Whidbey Uparati by Wittman Estes is a 1,880-square-foot house located on Whidbey Island, United States. The design emphasizes a contemporary style that blends into the surrounding meadow landscape. This family retreat serves as a space for meditation and bonding, offering a quiet modern escape with panoramic views and a rewilded landscape. A journey through rustic meadows leads to the house, enhancing the connection with nature and stillness, central to its design philosophy.
Located in AL, Brazil, the Reserva Pituba Beach Club is a hotel designed by UNA Barbara e Valentim that seamlessly integrates into its natural surroundings. Conceived to prioritise lightness and conciseness, the project offers a unique seaside experience that features a spacious veranda, swimming pools, gardens, and a pergola that assist in creating a delicate balance between built structures and the stunning landscape of Alagoas.
The legendary 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin reopens its doors after an extensive redesign by Studio Aisslinger — the same studio behind the hotel’s original concept eleven years ago. This transformation went far beyond a standard refurbishment. It was about reactivating key areas and evolving the hotel’s concept to keep it fresh, relevant, and unmistakably Berlin. With the new concept, studio aisslinger once again sets a new milestone for experience-oriented hospitality design through immersive storytelling.
Lavasan Villa No.07, located in Tehran, Iran, was designed in 2024 by Amirhossein Tabrizi. Nestled on a 686-square-meter plot, this house features exposed concrete façades and natural wood interiors that create a warm and inviting atmosphere. The villa’s layout focuses on privacy and spatial separation, integrating water features and a roof garden while harnessing ample natural light through a large skylight above the staircase.
Villa Modda, located in Noto, Italy, is a house designed by Depaolidefranceschibaldan Architetti , harmoniously blending new and old elements through its architecture. The building features a careful recovery of an ancient agricultural ruin and a dynamic series of spaces that open to the surrounding Mediterranean landscape, while the strategic use of limestone and traditional techniques reflects its commitment to bioclimatic factors and historical context.
Cleft House in Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait features refined architecture by TAEP/AAP. Designed in 2023, the house leverages light, voids, and sculptural geometry as foundational elements, shaping spatial experience and the house’s relationship to its environment while responding effectively to climate.
The volumetric composition features contrasting white exterior and dark steel perimeter fence, with hierarchy of openings tailored to functions, reflecting connection to urban fabric and balancing transparency with seclusion.
A private house located in Bratislava, Slovakia, House With Gills features design by Beef Architekti. Specific to its design style, this 2023 project includes angled walls surrounding the exterior, including an atrium with a vertical garden that evokes a jungle. The deep layout of the home arranges the main living functions around this central area in a way that embraces outdoor views.
Nestled on the Menorcan coast, Zenith House spreads across a landscape of pines and native vegetation. Designed in 2024 by Nomo Studio, the 300-square-metre single-story house features a formal organization structured around eight tangent square modules, integrating materials that highlight the synthesis between context and construction. The project engages in a topographical dialogue by adapting to the gentle slope of the terrain through subtle folds and stepped platforms.
