Located in the Kyiv region, SHELL House is conceived as architecture with a defensive intelligence. Designed by Bezmirno Architects, as a protective structure, the house shields the family’s inner life from the city’s noise and visual pressure, operating much like its namesake: solid and restrained on the outside, calm and finely tuned within. From the […] More
Minimalist White House is a single-family residence in Braga by Arquitetura501, conceived as a precise response to site orientation, context, and light. Set on a 980-square-meter plot within the city, the project balances openness and protection, using architectural clarity to negotiate views, privacy, and environmental comfort. HOUSING The plot’s conditions strongly informed the design strategy. […] More
de l’Épée Residence is a full residential renovation in Montreal by Michael Godmer Studio, conceived as a lived narrative rather than a stylistic exercise. Located in Outremont, within an early 20th-century house of strong architectural character, the project unfolds through memory, use, and transformation, allowing domestic life to become both structure and guide. RESIDENTIAL The […] More
Architect Alexis Dornier discusses his topography-driven approach to residential design at Tampah Hills, Lombok, where circular geometries and material restraint create a home that descends the hillside as naturally as the terrain itself. There is a particular kind of architecture that emerges when a designer stops fighting the land and starts listening to it. Nyrenstone […] More
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