Isla Architects has renovated a terraced home in Esporles, Spain, turning it into a light-filled space. Completed in 2024, the project involved opening walls to create a courtyard with various lighting features like sliding windows, skylights, and pivoting panels. The material palette includes lime mortar, green carpentry, and custom tiles, adding character to the main house and the newly added guest house on the adjacent plot.
Emma Tulloch Architects designed Peak House in Malvern, Australia, as a unique family home that challenges traditional structural identities. Completed in 2023, the house features an abstract form among notable heritage architecture.
The Dyptique house, designed by Matière Première Architecture, is nestled in Québec’s Eastern Townships. Completed in 2022, this home offers stunning views over the surrounding landscape, with a layout designed to incorporate the client’s love for spa atmospheres and aquatic activities.
The single-family home, Casa 1.5-3 by Baquio Arquitectura, is situated in Santa Elena, Ecuador. Designed in 2024, the house harmoniously integrates with its surroundings, inspired by Juhani Pallasmaa’s ideas on dwelling. The facade’s compositional language showcases a mix of wood and concrete, offering a rich sensory experience.
Located on Grove Road in Greater London, England, the Kanal House has been updated by William Tozer Associates. Completed in 2024, the project features a modern extension and landscape elements that frame views of the nearby canal. It draws from Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, incorporating unique rooflights and a steel frame finished in intumescent paint.
The Herbert St house is located in Mornington, Australia, nestled on a hill overlooking Mills Beach and Port Phillip Bay. Designed by COS Design in 2023, it features a reverse living layout to capture stunning views from the main living areas. The home, pool, and garden blend relaxed and sophisticated elements, with unique foliage, recycled clinker bricks, and black steel accents.
Las Rocas is a 6,400-metre-squared complex of houses in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, designed by Ignacio Urquiza Architecture. It features modular designs reflecting site-specific conditions and endemic vegetation. The homes, tied together by common facilities, feature central service areas for cars and bathrooms made of natural stone.
Designed by SOA, House Lhotka in Prague, Czech Republic, was completed in 2020. This house, arranged in four distinct volumes, is unified by a central corridor and dining area. Large windows and movable glass partitions enhance the connection to the garden.