Clay Rise sits in the village of West Hoathly in West Sussex, United Kingdom, as a new three-bedroom house by architecture and interior practice Templeton Ford. The project grows from the hillside next to Andre Templeton Ford’s childhood home, translating the brick cottages and clay tiles of the area into a contemporary dwelling shaped for shared and evolving family life. Its calm presence masks a highly tuned, flexible arrangement within.
Nothing Design Co. Headquarters stands on a tight Chicago, IL, United States streetscape, where Range Design & Architecture converts an existing structure into a furniture studio and showroom. The project leans on brick construction and calibrated daylight to expand the volume, create working and display areas, and knit the new frontage into Chicago’s familiar row of common-brick buildings.
Reconstruction of a Writers’ Colony Villa returns a semi-detached house in Prague, Czech Republic, to dignified use under the careful hand of Atelier Hajný. The house, part of an early 20th-century colony for journalists and writers, shifts from a deteriorated structure into a renewed home that balances preservation rules with current expectations for comfort. Across garden, envelope, and rooms, the project quietly rebuilds its material story rather than rewriting it.
Residencia Chavarria stands in Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, as a low, porous house by Carazo Arquitectura that trades thick walls for garden-filled thresholds. Composed around an interior courtyard and wrapped in modular brick, the home reads as a continuous exchange between enclosure and vegetation. Shifting between open and sheltered zones, it reworks domestic life for a humid coastal climate and lets everyday routines unfold in tandem with light, air, and greenery.
The Residences at Sandford Lodge by Shay Cleary Architects is a low-rise, high-density residential development in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 2023, it features 36 garden apartments and duplexes, offering spacious yet compact living spaces.
Characterized by their buff brick exteriors, the homes create a unique aesthetic while integrating comfortably into their setting.
Casa Xecua in Guasca, Colombia, was designed in 2022 by Yemail Arquitectura. The wooden cabin features an orthogonal volume oriented toward distant views, with living spaces extending over an outdoor deck. Constructed with tecumani pine and annealed clay roof tiles, the cabin reflects a primitive aesthetic and houses bedrooms that end in boxes for privacy.
Rachcoff Vella Architecture has designed Gruyere ‘Hilltop Hood’, a farmhouse in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley. The house is perched atop a hill, offering panoramic views and featuring a cantilevered pitched roof. Its design integrates seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, utilizing materials like handmade bricks and Colorbond cladding. The layout includes three distinct building wings, framing a protected courtyard.
Emma Tulloch Architects designed Peak House in Malvern, Australia, as a unique family home that challenges traditional structural identities. Completed in 2023, the house features an abstract form among notable heritage architecture.
