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 Origine turns a former village fuel station in Caserta, Italy, into a layered apartment by Pianozero Architetti. The project converts a symbolic communal place into a contemporary home that still holds the traces of its working past. Across courtyard, stair, and upper rooms, the architects orchestrate a quiet shift from public memory to private ritual while keeping the site’s original role present in daily life.
Jiuxi Rose Garden sits in Hangzhou, China, as a private house by GFD shaped around quiet contact with landscape and light. The 500-square-meter residence draws nature into daily rituals, from tea and reading to family gatherings, through restrained materials and calm furnishings that keep the focus on texture, proportion, and the slow movement of the seasons. Rooms stay open yet composed, inviting an unhurried way of living.
Atria Institute in New York transforms a medical facility in New York, NY, United States into a residential-style retreat by Rockwell Group. The project folds preventive care, advanced diagnostics, and hospitality into a layered interior where travertine, walnut, and gold leaf frame a calm experience. Patients move from lobby to lecture garden and private suites with a sense of rhythm rather than rush, supported by precise material choices and controlled light.
Villa Colucci stands in Fasano, Italy, where Francesco Mastrororsa guides the careful revival of a historic villa turned hotel rich with art and memory. High ceilings, patterned cement tiles, and the red facade frame interiors layered with Danish and international artworks, antiques, and contemporary pieces that bring the restored rooms to life. Guests step into a place where craftsmanship, history, and daily hospitality quietly intertwine.
A Panoramic Penthouse crowns a contemporary roofline in Portici, Italy, where 2DA Labdesign crafts an apartment for a young Neapolitan entrepreneur. Rich palettes, graphic surfaces, and an all-glass kitchen draw the eye back to the city beyond the terraces, turning the penthouse into a vivid conversation with Naples. Each room leans into color and pattern while keeping a direct visual thread to the panoramic views outside.
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.
Breeze House sets a quiet yet confident tone for terrace living in Singapore, where Mark 12 Architects centers passive performance and day-to-day comfort. This house rethinks the intermediate terrace type around a continuous breezeway that pulls in monsoon winds, daylight, and greenery. Inside, contemporary living unfolds across open volumes that blur the line between interior rooms and semi-outdoor courts, giving the residents a close, changing relationship with climate and weather.
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