Forest Edge House lands in Roscoe, United States, as a compact, solar-powered house by Marc Thorpe. Set on a wooded slope in the western Catskills, the 1,500-square-foot, two-story home pairs an open living core with a 25-foot cantilevered steel deck reaching into the trees. Built by Edifice Upstate and furnished by Ligne Roset, it balances self-reliant systems with a measured, rural clarity.
House of Vid and Higurea sits on a cliff above Ostional, Costa Rica, where the Pacific wind and turtle nesting cycles set the rules. Designed by LSD architects, the house reads as a single level from approach, yet slips down the slope to preserve views and the site’s fragile rhythms. It’s a house first, but its stance is environmental—quiet, resolved, and tuned to place.
Shilamay sets a family’s daily rhythm in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, where stone, lime, and planted courtyards temper sun and heat. Designed by Naman Shah as a house for his own household, it folds reclaimed wood and playful elements into durable, lived-in rooms. The result isn’t precious or remote; it’s a home tuned to games, chores, and weather.
Holocene House is a carbon-positive house in Sydney, Australia, conceived and built by CplusC Architects + Builders. The project turns daily life toward water, plants, and coastal air, using performance-driven strategies to meet its bushland setting. Inside, a double-height living room, colored glass, and an intimate roof garden shift attention from the ocean panorama to a lush interior world that still connects outdoors.
Nest sits on a ski-in/ski-out site in Park City, United States, where Sparano + Mooney Architecture steers a house toward light, views, and daily mountain rhythms. The design leans into the setting with radiata pine, board-formed concrete, and durable metalwork while threading sustainable systems throughout. It reads as mountain modern in spirit without losing its grip on real, everyday use.
Twin Pitches transforms a once tired Edwardian house in London, United Kingdom, into a bright, energy-efficient family home. Designed by Atelier Baulier, the retrofit and extension replan daily life across a four-bedroom house with purpose and warmth. This is a house project, commissioned by a family of four, that threads low-impact construction through everyday routines without losing character.
Pavilion Essoa stands on the lagoon in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, a house by MOYÉSOA shaped by tropical vernacular thinking and bioclimatic craft. Set within a vast botanical garden, the villa breaks into independent volumes linked by courtyards that invite movement and air. The plan pursues self-sufficiency and modular living, translating local materials and know-how into a quiet, contemporary rhythm that meets the coast’s heat and humidity head-on.
OF. Brutal Honesty stands in Mendoza Province, Argentina, a house by OF. Studio that treats the hillside as both structure and guide. The project works with the terrain’s terraces and the Andean climate, placing a concrete plateau above earth-toned retaining walls to hold communal life and far-reaching views. Inside and out, the sequence favors connection while respecting privacy.
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