Perched above the captivating “White City” of Ostuni, Villa Solea rises from age-old olive orchards. Crafted by StudioToff, this 180 m² marvel features three interlaced cube shapes finished in smooth lime wash. The building gracefully descends the slope, forming inviting balconies at every elevation. Panoramic windows stretch from floor to ceiling, providing breathtaking perspectives of the Adriatic coastline and effortlessly merging indoor and outdoor environments.
This renovation and addition project by Mark English Architects involved a mid-century hillside home in Los Gatos, CA, United States, designed in 2017. Opening the home’s potential, the designers created a more cohesive design language through careful materiality and fluidity while leveraging the latest modern technology to merge interior and exterior together. Using a warm palette of timber and complementing colorful accents, the final design creates a striking organization and balance.
Set in a beautiful oak grove in Madrid, Spain, this magnificent single-family house created by Bueso-Inchausti & Rein Arquitectos exemplifies a perfect fusion of nature and modernist architecture. Finished in 2024, this dwelling carefully harmonizes with the landscape, taking advantage of the grove’s single clearing to find a balance between privacy and openness.
Located in Milan, Italy, the MNAI Apartment is a 110-square-meter apartment finished in 2024, designed by STUDIO18MILANO. The apartment’s modern interior design underwent a complete transformation balancing vintage and contemporary furnishings. The renovation optimizes its space and creates flowing connections, notably featuring fabric-covered movable partitions, a staple of Gio Ponti’s work, allowing the apartment to adapt as needed, with an elegant design that embraces both modern and historical elements.
This mid-century apartment in the center of Warsaw, designed by Goszcz Design, is a dream come true, with high-end decor and exquisite furnishings. The pastel color palette and glass objects create an unusual lightness, while a dichroic table by Patricia Urquiola and minimalist sconces imported from overseas add to the luxurious atmosphere. The apartment is a perfect blend of contemporary and traditional styles, reflecting the harmonious combination of different materials.
In the heart of the Quadrat d’Or neighborhood in Barcelona, Estudio Vilablanch has transformed a 650-square-metre (6,996-square-foot) Capas · Historia · Color apartment, adapting its design to accommodate both modern and neoclassical elements.
Originally two distinct floors of a modernist building built in 1901, the home is now a single unit that retains traces of its luxurious past, including travertine marble floors and the use of color throughout the apartment.
Nestled within a late 19th-century building in Barcelona, Spain, Living in a Work of Art is an apartment by Estudio vilablanch showcasing a meticulous restoration of its Catalan modernist heritage. Designed in 2023, the project restores vibrant Nolla tile flooring, polychrome ceilings with intricate cornices, and finely detailed interior woodwork, all while adapting the spaces to meet the functional, spatial, and comfort needs of contemporary life.
Casa Tribu by Arquitectura Plus is a remodeled residence in Bogotá, Colombia. Designed in 2023, this 263-square-metre house retains its original modernist details while incorporating contemporary updates. The renovation focused on maintaining the home’s basic lines, introducing landscaping and natural light, and creating an interior design proposal using the owners’ furniture.
