NUA arquitectures has overhauled a narrow plot in Vila-seca, Spain, creating Sandra and Mario’s House with bright and airy interiors. Designed in 2022, the project favours a light volume contrasting the dense urban fabric, incorporating features like skylights and a split-level organisation to enhance space and natural illumination.
SottoSopra is a three-floor house reimagined by Italian design studio ZZ Studio in Giaveno, Italy. The design features an expansive open-plan living area created within the house’s gable roof, while the bedrooms remain on the first floor.
On the Mountain in Front of the Sea by Witt Architects in Israel offers a variation on local Israeli architecture. Designed in 2023, this house features a pair of stone buildings overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The layout includes a central patio, creating an intimate space with a pool, pergola, and local vegetation.
Japan House by Sandbox Studio is a pavilion addition that enhances a 1920s Californian bungalow in Sydney, Australia, designed in 2023. The project emphasizes Japan-inspired design elements, blending natural materials, light, and landscape. It provides a private domain through a series of interconnected rooms, including Tatami and kitchen spaces.
Monovolume Architecture + Design seamlessly combines history and modernity at Küchelberg Apartments in Merano, Italy. Nestled among Texelgruppe’s majestic mountains, the apartments offer stunning vistas of the river Passer and the historic Tappeiner promenade.
The Las Lomas Pool House in Soquel, California, was designed by Fuse Architects + Builders in 2019. It serves as a central hub with a Henry Built kitchen, outdoor fireplace, and both indoor and outdoor showers, offering a space for entertaining and guest accommodation.
The Tribeca Penthouse in San Francisco, remodeled by Min Design in 2022, showcases a serene and functional layout. Converting a warehouse into this apartment, the design contrasts light touches with the building’s timber beams. Notably, a folded steel staircase enhances spaces, adding playful elements underneath.
Designer Shirley Dong has created a workspace for CISHAN on the top floor of a building near Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou, China. Designed to align with the brand’s restrained and serene ethos, the office features an open layout with strategic spatial planning. Key elements include a landscape void, a sunken courtyard with a skylight, and antique furniture that adds a touch of warmth.
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