Chalet du Ruisseau sits on a wooded, sloping site in Potton, United Kingdom, where EM Architecture draws the house toward a stream and its mature trees. The chalet’s paired volumes, verandah, and terraces choreograph daily life between forest and water, while the owners’ mid-century modern pieces lend the interior a grounded, lived-in rhythm. Inside and out, the project turns vernacular cues into a calm, contemporary retreat.
Residencia Chavarria stands in Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, as a low, porous house by Carazo Arquitectura that trades thick walls for garden-filled thresholds. Composed around an interior courtyard and wrapped in modular brick, the home reads as a continuous exchange between enclosure and vegetation. Shifting between open and sheltered zones, it reworks domestic life for a humid coastal climate and lets everyday routines unfold in tandem with light, air, and greenery.
Casa Tupin sits within a gated community on Brasília’s Park Way, where BLOCO Arquitetos shapes a concrete house around a calm interior court. The single-family residence leans on exposed structure, suspended slabs, and native cerrado vegetation to link its social rooms and private wings while holding onto the loose character of the surrounding landscape. Inside and out, the composition keeps the house airy, open, and tuned to the Brazilian plateau light.
Ga.o House sets out a calm yet ambitious hybrid environment in Hòa Hải, Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, conceived by 85 Design as both office and home. The prefabricated steel structure wraps working rooms, gardens, and compact living quarters around light, air, and water, translating Vietnam’s push toward sustainable urban growth into a very local, very tactile experiment. Staff and residents move through planted terraces, waterfalls, and double-height volumes tuned to the tropical climate.
Alden Mason House anchors a rare woodland pocket of Seattle, United States, where a creek, trees, and city life meet at the edge of Lake Washington. Reimagined by Ueda Design Studio, the mid-century house once built for painter Alden Mason now balances its original Northwest character with the needs of a contemporary family. The renovation treats the residence as a living archive, tuning comfort, light, and daily rituals without erasing its artistic roots.
Villa Zai stands on a cliff in Phuket, Thailand, oriented wide to the Andaman Sea and shaped by IDIN Architects as a rarefied nine-room hotel. Conceived for full buyout stays, it serves private groups and wedding parties who want guest rooms, ceremony settings, and shared amenities held together in one focused address. Every move responds to those social rhythms, from the signature suite to the sky-tuned interiors that track the day’s changing light.
Residence in Cortina transforms a historic hay barn into a contemporary chalet in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, under the guidance of architect Ambra Piccin. The project leans on Antolini natural stone, hand-worked spruce, and aged iron to root alpine living in a rich material palette that respects the barn’s original character. Across three compact levels, wide mountain views and robust finishes turn daily routines into a tactile, landscape-linked experience.
Mar de Flores stands on a rising coastal slope in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, conceived by Elástica Studio as a compact multi unit housing enclave. Four slender homes climb toward the sea, stacking terraces, bedrooms, and rooftop decks to work with the sun, the breeze, and the view. Inside and out, the architecture leans on simple materials and clear volumes to keep attention on ocean light and everyday coastal life.
