SwissHouse XL is a house in Coldrerio, Switzerland, designed by Davide Macullo Architects for a young local family with deep ties to the area. Completed in 2023, the project takes its cues from rural building types and the village edge, where the historical core meets more recent expansion. An octagonal plan, cut roofline, and exterior stair give the home a clear figure without losing its connection to place.
North Bank Road is a house in Washington D.C., United States, designed by Pierre Maré Architects. Conceived as a comfortable contemporary family home, it responds to a wooded setting and demanding seasonal shifts with a pared-back exterior, durable construction, and interiors that pull light deep into the plan. The project balances shelter, warmth, and daily livability without losing sight of the landscape around it.
LAF Residence is a house in Ibiúna, Brazil, designed by Patricia Martinez Architecture for a family of four on the edge of a reservoir. Completed in 2024, the project works with a sloping site to separate open living areas from more private bedrooms above. Its material palette draws on the clients’ Bahian roots, using wood, glass, and textured surfaces to connect daily life with memory and landscape.
Timbertop House is a house in Canada by Akb Architects, conceived as a contemporary weekend retreat for an active family of five. Designed in 2024, the project draws on the language of local farm buildings while adjusting its gabled form to the site’s uneven terrain and long views across the Niagara Escarpment. Inside, a single-story plan and durable materials support daily use in every season.
Casa do Parque IV transforms an aging house in Santo Tirso, Portugal into a lived-in home with renewed purpose by Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto. The project turns a once fragile structure into a central, memory-rich residence that answers a client’s wish for modern clarity without abandoning the past. Within this urban setting, the architect navigates heritage, cost, and comfort to deliver a home that feels both singular and quietly assured.
Flintstones is a contemporary house in Winterborne Whitechurch, United Kingdom, by Western Design Architects. Set on a steep former chalk quarry beside listed cottages and a Grade I church, the house negotiates village heritage and modern life in a single gesture. Across three carefully arranged levels, it brings light, openness, and practical family comfort to a sensitive Conservation Area setting.
Casa Pueblomio sits in Manantiales, Punta del Este, Uruguay, where KLM architects work with slope, wind, and light to shape a coastal house. The project anchors itself half a level into the ground, turning terrain, patios, and planted edges into buffers between domestic life and the wider gated community. Concrete and natural wood frame everyday routines against a calm landscape, with upper-level rooms pulled back for privacy and long views.
Plumeria Courtyard House unfolds as a new private house in Singapore by K2LD Architects, organized around a remembered grove of plumeria trees. The courtyard at its center anchors a long, screened driveway and an L-shaped composition that protects family life from close neighbors while keeping the beloved garden in view. Angular roofs, operable louvers, and calm interior finishes tie this daily sequence of approach, arrival, and retreat into one coherent experience.
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