This small cabin designed by Tomás de Iruarrizaga is located near Valdivia, Chile. It sits in the middle of the dense and humid Valdivian rainforest. The form is conceived as a compact and sharply defined volume — a prism with acute angles that contrasts strongly with its surroundings. Its interiors, made of laurel wood, are warm and tactile; everything feels like part of a built-in furnishing, much like the interiors of boats, where ribs and keels are exposed.
Crafted by Nicolas Loi Architects in 2025, Chicureo House encapsulates the spirit of contemporary living. Situated in Colina, Chile, this single-family residence gracefully overlooks the scenic vistas of a golf course in Las Brisas de Chicureo.
Located in Nova Lima, Brazil, Casa de Linho is a house designed in 2024 by TETRO Arquitetura. It tells the story of a fashion designer through architecture, as the curved concrete roof evokes stretched fabric. Beneath the roof, the home’s social areas reflect a dynamic lifestyle, while the contrasting slate facade at ground level provides a solid base for the lighter upper volume.
Located in Paris, France, Apartment S is a sleek 93-square-metre (1,001-square-foot) flat with a minimalist design that reflects natural light across the space. Completed in 2018 by French studio Heros Architecture, the apartment features three main furniture pieces that create and organise the layout, which further highlights the space’s clean aesthetic.
Amankay House is a house in Colima, Mexico, designed by Di Frenna Arquitectos in 2024. The home connects with its natural surroundings through the use of a monochrome material palette of board-formed concrete, stone, wood, and steel to help facilitate a connection to nature. The country’s lush green vegetation and soft filtered light infuse the home with warmth.
Nestled in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Selong Selo Villa 12D exemplifies cutting-edge residential architecture. Designed by ALT Design & Construction, this three-level house incorporates sleek minimalist decor and seamlessly merges indoor and outdoor spaces.
Villa Baltica is a complex of seven all-season vacation cottages designed by Z3Z Architekci, located in Niechorze, Poland. The 35-square-metre (377-square-foot) residences are shaped like a barn and were designed to sit privately in a dense property on the Western Pomerania region, which has views of the Baltic Sea. The wooden cottages accommodate six people and each have a dedicated garden space.
Inserting the footprint of an old childhood home into a small plot in Bangkok, Thailand, Beautbureau designed a contemporary Thai three-bedroom house with black latticed pavilions. The new property, named #11 II, incorporates memories of the original two-bedroom, two-storied structure with design aspects like courtyards and terraces that mimic the vernacular Thai house known as Ruen Thai.
