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 &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 contemporary spatial […] More
Atelier Échelle designs House on the Lake on the west banks of Lake Memphremagog as a contemporary reinterpretation of the rural Quebec barn. The project repeats the prototypical barn volume in four distinct articulations: an outdoor summer home, an indoor winter home, a living quarter, and a guest quarter. Cedar roofs, brick walls, and glass […] 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
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
In the forested landscape of Sutton, Quebec, Maison de la Coulée douce reconsiders how multiple generations can inhabit a shared domestic environment without sacrificing privacy or calm. Designed by La Nony FAMILI in collaboration with Le Local Design, the 3,990-square-foot residence occupies a sloping site overlooking a small pond, where orientation and restraint guide every […] More
In Montreal’s Quartier des Gares, 900 Saint-Jacques introduces a new density model grounded in material continuity and urban integration. Designed by Chevalier Morales in collaboration with Brian Elsden Burrows, Architect – Le Groupe Architex, the 63-storey mixed-use tower rises from a site long perceived as residual terrain at the edge of downtown. Framed by rail […] More
Set within a residential fabric in Córdoba, Casa dos Muros is a project by SET Architects that positions architecture as a careful negotiation between site, structure, and daily life. The house is conceived around two pre-existing stone walls that define the lateral boundaries of the plot, and a mature algarrobo tree that anchors both the […] More
Located in the Kyiv region, SHELL House is conceived as architecture with a defensive intelligence. Designed by Bezmirno Architects, as a protective structure, the house shields the family’s inner life from the city’s noise and visual pressure, operating much like its namesake: solid and restrained on the outside, calm and finely tuned within. From the […] More
Minimalist White House is a single-family residence in Braga by Arquitetura501, conceived as a precise response to site orientation, context, and light. Set on a 980-square-meter plot within the city, the project balances openness and protection, using architectural clarity to negotiate views, privacy, and environmental comfort. HOUSING The plot’s conditions strongly informed the design strategy. […] More
de l’Épée Residence is a full residential renovation in Montreal by Michael Godmer Studio, conceived as a lived narrative rather than a stylistic exercise. Located in Outremont, within an early 20th-century house of strong architectural character, the project unfolds through memory, use, and transformation, allowing domestic life to become both structure and guide. RESIDENTIAL The […] More