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A 19th century townhouse converted into a bright and modern home. Located in the Pointe-Saint-Charles area of Montreal, Canada, Maison Merveilleuse (Wonderful House) is a 19th-century townhouse with 1500 sq. ft. of living space. Mélodie Violet, founder of interior design firm Imagine, transformed the townhouse ...

A creatively designed family home in Porto. Designed by Porto-based studio FAHR 021.3, the Bouça Family House aims to create a dialogue between the street and passers-by on one hand and contemporary architecture on the other. Built in the center of Porto, Portugal, the house is part of a new wave of both urban consoli...

A villa from the 1980s refurbished with modern living spaces and sand-textured concrete walls. Located in a picturesque area in Porto-Vecchio, France, Casa P was originally built in the 1980s. The small villa required restoration work and modernization, but without extending the original footprint to avoid planning permissions. The clients hired architecture firm

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith building space at a premium in urban areas, garage conversion projects offer the perfect solution to expand a living space or to create a cozy, standalone dwelling. In this article, you can discover a wide range of conversions, from large garages turned into spacious homes to compact pavilions converted into welcoming guest rooms. We’ve gathered projects from all over th...

A tasteful renovation and modernization of a traditional dwelling. Completed by Paul Cashin Architects, Triptych House is a special renovation and extension project that has breathed new life into a Grade II Listed house in Winchester, Hampshire, UK. The architecture firm collaborated with Studio Hooton on the project’s interior de...

A redesign project that used the Australian bush as a source of inspiration. The owners of this 1890s Victorian house in the Kensington area of Melbourne, Australia, turned to Kim Kneipp to redesign parts of their home, several years after the designer had completed a similar project in their property. Now, the clien...

A black beach house with two wooden volumes connected by a light-filled space. Located in a forested area in La Juanita, in the José Ignacio resort, Uruguay, this beach retreat optimizes comfort while preserving the integrity of the natural landscape. Designed in a collaboration between the Fram ...

The Impeccably designed and crafted bespoke kitchen that makes you feel like a pro chef. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome products are so well designed that every line and curve, down to the smallest detail, has its specific purpose. Italian designs fall in this category, more often than not. Abimis’ Ego bespoke kitchen is a perfect example. Part of Prisma,...

A compact apartment designed with modules that optimize both function and comfort. Architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Vascones, who previously completed a Chevy van conversion, collaborated on Doméstico, a live/work space that optimizes both sp...

An extension inspired by photography and the flexibility of modern lifestyles. Named Aperture House, this extension in north London subtly references photography with its ingenious design that optimizes both natural light and different spatial experiences. Local architecture firm Stud...

A modern house that re-imagines the traditional barn design. Built in Onesse-Laharie, within an “airial”, a plot of land specific to Landes, in southwestern France, AER House reinterprets the typology of a traditional barn. Architecture firm

An old warehouse in Athens converted into an event space, four lofts, and a penthouse. Located in central Athens, 10AMLofts is a multi-functional building that houses a three-story event space, four lofts, and a penthouse that opens to spectacular views of the city. Studio Andrew Trotter and Gavalas Ioannidou Architecture ...

A cottage designed with dark cladding that covers the walls, roof, and chimney. Located above the valley of Horská Kamenice river, in the village of Jiřetín pod Bukovou, Czech Republic, this old house from the 1980s has been transformed into a contemporary cabin by Mjölk architekti. Named Cottage Pod Bukovou, the dwelling features black w...

In the hardened foothills of the Franklin Mountains, on a lot overlooking downtown El Paso, architects Darci Hazelbaker and Dale Rush elevated a stoic, three-story home using the only material in sight: stone. The residence is supported by two lower...

A quaint, simple streetside cottage cloaks the underlying allure of this naturally modern house. Located in Thornbury, Australia, Vivarium House by Architecture architecture is an organic addition to an existing house, enticing its visitors from the minimal façade through to the serene and b...

A concrete house designed with courtyards that open to the sky and the surrounding bushland in Australia. Modern concrete houses look especially striking in natural settings. Pearl Beach House is a perfect example. Designed by New South Wales-based Australian...

A new version of the popular V1 kitchen designed with natural materials. In welcome news for design lovers, Danish company Vipp has launched a new kitchen from the V series. Following on the footsteps of the popular V1 model, the new Vipp V2 kitchen features a modular system and a stylish blend of Danish and

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]rigita Bula Architects is an acclaimed architecture company from Riga, Latvia known for its green approach to design processes. Their refined Salt House, located on the shore of a small coastal fishing village of Pāvilosta, Latvia, is a magnificent example of environmentally-responsible and resource-efficient architectu...

