Situated in the bustling city of Taipei, Taiwan, Residence W embodies the essence of contemporary living through groundbreaking design by Matters in 2024. This compact apartment utilizes level changes to delineate public and private areas, enhancing spatial clarity and function. Variations in flooring augment the functionality of the restricted square footage, creating a seamless flow that emphasizes integration, fluidity, and a sense of expansiveness.
KSR Architects and Interior Designers completed The Bird House in 2021. Located in London, United Kingdom, the house features Scandinavian style furniture that gives a fresh and modern feel. The design balances a sophisticated and minimal palette with the display of a colourful art collection, featuring striking Scandinavian design, that adds pops of colour without detracting from the beautiful artworks.
Finished in 2023, G+B House is an abode located in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The family house was designed by Mariana Orsi arquitetura + design using natural materials. A large swimming pool, jacuzzi, and soccer field fill the communal spaces of a home that emphasises socialising and celebrations. Exposed concrete forms the architectural element at the front and is complemented by warm interiors.
In Singapore, Park + Associates (P+A) has designed QR3D, a family home that serves as a pioneering example for the use of 3D printing in architecture. The four-storey, landed residence, which is built with more than 90 percent 3D-printed material, features an oculus above its dining area that functions as a passive cooling system, honouring the site’s architectural history. According to the studio, the house confirms the technology’s “practical viability.”
21c St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, is a boutique hotel and museum designed by Hufft in 2023. The design revitalizes and restores the building’s key historic features with an atmosphere that feels like a museum while remaining comfortable and homelike, and evokes the YMCA’s 1920s mission to welcome both locals and travelers.
Dmitriy Sivak designed the Linden 5-5 apartment, located on Luteranska Street in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2025. This residence features an open layout protected by a glass wall, offering privacy when needed. Warm tones and clean lines create an inviting atmosphere.
Apartment in Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, is by de House and was designed in 2023. The project includes a children’s room that will “evoke the character of a chalet in the Alps”. The interior and furniture of the apartment were created by the design team, who had to adapt their approach due to the disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine.
Hackney Bay House in London is a reworking of a Victorian terrace house designed by Material Works that aims to create bright, healthy living spaces. This thoughtful renovation breathes new life into a Victorian terraced home in Hackney, reimagining the previously dark and confined lower level as an expansive, light-filled living space—the new heart of a family home. By lowering the floor, generous ceiling heights now define the kitchen and before rising into a dramatic double-height volume, anchored by a two-storey bay window that frames views of the garden beyond.
