Japan House by Sandbox Studio is a pavilion addition that enhances a 1920s Californian bungalow in Sydney, Australia, designed in 2023. The project emphasizes Japan-inspired design elements, blending natural materials, light, and landscape. It provides a private domain through a series of interconnected rooms, including Tatami and kitchen spaces.
Villa White is a house located in Sotogrande, Spain. Designed by local company ARK Architects, the house is characterized by various accommodation facilities, such as massage treatment rooms or libraries, that are also effortlessly integrated into the home layout. The white home rises and engages with the Andalusian landscape, offering garden views over the fairways of Almenara Golf Course and the Mediterranean beyond.
The Las Lomas Pool House in Soquel, California, was designed by Fuse Architects + Builders in 2019. It serves as a central hub with a Henry Built kitchen, outdoor fireplace, and both indoor and outdoor showers, offering a space for entertaining and guest accommodation.
The Tribeca Penthouse in San Francisco, remodeled by Min Design in 2022, showcases a serene and functional layout. Converting a warehouse into this apartment, the design contrasts light touches with the building’s timber beams. Notably, a folded steel staircase enhances spaces, adding playful elements underneath.
Designer Shirley Dong has created a workspace for CISHAN on the top floor of a building near Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou, China. Designed to align with the brand’s restrained and serene ethos, the office features an open layout with strategic spatial planning. Key elements include a landscape void, a sunken courtyard with a skylight, and antique furniture that adds a touch of warmth.
In Naples, Italy, Carmine Abate designed House Luigi Ganzerli in 2022. The project contrasts layers of warm tones with cool grey and black hues to create a dramatic composition. A long corridor extends through most of the floor plan, directing occupants toward a circular antechamber lined with wooden sliders. A grand living space sits at one end of the residence and contains multiple areas delineated by varied flooring styles, including a striking black stone rug with triangular cutouts.
CC House, designed by Fabian Tan Architects, is a spacious corner terrace home in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. The renovation retains much of the original structure while adapting it with a split-level interior and sloping rear garden. The house offers panoramic city views from a rooftop hatch, adding a fresh perspective to this thoughtfully reimagined home.
Alva Roy has completed the douBLe House in Toronto, Canada. The home is clad in reflective black bricks, white panels, Shou Sugi Ban wood, and Corten steel. The materials accentuate the home’s distinct volumes, which include nine levels, providing varied spatial experiences.