Oratge House, designed by KVPA Kokudev Padilla Arquitectura, is a 2023 project in Barcelona, Spain. Nestled in the Montseny Natural Park, this house for a young family emphasizes outdoor living with exceptional mountain views. Using local materials like lime mortar and pine wood, the house incorporates green facades and sustainable elements, achieving comfort without air conditioning.
Studio Arte Architecture & Design has transformed an old ruin into a unique house in Monchique, Portugal. Completed in 2024, the Quinta da Lila offers a blend of rustic charm and contemporary comfort. The spacious interiors are bathed in natural light, with modern amenities integrated seamlessly into the historic architecture. The renovation incorporates eco-friendly principles, using materials like cork for insulation and refraining from standard plaster to maintain the stone walls’ breathability.
Archi-Tectonics has completed the London Solar Townhouse in the UK. This home combines minimalist design with sustainable features, such as photovoltaic panels. Inside, the interiors feature high-contrast materials like raw wood cladding, textured stone surfaces, and brass mosaics. The design incorporates contemporary elements, elevating the atmosphere with glass pendants and organic furniture, blending sustainability and modernity.
Daniel Ellecosta designed this home in Mühlwald, Italy, drawing on the typology of historic mills. Named Haus Eggemoa, the house reflects a strong affinity with simple agricultural building typology.
OPAL Architecture has nestled a modest home known as Sandbox into Cape Cod’s sand dunes, lined with brightly toned bedrooms, a deck and a neat living room. A “typical gable form” was rotated and extended to provide a series of spaces which are “less private”, such as a garage, located in the middle of the L-shaped home. As the spaces inside become more intimate, rooms were organised with larger and smaller windows set in darkened frames.
The remote Mountain Retreat, completed in 2021 by OPAL Architecture, overlooks a serene lake from its Canadian setting, presenting a unique architectural opportunity. A pinwheel form, highlighting a core all-wood panel, inspired the layout, designed to provide privacy and maximize surrounding site views.
Hidden within a Grade II listed arboretum in Hampshire, Woodland House by McLean Quinlan has a timber framework with expansive glazing for dappled light throughout. Designed in 2023, the private home has a rendered exterior made of recycled materials and an indoor tree. Balmy grey and oat-brown hues of crafted oak and neutral furniture add subtle texture to the informal interior, designed to “embrace” its wooded surrounding and “minimise both operational and embodied carbon emissions”.
Allegra, a house in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, showcases a design by Jaime Salvá that combines modernity and elegance across a 2,000-square-meter plot. Designed in 2024, the residence respects the natural topography and balances contemporary architecture with sustainability.
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