Set within a low-rise residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Montrose Sixplex by Gabriel Fain Architects examines how increased density can operate within an existing urban fabric without disruption. The project spans two lots and introduces six rental units through a carefully structured composition of semi-detached buildings. Two multiplexes face the street, while two laneway houses extend […] More
Set along the edge of the Volga River, The House of Five Roofs approaches domestic architecture through spatial sequencing and environmental control. Designed by Alexander Tischler LLC under the creative direction of Karen Karapetian, the project responds directly to the clients’ way of living, shaping a house that supports movement between work in Moscow and […] More
Set within the dense forests along the Maskinongé River in the Outaouais, La Maraude approaches residential architecture with restraint and clarity. Nathalie Thibodeau builds the project around a precise understanding of place, choosing to pull the house away from the river and anchor it deeper into the wooded site. This decision defines the entire project. […] More
Karlen + Clemente position Summit House within the steep terrain of Villa General Belgrano, allowing the project to grow directly from the hillside rather than impose itself onto it. The architects define the house through a sequence of horizontal volumes that step along the slope, aligning with the natural topography. This decision reduces the visual […] More
SOUR presents Pur, a residential recording studio set on the Aegean island of Cunda, developed for Pur Records. The project positions architecture as an active participant in music production, working from the idea that the environment shapes not only how sound is made, but how it is experienced and remembered. This premise informs every decision, […] More
Paulo Martins Arquitectura e Design presents Beira Mar II, a compact house set within the dense fabric of Aveiro’s Beira Mar district. The project begins with constraint. Streets shift, plots compress, and the site resists regular geometry. The design accepts this condition without correction. It builds from it, using the irregular plot as the starting […] More
Wood Residence in Montreal, designed by Vives St-Laurent, approaches renovation through careful retention and exact interventions. The project works within a layout typical of Westmount homes, where the staircase and the sequence of living room, dining room, and kitchen define the structure of daily life. Instead of reworking the plan, the design sharpens its logic, […] More
Casa Nayaá, designed by RootStudio in Oaxaca’s Historic Center, approaches residential architecture through restraint and clarity. Set behind a five-meter-high façade, the project begins with absence, an empty lot that transforms into a carefully composed structure shaped by local material logic and spatial discipline. The architects position the house as a continuation of its surroundings, […] More
Jevany Villa sits within a dense spruce forest, where the terrain drops from the access road toward a landscape of ponds and mature trees. The project builds its logic directly from this condition. The house presents itself as a single-storey volume from the street, while the garden side reveals a taller, open structure. This dual […] More
Aaron Neubert Architects completes Slot House, a 2,400-square-foot residence positioned on a steep up-slope site in Los Angeles. Overlooking the Silver Lake hills and reservoir, the project approaches the terrain as a constraint that defines both form and sequence, resulting in a tightly stacked volume that integrates directly into the hillside. HOUSING The design begins […] More
House Among Holm Oaks sits within a residential area of Las Rozas, located on the outskirts of Madrid. The site contains a dense population of native holm oak trees that strongly shape the character of the landscape. In response, Unode Estudio approached the project through a careful balance between visibility and restraint, placing the house […] More
Japanese Semi is a residential renovation by Picnic Design located in downtown Toronto. The project transforms a semi-detached house built in 1910 into a home tailored for a mixed-race family who had lived there for more than a decade without major updates. The renovation focused on reorganizing previously fragmented interiors while introducing spatial concepts influenced […] More