Edmonds Sound House sits above Puget Sound in Edmonds, WA, United States, designed by Studio Zerbey Architecture + Interiors as a custom house oriented to water and trees. The project places primary living on a single main level for long-term accessibility while a smaller lower level steps into the slope. Wide glazing, deep overhangs, and a calm interior palette link daily life to the coastal forest setting and shifting maritime light.
House of Plants anchors a quiet courtyard in Paris, France, where Sophia Charles Architecte reimagines a once-fragmented house as a calm sequence of lived-in rooms. Natural light, timber structure, and green views now steer daily life, from the ground-floor living room to compact upper bedrooms. Warm textures, clear circulation, and everyday rituals guide this renovation without losing the building’s urban intimacy.
G+B Residence sits in Eastman, Canada, where DESK architectes translates a wooded plot into a luminous vacation house for a recently retired couple and their family. The long, low volume organizes everyday life around an L-shaped plan that meets the site at ground level, giving direct access to trails and the west-facing yard. Inside, soft tones, precise openings, and a restrained palette keep the house calm yet generous in use.
Studio & Guest House sits in the woods near Accord in New York, United States, where Neil Logan, Architect reworks two modest structures into a paired retreat. The project turns an existing house and storage building into a dedicated studio and guest house, holding onto their footprints while stripping back interiors to calm, timber-lined rooms. Light, material, and measured openings guide the experience from arrival to deep in the trees.
Casa C+S is a renovated apartment in Bormio, Italy, reimagined by GiB Studio from two adjoining units into one cohesive home. The project opens up the former maze of rooms into a generous living area facing southeast, while a quiet northwest wing gathers the bedrooms and baths. Local timber, pale surfaces, and custom joinery give this contemporary interior a distinctly Alpine character and a quietly warm everyday rhythm.
House reborn: renews a private family house in Israel by Spiegel Architects, led by architect Ron Spiegel, through a careful renovation rather than demolition. The project reshapes an existing split-level home for a couple and their two children, prioritizing light, greenery, and a richer daily routine. Across interior rooms and garden settings, the intervention balances inherited structure with a newly cohesive material palette that threads through every level.
Jänkä Resort sets its hotel deep in Finland, where snowbound forest presses close to glass and timber. Designed by Fyra, the project turns shared interiors into an experiential journey that links guests to nature, Lappish culture, and each other. A generous restaurant, layered lobby, and safari lounge shape a warm sequence that balances rugged materials with soft light and finely tuned details.
Chalet 1740 rests in Sauze di Cesana, Italy, where Caracter Architettura d’Interni reshapes a traditional chalet into a calm retreat of timber, stone, and glass. The project folds contemporary comforts into a rustic alpine shell, pairing generous windows with restrained furniture and a warm material palette that keeps the mountain landscape always in view. Every room leans on texture and light to hold its own quiet mood.
