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At Son Martorell, idearch studio removes decades of alterations from an 1886 Menorcan farmhouse, revealing its marès stone walls and reshaping the old rooms for contemporary life. On a rural estate in Menorca, dry-stone walls, paths, and native vegetation surround a collection of buildings that has occupied the landscape since 1886. Son Martorell belongs to the island’s tradition of l...

At Son Martorell, idearch studio removes decades of alterations from an 1886 Menorcan farmhouse, revealing its marès stone walls and reshaping the old rooms for contemporary life. On a rural estate in Menorca, dry-stone walls, paths, and native vegetation surround a collection of buildings that has occupied the landscape since 1886. Son Martorell belongs to the island’s tradition of l...

At Son Martorell, idearch studio removes decades of alterations from an 1886 Menorcan farmhouse, revealing its marès stone walls and reshaping the old rooms for contemporary life. On a rural estate in Menorca, dry-stone walls, paths, and native vegetation surround a collection of buildings that has occupied the landscape since 1886. Son Martorell belongs to the island’s tradition of l...

This farmhouse gained a dormitory, a screening room, and a stage without gaining a single new window. In Aveyron, in the hills of southern France, a farmhouse sat empty for years. It once housed agricultural workers, one building in a small cluster gathered around a courtyard.

This farmhouse gained a dormitory, a screening room, and a stage without gaining a single new window. In Aveyron, in the hills of southern France, a farmhouse sat empty for years. It once housed agricultural workers, one building in a small cluster gathered around a courtyard.

This farmhouse gained a dormitory, a screening room, and a stage without gaining a single new window. In Aveyron, in the hills of southern France, a farmhouse sat empty for years. It once housed agricultural workers, one building in a small cluster gathered around a courtyard.

Inspired by Brazilian-brutalist architecture, this extension boasts a sunken concrete loggia that beautifully connects the interiors to a garden. Located in Kensal Rise, northwest London, this terrace house with fragmented living spaces has been transformed by architecture practice House Of EM into a modern home with a s...

In this compact 1930s apartment with sea views, architecture studio llabb brilliantly used carpentry and millwork as a primary design tool. Located on the Ligurian coast in Levanto, Italy, Surf House is a mezzanine apartment with striking beach and sea views. Archit...

In this compact 1930s apartment with sea views, architecture studio llabb brilliantly used carpentry and millwork as a primary design tool. Located on the Ligurian coast in Levanto, Italy, Surf House is a mezzanine apartment with striking beach and sea views. Archit...

A former carpentry workshop transformed into a warm living space that celebrates traditional Catalan architecture and craftsmanship. Located in the small village of Vilamacolum in the Alt Empordà, Spain, this former carpentry workshop has deep roots in Catalan architecture, boasting two traditional vaults on the ground f...

A former carpentry workshop transformed into a warm living space that celebrates traditional Catalan architecture and craftsmanship. Located in the small village of Vilamacolum in the Alt Empordà, Spain, this former carpentry workshop has deep roots in Catalan architecture, boasting two traditional vaults on the ground f...

A postmodern exhibition home designed in 1981, Pyramid House has been redesigned and upgraded for energy-efficient, contemporary living. Originally designed for the 1981 Homeworld Expo in Milton Keynes, which featured 36 exhibition homes that showcased future trends in housing, Pyramid House has gained a new lease at life thanks to award winning architectural practice Khan Bonshek. Th...

A postmodern exhibition home designed in 1981, Pyramid House has been redesigned and upgraded for energy-efficient, contemporary living. Originally designed for the 1981 Homeworld Expo in Milton Keynes, which featured 36 exhibition homes that showcased future trends in housing, Pyramid House has gained a new lease at life thanks to award winning architectural practice Khan Bonshek. Th...

In western Mexico City, PPAA designs a private house organized around a garden, with open living spaces below and quieter rooms above. Casa Plan de Barrancas sits in western Mexico City behind a tall metal gate, partly hidden by trees and planting. Designed by PPAA, the 477-square-meter house does not try to announce itself f...

The transformation of a rural complex dating back to the 18th century into a modern hotel that honors vernacular architecture and local traditions. Located in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, Cerdeiras House Hotel rejuvenates a rural complex that partially dates back to the 18th century. Tiago do Vale Architects renovated and ...

Rooted in place, this modern house on the Mediterranean coast is built with traditional walls made of rough stone. Located somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, Casa Balma Murada is a residence designed to work with the landscape it calls home, rather than against it. Barcelona-based architecture and interior design firm Mesura co...

Rooted in place, this modern house on the Mediterranean coast is built with traditional walls made of rough stone. Located somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, Casa Balma Murada is a residence designed to work with the landscape it calls home, rather than against it. Barcelona-based architecture and interior design firm Mesura co...

Rooted in place, this modern house on the Mediterranean coast is built with traditional walls made of rough stone. Located somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, Casa Balma Murada is a residence designed to work with the landscape it calls home, rather than against it. Barcelona-based architecture and interior design firm Mesura co...

An East Williamsburg warehouse redesigned as a car showroom, lounge space and event area. Designed by Brooklyn-based architecture, interiors, and design studio Office of Tangible Space (OTS), Car Part Time is a former warehouse in East Williamsburg that provides a new kind of space where automotive fans can gather and socialize. The site now incorporates not only a showroom that displ...

An East Williamsburg warehouse redesigned as a car showroom, lounge space and event area. Designed by Brooklyn-based architecture, interiors, and design studio Office of Tangible Space (OTS), Car Part Time is a former warehouse in East Williamsburg that provides a new kind of space where automotive fans can gather and socialize. The site now incorporates not only a showroom that displ...

The reconfiguration of several volumes into a single-family home that molds itself onto the features of a coastal landscape in Italy. Located in the historic town of Recco, on the picturesque Ligurian Riviera, Italy, this sprawling property was made up of several different volumes that created a fragmented layout as well...

Heritage and modernity establish a soft, elegant dialogue in this redesigned home in Montreal, Canada. Sitting on the banks of the river in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue in Montreal, Canada, this heritage house had a more traditional design that didn't maximize access to the surrounding views or to natural light. Previously s...

A traditional Alentejo house, redesigned with new interiors that preserve the region’s charming architecture but enhance the connection to light and nature. Situated on the outskirts of Estremoz in the region of Alentejo, Portugal, this traditional house has been revitalized by architect Vasco Burnay with new interior...

More comfort, extra flexibility, same elegant Vipp design. Part of Vipp's swivel chair collection, the new Vipp453+ adds even more comfort and function to the original 452 model. The new chair design keeps the elegant silhouette of the previous 453 version, but offers more ...

Didea and Airbnb turn an early‑20th‑century ruin into a compact three‑level home—perforated steel stairs, lime‑and‑earth finishes, and light that moves through the core. In the hill town of Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy, a crumbling stone house gets a second life without losing its place in the street. Palermo‑based

Didea and Airbnb turn an early‑20th‑century ruin into a compact three‑level home—perforated steel stairs, lime‑and‑earth finishes, and light that moves through the core. In the hill town of Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy, a crumbling stone house gets a second life without losing its place in the street. Palermo‑based

A new three‑nave schoolhouse knits two scattered sites into one campus—exposed concrete at the core, timber classrooms at the edges, and a weathered façade tied together by a continuous escape balcony. Dürnten’s school grounds at Bogenacker and Tannenbühl used to feel like pieces around an empty center. School Bota takes that leftover...