Light and Matter is a rehabilitated historic house located in Trani, Italy. Designed by Marco Tassiello, it is a house that emphasizes a fluid interior distribution, opening the spaces to natural light through the use of essential materials such as wood, lime plaster and stone.
Located on a sheep ranch in Australia, Shady Creek Farm House is a collaborative project involving MRTN Architects. The designers conceived the home to reflect its agricultural surroundings, leaning into retro aesthetics while featuring chic modern touches.
The farmhouse evokes a connection to agricultural life, including elements such as a corrugated facade and expansive windows welcoming natural light. Its thoughtful, lively interior fuses rustic warmth, sophistication, and chic modernity.
Nestled within a late 19th-century building in Barcelona, Spain, Living in a Work of Art is an apartment by Estudio vilablanch showcasing a meticulous restoration of its Catalan modernist heritage. Designed in 2023, the project restores vibrant Nolla tile flooring, polychrome ceilings with intricate cornices, and finely detailed interior woodwork, all while adapting the spaces to meet the functional, spatial, and comfort needs of contemporary life.
Casa Draghi by IN-NOVA STUDIO is located in Parete, Italy. Designed in 2025, this apartment underwent a complete transformation to adapt to modern living while preserving its historic essence. The renovation balances contemporary functionality with respect for the building’s history, using details like Vienna straw and glass to reflect its past.
Dimora a Porta Romana is an apartment in a historic building in Milan’s Porta Romana district renovated by BOATTOMARTINOstudio. Completed in 2024, the project melds contemporary design with timeless elegance, resulting in a space that celebrates both modern architecture and the building’s historical charm.
Boasting a palette of warm colors and bespoke furnishings, the apartment’s design incorporates original elements like cement tiles and integrates new aspects like steel beams, creating continuity and harmony throughout.
Local studio ZOOCO Estudio has renovated a historic house in Madrid, Spain. Designed in 2022, the Casa Cientoonce project incorporates elements reminiscent of early 20th-century residential architecture. The team aimed to peel back accumulated layers to reveal the original features, including Catalan vaults and rustic materials, injecting the space with character and respecting its historical context.
Fulvio Giannotti reconfigured this Naples, Italy apartment to create a modern yet historically rich interior. Casa Piedigrotta spans 120 square meters and features restored moldings, neutral-toned kitchen with central island, and two balconies offering surrounding views.
Located in Rome, Italy, Casa Rapsodia is an apartment that exhibits a bold minimalist interior infused with vibrant contemporary touches, designed in 2024 by Punto Zero. The flat features a stimulating interplay of traditional Roman architecture and modern design elements. Distinctive accents delineate and separate spaces, presenting strong color contrasts between the historic features and the audacious new components. Cool tones interact with pop-inspired accents for a captivating aesthetic.
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