House in Čakovice anchors a young family in Prague, Czech Rep., with a clear, minimalist house shaped by Edit! Architects. The compact volume holds a two-level layout that separates quiet work from shared daily life while drawing long views to the hedge-wrapped garden. Inside, a central gallery ties rooms together with light and sightlines.
Los Llanos House stands on rural ground in Paraje los Llanos, TM Lorca, Murcia, Spain, where a near-ruin becomes a lived-in memory. Designed by Pepa Díaz Arquitecta as a house rooted in family history, the project turns a former childhood home into a contemporary dwelling. The restored structure balances emotional continuity with a new way of living that favors shared rooms over compartmentalized domesticity.
Tangram House occupies a gently sloping lakefront site in Lagoa Santa, Brazil, and comes from the studio TETRO Arquitetura. The house holds the street with a discreet horizontal line, then turns inward to frame trees, lawn, and water rather than traffic and cars. Across two levels, the project choreographs daily life between a sheltered upper volume and an open lower level that leans directly toward the lake.
Home for Life sits in Ghent, Belgium, as a compact house for a retired couple by architect Karel Verstraeten. The single-storey home arranges daily life across an accessible plan, then tucks a small loft under the gabled roof for visiting grandchildren. Warm timber surfaces, generous circular windows, and chimney-like roof volumes keep the mood domestic and bright while the layout quietly anticipates future care.
W New York – Union Square marks a vivid new chapter for this hotel in New York, United States, guided by Rockwell Group’s return to a familiar address. The studio recasts the Beaux-Arts landmark with rooms, lounges, and a restaurant tuned to Union Square’s changing rhythm, from market mornings to late-night gatherings. Color, pattern, and art shape a layered interior that feels both rooted in the city and pointed toward the brand’s future.
Penthouse on Piazza Politeama crowns a 1930s building in Palermo, Italy, reshaped by Provenzano Architetti Associati as a full-floor home overlooking the city’s theater and port. The penthouse balances a palermitana sensibility with Mittel-European restraint, pairing Deco-era bones with a contemporary interior rich in custom carpentry and carefully chosen furniture. Residents returning from abroad regain Palermo through long views and tailored rooms that invite everyday life and generous hosting.
CTZ2 House unfolds on a steep hillside above the Mediterranean in Valencia, Spain, where terraces reach toward Portitxol bay. Designed by Pepe Giner in 2023, the house rises as layered platforms that negotiate the difficult terrain while fixing daily life on a level with sea and sky. Living, sleeping, and moving through the house all orbit an elevated terrace and pool that read as a single, continuous outlook.
Rooh anchors a holiday house in Malpe, India, by Thomas Parambil Architects, between river and Arabian Sea. The low-slung retreat turns away from the obvious postcard view to follow an east-west axis, wrapping daily life around a pool and long deck. Here, shared rooms merge in one open volume while bedroom suites pull back into quieter territory, giving family and friends a place to gather without losing a sense of retreat.