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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
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
In 2019, Atelier Hajný began work on the reconstruction of a Writers’ Colony Villa, a semi-detached house located at a prominent address in Prague. The building stood in extremely poor condition and no longer met present-day expectations for layout, comfort, or technical performance. The client sought a high standard for everyday living, which required a […] More
Casa More by Workshop: Design + Construction, sits within Mérida’s historic district and traces its origins to the 1940s, when Art Deco informed its proportions and details. A recent renovation restores and reshapes the house while introducing a terrace and a swimming pool at the center of the property. The project respects the building’s layered […] More
The Na Kukačkách Mountain Chalet by edit! architects presents a carefully calibrated response to building within the protected landscape of the Krkonoše Mountains. The project operates within strict regulatory constraints that govern form, material, and silhouette, yet uses those limits as a framework for architectural clarity rather than compromise. A stone plinth and timber-clad upper […] More
House of Monitors stands on a narrow suburban street above the Scarborough Bluffs, where land, structure, and domestic life meet under precise conditions. Designed by Williamson Williamson Inc., the residence approaches architecture as an instrument for measuring light, material, and construction. Developed in close collaboration with the homeowners, a resident scenic artist for the National […] More
Located behind a closed gate in the lively 11th arrondissement of Paris, LOUI Apartment by Holzrausch Studio stands as a rare sanctuary in the city’s dense urban fabric. The journey to the house – along a winding path through a lush courtyard, culminates in a tranquil family home, where peace and privacy are paramount. This […] More
The commission for CASA TORNO AL ÁRBOL began with a vision: a home where exteriors shift with the seasons and domestic landscapes are visible from every room. The client, Pablo, when working with Otro Estudio imagined a sensory-rich living experience, sunlight, fresh air, water sounds, birdsong, rustling leaves, and the scent of flowers. The chosen […] More
Set into the wooded slope of Jackson’s Fondren neighborhood, Fountainhead stands as one of the most disciplined and site-responsive houses in Frank Lloyd Wright’s late residential work. Designed in 1948 and completed in 1954 for J. Willis Hughes, the house belongs to Wright’s Usonian lineage, yet it departs from the notion of repetition or standardization. […] More
Set on an elevated portion of a rural site in Mendiolaza, Córdoba, Casa BP positions itself as a measured architectural response to topography, climate, and landscape. Designed by Santiago Bertotti, the residence occupies a gently sloping terrain, using height and orientation to frame expansive views while maintaining a controlled relationship with access and approach. Rather […] More