A renovation and extension of an Edwardian house in London. Named RR Residence, this brick house in Clapham, south London, was renovated and revamped into a modern home by Studio McW. The project involved the restoration of the interiors, t...

An Edwardian terraced house in London converted into an energy-efficient, sustainable home. Located in Muswell Hill, London, this terraced house is a great example of sustainable refurbishment and environmentally conscious re-design of a typical Edwardi...

An old house transformed into a bright, spacious dwelling inspired by the wabi-sabi aesthetic. The Loft-Kolasiński studio has recently completed a renovation project that has transformed a house built in 1923 into an airy contemporary home. Named House from 1923 (Pogodno 6), the dwelling is located in Szczecin, Poland. Th...

A modern house partly built within the ruins of a stable in the Italian Alps. Located right next to Olmo, in the village of Ponchiera, the Province of Sondrio, Italy, Emma’s House is the boutique hotel owners’ home. Both projects were completed by Sondrio-based architect Rocco...

A coastal house that translates vernacular architecture into a contemporary design language. Built on a sloping hill in Menorca, Spain, Stone House offers its inhabitants stunning views of the coast and the sea. Barcelona and Stockholm-based architecture studio Nomo Studio designed the dwelling as a contemporary interpretation of vernacular hous...

Contemporary and simple, this house takes inspiration from traditional farmhouses. Located near the city of Winterthur, northern Switzerland, this house has a contemporary design that celebrates vernacular architecture. More specifically, traditional farmhous...

A renovation and thoughtful upgrade of a 1970s Charles Gwathmey house. Designed in the 1970s by renowned architect Charles Gwathmey, this home in Amagansett, New York, was thoughtfully restored and upgraded by NYC-based architecture and design studio Worrell Yeung. House in the Dunes (originally the Haupt Residence) require...

An understated architectural design that provides a tranquil backdrop for slow living. Melbourne-based Studiofour completed Ruxton Rise Residence for the architecture firm’s co-director Sarah Henry. Located in the Beaumaris suburb, the gray brick dwelling stands on a greenfield site among the neighborhood’s mi...

A refined transformation and expansion of a 1965 chalet-style house. When the co-founder of Graux & Baeyens Architects and his wife stumbled upon a chalet-like dwelling from 1965 in Destelbergen, Belgium, they fell in love with its charm decided to make it their own. However, the building had a compact footp...

A harmonious architectural composition that combines a family house and music studio. Built on a hill on the outskirts of the city of Bergen, Norway, Villa Grieg is specially designed as a viewfinder that brings the inhabitants closer to spectacular views of Lake Nordås and its small islands. Saunders Architecture worke...

A concrete weekend home built under an avocado field. [dropcap]M[/dropcap]any houses nestled in natural landscapes aim to minimize their visual impact on pristine sites, but Mexico City-based architect Francisco Pardo took a more radical approach for th...

A contemporary, wedge-shaped volume nestled in a dramatic landscape in New Zealand. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ased in Omaha, Nebraska, Actual Architecture Company is an architecture and design firm that operates around the world. For the Wanaka Wedge House, they adapted a prototype previously designed to be easily adjusted for different sites and requirements. Nestled on the site of a forme...

A dilapidated terraced house transformed into a bright and elegant home. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated in Hampstead, London, this Victorian terraced house required a major revamp to become a livable place. The client, an artist, sculptor and ceramicist, asked Oliver Leech Architects to repair, extend and completely re...

A ski retreat that will make your winter more memorable. Nestled in the center of the picturesque Teton Village, Wyoming, at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Caldera House is the perfect retreat for ski fans and nature lovers. Carney Logan Burke Architects (CLB) designed the 5-star ski club with a b...

A bright lakeside retreat with a Nordic-style design. Built in the Thy National Park in Denmark, close to a fishing village on the North Sea coast, the Light House welcomes guests into a serene living space immersed in a gorgeous natural landscape. Architect Søren Sarup of Puras Architects designed the ...

An elegant kitchen designed by a world-famous architect. Established in 2014, Danish kitchen brand Reform collaborates with internationally renowned architects and designers to make minimalist and timeless kitchens. For one of their latest ...

A wood and brick house designed with cedar slats that provide complete privacy in an urban setting. Located in a previously abandoned plot in the vibrant North End neighborhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia, OG House makes the most of the narrow site with a vertical design. Omar Gandhi, founder of Omar Gandhi Architect, completed t...

A former industrial warehouse renovated into a bright and airy apartment. Located in Bermondsey, London, this apartment occupies the loft area of an old, industrial warehouse. Architecture firm EBBA Architects renovated the former commercial unit and redesigned the space to create a bright, airy, and comfortable apartmen...

