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Casa Altanera is a single-family house in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, designed by Taller Alberto Calleja in 2020. The project is arranged as three operational modules, with shared living areas set apart from two independent bedroom volumes. Its plan responds to the site’s natural reforestation and uses movable timber façades to adjust to changing weather.

Grama House is a single-family residence in Itupeva, Brazil, by Arthur Casas. Conceived for a couple and their three children, the 2025 house uses split levels, strong cross ventilation, and broad openings to keep daily life tied to the site’s gentle slope and outdoor views.

SwissHouse XL is a house in Coldrerio, Switzerland, designed by Davide Macullo Architects for a young local family with deep ties to the area. Completed in 2023, the project takes its cues from rural building types and the village edge, where the historical core meets more recent expansion. An octagonal plan, cut roofline, and exterior stair give the home a clear figure without losing its connection to place.

House JM stands as a calm, contemporary single-family house in Ljubljana, Slovenia, shaped by the narrow urban plot around it. Designed by SoNo arhitekti in 2024, the residence stacks three levels to separate shared living, private rooms, and support areas while still reading as one clear volume. Inside, light, glazing, and a raised ground floor set a measured rhythm for everyday family life.

L10 House updates a 1970s single-family home on the coast of Spain, rethinking how it meets the Cantabrian Sea and southern light. Garmendia Cordero Arquitectos work with the original structure’s quiet intelligence, rotating internal axes and loosening partitions while keeping the building’s essential character intact. The house shifts from a compartmentalized layout toward generous, flexible rooms that support a warmer, more connected way of living today.

Seis Patios House sits in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, as a single-family residence by VOID that turns everyday life toward patios, air, and vegetation. Organized as a livable gallery for an art enthusiast, the house threads color, local materials, and six planted courtyards into a fluid daily routine where rooms open to water, shade, and art-filled walls. Light and ventilation guide how the home is used, not just how it looks.

Luna House sits at the end of a quiet street in Curitiba, Brazil, where Nommo Arquitetos draw the house into close conversation with the Atlantic Forest. This modern family house stacks a timber-clad base and a pale upper volume, opening daily life to birdsong, filtered light, and a compact pool court. Inside, restrained finishes and large openings keep attention on the shifting greenery beyond the glass.

Winkelhaus sets a curved concrete silhouette against the forested edge of Winkel, Switzerland, aligning every room with valley views. Estúdio KMMK shapes this single-family house as a quiet study in structure, material, and landscape, drawing on local stone and bronze details. The project balances a raw exterior expression with a restrained interior world, where white surfaces and pale timber keep attention on changing light throughout the year.