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Meadow House sits within the secluded Santa Lucia Preserve near Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, United States, shaped by Mark English Architects. The house answers a multigenerational Korean-American family’s brief for a Californian home with a distinctly Korean heart, set against strict conservation rules and a powerful meadow landscape. What results is a low, Z-shaped residence where indoor-outdoor living, measured light, and layered privacy give daily life a deliberate rhythm.

Las Rocas is a 6,400-metre-squared complex of houses in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, designed by Ignacio Urquiza Architecture. It features modular designs reflecting site-specific conditions and endemic vegetation. The homes, tied together by common facilities, feature central service areas for cars and bathrooms made of natural stone.