Set along the shoreline in Minnesota, Lakeside Modern is a 7,400-square-foot (686-square-meter) residence designed by PKA Architecture to redefine private living while maximizing lake views. Positioned discreetly from the road yet seamlessly open to the water, its design caters to a family seeking a home for both summer and year-round vacations, transforming the space into an inviting retreat filled with familial warmth and collaboration with Martha Dayton Design.
Casa Flora is a 70-square-metre apartment renovation in Bologna, Italy, designed by Jessica Pinotti in 2021. The project features natural materials and vibrant shades of green and pink, creating a light and restful atmosphere. The minimalist design draws inspiration from Mediterranean coastal houses. Key changes include an open-plan kitchen-living space and reconfigured hallway, accommodating the living area, study, and bedroom. The space emphasizes natural finishes and textures, offering a contemporary, airy feel throughout.
Clarke is a private house located in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Austin Maynard Architects. The alteration and addition to the single-storey weatherboard homestead features minimalist aesthetics and highlights functionality and comfort. The interior offers a spacious living area with a seating nook by the pocket garden, careful zoning, natural light, and lush greenery views, while a staircase embedded in the wall takes you up to the teen zone or ‘apartment’.
Set against the stunning backdrop of Salt Point, New York, the Salt Point Residence epitomizes the extraordinary partnership between Reddymade and the illustrious artist Ai Weiwei. Finalized in 2022, this carefully conceived weekend getaway enhances an earlier assembly of hexagonal structures established during the 1980s. The harmonious design emphasizes an exquisite balance between contemporary architecture and the organic charm of its environment.
Located in East York, Toronto, this house is a renovation-addition project by Atelier RZLBD. The existing one-story bungalow is renovated and a second floor is added on top, creating a more personalized and sustainable setting for a young professional couple with two children. However, pandemic-related challenges forced a drastic revision which has bestowed dynamic double-height spaces on the ground floor and formed an exterior reminiscent of a periscope.
Located in Mexico, Casa Eclipse is a house designed in 2025 by Zozaya Arquitectos that embraces contemporary architecture, interweaving vernacular elements and materials for a connection with its coastal location. Its main volume unfolds on two levels around a helical staircase, which uniquely regulates light with a radial dome, facilitating a seamless integration between the residence’s interiors and exteriors that accentuates its relationship with the ocean.
Located in Villa La Angostura, Argentina, Casa Gallareta is a cabin designed by OJA (Organic & Joyful Architecture) in 2023. The project involved the creation of a boutique-scale tourist complex within a native forest of Coihues and Arrayanes. Their proposal consisted of modular “landscape cabins” for two to three guests, conceived as just another element of the forest. Each cabin blends into its surroundings with a sense of controlled randomness.
On the outskirts of Vilnius, Lithuania, rises an unexpected single-story residential house designed by Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius and Partners. Characterized by a bold triangular plan and a minimalist aesthetic, the architecture forms a compact volume opening to the landscape with expansive glass exits and culminating in a dramatic linear skylight cutting the roof. The contrast of textured concrete with clean glazing and dark metal accents creates striking forms both inside and out.
