The remote Mountain Retreat, completed in 2021 by OPAL Architecture, overlooks a serene lake from its Canadian setting, presenting a unique architectural opportunity. A pinwheel form, highlighting a core all-wood panel, inspired the layout, designed to provide privacy and maximize surrounding site views.
BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group has completed an office building for its own staff in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by the studio applying its LEAPP methodology, the headquarters include a landscaped outdoor park and a rooftop terrace.
The Voids by Asnow Design and Construct is located in Tehran, Iran. Designed in 2024, this house features a dynamic interplay of indoor and outdoor spaces. It blends solid and void volumes, creating intrigue and vitality.
The villa’s extroverted-introverted typology embraces internal courtyards and intermediate spaces. With a focus on leisure, living, and nighttime habitation, it offers diverse access possibilities. The design aims to respond to the need for nature, providing an inviting atmosphere for its residents.
Vincent van Leeuwen designed Villa Ruwiel in Breukelen, Netherlands, in 2022. Situated on a historic estate, the house features an asymmetrical roof inspired by local barns, providing shade and connecting the interior to the landscape. Clad in Fraké wood, the energy-neutral home offers panoramic views and natural light through large sliding windows.
Set in the countryside of the North Downs in Surrey, England, McLean Quinlan‘s 2023-designed Downland Barns is a timber-framed home. This newly built house creatively fuses traditional craftsmanship with modern design, incorporating sustainable features. Its three interlinked structures, enclosed by a flint wall, offer unobstructed countryside views and balance practicality and elegance in every detail.
Hidden within a Grade II listed arboretum in Hampshire, Woodland House by McLean Quinlan has a timber framework with expansive glazing for dappled light throughout. Designed in 2023, the private home has a rendered exterior made of recycled materials and an indoor tree. Balmy grey and oat-brown hues of crafted oak and neutral furniture add subtle texture to the informal interior, designed to “embrace” its wooded surrounding and “minimise both operational and embodied carbon emissions”.
YARD Architects completed The Finned Extension in London, UK, in 2021, adding privacy, natural light, and impactful materials to a home reconfiguration.
Kalei-cà is a renovated apartment in Genoa, Italy, designed by Circolo – A. The transformation features an open space with bold color contrasts, such as intense blue walls in the kitchen, complemented by a pure white worktop.
A bathroom dressed in brick color and geometric cement tiles adds originality, while the living area balances elegance with a mint green cabinet and powder pink sofa. High-quality materials and attention to detail make it a stylish, customizable refuge.
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