Charlotte sets a richly atmospheric tone inside a historic maison de maître near a central Brussels lake, transformed by Victoria-Maria Interior Design into a generous family apartment. Across approximately 600 square meters, the project leans into a warm, global-inflected interior style, where rust and golden hues fold into layered textiles, collected objects, and crafted details. Every room feels composed for daily life yet tuned to the character of the building.
Casa MZ16 reimagines a central Valencia, Spain apartment as a warm, precise interior by Estudio Calma. The studio responds to clients who asked for light, calm and an easy everyday rhythm, using color, furnishings and subtle work rather than heavy construction. Each room reads as a measured composition, yet the home stays relaxed and open to the Mediterranean daylight that pours in from terrace and windows.
The restoration and redevelopment of a barchessa in Mantua transforms an abandoned agricultural building into a refined and spacious home in Mantua, Italy. Architect Giulia Prandi works with the existing brick structure, adding new steel and wood elements to organize family life while keeping the original rural character intact. The result is a peaceful home environment, where the historic masonry, warm light, and measured contemporary interventions interact harmoniously.
House of Quiet Balance sets a low, composed tone from the moment someone steps into this house in Kolhāpur, India by ORV Architecture. The residence arranges pale stone floors, blond wood, and quiet textiles into a restrained interior that feels both urban and deeply relaxed. Every room continues the same measured language so the home reads as one calm sequence rather than a collection of separate zones.
Fanos Guesthouse sets four semi-autonomous apartments on a Cycladic hillside in Greece, a residential complex by A SOUL shaped by wind, light, and water. The project balances private suites and shared terraces so guests split their days between shaded outdoor rooms, a south-facing pool, and calm interiors. Small gestures in plan and material tune the complex to the climate while keeping the experience relaxed and legible.
Hartdene Barns gathers nine new houses in Edenbridge, United Kingdom, where Nissen Richards Studio translates a once-derelict dairy farm into carbon-net-zero rural living. The development folds barn silhouettes, advanced fabric construction, and a rich material palette into luxury homes that retain the memory of agricultural life while committing to RIBA Climate Challenge 2025 criteria. Each dwelling treats landscape, structure, and finish as part of one precise, low-carbon vision.
BLV Apartment occupies the noble floor of an early 1900s villa in Blevio, Italy, reworked by TGA Studio and Atelierzero into a generous contemporary residence. The 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) apartment with an 80 sq m (861 sq ft) perimeter terrace now orients daily life toward Lake Como’s changing light. Historic character stays in play while a precise new palette, sculptural elements, and calm furnishings anchor the refreshed rooms.
Plantasia unfolds as a cinematic holiday house in Australia, conceived by YSG Studio for a young family seeking escape from city routine. The fictional retreat turns a cavernous 1990s mock-Colonial shell into a lush interior journey, where cork floors, wallpapers and surreal colour drench every corner. Each room carries its own mood, inviting children and adults to wander, linger and discover small scenes threaded through the home.
