181 MacDougal lands in New York, NY, United States as a new apartment building by MA | Morris Adjmi Architects. The project threads Greenwich Village character through contemporary construction and calm interiors, pairing two masonry street fronts with richly worked rooms. Inside, a restrained palette and tactile materials express the studio’s measured hand while preserving a neighborly scale. It reads both current and rooted.
West End “Grand Six” sits in New York, NY, United States, a pre-war apartment reshaped for generous entertaining and overnight guests. Allegra Kochman Architecture leads the renovation, translating a classic seven into connected rooms with better light, sightlines, and an accessible bath. The apartment, intended as a forever-home, balances gracious proportions with practical moves that support large groups and smaller conversations without losing the dignity of separate rooms.
Translators’ House stands in Culver City, CA, United States, a family home by Jacobschang Architecture that threads scholarship, culture, and daily life. The house centers on an L-shaped poured-concrete spine and a chain of gardens, shaping movement and framing moments of quiet in a suburban lot. It reads as measured and calm, with a yakisugi rainscreen and a plan tuned to light, air, and routine.
Art Fort is a two-level house in Kerhonkson, NY, United States, by Studio MM Architect. Built for a professional painter, the project pairs a welcoming home with a purpose-built studio, framing daily life around light, storage, and easy hosting. The house leans into the hillside and uses outdoor rooms to expand gathering areas, creating a practical, cost-smart residence that supports work, rest, and visits from friends, family, and curators.
Fernhill Residence updates a mid-century house in Portland, Oregon, United States with a crisp, family-forward renovation by Risa Boyer Architecture. The project reframes daily life for a young couple, opening the great room, refining storage upstairs, and drawing the interior toward a shaded backyard and pool. It’s a concise, material-forward reset that respects the home’s era while answering how people actually live now.
House on a Hill lands in Hillsdale, United States, from FORMA as a measured, modern house shaped by pandemic-era realities and hard-won pragmatism. Sited on a mostly wooded 9-acre lot two hours north of New York City, the project channels constraints into a clear plan: lift the main living rooms for light and long views, tighten the footprint, and keep construction disciplined without losing warmth.
Courtyard + Connector Residence stands in Austin, TX, United States, as a new-build house by Chioco Design. The project responds to a single-family neighborhood with an extroverted plan that reaches from the street to a sheltered pool courtyard. Designed in 2023 for a speculative builder, it borrows materials from nearby homes and gives them a crisp, contemporary reading.
Downtown Living unites two mid-rise apartments in Boston, MA, United States, by Walker Architects into a single elevated home oriented to a sweeping city panorama. The clients—downtown academics—kept their original residence and added an adjacent unit for relaxed gathering, games, and study. The result ties modern simplicity to rich material comfort, from paneled arrival to a long living room anchored by stone and steel, with new finishes extended across the public rooms.
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