In Prague, Martin Cenek Architecture transforms a 1930s functionalist apartment into a deeply personal reflection on authorship, memory, and restraint. The project, the architect’s own home, unfolds as both a renovation and an introspective study of what it means to inhabit one’s own design. Located in a tenement building by Ladislav and Jaroslav Šimek, the […] More
Located in Georgeville, a rural enclave in Quebec’s Magog region, Rural Hamlet by MUUK Architecture reinterprets traditional farm architecture through a contemporary lens. The 4,000-square-foot residence is composed of three primary volumes connected by curved passageways, forming a composition that feels both timeless and site-specific. The home integrates seamlessly into the sloping terrain, evoking the […] More
Perched on a steep site above Lake Fournelle in Saint-Hippolyte, Intervalle by Atelier BOOM-TOWN turns topographical constraint into design intention. The residence stretches across two levels that follow the natural slope, transforming elevation into experience. Through this calibrated descent, the architecture becomes an instrument of observation, framing shifting perspectives of the Laurentians with each step. […] More
In Sainte-Thérèse, Canada, ACDF Architecture, in collaboration with Stantec, has designed the Centre de réadaptation pour jeunes en difficulté d’adaptation (CRJDA), a facility redefining how architecture can support care, rehabilitation, and dignity. Rejecting the traditional institutional aesthetic, the project establishes a space that fosters empathy, autonomy, and trust. INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE Partner Joan Renaud describes the […] More
In Prague, Iva Hajkova Studio has transformed a panel apartment into a serene escape that looks toward the horizon for inspiration. Positioned above a bustling artery of the city, the residence finds beauty in contrast, between movement and stillness, concrete and wood, the hum of traffic and the vast expanse of sky. INTERIOR DESIGN The […] More
Plastic Box by Minimal Studio transforms Akelarre Supermarket into an architectural experiment. Instead of chasing retail polish, the studio embraces the raw logic of concrete and steel, shaping a brutalist container that feels closer to an installation than a commercial interior. COMMERCIAL The structure is a concrete shell, its façades reduced to bare geometry and […] More
Perched atop the dramatic slopes of Tampah Hills in Lombok, Villa Boë by Alexis Dornier redefines the idea of a contemporary tropical retreat. Completed in 2024, the 1,151-square-meter residence occupies one of the highest and steepest sites within the development, a terrain so commanding that it shaped every aspect of the architecture. The result is […] More
In Oakville, Canada, Atelier Carle introduces OAKV, a 700-square-meter clinic that challenges the conventions of medical interiors. The project replaces the sterile, impersonal feel long associated with clinical design with an atmosphere of calm, intimacy, and light. Located in a suburban business center outside Toronto, the site’s inherent constraints, limited natural light and lack of […] More
RootStudio reimagines a 1970s home in Oaxaca, Mexico, transforming it into a refined, compact, and luminous residence. Located within a modest housing complex, the project demonstrates how thoughtful architecture can elevate everyday living through restraint, proportion, and precision. HOUSING The architects began with an existing concrete structure and worked inward, focusing on privacy, natural light, […] More
In the heart of Paris’s 15th arrondissement, PAREIL, the multidisciplinary architecture studio founded by Caroline Weill and Laetitia Paradis, has completed VAU Project, a sensitive reconfiguration of a 20th-century apartment that distills their shared vision of architecture as both material and emotional craft. The studio, based between Paris and Marseille, defines each project through a […] More
Located in a heritage-listed building in Bilbao, RA Apartment by BAT Architecture presents a refined study of balance, between preservation and innovation, ornament and restraint, memory and the present. The 305-square-metre residence redefines the classical vocabulary of its era, transforming an early 20th-century home into an example of classical modernity that bridges history and contemporary […] More
In the village of Vraný, Mimosa Architects designed the Family House in Mature Garden, a residence that negotiates its steep, green terrain with sensitivity. Surrounded by a wild garden descending toward the Vraný stream, the project takes advantage of the natural slope, orienting its interiors toward both the private greenery and the surrounding landscape. Rather […] More