Tet&Ris is a family apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, designed by Bogdanova Bureau with a clear brief: refined comfort anchored in durable, natural materials. Across rooms tuned for daily life, the interior favors calm light, tactile finishes, and crafted pieces that hold up to use. The home reads poised yet practical, with open living, private retreat zones, and measured detail shaping a grounded, contemporary address.
Downtown Living unites two mid-rise apartments in Boston, MA, United States, by Walker Architects into a single elevated home oriented to a sweeping city panorama. The clients—downtown academics—kept their original residence and added an adjacent unit for relaxed gathering, games, and study. The result ties modern simplicity to rich material comfort, from paneled arrival to a long living room anchored by stone and steel, with new finishes extended across the public rooms.
Apto BB lands in São Paulo, Brazil, as a measured urban retreat shaped by Marcela Penteado Arquitetos. The 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) apartment reworks a two-level plan to pull light deeper inside and soften daily rhythms. With partitions pared back and a sculpted stair at its core, the home trades clutter for calm and leans on wood, stone, and matte finishes to steady the mood.
Apartment in the Center of Florence sits on the ground floor of a 19th-century building in Florence, Italy, with an internal garden tucked just beyond. Designed by Sante Bonitatibus, the 150-square-meter (1,615-square-foot) apartment was reimagined for a young entrepreneurial couple who collect ancient indigenous crafts, giving their everyday rooms the quiet poise of a gallery. Light and silence shape the mood, and the plan stays refreshingly open.
An apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel, was transformed into a refined, modern home tailored for a young family by designer Maya Sheinberger. Designed in 2024, the 120 sqm space blends understated luxury with minimalist warmth and smart functionality through a thoughtful planning, a natural material palette, and a balanced color scheme.
Set in the heart of Sofia, Bulgaria, this apartment reflects a modern perspective on the fading boundaries between leisure and work, private and public. Designed by PONY Architects in 2020, Apartment SG-DP reduces elements to those that support interconnectedness between living areas. Design interventions engage fixed elements using pure geometry that reinforces connections between spaces by thoughtfully allowing natural and artificial light, views, noise, and groups of natural vegetation.
WrocLOFT, designed in 2022 by THEZA Architects, is an open loft studio located in Wrocław, Poland. The apartment features an interior that celebrates historical elements, such as exposed brick walls and steel beams, while incorporating newly applied materials that complement the building’s character. The re-adaptation features compact winding stairs, semi-transparent partitions, and a modular lighting system for flexible living space.
A home that prioritizes integration characterizes the Sete apartment, designed by Arthur Casas in 2024 in São Paulo. With unity in mind, the layout was planned with the residents’ extensive art collection as a backdrop, and large openings to greenery where natural light filters through a cobogó wall. The exposed concrete slab and pillars dialogue with Santa Margherita terrazzo and wood paneling, combining modernity and warmth throughout the space.