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A renovated 1883 apartment that is both a showroom and the home of Vipp's third generation owner. Family-owned Danish company Vipp has a penchant for presenting its range of products in more relatable settings. Unlike other brands that dedicate showrooms to their collections, Vipp showcases furniture, kitchens,...

An understated architectural design that provides a tranquil backdrop for slow living. Melbourne-based Studiofour completed Ruxton Rise Residence for the architecture firm’s co-director Sarah Henry. Located in the Beaumaris suburb, the gray brick dwelling stands on a greenfield site among the neighborhood’s mi...

The renovation and expansion of a house owned by collectors of vintage objects and furniture. Named Magpie House, this project started out with a simple extension and then evolved to encompass an entire home renovation. The clients, a textile designer and a digital designer, turned to DGN Studio to expand their terraced house in Ha...

A family home designed to resonate with a natural landscape in different ways. Built in a clearing in the Twente region of the Netherlands, this dwelling has a close relationship with the natural landscape it calls home. The area features a varied topography as well as a rich flora. Streams cut across the land, hedgerows surro...

A dark wood extension designed with an oriel window that overlooks a garden. Designed by architecture firm Rider Stirland Architects, Charred House is a modern extension that completely transforms the ground level of a family home in Ladywell, South London. The dark wo...

A minimalist table design created to fit well into a wide range of settings. Created by Lisbon-based FEIT Design, the ROXO table series complements traditional craftsmanship with a minimalist aesthetic to provide a versatile furniture solution for a wide range of interiors. The table features clean lines and right angles with...

An extension that unifies a kitchen and dining area, immersing both into a garden. Designed by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects, this extension greatly improves the level of comfort and the connection to nature of a Dewsbury Road residence in Dollis Hill, northwest Londo...

A 1962 glazed cabin, brought back to its original glory via a thoughtful architectural approach. Designed by architect Y. Loze in 1962 for a group of musicians, the Kelleveld house was created as a transparent cabin with three linked volumes that opened to the beauty of the surrounding nature. Over the years, different owners added ele...

A minimalist house built in a dense urban setting in Mexico. Built in a dense urban area in the historic center of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the Sin Nombre House and Gallery provides access to secluded, completely private spaces filled with light. Architecture firm Associates Architecture created the dwelling for t...

A renovated apartment designed with a play of mirrored and transparent surfaces. NYC-based architect Andrea Leung has renovated a historic TriBeCa apartment to create her ideal home. To complete the complex task of revamping the 1,600-sf loft, the architect looked to her own childhood for inspiration. More specifically, to her gran...

A highly imaginative design that uses nine T-shaped concrete volumes to define open-plan living spaces. Chicago-based, award-winning practice Kwong Von Glinow creates highly imaginative, distinctive, and often playful architectural designs based on the belief that architecture should be enjoyed. The House, Some of This,...

A refurbished and thoughtfully redesigned residential property in Portugal. Located in Cartaxo, Portugal, this residential building required remodeling to become a secluded and comfortable living space. The clients, a couple with connections to the art world, ta...

A refined 1920s apartment in the Old Town of Prague. Located in Prague’s Old Town, Czech Republic, in a building that dates back to the late 1920s, this apartment inspired Lenka Míková architekti to create a fusion of three complementing styles for th...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A weekend home designed with dark living spaces that maximize the vibrancy of a natural landscape. Located in East Hampton, NY, the Shagwong Residence is a one-story black house that makes the most of the coastal landscape. Designed by New York-based multi-disciplinary firm Adam Jordan Architecture, the dwelling features a dark m...

The greener version of a popular Muuto design. Introduced in 2014, the Fiber Chair designed by Iskos-Berlin provided a fresh, forward-thinking take on the classic shell chair design. It featured an innovative blend of materials, plastic and wood fiber, that provided both durability and strength. For 2022, Danish

A house from the 1950s thoughtfully transformed into a twin-volume dwelling. Located in the Verdun borough of Montreal, Canada, Maison Soeur is a special project that has breathed new life into a 1950s veterans’ house. APPAREIL architecture completed the refurbishment and expansion in a close collaboration with client Catherine Gauthier, herself an architect. The post-war residence no...

A family home designed with two gabled volumes that create a sheltered deck and courtyard. Located in the village of Rybí, in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, this wood-clad house was designed by architecture firm KLAR for a family...

A modern take on Australian farmhouses. Built in a rural area of Bruny Island, Tasmania, Coopworth is a modern farmhouse that offers a contemporary twist on rustic farmhouses. FMD Architects designed the dwelling with a creative and dynamic silhouette that subtly refer...

The UK-designed modular homes come to the US. Based in the UK, Koto makes beautiful modular houses and cabins with a Scandinavian aesthetic. The company has also designed what could very well...

An L-shaped house designed with a concrete roof that opens over a circular courtyard. Located in the small village of Casal de S. Brás in Ansião, Portugal, Casa Chouso stands on a piece of land with access to striking views of the surrounding rustic houses and the hills of Sicó in the distance. Apart from thick vegeta...

[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]rchitect and designer Vincent Van Duysen is internationally renowned and revered for his distinct style that brings together clean lines, natural materials and colors, timeless design, comfort, functionality and the use of light as a building material. He has...

