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Chenin Studio Uses Five Brick Walls to Dissolve the Boundary Between Villa and Landscape in Shiraz
A 120-square-meter masonry residence southeast of Shiraz deploys a single tectonic system to merge structure, enclosure, and garden.
W O V E N Architecture Cantilevers a Charred Timber Retreat Over Salt Spring Island's Rocky Shore
An L-shaped house hugs a rocky knoll on British Columbia's Gulf Islands, framing a secret garden courtyard between land and sea.
Obranegra Arquitectos Settles a Pine-Clad House onto a Reservoir Peninsula in the Colombian Highlands
Two displaced volumes on a narrow spit of land 30 km east of Medellín turn fog, rain, and harsh sun into architectural virtues.
Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič Sets a Concrete and Larch House at the Foot of Slovenia's Pokljuka Forests
House Alva reinterprets Upper Carniola's agricultural vernacular through a 135 m² dwelling of reinforced concrete and untreated larch.
Ken Workshop Wraps a Jakarta Corner Lot in Timber and Stone to Guard Domestic Privacy
A 500-square-meter house in Jakarta carves a central void through stacked volumes to bring light inward while screening two public streets.
Three Studios Build a Seaside Residence in Jesolo That Mirrors a 1956 Hotel Through Brick and Concrete
G-Beach Residence sets up a courtyard dialogue with Renzo Menegazzo's Hotel Bellevue, filtered through pine forest and perforated brick.
Vásquez & López Build a Brick Villa That Breathes with the Amazon in Pucallpa
A 300-square-meter courtyard house on the urban edge of Peru's Amazonian lowlands uses hyper-local clay brick and passive ventilation strategies.
Dayala e Rafael Wraps a Goiânia Corner Lot in Stone and Muxarabi to Tame the Savanna Sun
Casa Abacateiro scatters living blocks around a courtyard pool in Brazil's cerrado, trading corridors for garden views and cross-ventilation.
Studio Carlito e Renata Pascucci Threads a Concrete House Through Untouched Forest in São Sebastião
At the foot of the Serra do Mar, a 165-square-meter house on stilts defers entirely to the jungle around it.
PMA madhushala Nests Truncated Tetrahedrons into a 30-Degree Hillside Overlooking Panshet Lake
A cluster of 35-square-meter steel and timber cabins replaces an impossible treehouse dream with sharper geometric thinking in rural India.
Victoria Merrett Architects Wraps a Timber Beach House Around an Oak Tree on the Mornington Peninsula
An L-shaped single-storey home in Mount Martha draws on mid-century Australian beach shack traditions with iron ash cladding and exposed rafters.
Wright Inspires Wraps a Bengaluru Home in Terracotta and Timber Warmth
Nalme House in Bengaluru channels Kannada notions of affection through craft, curved ceilings, and a helical stair at its core.
Vasco Burnay Wraps a Pink L-Shaped House in a Deep South-Facing Porch in Vila Franca de Xira
Casa do Alpendre revives the centuries-old Portuguese porch typology as a climatic and spatial device on a suburban plot near Lisbon.
PLATAFORMArq Folds a Concrete Roof Over the Portuguese Mountains in House #474
A 220-square-meter residence in Teixoso, Portugal, wraps board-formed concrete into an angular canopy that frames the Serra da Estrela foothills.
Victoria Merrett Sinks a Chalky, Sand-Rendered House into a Sorrento Streetscape
On Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, a home set one metre into the ground borrows its palette from limestone, coastal scrub, and afternoon light.
