Located in Milan, Italy, the MNAI Apartment is a 110-square-meter apartment finished in 2024, designed by STUDIO18MILANO. The apartment’s modern interior design underwent a complete transformation balancing vintage and contemporary furnishings. The renovation optimizes its space and creates flowing connections, notably featuring fabric-covered movable partitions, a staple of Gio Ponti’s work, allowing the apartment to adapt as needed, with an elegant design that embraces both modern and historical elements.
Located in Brno, Czech Republic, the Minimalist Apartment Renovation project was completed in 2023 by ika.architekti. The redesign targets simple, clean spaces incorporating curved lines. The design unifies all rooms with a wooden floor and white plaster walls, contrasting with a solid red troweled floor in the bathroom. The kitchen and living room areas were integrated, merging the prefabricated core structure with custom furniture and accessories, resulting in a tranquil and cohesive aesthetic.
Searl Lamaster Howe Architects designed an apartment for a couple on Chicago’s north side. Infused with character, the modern design interplays refined materials, textures, and colors, contrasting the home’s previous extensive moulding and distinct rooms. Interior details at the 2021 renovation reflect the low-rise building’s intimate scale. South-facing exposure led to a deep breadth of textures and color, while flush-set door coverings and narrow oak flooring infuse continuity throughout the accessible home.
Located in Chisinau, Moldova, Archform Design & Architecture Studio is a corporate space created by Archform architects in 2021. This office design balances functionality with a minimalist aesthetic, resulting in a clean, versatile work area that serves as a creative hub for its users. The focus on comfort and ergonomics is evident throughout the project, evident in the choice of finishes and the overall functionality of the office layout.
Simmerhûs on the Dutch island of Terschelling is a special assignment for Team V: designing a sustainable island holiday home that is both distinctive and characteristic of its surroundings. The house is sustainably built and features a playful minimalist interior inspired partly by Japanese aesthetics and functionality, yet with an adventurous twist characteristic of design duo Kranen/Gille.
The VLG Abode designed by Jamie Falla is a house located in Jersey, showcasing a contemporary design style. This tranquil dwelling seamlessly integrates innovative form with functional use, offering a mesmerizing retreat characterized by meticulous architecture and harmonic interior design.
Located in Guarujá, Brazil, Guarujá House features the work of Nitsche Arquitetos. The house in Guarujá on the coast of São Paulo is built within a gated community in a protected area of the original Atlantic Forest. Its design is divided into three levels to accommodate 450 m² of built space and comply with regulations permitting only 30% of the land area to be developed.
Nestled in Berlin, Germany, the Wooden House by the Lake is a house designed by Transstruktura – Architektur Stadt Objekt in 2024. This compact property features a geometric form accented by a structured wooden facade, and generous windows that frame views of the lake and surrounding trees, connecting indoor spaces with nature and providing passive solar heating in winter and external shade in summer.
