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.
Villa Imperiale rewrites expectations of residential luxury in Dubai, UAE, trading quiet minimalism for exuberant maximalism. Etereo Design shapes this house in Emirates Hills as a tailored home for a young European family, where vivid color, layered materials, and expressive objects frame daily life. Every room carries its own mood, yet the narrative threads back to a shared taste for Italian craft and unapologetically bold interior character.
Day House sets a Victorian home in Malvern, Melbourne, Australia into a new rhythm for contemporary living. IF Architecture reworks the historic residence and later addition into a layered family house that pairs restored character with a composed modern palette. Across garden-facing rooms, poolside terraces, and reconfigured interiors, the project builds a calm sequence where period detail, crafted joinery, and considered material shifts give each room its own clear mood.
Pak Chong House sits on an elevated plot in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, where S+S Architects draw the house out toward long farmland and mountain views. Designed as a private residence, the project balances exposure and shade while leaning into the owner’s preference for a Modern Japanese aesthetic, with wood-rich interiors that stay calm even in the hot afternoon sun.
Baw Beese sets a quiet scene on the shoreline of Hillsdale, United States, where Disbrow Iannuzzi organizes a vacation retreat for several generations at once. The project divides the house into smaller cabin-like volumes so grandparents, parents, and guests can share the property or live independently, moving between them through glazed links. Each wing holds its own rhythm, yet the whole compound stays tied to the lake, the trees, and long weekends together.