Casa MA stands as a quietly expressive apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, imagined by RUA 141 Arquitetura for urban life lived across levels. The project threads a warm, industrial-inflected interior through living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and a planted rooftop, giving a compact footprint surprising reach. Generous light, carefully chosen materials, and a soft palette ground daily routines in a calm, tactile rhythm.
Passo Passo turns an early 20th-century gatehouse in Como, Italy into a compact house by Parentesi Studio for a young couple who joined the work on site. The project keeps the villa entrance intact while reworking interiors step by step, pairing restored elements with measured contemporary interventions. Across basement, two main floors, and a newly usable attic, it traces a precise balance between memory and present-day living.
Roam Ranch steps out across a working landscape near Fredericksburg, United States, as a ground-up house by Baldridge Architects for ranchers rooted in modern life. The 4,362-square-foot single-family home ties together daily living, business operations, and education on a property devoted to sustainably raised bison and turkeys. Under one extended roofline, the project recasts central Texas vernacular for a family moving from city rhythms to ranch work.
The Monochrome Frame House unfolds as a calm, graphic house in Tel Aviv, Israel, composed by designer Narkis Rubin Barazani. Large steel-framed openings, pale floors, and dark built-in volumes align living, dining, and kitchen into one continuous everyday realm. The result is a monochrome interior that leans warm rather than cold, tuned to family life and the soft Mediterranean light that washes in from the garden.
House VCH anchors a calm residential plot in La Moraleja, Alcobendas, Spain, where FH2L Arquitectos choreographs water, patios, and garden as one continuum. The house unfolds as a layered sequence of light-filled rooms and outdoor rooms, using proportion and careful orientation to maintain privacy while staying visually open. Across three levels, the project balances family life, leisure, and environmental responsiveness with a confident yet quiet architectural presence.
The Earthy Hacienda unfolds as a sunlit house in Bengaluru, India, shaped by Weespaces for a widely travelled couple. Drawing on Californian ease and Indian warmth, the home becomes a grounded backdrop for daily life and long-stay comfort. Across its rooms and terraces, a gentle palette and crafted details tie personal memories to a clear architectural vision.
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.
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.