Between Sea and Stone sits on a steep hillside in Sa Riera, Spain, with long views to the Mediterranean. Designed by Pepe Gascón Arquitectura as a second residence, the house steps down in platforms that connect daily life to the slope. Four staggered levels organize summer routines, drawing light and breeze across rooms while keeping bedrooms tucked away. It reads as a measured descent, calibrated for mornings by the water and shaded afternoons.
Casa GK+G reworks a 1970s apartment in Milan, Italy with a confident, graphic hand. Studio Moodular leads the transformation, pulling color and geometry into everyday rooms while keeping the bones calm and livable. The project leans into a bright, contemporary attitude that suits city life without losing warmth.
West End “Grand Six” sits in New York, NY, United States, a pre-war apartment reshaped for generous entertaining and overnight guests. Allegra Kochman Architecture leads the renovation, translating a classic seven into connected rooms with better light, sightlines, and an accessible bath. The apartment, intended as a forever-home, balances gracious proportions with practical moves that support large groups and smaller conversations without losing the dignity of separate rooms.
Hotel KHIDI sits in Kiketi, Georgia, a compact hotel by Elene Skhvitaridze that looks into a canopy of oaks. Dark metal volumes step along the hillside while timber-lined rooms bring a quiet, natural warmth to the interior. Guests move across bridges and decks to reach suites with broad windows and inset terraces, where the palette stays simple and calm.
Translators’ House stands in Culver City, CA, United States, a family home by Jacobschang Architecture that threads scholarship, culture, and daily life. The house centers on an L-shaped poured-concrete spine and a chain of gardens, shaping movement and framing moments of quiet in a suburban lot. It reads as measured and calm, with a yakisugi rainscreen and a plan tuned to light, air, and routine.
House 111 sits in Curitiba, Brazil, with a renewed modern presence by Rafaela Bender Arquitetura e Interiores. The house underwent a complete overhaul, aligning a crisp new facade with calm, cohesive interiors. Inside, a restrained palette and measured detailing anchor day-to-day life while the courtyard and pool draw light through generous glazing.
Art Fort is a two-level house in Kerhonkson, NY, United States, by Studio MM Architect. Built for a professional painter, the project pairs a welcoming home with a purpose-built studio, framing daily life around light, storage, and easy hosting. The house leans into the hillside and uses outdoor rooms to expand gathering areas, creating a practical, cost-smart residence that supports work, rest, and visits from friends, family, and curators.
Apartment B sits in Bratislava, Slovakia, where GRAU architects refines a compact two-bedroom apartment into a clearer daily setting. The studio reshapes the plan, moves the toilet into the bathroom, and uses a gentle palette to map work, rest, and gathering. Color and volume carry the brief. Built-ins form a quiet backbone while freestanding pieces create breathing room and light finds the corridor through a glass-block wall.
