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  • Bajío House by Heliana Arquitectura Opens to the Landscape of Querétaro

    Heliana Arquitectura has completed Bajío House, a 468-square-metre weekend residence in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. Led by architect Heliana Echavarría, the project approaches domestic architecture through a collection of single-storey pavilions distributed across the property. Rather than concentrating the entire programme within one continuous structure, the architects separate living and sleeping areas, allowing gardens, open […] More

  • Escenario KICHIJOJI Brings the Geometry of Nature Into Tokyo Housing

    Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture has completed Escenario KICHIJOJI, a four-storey residential building in Kichijoji, western Tokyo, that translates the surrounding greenery into architectural geometry. Located within walking distance of Inokashira Park, the project introduces a distinctive concrete structure into a neighbourhood known for its walkable streets, established residential character, and proximity to nature. RESIDENTIAL Developed for […] More

  • Estica Showroom in Jakarta: Transforming Structure Into Spatial Experience

    In Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta, K-Thengono Design Studio has taken an unassuming shophouse and turned it into a hybrid showroom and office for Estica, the aluminum windows and doors company. The client’s one firm request shaped everything that followed: the existing structure stays intact. The building keeps its bones, and the design works with […] More

  • Lake Como Villa by Studio Moroni Architettura

    Near Lake Como (Italy), in the Valtellina valley, Studio Moroni Architettura has reworked a 1960s house into something sharper and more deliberate. Villa G.I. does not add much. Instead, it removes the clutter, exposes the bones of the building, and places a handful of carefully chosen materials and colors where they can do the most […] More

  • Black Timber House in Azores by SO Arquitetura & Design

    On São Miguel, the largest island in the Azores, SO Arquitetura & Design has produced a dwelling that looks almost carbonized from the street. Black Timber, sited in Santa Barbara, wraps its occupants in charred Japanese cedar, known locally as cryptomeria, which makes up nearly all of the structure and skin. Step through the threshold […] More

  • Bratislava Danube Waterfront Is Changing Under KCAP

    KCAP has won second place in the international two-stage competition for the Winter Harbour (Zimný prístav) in Bratislava. The competition was organized by the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava on behalf of the Port Authority and the City of Bratislava. Of 123 entries, five teams were shortlisted for the second round. The jury said the KCAP […] More

  • Umber Duplex in Lisbon: Where Restraint Meets Texture

    Lisbon has no shortage of renovated apartments built around pale walls and quiet furniture. Umber Duplex, designed by the studio ID Concept, takes a different route. Here the restraint is deliberate, but it sits against rich, tactile materials: intensely grained timber, travertine, Berber rugs and African art. The result is a 415 m² home that […] More

  • White Arkitekter Turns Gothenburg’s Waterfront Into a Test of Civic Ambition

    White Arkitekter has revealed Sonyas, a mixed-use building on the Göta River that will serve as both a cultural venue and the practice’s new Gothenburg headquarters. Set within the developing Masthuggskajen district, it is a project that promises a great deal: lower carbon, shared space, civic generosity. The renderings suggest a handsome building. The harder […] More

  • RiyadhJSWD Wins the RIYMAR Towers Competition and Brings Tuwaiq Geology to Riyadh

    Riyadh is reshaping its skyline faster than almost any city in the world, and the latest chapter comes from Germany. RIYMAR Real Estate has chosen JSWD, the Cologne-founded studio, to design RIYMAR Towers, a mixed-use development the developer describes as the capital’s new in-demand address. JSWD beat four other shortlisted teams in an international invited […] More

  • Residence Beloeil: Heritage and Refinement by Atelier Barda

    In Outremont, one of Montreal’s most storied residential neighborhoods, Atelier Barda has completed the full renovation of a 1937 house with Art Deco accents. Spread over three floors and 300 square meters, Residence Beloeil is a lesson in restraint: a project that treats the character of the existing home as an asset to be tuned, […] More

  • Casa Nayaá by RootStudio Explores Contemporary Mexican Living

    RootStudio has completed Casa Nayaá, a seven-room residence in the Historic Center of Oaxaca, Mexico. Commissioned by a local family, the project transforms an empty lot behind an abandoned five-meter-high façade into an intimate hospitality space. The Oaxaca-based architecture practice spent over two years developing the residence, bringing together restoration, contemporary design and local fabrication […] More

  • Craig Ellwood’s 1965 Kubly House Is a Hidden Pasadena Gem

    Craig Ellwood designed the Kubly House in 1965 for Don and Sally Kubly, creating a modernist residence among mature eucalyptus and oak trees in Pasadena, California. Located at 215 La Vereda Road in the Linda Vista neighborhood, the single-story property combines a transparent glass exterior with a wood-framed structure that appears to float above its […] More

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