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.
Kokako Heights House sits above Matatā, New Zealand, with a clear view to the coast and native bush. Designed by Arkhē in 2024, the house reads as a modest, site-led composition focused on light, breeze, and careful orientation. This compact house places rooms along the land’s edges and pulls the living areas toward the view, trading excess for clarity and durable, low-energy comfort.
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