A concrete and steel house nestled among pine and fir trees on a ski hill in California. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated on a sloped site in Truckee, California, the contemporary and refined Lookout House makes a gorgeous landscape its natural home. The Faulkner Architects-designed dwelling rises from among fir and pine tr...

Three volumes arranged around a courtyard in Palo Alto, California. When the owners of a 1920s house in Palo Alto, California, learned that two adjacent parcels came on the market, they tasked Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design with designing an extension that would expand their living spaces. Na...

Elegant pendant lamps inspired by a silkworm’s cocoon. Danish brand Muuto makes furniture, lighting, and home accessories with a Scandinavian design that is both minimalist and versatile. For the Strand series of pendant lights, the company partnered with a British designer, Benjamin Hubert of

A courtyard house built at the heart of a working farm in the Scottish lowlands. Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ceangal House is a new family home built at the heart of a working farm that has operated since the 1600s. Glasgow-based architecture studio Loader Monteith designed the

Two volumes, terraces, and a garden on a site with striking ocean views. Designed by Brooklyn, New York and Richmond, Virginia-based Architecturefirm, Hither Hill Residence is a special architectural project that incorporates both the site’s rich history of farming and its cultural landscape in its design. Located in Mo...

An old mountain chalet redesigned with new interiors and subtle extensions. Located in Madesimo, in the province of Sondrio, Italy, this existing mountain chalet was thoughtfully redesigned by Luconi Architetti Associati. The site is on the border with Switzerland and offers access to a wide range of slopes for skiing ...

A modern and creative design influenced by the landscape. When the clients approached architect Fernanda Canales to design their weekend home near Mexico City, the complexity of the project soon became apparent. Without removing any trees, Fernanda Canales needed to find a solution to build t...

A gabled roof house that celebrates the vernacular architecture of a rural area in Slovakia. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]uilt in the rural outskirts of Bratislava, Slovakia, House V references vernacular architecture to blend into the setting. Architect Martin Skoček designed the house with a layout that references traditional Slovak dwellings, where a central space becomes a front hall with ...

A minimalist lamp series by made by hand from unglazed ceramic. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]imple enough to blend into any decor but made with a creative design that makes them stand out, these lamps from the Moebe collection provide a refined solution to brighten a room. The Danish brand has designed the

A contemporary home that blends Nordic design principles and industrial style. Located in Liberec, Czech Republic, House Behind the Wall features a distinctive design. The clients hired Mjölk architects to transform a hundred-year-old house into a modern dwelling. The brief also included the creation of two separate liv...

A beautifully renovated, prewar “Classic Six” apartment in NYC. Located above the Natural History Museum in the Upper West Side, NYC, this prewar apartment had a traditional “Classic Six” floor layout. The clients, a young family with two children, tasked architecture and design firm

A modern home deeply connected to nature. Even before stepping inside the Sonoma Wine Country Residence, the breathtaking location probably stuns guests the first time they visit. At the top of a hill, in a meadow area filled with tall grass and trees, the plot of land overlooks the charming village of Healdsburg, California. Distant mountains rise in the distance to complete the pict...

A traditional brick house, redesigned with tranquil and minimalist interiors. Named Aristo House, this stone building that dates back to 1914 is located in a charming setting, on the slope of the Trigno Valley, Italy. The site, beautiful on its own, also offers access to gorgeous views of rolling hills, forests, and the ...

A sprawling villa that draws inspiration from nature, vernacular Greek architecture, and laid-back summer living. Built on the ridge of a hill in Mykonos, Greece, Villa Mandra nestles gently into the landscape. The site offers views over a garden and the sea as well as the neighboring Delos island. Architecture firm K-Studio designed the 6-bedroom summer retreat for a young couple who...

A refined apartment located in the 1930s extension of a 19th century palazzo. Named Casa Mille, this renovation project spans three eras and different architectural styles. Turin-based Italian architect Fabio Fantolino redesigned the space to create his own home, a refined apartment that celebrates the building’s rich hi...

A minimalist holiday home and separate guest house built on a Greek island. Built on an elevated point of Vasiliki, on the island of Lefkas, Greece, Villa Apollon opens to spectacular views of the coastal landscape and the Ionian Sea. Athens-based architecture studio Block722 designed the holiday home and a separate str...

A minimalist house designed to bring more awareness to the act of inhabiting a space. Located in the city of Baie-D'Urfe, Canada, in an area with thick vegetation but meandering streets that expose more than one facade to the nearby road, the Norm house has a creative design that celebrates its context. Architecture practice Alain Carle Architecte renovated the existing single-family ...

An old house transformed into a bright, spacious dwelling inspired by the wabi-sabi aesthetic. The Loft-Kolasiński studio has recently completed a renovation project that has transformed a house built in 1923 into an airy contemporary home. Named House from 1923 (Pogodno 6), the dwelling is located in Szczecin, Poland. Th...

A stunning renovation of an Edwardian terrace house in North London. Located in the Muswell Hill suburb in North London, the UK, this three-story Edwardian brick house was thoughtfully restored and redesigned by local practice Melissa White Architects. With the hou...

Modern architecture, embedded in nature. Nestled in a forested area in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Entre Pinos is a complex of five weekend houses. The buildings create a dialogue both with each other and with the natural landscape, celebrating the local setting through every detail. All of them adapt to the topography of t...