Apartment Lavrica sets a calm, contemporary tone in Lavrica, Slovenia, where Studio Formica reworks a compact house into an easygoing home. Sunlight, pale wood, and precise color choices carry through the living room, kitchen, and bedroom to create a consistent visual rhythm. Every surface feels considered yet relaxed, from the gallery wall above the sofa to the soft textiles that temper the open-plan layout for everyday family life.
The Monochrome Frame House unfolds as a calm, graphic house in Tel Aviv, Israel, composed by designer Narkis Rubin Barazani. Large steel-framed openings, pale floors, and dark built-in volumes align living, dining, and kitchen into one continuous everyday realm. The result is a monochrome interior that leans warm rather than cold, tuned to family life and the soft Mediterranean light that washes in from the garden.
Waikopou + is a family bach at which Daniel Marshall Architects employed a sophisticated architectural style in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2007. The structure is nestled in a unique coastal environment that offers stunning views, encircled by nature, and designed as an elegant refuge that transitions from main house to outdoor terrace. The project followed a path that prioritized harmony with the surrounding natural scenery, creating a fluid connection to the landscape.
Casa GZRM is a 2024 house located in Oleggio, Italy. The villa features a lighting design that enhances the spaces employed, and is by designer Laura Noè. It combines existing furnishings with new colour combinations to represent a perfect balance between comfort, functionality, and connection with nature.
Set against the stunning backdrop of Namakabrud, Iran, the ON House, crafted by NOIR office in 2023, presents a flawless blend of indoor and outdoor spaces. This elegant house features an eye-catching facade, marked by modular forms that integrate seamlessly with the lush surroundings.
Ginkgo Valley Treehouse, located in Suizhou, China, is a house designed by Moguang Studio in 2023. The project features a playful, decentralized interior that offers an engaging alignment with the surrounding landscape, while a dynamic relationship between orthogonal and non-orthogonal systems shapes the spatial experiences. Aspects in color and materiality develop the diverse quality of the project, revealing a harmonious existence with the natural setting and creating opportunities for rich experiences.
Backfold House is a house located in Bangkok, Thailand. Designed in 2024 by HAA Studio, the residential property uniquely embraces internal space and climate considerations with an inward-facing courtyard. The architecture responds to the local environment and social expectations while offering a private space that interacts with external elements, showcasing a design philosophy adept at blending modernist principles with tropics-oriented practicality.
Completed in 2023 by Dutch designer Jeroen de Nijs, Villa in the Park is a house located in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The impressive residence features an open-plan layout with an entrance leading to a mezzanine floor as the family’s main living area and was designed with just two materials – wood and microcement – to create an almost Mediterranean atmosphere.