Carcassonne reshapes a heritage-listed house in Melbourne’s leafy south-east into a family home by FMD Architects. The project relocates daily life to a stepped, north-facing addition and reopens the original fabric to light and garden views. Across the lot, rooms now connect with both a public front garden and a private rear yard and pool, drawing a clear line between arrival, shared living, and quiet retreat.
Casa Magmol sets a crisp silhouette in Merida, Mexico, where angular stone planes lift above a deep lawn and blue pool. Designed by Arkham Projects, the house pivots around a lateral entry that hides cars and directs attention to mass and light instead. Inside, broad openings slide away to fold living and dining into the garden, while rich surfaces sharpen the quarry-inspired concept.
Thompson House sets down on a steep site in West Vancouver, Canada, where harbour and mountain views pull in opposite directions. Designed by splyce design, the house navigates that tension with long cedar wing walls, covered decks, and a pinwheel roof that coax light and privacy into balance. It’s a house for gathering, but also for retreat, with circulation that choreographs movement and sightlines across levels.
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.
Ocean River House sits on a river estuary in Bali, Indonesia, where the Indian Ocean pulls the eye and the breeze. Designed by Rado Iliev as a house that renews rather than replaces, it keeps the original structure while stretching upward and outward to claim stronger light and longer views. The result favors a modern stance without losing local gravity.
Maison NI rises above the Port of L’Estaque in Marseille, France, a hillside house by Isabelle Berthet-Bondet. The project steps with the limestone terrain, composing white volumes that hold daylight and open wide to the southwest view. Terraces stitch the rooms to the outdoors, and crafted woodwork steadies the bright, mineral palette. It reads calm and resolved.
GB+G Residence anchors a rare vacant lot in Montreal, Canada with a measured, contemporary house by DESK architectes. The four-bedroom home folds family life and remote work into a clear plan, using brick, wood, and generous glazing to balance openness and privacy. Set back on the parcel, it nods to neighborhood plexes while carving out a terrace and sunken pool for daily use.
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.
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