Located on a secluded peninsula along a quiet, motorboat-free lake in Ontario’s Muskoka region, Long Lake Cottage offers an off-grid retreat shaped by its natural surroundings. The project, designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, occupies a forested site where the owners spent a full year camping before deciding where and how to build. Their goal […] More
On a steep plot in Braga, Casa A negotiates gravity through calibration rather than force. Designed by L2C Arquitetura under the direction of Luís Cunha, with collaboration from Rui Forte, the 550-square-metre residence completes in 2024 as a measured response to a demanding site on Rua de Barros. The terrain unfolds as an irregular topography, […] More
Archi-Tectonics completed the London Solar House in Primrose Hill as a residential renovation and extension that doubles the footprint of a century-old brick townhouse while preserving its structural core. Designed for a family of four, the 2,250-square-foot project reinterprets the compact typology of London’s masonry row houses through volumetric expansion and integrated renewable energy systems. […] More
BAT Bilbao Architecture Team has completed IB House, a 910-square-meter two-family residence in Galdakao, Basque Country, constructed entirely from cross-laminated timber and finished with a charred larch façade. The project examines how timber construction can define contemporary residential architecture while maintaining a strong connection to local building traditions. The architects used CLT as both structural […] More
At Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Eden, Utah, Sparano + Mooney Architecture designed a ski-in, ski-out residence shaped by the principles of kirigami, the Japanese art of cutting and folding paper. The concept guided both the form and surface of the house, where bent metal planes wrap the structure and respond to the exposed alpine […] More
Along the rocky shoreline of Georgian Bay in Ontario, the Georgian Bay Beach House replaces a long-standing family cottage with a residence conceived for permanence. Designed by Westgrove and &Pierre, the 3,780-square-foot home responds directly to its coastal setting while addressing the demands of year-round living. The project reinterprets the traditional cottage typology through a […] More
In Saint-Damien, Quebec, Anne Carrier Architectes completes Résidence Saint-Damien, a family home set on agricultural land at the meeting point of fields and mountain. The project responds to a clear ambition: to establish a permanent retreat that engages directly with the surrounding territory while supporting the daily life of a large family. HOUSING The residence […] More
Designed by Filipe Saraiva with collaboration from architects Samuel Silva and Jéssica Casalinho, Casinha da Melroeira stands in Melroeira, in the parish of Nossa Senhora das Misericórdias, Ourém. Built upon a pre-existing structure, the 116.10-square-meter dwelling adopts the same pentagonal volumetric language as Casa da Melroeira on the adjacent plot. Although the two houses share […] More
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