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Canadian architect and interior designer Martine Brisson created an amazing relax zone located on the top of a building in Montreal.  All the greenery around makes one feel  like being in a garden.

Contemporary Equis House is located in the city of Cañete, Peru. The Barclay & Crousse architects have sought to create the necessary intimacy to live in the desert and to domesticate it without denying or betraying its characteristics.

Mozart House reworks a Grade II listed house in the City of London, United Kingdom, by Studio DERA. The 2025 project turns a former swimming pool volume into two new floors of living space, using courtyards, daylight, and a measured material palette to answer a site shaped by heritage and a deep rear garden. Travertine, GRC panels, and timber linings give the interiors a steady rhythm.

Soho Triplex in New York, United States, by Studio Razavi + Partners turns three separate floors into one apartment. The 2022 project trades floor area for connection, using a bronze helix, paired openings, and a restored street arch to link daily life across levels. Walnut, marble, glass, steel, and woven fabrics give each room a distinct register as light shifts through the day.

CLM Residence is a house in São Paulo, Brazil, by Raiz Arquitetura. The project organizes daily life around open rooms, shaded terraces, and wide views, keeping city comfort in step with the surrounding landscape. Inside, the plan shifts from shared areas to quieter private wings with a calm, measured rhythm.

Cardwell Clubhouse is an off-grid house in Muskoka District Municipality, ON, Canada, designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design as a social hub for an active family compound. Set beside a clearing created for the site’s photovoltaic array, the elongated building pairs a recreation room and flexible guest quarters with a gear garage, tying indoor gathering to sports courts, lake views, and the daily routines of outdoor life.

Wooster Loft is a 2008 loft renovation on Wooster Street in Manhattan, New York, NY, United States, designed by Dub Studios. Working within a broad existing floor plate, the project strips away layers of sheetrock to recover cast-iron columns, old brick walls, exposed joists, and tall windows, then places private rooms toward the back so daylight can reach deeper into the home.

Casa Gana is a house in Pak Chong District, Thailand, designed by TOUCH Architect as a retreat with room for intimate gatherings. Completed in 2024, the project sits in Khao Yai’s quieter landscape, where a protective street facade, a courtyard entry, and broad west-facing glazing shape a measured shift from privacy to open views. Local materials and a restrained palette keep the building grounded in daily use and easy upkeep.