A home with minimalist, gallery-like spaces designed to become a canvas for the life of a growing family. Located in Taipei City, Taiwan, the KOA Apartment is an atypical family home. Architecture firm Marty Chou Architecture designed the urban apartment for a young, growing family who provided an unconventional brief. The clients wanted a modern

A contemporary home that blends Nordic design principles and industrial style. Located in Liberec, Czech Republic, House Behind the Wall features a distinctive design. The clients hired Mjölk architects to transform a hundred-year-old house into a modern dwelling. The brief also included the creation of two separate liv...

A family holiday house designed with five pavilions. Built on the southeastern coast of Australia, at the edge of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Sorrento Beach House re-imagines the holiday homes of the past via refined contemporary design. Architecture firm Pandolfini Architects designed the

A three-story house that celebrates the history of an old building with stripped interiors that uncover the original construction techniques. Located in the Guanarteme neighborhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, this project celebrates the history of a building that precedes the area’s more recent, rapid urban exp...

A dilapidated terraced house transformed into a bright and elegant home. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated in Hampstead, London, this Victorian terraced house required a major revamp to become a livable place. The client, an artist, sculptor and ceramicist, asked Oliver Leech Architects to repair, extend and completely re...

A stone and wood retreat that celebrates a striking landscape. Inspired by the client’s old home which had been lost in a fire decades ago, this property aims to capture the spirit of the original dwelling from the hills of Appalachia but give it a new form in the Pacific Northwest. Sited in a gorgeous landscape in the San Juan Islands, Washington, the new house pays homage to its nat...

An easily customizable kitchen designed for indoor or outdoor spaces. [dropcap]E[/dropcap]stablished in 1968, Fantin has differentiated itself in the furniture industry with metal furniture that blends excellent quality, minimalist design, and environmentally friendly materials. The

A stylish Milan apartment designed with almost no interior walls. Located in a new building in Milan, this apartment provided a blank canvas for the creativity of Italian architect Paolo Balzanelli, founder of architecture and design practice Arkispazio. That’s because the interior didn’t yet have any partitions and walls, allo...

Creating a dialogue with clever details. Tasked with renovating a brick house in Dublin and to design an extension, architect Ryan W. Kennihan decided to create aesthetic harmony between the two structures. To blur the line between the existing living spaces and the new, while creating...

An immersive woodland retreat designed with mirrored steel cabins. Built in a secluded forest in Ontario, Canada, only two hours away from Toronto, Arcana is a new retreat that aims to reconnect guests to nature. Leckie Studio Architecture + Design completed the design of the contemporary cabins. Featuring mirrored steel exterio...

A wood-clad home inspired by tree houses. Named Caterpillar Hill, this wood-clad house rises from the top of a steep site in a woodland on Maine’s rugged coast. Architecture firm Whitten Architects designed the forever home for a family of three. The clients have ties to the area and wanted a durable, accessible home they ...

Founded in Copenhagen in 1886, Brdr. Krüger was originally a woodturning workshop. Today, some 129 years later, the family-owned business lives on as a design studio that makes all of their wooden furniture and decor in-house. Their aesthetics are decidedly Danish, Nordic, and mid-century modern, favoring ...

An apartment in Manhattan transformed into an airy and fun living space for a family. Located in a historic building designed in the Beaux-Arts style in the 1860s, this apartment in Manhattan was completely redesigned by Worrell Yeung. The clients, a couple with a young child, had lived in the apartment for 14 years but dec...

An imaginatively designed summer house in Menorca, Spain. Aptly named Curved House, this summer home in Menorca, Spain, was designed by Barcelona and Stockholm-based firm Nomo Studio with curved walls along with circular and arched elements. The elevated site offers fantastic views of the surrounding greenery, the Port d'A...

A tastefully restored villa with a design-rich history. After a devastating fire almost destroyed this historic villa in Copenhagen, Denmark, renowned studio Norm Architects restored the building. And opened its new chapter, as a minimalist family home. Inhabited in the past by the iconic ...

A concrete house nestled into a slope at the edge of a eucalyptus forest. Designed for a family member of one of the co-founders of architecture firm Nielsen Jenkins, Mt Coot-Tha House occupies a plot of land near their childhood home. The sloping site with extreme bushfire exposure dictated both the design and material palette for this project. Located on the outskirts of Brisbane, A...

A courtyard house built at the heart of a working farm in the Scottish lowlands. Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ceangal House is a new family home built at the heart of a working farm that has operated since the 1600s. Glasgow-based architecture studio Loader Monteith designed the

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]his loft in New York was already impressive in its original incarnation as a printing workshop; with windows opening towards north, east