Lake Front Villa by Vanderbuilt Design Group is an extravagant house in Almancil, Spain. Designed in 2023, it showcases a blend of unmatched refinement and timeless grace. The interior, meticulously curated, features double-height ceilings and a harmonious design that combines comfort with luxury, capturing the essence of Quinta do Lago’s renowned outdoor lifestyle.
Fishermen’s House B-10, designed by Marco de Gregorio in 2021, is an historic terraced house located in Spain. It’s part of a small settlement built for fishermen and their families in the late 1950s, designed by Spanish modernist architect José Antonio Coderch y de Sentmenat in an andalusian style.
The renovation preserves the original layout with a simplified design using simple and durable materials inside and out, retaining features like the whitewashed facades and red clay tiled roofs.
Pickering, located just east of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, has long been known for its suburban charm and proximity to the hustle and bustle of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). However, this once-quiet city has transformed in recent years, emerging as a new destination for luxury homes and upscale living.
Brazilian architect Laurent Troost has completed Casa da Sombra, a house with concrete walls designed to filter sunlight in Manaus, Brazil. Created in 2023, the design caters to a resident with photophobia, with gardens integrated into the structure to provide shading.
Casa PR, designed by [i]da Arquitectos in 2024, is a house in Lourinhã, Portugal. Its design leverages the sloping site to offer sweeping views of the Atlantic coastline and surrounding landscape. The house has a distinctive “L” shape, with the lower floor embracing a south-facing garden and pool.
The Urban Refuge apartment by Baranowitz + Kronenberg in Tel Aviv, Israel features a warm and cohesive interior crafted from Douglas-Fir wood. Conceived as a working space extension for the owner, the 47-square-meter apartment seamlessly blends functionality with creativity and tranquility.
House Steffens is a house located in Windhoek, Namibia, designed by Jaco Wasserfall Architects in 2021. This remarkable dwelling embodies modern architectural artistry that seamlessly melds with its natural surroundings. The eye-catching façade combines weathered metal and concrete, presenting a sophisticated exterior that hints at the elegant interior, which features open spaces and expansive windows that dissolve barriers between indoor and outdoor living.
Atelier Ornelas has created a unique vacation home in Portugal that reflects both Scandinavian minimalism and innovative material use, cladding the exterior in Basalto stone. Tasked with creating a retreat by an investor, head architect André Ornelas Gonçalves chose a minimalist approach, with strategic wood-framed windows that foster a connection to the surroundings.