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In Saint-Damien, Quebec, Anne Carrier Architectes completes Résidence Saint-Damien, a family home set on agricultural land at the meeting point of fields and mountain. The project responds to a clear ambition: to establish a permanent retreat that engages directly with the surrounding territory while supporting the daily life of a large family. HOUSING The residence […] More
Ran & Morris Creative Partnership unveils its redesign of Sofitel Bucharest, converting the historic Oscar Maugsch Palace into a branded luxury hotel in the heart of University Square. The five-star property spans four floors and includes 157 guest rooms, an atmospheric lobby, two restaurants, an event hall, and a spa. The project restores and reconfigures […] More
Atelier Échelle designs House on the Lake on the west banks of Lake Memphremagog as a contemporary reinterpretation of the rural Quebec barn. The project repeats the prototypical barn volume in four distinct articulations: an outdoor summer home, an indoor winter home, a living quarter, and a guest quarter. Cedar roofs, brick walls, and glass […] More
Designed by Filipe Saraiva with collaboration from architects Samuel Silva and Jéssica Casalinho, Casinha da Melroeira stands in Melroeira, in the parish of Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias, Ourém. Built upon a pre-existing structure, the 116.10-square-meter dwelling adopts the same pentagonal volumetric language as Casa da Melroeira on the adjacent plot. Although the two houses share […] More
Located in Tbilisi, SPYKKY House by STIPFOLD introduces a measured architectural presence within a visually fragmented urban context. Designed by Beka Pkhakadze, George Bendelava, Giorgi Zakashvili, and Niko Malazonia, the 400-square-meter residence establishes clarity through controlled geometry and material discipline. The project avoids reliance on scale. Instead, it asserts identity through restraint and precision. HOUSING […] More
Designers Zhijiang Shan and Fan Li of Rongjie Design & Construction Engineering Co, LTD have completed LIAO LIAO Cafe on the grounds of the Luoyang Museum in Henan Province. The 350-square-meter project transforms a roadside plot into a specialty coffee destination that links the museum’s cultural presence with the rituals of everyday life. The building […] More
Located in Nagpur, Stella rises from a compact 836.07-square-meter plot to deliver 5,575 square meters of office space across 14 levels. Designed for Prestige Builders and completed in January 2026, the G+14 structure accommodates four offices per floor within a vertical configuration shaped by site constraints and statutory open space requirements. The project responds directly […] More
Located in Chengdu, South Golden Bay forms part of the central core lake area of Luxelakes and operates as a model island within the larger development. Designed by Chengdu MaiWei Landscape Architecture Studio, the 4,976-square-meter project presents an integrated approach to ecological restoration, landscape planning, and architectural coordination. Completed in July 2023 for Chengdu Wanhua […] More
House SM stands in Ílhavo as a 380-square-meter residence completed in 2024 under the direction of architect Mário Alves. The project addresses two clear premises: reconcile the requested domestic program with the specific conditions of the site, and anticipate the area’s imminent transformation. Although the plot currently lacks peripheral construction, future development will alter its […] More
On the southern coast of São Miguel Island, Casa CR settles among basalt boulders and dry vegetation with composure. Designed by SO Arquitetura & Design, the 250-square-metre residence responds to an irregular volcanic terrain without attempting to domesticate it. The clients, a couple in their eighties, chose to begin again. That decision shapes the architecture […] More
Set within a maple-wooded slope in North Hatley, Perchée by Matière Première Architecture positions itself as a calibrated response to terrain rather than an assertion upon it. The land descends gently toward a river valley, and the house follows that movement with restraint. Instead of clearing extensively or reshaping the ground, the architects suspend the […] More
In Leslieville, Toronto’s east end, Dollhouse Loft revisits a former toy and bottling factory with a strategy grounded in spatial recalibration. The early 1900s industrial building, converted into live-work lofts in the early 2000s, carried generous volume but dated finishes and fragmented interior logic. StudioAC approached the renewal as both spatial refinement and structural clarification, […] More