Phan Rang House – Hidden yard stands in Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, Vietnam, where Plus Idea Studio tackles dense city fabric and a harsh coastal climate with quiet clarity. This private house for a young family turns heat, wind, and noise into design drivers, using raw concrete, shaded voids, and layered thresholds to shape daily life. Inside, open volumes and sliding partitions keep the home adaptable as the children grow and routines shift.
Les Récoltes sits on farmland in L’Assomption, Canada, where Thellend Fortin Architectes rethink a working farm as a precise, linear workplace. The expansion turns a utilitarian building into a hub for administration, commercial production, and rooftop cultivation, threading new geometry between existing barns. Inside and out, the project ties daily agricultural work to a clear structural rhythm that runs from soil to skyline.
Contemporary Renaissance transforms a suburban house in Montpellier, France into a calm dialogue between interior and garden. Brengues le Pavec orchestrates the renovation as a gentle thickening of thresholds, using wood, concrete, and carefully framed views to draw daily life outdoors. The project treats the existing shell as a backdrop for layered terraces, subdued rooms, and a new canopy that pulls the pool, lawn, and living areas into one continuous experience.
The Earthy Hacienda unfolds as a sunlit house in Bengaluru, India, shaped by Weespaces for a widely travelled couple. Drawing on Californian ease and Indian warmth, the home becomes a grounded backdrop for daily life and long-stay comfort. Across its rooms and terraces, a gentle palette and crafted details tie personal memories to a clear architectural vision.
2PEAKS sets a semi-detached, multi-family residence in the Czech Republic with a crisp mountain stance. Designed by BekArch, the apartment-style building is aimed at short-stay escapes and keeps the peaks of Klínovec and Fichtelberg precisely centered from the dining tables. The project folds contemporary minimalism into a rugged setting, balancing warmth, wellness, and clear sightlines to the horizon.
Swoosh House sets a lively brief in motion in Australia, where Das Studio renovates and extends a long-loved family house. The project builds on a north-facing sandstone villa, replacing a gloomy lean-to with a generous rear addition shaped by an inverted roof truss. Across kitchen, living, and garden, daily life expands for a young athletic family ready for the next decade of gatherings and growth.
Borová Lada Cottage stands beyond the village in the Bohemian Forest, its late 19th-century frame renewed by Studio Plyš with a measured, material-forward hand. In Borová Lada, Czech Republic, the renovation sustains a cottage typology while opening it to light, garden, and shared use. The project reads as a calm rural house, not a showpiece, with interventions that respect memory and make room for new life.
Lagoon View sets a new benchmark above Tiburon, United States, where ridge roads crest and the bay opens wide. SWATT + PARTNERS reimagines this house as a cohesive, view-forward residence with generous glazing and strong north–south organization. The commission, shaped for clients relocating to the Bay Area, folds open-plan living, long decks, and quiet materials into one measured composition.
