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.
Chilean studio Juan Carlos Sabbagh Arquitectos completed a glass house situated in a deciduous forest in Curicó, Chile. Designed in 2023, the project, dubbed Greenhouse, features wooden construction and was intended to immerse occupants in the surrounding environment.
Seven Floor House is located in the Czech Republic and was designed by architecture firm Malý Chmel to feature “seven floors on a sloped garden plot”. Designed in 2023, the house includes spaces of varying size and height, different degrees of natural daylight, and varying levels of privacy.
The M3R house by Naturehumaine is nestled in the Eastern Townships Forest, Sutton, Canada. Wrapped in scarlet red wood cladding, the home is designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings. Positioned near three streams, the home features living spaces on the ground floor and a garden-level guest area.