Casa San Francisco by Jorge Garibay Architects rises quietly among the vineyards of San Miguel de Allende, reinterpreting the traditions of winemaking and monastic architecture through a contemporary lens. The house was commissioned as a vacation retreat within a working vineyard, where architecture and landscape share a dialogue about time, growth, and transformation. HOUSING The […] More
Plastic Box by Minimal Studio transforms Akelarre Supermarket into an architectural experiment. Instead of chasing retail polish, the studio embraces the raw logic of concrete and steel, shaping a brutalist container that feels closer to an installation than a commercial interior. COMMERCIAL The structure is a concrete shell, its façades reduced to bare geometry and […] More
Perched atop the dramatic slopes of Tampah Hills in Lombok, Villa Boë by Alexis Dornier redefines the idea of a contemporary tropical retreat. Completed in 2024, the 1,151-square-meter residence occupies one of the highest and steepest sites within the development, a terrain so commanding that it shaped every aspect of the architecture. The result is […] More
In the Czech town of Beroun, architecture studio OVA has completed the VIA Kindergarten and Elementary School, a project that converts a former textile factory site into a dynamic educational environment. Positioned near the historic center, the new campus marks the first stage of revitalizing the Tiba brownfield, turning an industrial relic into a lively community […] More
At Galerie Gastou in Paris, Irene Cattaneo unveils her first solo exhibition, a poetic exploration inspired by Charles Baudelaire’s 1869 poem Les Bienfaits de la Lune. The poem tells of a child blessed by moonlight, destined for a life of aesthetic discovery. Cattaneo transforms this literary motif into a spatial experience, creating a constellation of […] More
In Le Lavandou, on the southern coast of France, PietriArchitectes has completed Hôtel Les Roches, a project that redefines the dialogue between architecture and its landscape. Situated between rock and sea, the hotel emerges from its slope as if it had always belonged there. The result is a complete reconstruction, executed with precision and restraint, […] More
Located on Tanza Road in Hampstead NW3, the Hampstead House Extension by Architecture for London transforms a five-storey Victorian property that borders Hampstead Heath. The project redefines the rear of the home with a subtle yet impactful architectural intervention that enhances views, light, and connection to nature while respecting the building’s historic character. HOUSING Rather […] More
In Oakville, Canada, Atelier Carle introduces OAKV, a 700-square-meter clinic that challenges the conventions of medical interiors. The project replaces the sterile, impersonal feel long associated with clinical design with an atmosphere of calm, intimacy, and light. Located in a suburban business center outside Toronto, the site’s inherent constraints, limited natural light and lack of […] More
RootStudio reimagines a 1970s home in Oaxaca, Mexico, transforming it into a refined, compact, and luminous residence. Located within a modest housing complex, the project demonstrates how thoughtful architecture can elevate everyday living through restraint, proportion, and precision. HOUSING The architects began with an existing concrete structure and worked inward, focusing on privacy, natural light, […] More
On the island of Antiparos, ARP – Architecture Research Practice, has transformed an abandoned concrete frame into a home that reconsiders how architecture can exist within a crowded landscape. Tetris House began with a decade-old structure, one of many that punctuate the Greek terrain as a result of building regulations that allowed partial construction to […] More
In the heart of Paris’s 15th arrondissement, PAREIL, the multidisciplinary architecture studio founded by Caroline Weill and Laetitia Paradis, has completed VAU Project, a sensitive reconfiguration of a 20th-century apartment that distills their shared vision of architecture as both material and emotional craft. The studio, based between Paris and Marseille, defines each project through a […] More
Located in the rural landscape outside Estremoz, Monte do Divor by Vasco Burnay offers a meditation on permanence, restraint, and the quiet evolution of vernacular architecture. The house stands amid dispersed rural dwellings, its modest presence marked by a gabled roof and two chimneys, typologies deeply rooted in the Alentejo region. Rather than transform the […] More