Residential Building
Carving the Soundscape into the Topography
Cadence was born from treating architecture not as a static monument, but as an active sensory filter. Inspired by Montserrat's deep-rooted musical heritage, the spatial layout mimics rhythmic structures. By mapping the journey from high-energy public performance areas to completely isolated acoustic sanctuaries, the architecture acts as a transition zone—allowing artists to shed the outside world's noise, immerse themselves in deep introspection, and rediscover their raw creative voice.
Giusto Van Campenhout Carves Light and Garden into a Buenos Aires Chorizo House
A 115 m² renovation in Buenos Aires subtracts walls and floors from a century-old immigrant typology to let nature back in.
Kim Lenschow and Pihlmann Architects Float a 58 m² Summerhouse Among Danish Birches
A foundation-free timber cabin in Northern Sealand treats lightness as both an ecological principle and an architectural aesthetic.
Visioarq Arquitectos Rehabilitates a Coimbra Villa into a Panoramic Layered Residence
An 816-square-meter rehabilitation fragments an existing villa into stepped volumes that frame views across a twelfth-century Portuguese city.
MODEL Carves a Scarpa-Inspired Concrete Core Through a Maltese Period House for Two Sisters
In Senglea's historic Grand Harbor district, a shared family home pairs restored limestone rooms with a sculptural concrete extension.
Kim Lenschow and Pihlmann Architects Mirror a Renaissance Villa with Its Concrete Twin in Aarhus
Two villas, one from 1897 and one from 2021, frame an Italian-inspired garden on a contested threshold between suburb and city.
Resolution: 4 Architecture Assembles a Prefab Weekend House on a Connecticut Hilltop
Four factory-built modules form an L-shaped retreat overlooking the Housatonic Valley in the wooded northwest corner of the state.
NØRA Studio Builds a Wind-Catching Cruciform House from Earth Blocks on Rural Mallorca
Vents House in Sa Pobla orients two crossed volumes at 45 degrees to channel the island's daytime and nighttime breezes through every room.
MCH Arquitecto and Echeri Bioconstrucción Build Adobe Vacation Houses in a Michoacán Magic Town
Two handcrafted lodging pavilions in Tacámbaro honor the artisanal building traditions of Mexico's Pátzcuaro lake region.
Rodrigo Nuñez Arquitectos Terraces a 900 m² Brick House into a Forest Edge in León
A single clay brick and timber define a dwelling that mediates between suburbia and a protected pine forest on a steep Spanish slope.
Fabric Reimagines the Gold Miner's Hut as a 46 m² Retreat in New Zealand's Subtropical Bush
Perched on deep piles in the corrosive coastal forest of Punakaiki, a CLT cabin channels mining heritage through a modern skylit form.
3fconcept Cantilevers a Concrete Block Over a Garden Oasis in Hue, Vietnam
Cua's House uses a perpendicular two-volume plan and a 2.5-meter cantilever to keep tropical heat at bay on a narrow site near Hue's ancient center.