a tactile and deeply personal home that balances simplicity with richness. The original plan splayed the bedrooms to maximise water views, while the design embraces and extends this gesture, drawing the harbour view deep into the plan through careful orchestration of materials that animate light and reflection.
Casa 27, by Lapis Architettura, is a 2023 redesigned apartment located in Bari, Italy. It’s a home telling of its owner’s personality: a philosopher and art lover who adores beauty and the patina of time. The project showcases the renovation of the interiors with a careful fusion of past and present, design and tradition, creating a warm and art-filled living space while emphasizing existing attributes like the light-filled rooms and historic cementine flooring.
Tola Studio completed a renovation in Rehovot, Israel, blending rustic and modern styles. Originally meant as a light refresh, the project evolved into a full renovation, including the creation of a reading nook, the addition of parquet flooring, and a redesign of the kitchen and master suite. The designers focused on warmth and functionality, with key features such as an exposed brick column and botanical wallpaper enhancing the home’s character. Custom carpentry and playful elements add a personal touch to the family space.
Located in Bengaluru, India, The Split House is a residential project that showcases the work of Collage Architecture Studio. Designed in 2024, this four-bedroom house is characterized by its simple yet impactful design that emphasizes a central split feature. This division connects internal spaces with light, air, and greenery while facilitating an efficient layout that seamlessly integrates the surrounding natural environment.
Caju is a house in Teton Village, Wyoming, United States, designed by CLB Architects in 2024. The home emphasizes simplicity, with a weathering steel shell that nods to a Brazilian fruit. As a compact retreat amid thick woods, Caju’s sturdy exterior has been designed to complement its surroundings and prevent further disturbance of the rugged landscape. The interior palette is limited mostly to larch wood that creates a warm, intimate atmosphere.
Located in Da Nang, Vietnam, MCHU Villa was designed in 2023 by MAS Architecture. This house prioritizes privacy while connecting nature and creating space for interaction with nature and family. The proposal offers a solution to develop a personalized lifestyle that balances living indoors and outdoors, with open fronts and backs, communal spaces for children’s families and private bedrooms for grandparents, with all areas connected through green spaces and open voids.
The project consists of a two-level single-family house with approximately 205m² of covered area, located in the private condominium “Totoritas,” 80 km south of Lima, Peru. The site is 100 meters from the beach and is situated next to one of the main streets of the condominium. The client’s brief described a house that its architecture would not close off to the exterior but instead be as open as possible to the main front, inviting and welcoming passersby and neighbours.
Castle High is a contemporary coastal farmhouse located in Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales, United Kingdom. Designed by Hyde + Hyde Architects and completed in 2021, the property redefined an existing farmhouse that was in poor condition, thermally inefficient, and no longer fit for purpose. The innovative design, which offers dramatic views of the Irish Sea, combines old and new materials sensitive to the natural surroundings.
