Villa Kouhsar traces a measured route through Koohsar, a developing villa district in Alborz Province, Iran, where orchards give way to new construction. Hopo Design shapes the house as a careful negotiation between front yard, built volume, and pool courtyard, using courtyards, axes, and controlled openings to handle privacy, security, and climate. Across this compact plot, each movement from gate to water builds a distinct yet continuous domestic experience.
House of Joy sets a calm, confident tone for a contemporary house in Kyiv, Ukraine, shaped by designer Oleh Hubanishchev. The home gathers tall volumes, quiet colors, and vivid winter views into a single interior, where daily life moves easily from social rooms to private retreats. Each zone feels tailored yet connected, softened by texture and controlled light.
Pirnello Farmhouse stands among fields outside Cisternino, Italy, its pale stone volumes catching the southern light. Flore & Venezia guide the 18th-century masseria from working farmstead to lived-in farmhouse, reading each layer with care. The project keeps the rural character close while weaving contemporary comfort through vaulted rooms, shaded terraces, and gardens shaped for long days and late evenings.
Casa Solis stands on the Aegean coast of İzmir, Türkiye, as a composed summer house by BAD – BasakAkkoyunluDesign. The project arranges two clear volumes across a generous plot in Çeşme, setting up a dialogue between low living areas, vertical bedroom stacks, and the stepped terrace with its pool. Inside and out, the house leans on stone, wood, and light-toned finishes to support relaxed seasonal living.
Casa Nola stands as a house in Cachipay, Colombia, by Yemail Arquitectura, set among water, soil, and trees in a charged rural landscape. The project treats movement as a starting point, asking how bodies ascend, lie down, and cross thresholds while staying in dialogue with light and climate. Built in 2024, it treats the ground, large stones, and fired clay mass as equal partners in shaping daily life.
Chicureo House stretches low across its golf-course edge in Colina, Chile, a precise single-family house by Nicolas Loi Architects. The project organizes domestic life between a concrete plinth and a deep timber roof that temper the harsh sun while keeping living areas connected to the landscape. Generous interstitial zones pull daily routines outdoors, from barbecues to poolside evenings, so the house reads as a long porch facing the fairways.
Mission Canyon Residence sits high above Santa Barbara, CA, United States, where NMA Architects align coastal light, ocean air, and mountain views around a resilient hillside house. The project replaces a home lost in the 2009 Jesusita Wildfire and rethinks indoor–outdoor living through careful siting, fire-conscious construction, and climate-responsive comfort. Every room leans into a distinct panorama while maintaining year-round livability and safety.
Dora Villa sets a concrete cube against the broad fields and low hills of Quốc Oai, Hanoi, Vietnam, its profile reading clearly from the suburban edge. PAK architects arrange this house as a family retreat, where verandas and voids negotiate between raw structure and the changing climate. Inside and out, the project balances compressed thresholds and expansive rooms so daily life stays close to light, air, and the surrounding greenery.