Barbara Vick Early Learning Branch reimagines a former bank as an elementary school extension in Chicago, IL, United States. Led by Bailey Edward, the project brings new pre‑K classrooms and flexible offices to serve the Beverly and Morgan neighborhoods. The conversion pairs civic reuse with child‑scaled planning so early learners get purpose-made rooms, a covered outdoor play area, and clear circulation from drop-off to door.
Onda sits in Attadale, Australia, a riverside suburb of Perth, and recasts a worn bungalow as a contemporary house by State of Kin. The studio keeps the original shell yet reshapes circulation with sweeping curves and a tactile palette tuned to family life. Completed in 2024, the project privileges outlook and privacy in equal measure.
Meadow is a creative office by A-nrd Studio in the City of London, United Kingdom. Set within Mason & Fifth’s Westbourne Park development, the 900 sqm workplace tempers urban grit with a soft, domestic sensibility. Across two floors, it moves between focused desks, collaborative tables, and quiet nooks, with planting and crafted elements holding the rooms together.
Arches House sits in São Paulo, Brazil, near Pôr-do-Sol Square, where vaulted roofs meet a revived family layout. ARKITITO Arquitetura leads the renovation of this house, refining circulation and gathering rooms across its stepped levels. The project moves key functions to promote easy daily life while respecting the 1970s concrete structure.
CTRL/PLAY Office sets a high-tempo brief in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a creative company that thrives on competition and quick pivots. ZIKZAK Architects frames the workplace as an arena for daily performance, tuning each zone to a specific cadence—welcome, collaborate, refuel, reset. The result is an office that moves at the pace of its team while keeping focus within reach.
Notting Hill Flat places a Grade II listed townhouse in London, United Kingdom, back into daily circulation with a clear, contemporary hand by WER Studio. The house shifts to an open, light-forward upper level and a calmer bedroom level below, preserving the building’s character while updating its workings. Across the plan, crafted cabinetry, refined finishes, and measured interventions turn a historic shell into a family home.
Riba House sits in Puembo, Ecuador, a two-level house by TEC Taller EC that takes its cue from a venerable carob tree at the site’s center. The bar-shaped plan wraps the tree to frame views toward Quito and the Andes, then loosens into a terrace that stretches the daily routine toward the horizon. Urban edge meets valley quiet here, and the plan mediates both with poise.
Unstack House is a new house by FreelandBuck in Los Angeles, California, United States, set on a steep hillside in the city’s northeast. The residence arranges a loose stack of rotated volumes to pull landscape between rooms and frame long views toward the mountains. Public rooms flow through overlaps, while private areas anchor the sequence at both ends.
