Star and cross designs add artistic flair and visual movement. Grounded in geometry, this interlocking pattern naturally guides the eye, defines the room’s character, and introduces rhythm in ways that feel intentional. When used thoughtfully, they add depth and personality while maintaining a sense of harmony. Ahead, we explore five unique and creative ideas on […] More
In a Park is a residential renovation by L Architects that begins with a quiet but pointed observation. Designed for a horticulturist client in northeast Singapore, the project responds to a simple realization voiced early in the design process: despite a deep love for plants, the client did not “wake up to them.” The existing […] More
In Paris’s 17th arrondissement, NZI Architectes have completed the transformation of an obsolete car park into a social housing residence at 29 rue Nollet, delivering 83 housing units for the Régie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris (RIVP). Completed in December 2025, the project reconsiders the future of urban infrastructure by working within the constraints […] More
Three Shades of Home is a measured renovation of an apartment in a 1950s panel building in Prague’s Holešovice, where B² Architecture reshaped a once-compartmentalized layout into an open, legible home for a young family. The project takes advantage of the building’s skeletal structure, removing most partitions and allowing columns and beams to participate directly […] More
Cielo is a compact residential project in Nagpur, Maharashtra, designed by Sanjay Puri Architects, that turns regulatory constraint and climatic pressure into a clear architectural proposition. Rising twelve storeys on a modest 900-square-metre plot, the building demonstrates how spatial discipline and environmental response can shape a distinctive urban presence without excess. RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE Local development […] More
In Vilamacolum, a small village in Catalonia’s Alt Empordà region (Spain), architect Clara Crous has built a home that reads like a quiet manifesto on contemporary rural living. Casa al Pradet, completed in 2024, is the residence she designed for her own family on the last available plot along one of the village streets, a […] More
Set along the shore of Lac Archambault in Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, La Maison de la Baie de l’Ours is a residential project by ACDF Architecture that derives its architectural force directly from the landscape it inhabits. Positioned between water, forest, and rocky escarpments, the house establishes a sustained dialogue with its surroundings, shaping daily life through horizon […] More
Krč Terraced Twins sits on a steep, topographically complex plot in Prague’s Krč district, an area shaped by successive layers of rural land use, early suburban housing, and postwar apartment construction. Designed by martin cenek architecture, the project responds to a site defined by constraint. A deep plot with a height difference exceeding ten meters, […] More
In a 1970s housing complex in Oaxaca City, RootStudio has reworked an existing home into a compact, light-filled residence that prioritizes clarity, efficiency, and daily comfort. The project does not rely on expansion or visual spectacle. Instead, it sharpens the original structure, reorganizing space from within to respond to privacy, ventilation, and light with measured […] More
MELLEM Les Trembles, developed through a close collaboration between ACDF Architecture and Maître Carré, positions itself as a careful study in architectural balance. Located in Gatineau, the residential project responds to contemporary pressures around density, sustainability, and resource use through a measured and deliberate approach. Rather than relying on excess or spectacle, the project demonstrates […] More
House 720 Degrees, designed by Fernanda Canales, sits quietly in the Valle de Bravo landscape, yet operates as a highly deliberate architectural instrument. More than a residence, the project functions as a spatial and optical device, extending the logic of 360-degree vision into a doubled experience. The house registers movement, light, and time, framing the […] More
Disbrow Iannuzzi completes Lakeside, a 4,000 square foot Y-shaped house set on a parklike site in a northern suburb of Detroit, where the River Rouge runs through the property. The home opens outward to a landscape the homeowner has cultivated for more than forty years. A former curator of Asian art and gallery owner, the […] More