TAEP/AAP designed Cleft House with a clear response to its urban context. The house sits within a dense city setting and adapts to its surroundings by using scale, proportion, and climate awareness. The architecture introduces a series of voids and controlled openings to guide how the space functions. These voids do not serve only visual […] More
In response to Barcelona’s intensifying housing crisis, Illa Glòries emerges as a public initiative that reconsiders how urban housing can function in today’s city. Designed by Cierto Estudio, Building A2 within this large-scale redevelopment proposes 51 dwellings that prioritize adaptability, environmental responsibility, and shared living, with a particular focus on gender equity and inclusive design. […] More
Located in Melbourne, Mahogany House is a deeply personal project conceived by architects and co-founders of R ARCHITECTURE, Vish and Gaurav Rajadhyax. Designed as their own family home, the residence reflects a commitment to sustainable living, multigenerational functionality, and a reverent connection to the landscape. HOUSING The house’s layout centers around three mature trees on […] More
WATG designed Nobu Residences Los Cabos as an extension of the brand’s design language, bringing it into a private residential setting with 60 units located within the grounds of the Nobu Hotel. The architecture carries forward the hotel’s modern minimalism while addressing the site’s intense light, coastal winds, and need for spatial separation. A private […] More
Architecture for London completed the renovation of a five-storey Georgian townhouse located in the Borough of Camden, just steps from Regent’s Park. Over two centuries, the house had seen repeated structural and functional changes, most recently serving as an HMO with eight bedrooms. Previous adaptations, including a nursery conversion, had removed many original features. The […] More
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto designed Casa da Encosta to settle without conflict. The home occupies a generous site with soft topography, but the land offered no striking views or obvious reference points. Rather than fight the context, the architect placed a long, linear volume just above the ground, turning it inward. The result resists external noise […] More
In Toronto’s west end, Studio for Architecture & Collaboration (StudioAC) has transformed a disused church into a sophisticated multi-generational residence. The project, completed in 2024 and titled Junction Semi, reimagines a historic community space as a layered, light-filled home designed to accommodate a family and their parents. The intervention demonstrates a thoughtful approach to adaptive […] More
Bezmirno Architects introduces Skyline House as an exercise in restraint and spatial balance. The project spans three separate yet connected structures, a main residence, a guest house, and a guardhouse, set within a tree-dense site. Rather than dominate the setting, the design extends the horizon. The buildings sit low and wide, allowing the natural rhythm […] More
Sun Yuanliang, founder of Yuan Liang Design, speaks about Qi Yuan, his work-live space in Suzhou, China, completed in December 2023. Conceived as both a private studio and retreat, the project transforms a traditional residential setting into a quiet zone of reflection and flow. In this exclusive interview with ARCHISCENE Magazine editor Jana Kostic, Sun shares […] More
Casa Galera, designed by Karlen + Clemente Studio, sits on a regularly shaped plot within a residential area. The architectural plan extends the building mass fully across the lot frontage, from east to west. This strategy creates a spacious central courtyard that forms the core of social interaction within the home. The house maintains a […] More
Located at the foot of Mount Saint-Bruno in Quebec’s Montérégie region, the Montpellier House unfolds quietly against its wooded surroundings. Designed by Montreal-based Vives St-Laurent in collaboration with ATA Architecture, the 3,000-square-foot residence presents a study in fluid movement and spatial balance, structured across three levels that echo the incline of the land. It’s a […] More
Spaceworkers took on Covelo House as a way to revisit one of Porto’s most characteristic yet overlooked housing structures: the urban island. These residential pockets trace their origins to the 19th century, when they housed working-class families who had migrated to the city for labor. Built as small, semi-detached homes behind bourgeois residences, these units […] More