Reconstruction of a Writers’ Colony Villa returns a semi-detached house in Prague, Czech Republic, to dignified use under the careful hand of Atelier Hajný. The house, part of an early 20th-century colony for journalists and writers, shifts from a deteriorated structure into a renewed home that balances preservation rules with current expectations for comfort. Across garden, envelope, and rooms, the project quietly rebuilds its material story rather than rewriting it.
House G unfolds as a generous private house on an 800 square meter (8,611 square foot) footprint in Istanbul, Turkey, shaped by ACARARCH. Set within a 2,000 square meter (21,528 square foot) garden, the four-level residence turns a busy urban address into a quiet world of warm materials, tailored rooms, and long views to greenery. Light, height, and a calm palette guide the whole composition.
Westview Residence sets a calm, precise tone on a steep Austin, TX, cul-de-sac, where Alterstudio Architecture navigates oaks, grade, and creek with quiet confidence. The house steps down from the street into a private woodland hollow, using brick volumes and a long glazed great room to frame daily life within the remaining wild pocket of this suburban edge.
Casa Regino reimagines an apartment in Burgos, Spain, through a modern renovation led by Vanda. The project organizes daily life around fluid rooms, natural light, and custom-made elements that respond to the residents’ habits. Clean lines, controlled color, and a careful balance of openness and privacy turn this urban dwelling into a bright, welcoming home with a distinct Burgos character.
No 343 is a 900-square-foot apartment renovation in New York, United States by Studio 8 Architect, where every surface works hard. The studio rethinks the condo from entry to bedroom, layering warm woods, crisp cabinetry, and custom doors with carefully chosen furniture that tracks the movement of light across the day. What emerges is an interior that feels composed yet lived-in, with color, art, and plants anchoring each room to its urban view.
Day House sets a Victorian home in Malvern, Melbourne, Australia into a new rhythm for contemporary living. IF Architecture reworks the historic residence and later addition into a layered family house that pairs restored character with a composed modern palette. Across garden-facing rooms, poolside terraces, and reconfigured interiors, the project builds a calm sequence where period detail, crafted joinery, and considered material shifts give each room its own clear mood.
Villa Mirabel stretches along the steep coastline of Omiš, Croatia, drawing the Adriatic directly into its interior life. Designed by Alberta Nikolov as a modern house for gathering, it moves between rigorous geometry and relaxed comfort. Eight bedrooms, broad terraces, and generous wellness rooms turn the villa into a coastal retreat where contemporary lines meet custom-crafted indulgence.
Casa MA stands as a quietly expressive apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, imagined by RUA 141 Arquitetura for urban life lived across levels. The project threads a warm, industrial-inflected interior through living room, kitchen, bedrooms, and a planted rooftop, giving a compact footprint surprising reach. Generous light, carefully chosen materials, and a soft palette ground daily routines in a calm, tactile rhythm.
