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
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
In the heart of the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, TerraSense Mountain Charm Retreat emerges from the careful transformation of two pre-existing buildings. Designed by Atelier DRK under the direction of Diogo Aguiar Almeida, the project converts former rural houses into a hospitality destination shaped by restraint, material clarity, and a deep respect for its […] More
In the forested landscape of Sutton, Quebec, Maison de la Coulée douce reconsiders how multiple generations can inhabit a shared domestic environment without sacrificing privacy or calm. Designed by La Nony FAMILI in collaboration with Le Local Design, the 3,990-square-foot residence occupies a sloping site overlooking a small pond, where orientation and restraint guide every […] More
In downtown Brooklyn, within the expanding Brooklyn Tech Triangle, the City Tech Pearl Building demonstrates how adaptive reuse can unlock dormant spatial potential. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Studio for the New York City College of Technology, the 17,000-square-foot renovation reimagines the third floor of a six-storey structure built in 1922. Once a munitions factory and […] More
Set within a residential fabric in Córdoba, Casa dos Muros is a project by SET Architects that positions architecture as a careful negotiation between site, structure, and daily life. The house is conceived around two pre-existing stone walls that define the lateral boundaries of the plot, and a mature algarrobo tree that anchors both the […] More
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
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
SYMBOLPLUS OFFICE is the renovation of a 76.3-square-meter workspace in Tokyo, designed by SYMBOLPLUS INC. for its own daily use. Set within a timber building owned by architect Akio Hayashi, the project reflects a shared belief in natural materials, architectural continuity, and long-term relevance. Rather than approaching the office as a branding exercise or a […] More