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New retro’: Color and Light Shape a Vivid Neapolitan Home

FeaturedNew retro’: Color and Light Shape a Vivid Neapolitan Home

New retro’ unfolds as a vivid apartment in Marano di Napoli, Italy, shaped by architect Carmine Abate for clients with an unapologetically fashion-driven brief. Inside this elevated home, color, gloss, and tactility steer everyday life while wide sliders open the rooms to a sweeping terrace facing Vesuvio. The result is a residential interior that treats pattern, light, and material as an expressive toolkit rather than quiet background.

Villino Aspasia: Calm Contemporary House Near Palermo’s Coast

Villino Aspasia: Calm Contemporary House Near Palermo’s Coast

Villino Aspasia sits on the edge of Mondello in Palermo, Italy, where Architetto Gaspare Di Maggio reshapes a familiar villa into a calm urban escape. The two-level house trades street noise for layered materials, crafted joinery, and a clear dialogue between interior rooms and planted terraces. Across its rooms, a contemporary attitude meets traditional forms, giving the everyday rituals of living, cooking, and resting a precise and tactile setting.

Bronze and Black House by SPF:architects

FeaturedBronze and Black House by SPF:architects

Bronze and Black House steps lightly across a Los Angeles hillside, its long upper volume skimming above gardens and pool. SPF:architects arranges the house and companion studio along a decisive linear spine, tying together cul-de-sac ends and calibrating every room to the surrounding views. Inside the house, warm materials and generous glazing support open daily living while keeping the experience of the steep site legible from morning to night.

Francesca’s House: Lively Family Apartment Crafted for Digital Life

Francesca’s House: Lively Family Apartment Crafted for Digital Life

Francesca’s House sets a vivid scene in Desio, Italy, where Storie Design Studio reworks a traditional apartment around a young family’s daily rituals and digital presence. Exposed beams, bold color and custom solutions respond to influencer Francesca Biella’s need for a home that reads as both lived-in retreat and ready-made set. Each room supports family life first, then quietly steps forward for the camera when the story begins again.

Villa Lyla by SAOTA

FeaturedVilla Lyla by SAOTA

Villa Lyla stands on the canal edge of Nassau, Bahamas, as a private house shaped by SAOTA around water, gardens, and measured calm. The estate unfolds across lush grounds with an infinity pool and direct boat access, where layered forms respond to the tropical climate. Within this quiet setting, architecture, interior work by ARRCC, and landscape by Raymond Jungles work together to choreograph daily life between interior rooms and open air.

BLV Apartment Balances Heritage Detailing and Bold Color on the Lake

BLV Apartment Balances Heritage Detailing and Bold Color on the Lake

BLV Apartment occupies the noble floor of an early 1900s villa in Blevio, Italy, reworked by TGA Studio and Atelierzero into a generous contemporary residence. The 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) apartment with an 80 sq m (861 sq ft) perimeter terrace now orients daily life toward Lake Como’s changing light. Historic character stays in play while a precise new palette, sculptural elements, and calm furnishings anchor the refreshed rooms.

Larissa 5 Residence by Gilda Meirelles

Larissa 5 Residence by Gilda Meirelles

Larissa 5 Residence unfolds as a terraced family house in São Paulo, Brazil, shaped by architect Gilda Meirelles for a couple and their children. The project extends across a sloped site in the countryside, using staggered levels to draw daily life toward the surrounding landscape. Social rooms, outdoor decks, and calm interiors work in concert, turning the house into a long-term retreat rather than a short weekend escape.

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