JH House stands in Tangerang, Indonesia, as a contemporary house by Cowema Studio Architect that folds tropical light, shade, and circulation into a tight urban plot. The four-level home draws breezes through living areas, terraces, and a rooftop retreat so that daily life tracks sun and shadow across indoor-outdoor thresholds. Its layered geometry and expressive lighting turn climate-responsive planning into a clear architectural presence for a modern family.
LH Residence sits in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, as a single-family house by Side FX Arquitectura that treats density as a design prompt. The architects work between party walls and neighboring roofs to stage a gradual retreat from the street, drawing residents inward through courtyards and filtered thresholds until daily life settles around vegetation, daylight, and controlled privacy rather than the surrounding urban crush.
Casa Dragones anchors a contemporary house in Mérida, Mexico, with a grounded reading of climate and terrain by V Taller. The project reinterprets Yucatecan courtyard traditions through patios, arches, and planted voids that fold daily life into sequences of filtered light and shifting shade. Across its concrete base and lighter upper volumes, the house leans on local materials and open-air circulation to shape a calm, climate-responsive way of living.
Pinhal Conde da Cunha House stands in Seixal, Portugal, as a compact house by Estúdio AMATAM that turns a constrained plot into an articulated ensemble of volumes. The project pulls interior and exterior into a single gesture, using a continuous ribbon, a dark ceramic base, and a central void to choreograph how light, movement, and daily life unfold throughout the home.
House in Itabashi sits in a tight residential pocket of Tokyo, Japan, where TERRAIN architects rethinks how a family house meets the street. On a narrow plot close to central Tokyo, the three-story wooden home experiments with vertical light, layered thresholds, and a new kind of window depth to mediate daily life in a dense neighborhood.
Bao Lam Retreat stands in Lam Dong, Vietnam, as a house shaped for quiet retreat in the highlands, designed by 6717studio. Curving along the slope and opening to forests and distant peaks, the project turns a private dwelling into a place for emotional reset. Large glazing, red-toned walls, and open interiors frame the landscape while sustaining a close, daily dialogue with the region’s cool air and changing light.
Verandah House stands in Singapore as a compact house shaped by Mark 12 Architects around light, greenery, and a demanding urban edge. The three-level home layers courtyards, balconies, and gardens to temper the presence of a neighboring MRT station while drawing nature into daily routines. Eclectic interiors pair oriental references with contemporary lines, turning each level into a backdrop for art, gathering, and quiet work.
House reborn: renews a private family house in Israel by Spiegel Architects, led by architect Ron Spiegel, through a careful renovation rather than demolition. The project reshapes an existing split-level home for a couple and their two children, prioritizing light, greenery, and a richer daily routine. Across interior rooms and garden settings, the intervention balances inherited structure with a newly cohesive material palette that threads through every level.
