Hotel Castel Badia / Sonnenburg crowns a historic hilltop above Castelbadia, Italy, where null17 Architektur reworks an 11th-century Benedictine monastery into a new five-star hotel. The project retains the ensemble’s layered past while preparing 29 individual rooms, a spa in the former cells, and a herb garden revived from medieval sources. Guests move through a building that carries Roman traces, a 12th-century crypt, and contemporary interventions held in one careful, unified vision.
122_BIC stands at the end of a quiet Swiss lane, where houses and dense greenery frame a modest suburban plot. LACROIX | CHESSEX use the compact site to organize a multigenerational house, pairing a family home with an adjoining residence for the grandmother. Raw concrete, generous glazing, and a clear internal sequence work together to stretch a tight budget while opening daily life toward the garden and pool beyond the walls.
Fairholt Street House transforms a former pub site in Knightsbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom into a lavish single-family home by AR Architecture. Behind the restored facade, the 2017 project layers contemporary interior design, a two-level basement, and generous outdoor terraces into a tight urban plot just steps from Harrods. Every room pushes for comfort while holding a firm line with the conservation area outside.
PatchWorked sits on a family farmstead in Nixa, MO, United States, by Dake Wells Architecture, recasting familiar outbuildings as a compact house-scale outpost for daily life. The project folds a detached garage and office into one elongated volume, giving these soon-to-be empty nesters a clear divide between work and home while staying rooted among older barns and open fields. Inside and out, the building tracks the rhythms of remote work, chores, and quiet evenings outdoors.
Laku Beach Club transforms a former vacation house on Coconut Island in Phuket, Thailand into a spirited bar and nightclub by Studio Locomotive. The project draws on the songs, rituals, and resourceful building culture of local sea people, translating that heritage into rich materials and crafted interiors. Guests move between poolside terraces and layered rooms where natural hues, tactile surfaces, and indigenous references set a vivid yet grounded coastal mood.
Osprey House anchors the tree line of Shelter Island, NY, United States, where Desai Chia Architecture works with a local builder to frame the edge of Mashomack Preserve. The house reverses the usual domestic order, lifting family life toward the marsh and opening broad views over Cedar Island Cove. Inside and out, the project uses material calm and careful sightlines to keep nature in constant view.
GM House settles into the hillside of Quinta da Baroneza, SP, Brazil, as a low horizontal house by Padovani Arquitetos for a young family. The project stretches along the natural slope, drawing the eye toward wide countryside views while a deep metal roof and warm materials pull everyday life outdoors. Inside and out, the architecture leans on clear lines and tactile surfaces to keep the setting at the center.
House Sonneggstrasse steps out over the green valley in Seewen, Switzerland, where Beck Oser Architects arrange two pitched-roof volumes along a steep hillside. The concrete house unfolds around a broad terrace with pool, drawing daily life toward the view while quieter rooms settle into the slope below. Simple materials, calm furnishings, and crisp openings keep the focus on light and landscape.
