Villa Lyla stands on the canal edge of Nassau, Bahamas, as a private house shaped by SAOTA around water, gardens, and measured calm. The estate unfolds across lush grounds with an infinity pool and direct boat access, where layered forms respond to the tropical climate. Within this quiet setting, architecture, interior work by ARRCC, and landscape by Raymond Jungles work together to choreograph daily life between interior rooms and open air.
A Quiet House for Tropical Living isets a calm rhythm in Tinh An, Quang Ngai, Vietnam, by STD Design Consultant. This multi-family residence folds daily life around a preserved Barringtonia asiatica tree, treating tropical light, shade, and breezes as essential building blocks. Accessibility, adaptability, and direct contact with greenery shape a compact home that supports aging residents while staying open to future generations.
JH House stands in Tangerang, Indonesia, as a contemporary house by Cowema Studio Architect that folds tropical light, shade, and circulation into a tight urban plot. The four-level home draws breezes through living areas, terraces, and a rooftop retreat so that daily life tracks sun and shadow across indoor-outdoor thresholds. Its layered geometry and expressive lighting turn climate-responsive planning into a clear architectural presence for a modern family.
TD House anchors a right-angled corner lot in Tangerang, Indonesia, where Cowema Studio Architect stages a contemporary tropical house tuned to sun and garden. The two-storey home balances boxy geometry with soft planting and wood, shaping a daily rhythm that moves easily between shaded interiors and an open deck. Inside, public rooms gather around greenery while private suites upstairs stay cool, quiet, and closely connected to the landscape outside.
Breeze House sets a quiet yet confident tone for terrace living in Singapore, where Mark 12 Architects centers passive performance and day-to-day comfort. This house rethinks the intermediate terrace type around a continuous breezeway that pulls in monsoon winds, daylight, and greenery. Inside, contemporary living unfolds across open volumes that blur the line between interior rooms and semi-outdoor courts, giving the residents a close, changing relationship with climate and weather.
Casa Cajuí sits on a lush slope in Manaus, Brazil, where TROOST + PESSOA Architects read the forest and climate before drawing a single line. The house stretches out above the ground, using terraces, elevated volumes, and porous envelopes to keep air and light in constant motion. What results is a home that stays close to the Amazonian landscape while holding onto a clear architectural order.
Casa Enoki sits on a steep hillside in Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where dense dry-tropical vegetation drops toward the Pacific. Designed by QBO3 Arquitectos as a luxury house, the residence reads the terrain and turns it into a series of staggered platforms with ocean views. The result is an indoor-outdoor home that treats the surrounding landscape as both boundary and companion.
Second Wind House sits along the coast of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where Salagnac Arquitectos shapes a restrained yet generous tropical house. Organized around a central social core and wide ocean views, the residence draws its character from natural textures, outdoor living, and a patient engagement with daily rituals at the edge of the sea.
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