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Square House is a residence located in Genk, Belgium. Designed by Cocoon Architecten in 2017, this house combines transparency and privacy through spatial planning, utilizing a central inner courtyard to flood the home with light while shielding it from neighbors. This approach emphasizes a contemporary Japanese design aesthetic, exemplified by a Washitsu, or Japanese room, where old and new elements converge.

The Point Grey Residence is located in Vancouver, Canada, designed by Evoke International Design in 2014. This single-family house, situated on a steep lot in the Point Grey neighbourhood, maintains its surrounding wooded landscape with existing features such as large firs and cedars, with views over the Burrard Inlet, downtown Vancouver, and the North Shore Mountains.

Nestled between the vernacular forms of a vibrant East Vancouver neighbourhood, Fluevog House is a house designed by MA+HG Architects in 2024. A home for a prominent local shoemaker, Fluevog House showcases a unique appearance derived from a subtractive carving of pure geometry, with a yellow roof deck and triangular and round windows. As a Net Zero project, Fluevog House expressively combines creativity and technical performance.

Valencia, Spain-based architect Pilar Martí has designed a house that fully restores its facade while recovering a courtyard that had been buried during its 14-year rundown, along with reinserting the building’s steeply pitched Spanish tile roof. Named House in Cabañal, the home showcases elements of Mediterranean living, featuring both an east-facing patio that serves a thermoregulator of the building, and a staircase containing volumetric and spatial games that form a nuclear element of the home.

In the heart of the Itria Valley, shrouded in the intense light of Apulia, the Palazzo MC project comes to life, the winter residence of a Dutch couple who have chosen Italy as their beloved home. A housing regeneration project that transforms a building with a long and narrow floor plan into an airy, green, living space. A residence designed to experience the landscape not only outside, but inside the domestic space, which puts green at the center of the living experience, in a constant dialogue between nature, light, matter and well-being.

Whidbey Uparati by Wittman Estes is a 1,880-square-foot house located on Whidbey Island, United States. The design emphasizes a contemporary style that blends into the surrounding meadow landscape. This family retreat serves as a space for meditation and bonding, offering a quiet modern escape with panoramic views and a rewilded landscape. A journey through rustic meadows leads to the house, enhancing the connection with nature and stillness, central to its design philosophy.

Río 9 is a house located in Guadalajara, Mexico, designed in 2023 by Baja Architectural Design. The project features interiors that emphasize a connection with the outdoors and houses interiors that celebrate exposed concrete and steel. The dialogues between materials, organic touches, and double-height rooms are complemented by abundant greenery throughout the residence. This greenery enhances privacy and establishes a cohesive conversation through the spaces and their connections to the outside world.

Located in Lima, Peru, House DLF is a striking residence that combines contemporary architectural design with modern sophistication. Designed by Jaime Ortiz de Zevallos and finished in 2023, the house features textured concrete, warm timbers, and expansive glass windows, offering a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor spaces and a deep connection with nature. This creative dwelling exemplifies functional living through its use of natural materials and stylish aesthetics.