Atelier Stéphane Fernandez has designed OASIS, a student housing development in Nice, France, that introduces 200 residential units within the Plaine du Var district. The project occupies a site between the Grand Parc de Meridia and Avenue de l’Université, connecting the city’s developing urban environment with its surrounding natural features. Through its distinctive green facades, […] More
Kerimov Architects has unveiled Yakushima Residence, a private retreat proposal for Japan’s Yakushima island, located off the southern coast of Kyushu. The project marks the studio’s first development in Japan and forms part of its collaboration with NOT A HOTEL. With more than 60 award-winning projects internationally, the Red Dot-winning architecture studio approaches the residence […] 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
Revery Architecture brings housing, public amenities and an expanded historic church together in The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex in Vancouver. Spanning 605,000 square feet, the development combines a 57-storey residential tower, a seven-storey affordable rental building and the renewal of First Baptist Church within one connected urban site. MIXED USE The project addresses […] More
Long Island City has spent the past two decades accumulating residential towers with impressive efficiency and minimal imagination. Glass facades stacked on glass facades, their anonymity interrupted only by slight variations in mullion spacing. The neighborhood’s rapid development has generated housing, jobs, and tax revenue, but it has also produced a landscape of generic vertical […] More
In 1946, Philip Johnson designed a small residential commission in Bedford, New York. The Booth House, built three years before his iconic Glass House, introduced the architectural vocabulary that would define his career: restraint, transparency, material honesty, and a fundamental respect for landscape. Nearly 80 years later, that house is being restored by architect Drew […] More
Casa Akina does not announce itself. Situated in Villa de Álvarez, Colima (Mexico), the residence designed by Di Frenna Arquitectos reveals itself gradually, almost reluctantly, as if the architecture itself understands that restraint is more compelling than gesture. The house emerges not as a singular form demanding attention, but as a sequence of encounters, each […] More
Pierattelli Architetture has renovated a 1950s villa on the Argentario coast in southern Tuscany, preserving the character of the original residence while strengthening its relationship with the Mediterranean. Set into a rocky promontory with direct access to the water, the 450-square-meter house occupies three levels, with terraces extending toward the sea at each floor. HOUSING […] More
The Hive Architects approaches the Cycladic landscape through subtraction with VELUM, a complex of four cave dwellings planned for completion in 2028. Set across 360 square meters, the project uses the existing slope to determine the architecture, placing much of the residential program below ground while maintaining direct connections to the Aegean horizon. RESIDENTIAL The […] 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
Void Building Design has completed Panorama House, a multi-generational residence at Sunshine Beach designed around expansive views of the Pacific Ocean and the environmental demands of its coastal setting. The project occupies a long, elevated dune site, using changes in level to separate different areas of the house while maintaining connections to the surrounding landscape. […] More