Yumenomori unfolds in Sapporo, Japan, as a house by YODEZEEN Architects shaped by restraint and material clarity. The studio crafts a minimalist interior that leans on light, precise joinery, and a singular garden gesture to mediate between home and nature. In this first project in Japan, European sourcing meets Hokkaido calm, and the result reads quiet yet deliberate.
Haven House lands in Nosara, Costa Rica with a quiet confidence, its broad roofline throwing deep shade over a concrete plinth. Designed by Salagnac Arquitectos, the house turns a compact, roadside lot into a calm interior realm that leans on gardens, cross-ventilation, and measured openings. The project is a house with a minimalist attitude and a practical tropical toolkit, completed with warm timber surfaces drawn from the site itself.
Greta anchors a quiet corner of Puerto Morelos, Mexico, with a calm, sea-facing stance. Designed by Aguero Arquitectura, the hotel leans into breeze, light, and material honesty, letting the coast set the rhythm from entry to roof. Guests move through bright rooms and terraces that extend toward the Caribbean, where wood, stone, and chukum frame a measured conversation between indoors and out.
Saint-André no3 reworks a Plateau-Mont-Royal duplex in Montreal, Canada into a single-family house for one extended clan. Thellend Fortin Architectes guide the transformation with a crisp plan, an added mezzanine, and a rear extension that draws daylight deep inside. Completed in 2022, the home centers movement and light as the primary tools for turning narrow rooms into a coherent whole.
Gul Melbourne is a house in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects in 2023. A faceted metal envelope cuts a sharp profile against the street, while broad panes of glass pull garden and sky into view. Inside, a pared-back palette of concrete, plaster, and oak supports art and daily life with crisp intent.
House Beneath the Cross Hill sits on a gentle slope in Rokycany, Czech Republic, a modest house by Hurá Studio for the architect’s parents. The timber-forward interior gathers daylight through large, square windows and a measured plan with shared rooms at grade. Calm and personal, the home favors craft over show and keeps a direct line to the landscape.
Ravine Residence sits in Toronto, Canada, where Akb Architects renew a historic coach house with a three‑storey rear addition. The house tucks into South Rosedale’s trees and turns toward the ravine, pairing a walk‑out level with calm, pared‑back rooms. Inside, light oak floors, sheer curtains, and measured details give the renovation a quiet register suited to a busy owner. The work reads fresh yet grounded.
Vinohradská is a two-bedroom apartment renovation in Prague, Czech Republic, by SMLXL. Set in a traditional Vinohrady building, the project steers a clear, masculine minimalism through layered material contrasts and restrained moves. Clean volumes, custom storage, and tailored proportions create a practical home for a single resident without erasing the building’s character. It reads calm, precise, and quietly expressive.
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