Chalet du Ruisseau sits on a wooded, sloping site in Potton, United Kingdom, where EM Architecture draws the house toward a stream and its mature trees. The chalet’s paired volumes, verandah, and terraces choreograph daily life between forest and water, while the owners’ mid-century modern pieces lend the interior a grounded, lived-in rhythm. Inside and out, the project turns vernacular cues into a calm, contemporary retreat.
Located in La Calera, Colombia, Casa Páramo was designed by PAE and embodies a vernacular design style. The house is situated in the Chingaza moorland area of the eastern mountain range of the Colombian Andes, at over 2,900 meters above sea level.
Characterized by self-management and traditional building methods, PAE‘s design references the temporality and growth typical of traditional Colombian rural architecture.
Southwand House is located in Costa Navarino, Greece. Designed by K-studio, this house celebrates local heritage and offers a modern living style. It reflects the region’s architectural history with a contemporary twist, immersing inhabitants in nature while fostering a seamless connection to the outdoors. The residence features modules composed of local stone, arranged to harmonize with the natural surroundings and provide privacy and functionality within a cohesive environment.
The Bagel House is a full house renovation in the Glassel Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Designed by Byben in 2022, this project keeps the overall programmatic organization of the original house, while also updating the design to a contemporary concept. The original driveway will become the yard, which will be accessed through the double doors off the living room.
Perched on a dramatic promontory above the cliffs of Azóia, the AIP Azóia Villa house in Portugal features a design by João Tiago Aguiar, arquitectos. The project is grounded in the idea of a “non-assertive architecture”, where each gesture seeks the essential: matter, light, and the relationship to place. An architecture that is silent yet rigorous—one that steps back to reveal the sea, the sky, and the cliff.
Casa T is a 287-square-metre house transformation by Menorca-based architecture studio Gabriel Montañés. Gabriel Montañés reinvigorated a traditional farmhouse in Spain, abandoned for 20 years, infusing it with contemporary life while preserving original features and materials intrinsic to Menorcan culture.
The M3R house by Naturehumaine is nestled in the Eastern Townships Forest, Sutton, Canada. Wrapped in scarlet red wood cladding, the home is designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings. Positioned near three streams, the home features living spaces on the ground floor and a garden-level guest area.
Weald House, designed by Mailen Design and Peter Bradford Architects in 2023, is nestled in Kent’s verdant landscape. This single-story house harmonizes with its surroundings by adopting local vernacular architecture.
The contemporary design, characterised by black cladding and a pitched zinc roof, reflects the architecture of historic local farm buildings. Prioritising natural vistas, Weald House incorporates large windows and a refined material palette, connecting interior spaces with the outdoors and optimising energy efficiency.
