Penthouse West crowns a 1968 office block in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with a glass-box home and restored Modernist bones. Powerhouse Company leads the conversion, turning a neglected address into a layered apartment building capped by their own family penthouse. The project pairs engineering finesse with a lush material palette, drawing on Midcentury Modern cues and post-war Rotterdam finishes to frame long skyline views while bringing the building’s original character back into focus.
M.H. Lair is a new house by Claret-Cup in Los Angeles, CA, United States, set into a steep Montecito Heights hillside. The three-story residence uses courtyards, terraces, and a winding circulation to pull daily life outdoors while threading privacy back inside. It reads contemporary without fuss, favoring fold-away thresholds, a cinder block spine, and rooms that adapt to guests or quiet routines.
Villa Above the Water sits in the Czech Republic as a family house shaped by anticipation. Designed by 3AE, the low-slung home turns inward toward a private garden rather than outward to a landscape destined to develop. The L-shaped property uses the site’s gentle slope and a swimming pond to build its own world at the edge of a village near Prague.
Casa PYE Cuernavaca lands in Cuernavaca, Mexico, as a grounded study in renewal by Lopez Duplan Arquitectos. The 1990s house becomes a generous family retreat with refreshed rooms, larger social areas, and a tighter bond to its shared garden. Designed in 2024, it balances continuity and change through a simplified palette, smart systems, and playful bedrooms that invite children to make lasting memories.
Winnow sits in Phoenix, United States, as a modern house by The Ranch Mine that pivots outdoor life around shade, views, and a disciplined plan. The developer brief called for Arcadia character refined into clear volumes and a strong bond with light and landscape. The result is a desert compound that moves easily from everyday routines to lively gatherings.
Ca’n Gallineta lands in Manacor, Spain, as a house by OAM – Office Architecture Mallorca that reads the hillside before it writes on it. The project settles on the knoll and extends down the slope, opening the main face to the south for light and winter warmth. Passive moves shape daily comfort, while a single sloping roof gathers the volumes into one clear silhouette.
Toga&Design unfolds atop a 16th-century building in Naples, Italy, where Nabi Interior Design reimagines a 220 sq m (2,368 sq ft) apartment for convivial living. The renovation in Chiaia restores period cues while shaping a crisp, contemporary mood anchored by a 65 sq m (700 sq ft) salon and a panoramic terrace. In two moves—bold color and tactile material—the home switches from parlor poise to rooftop ease without losing its historic thread.
Casa N I D O sits in Mérida, Mexico, as a house shaped by climate and family rituals. Designed by Arkham Projects in 2024, the dwelling turns a quiet face to the street and opens wide to a planted courtyard and pool. Across two levels, the plan balances privacy with easy gathering, drawing steady light from the north and breeze from the east for daily comfort.
