El Equipo Creativo introduces its design for Azul Lounge Bar, located within the Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella Hotel in Spain. The project takes inspiration from the building’s original 1970s architecture and Marbella’s reputation as an international destination during the 1960s and 70s. Through expressive colors, curved forms, hand-painted murals, and natural materials, the Barcelona-based design […] More
MU Architecture designed The Lens, a single-family residence in Montreal’s Villeray neighbourhood, around the principles of Japanese minimalism and feng shui. Created for a couple and their children, the house prioritizes privacy, natural light, and carefully organized living spaces. Its architectural composition responds to a challenging urban site while establishing a direct relationship with the […] More
Pareil, the architecture studio founded by Caroline Weill and Laetitia Paradis, has completed the renovation of Sery, a 110-square-meter house in Marseille’s Belle de Mai neighborhood. Situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the city, the single-storey residence originally featured an inefficient layout that limited its connection to the surrounding garden and urban views. The architects […] More
Williamson Williamson looks to a 19th-century American housing type for DogTrot, a 1,500-square-foot country house in Magnetawan, Ontario. Rather than reproduce the historic model literally, the Toronto practice uses its central spatial principle to organize a compact contemporary residence shaped by climate, prefabrication and the difficult terrain of its lakeside site. HOUSING The traditional dogtrot […] More
Studio VAARO reinterprets the familiar gabled houses of Toronto’s Humewood-Cedarvale neighbourhood with Atlas House, a 2,925-square-foot residence completed in 2025. Built on a corner lot previously occupied by a bungalow, the project replaces the original structure with a two-storey home that retains the recognizable geometry of the pitched roof while introducing a contemporary architectural language. […] More
Kinglet Perch by Sanders Green Architecture starts with the conditions of its steep site and a decision to preserve the existing Ponderosa grove. Completed in 2025, the 2,700-square-foot residence occupies a narrow section of land between the trees and the descending hillside, avoiding construction on flatter terrain lower on the property. Building there would have […] More
Lumeah by Pepper & Well approaches renovation as an exercise in editing. Located in Macedon on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, the house was originally designed by modernist architect Paul Couch and was formerly known as Harley House. Its existing material palette is unusually disciplined: exposed concrete, bluestone, timber, stainless steel and compressed-straw Stramit Board define […] More
Westbourne House by Mitchell + Corti Architects takes a compact residential footprint in North West London and reorganizes it around light, circulation and a clearer relationship between interior and garden. Completed in 2025, the project combines an extensive renovation with a double-storey rear extension, allowing the architects to add an extra bedroom and bathroom while […] More
HW Studio approaches Casa Malonic in Zihuatanejo through a disciplined reduction of architectural elements. Completed in June 2026 at Punta Garrobo, Guerrero, the 497-square-meter residence relies on ground, roof, wall and shadow to organize a site defined by jungle vegetation and an uninterrupted Pacific horizon. Lead architect Rogelio Vallejo Bores and the studio resist the […] More
For Casa Capirote, Alejandro Cateto develops an interior around references to Seville, drawing particular influence from Triana pottery and the decorative language associated with Plaza de España. The project translates these references into a contemporary apartment through ceramic details, geometric patterns, earthy colors and adaptable spatial planning. INTERIOR DESIGN The influence of Triana pottery appears […] More
Madhappy has opened a new flagship in Seoul’s Dosan Park, marking the Los Angeles brand’s fifth permanent store and its second international location. The 3,400-square-foot space follows openings in West Hollywood, New York, Tokyo and Malibu, extending the brand’s retail language into South Korea through a design developed with PlayLab, Inc. FASHION RETAIL For their […] More
Located around ninety minutes from Chicago, Red Barn House by DecoRoom sits within a quiet rural setting surrounded by farmland and a private golf course. Completed in 2025, the 145-square-meter project replaces an existing barn with a new structure that draws on the visual language of Midwestern agricultural architecture. HOUSING The house is composed of […] More