Hayden House settles into a high Colorado valley above Aspen, CO, United States, where forest and meadow meet at 8,500 feet. Design Workshop shapes the house as a year-round family retreat, building on regenerative strategies that protect most of the land while framing long views to distant peaks. Inside and out, modular pavilions, planted roofs, and restored ground plane tie domestic life to the seasons without overwhelming the fragile montane setting.
Vollerup Atrium House stands in a meadow near Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark, where Jan Henrik Jansen shapes a calm second home from stone, timber, and sky. The house extends a Danish couple’s life beyond their inner-city apartment, giving their family a coastal retreat that also supports remote work. It reads as both refuge and outpost, with an inward-looking atrium balanced by long views toward the water and surrounding trees.
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.
R House sets an assertive profile in Pilar, Argentina, where Estudio GMARQ translates a large family’s ambitions into a disciplined house on a tight plot. The project organizes social life at grade, recreation and storage underground, and service rooms around planted courtyards, turning constraints of land and program into a clear three-level arrangement. Everyday routines stay compact, yet each zone gains light, air, and a sense of measured expansion.
Bao Lam Retreat stands in Lam Dong, Vietnam, as a house shaped for quiet retreat in the highlands, designed by 6717studio. Curving along the slope and opening to forests and distant peaks, the project turns a private dwelling into a place for emotional reset. Large glazing, red-toned walls, and open interiors frame the landscape while sustaining a close, daily dialogue with the region’s cool air and changing light.
GJ House anchors a double lot in Hudson, Argentina, as a clear study in minimalist residential architecture by Estudio GMARQ. Conceived as a modern family house, it balances privacy toward the street with a long, glazed relationship to the garden. Inside, concrete, white volumes and warm wood make everyday routines feel composed without losing ease.
House on the River sits along the shoreline of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, as a 4,500-square-foot house by Atelier Échelle for clients rooted in the land. The project gathers a cluster of pitched volumes around a generous winter garden, drawing on vernacular forms and rich interior materials to frame river life through every season. Inside, crafted finishes and tailored rooms give a contemporary yet quietly nostalgic reading of a family home.
Verandah House stands in Singapore as a compact house shaped by Mark 12 Architects around light, greenery, and a demanding urban edge. The three-level home layers courtyards, balconies, and gardens to temper the presence of a neighboring MRT station while drawing nature into daily routines. Eclectic interiors pair oriental references with contemporary lines, turning each level into a backdrop for art, gathering, and quiet work.
