Residential architecture

Mountain Retreat Villa is a contemporary luxury residence conceived for a steep, forested mountain setting, where architecture and landscape are carefully integrated to create a private retreat immersed in nature. The design is organized as a series of interconnected volumes that follow the natural topography of the site, minimizing the visual impact of the building while maximizing panoramic views toward the surrounding forest and mountainous landscape. The stepped configuration creates multiple terraces and outdoor spaces, allowing different areas of the residence to maintain a direct relationship with the surrounding environment. Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi The arch... More

La Ceiba House is a four-bedroom residence set within La Ceiba Golf Club in Mérida, Yucatán. Developed in collaboration with Sauning Studio, the design is organized around an open-air living concept that blurs the boundaries between interior rooms, terraces, gardens and the pool. FORMM Creative Group Minimal architecture provides a calm frame for the lush surroundings. A full-height glazed rear facade creates visual and physical continuity across the house, while each principal space is oriented toward direct views of and access to the landscape. Shared areas are arranged to encourage interaction without losing the privacy of the bedroom zones. FORMM Creative Group FORMM contributed to the design development throug... More

Commissioned in 2018, INSADA Integrated Design Team was appointed to develop the architecture and interior design for Savasa, a compact residential development in Cikarang, West Java, in collaboration with Japanese developer Panahome. The project sought to demonstrate how thoughtful planning, sustainable design strategies, and efficient construction methods could elevate the quality of compact housing for modern Indonesian families. Savasa comprises two residential typologies. The first occupies a 6 × 11 meter plot with a total built area of 62 square meters over two storeys, while the second sits on a 7 × 12 meter plot with 72 square meters of built area. Despite their modest footprints, both homes were designed to provide gen... More

Between the pastel façades and cobbled gradients of De Waterkant, Loader Street remains one of Cape Town’s most disciplined urban rooms — a place where history lingers in thresholds, textures, and domestic scale. Within this compact fabric, SALT Architects’ intervention on a narrow, tapering site reveals how architecture might engage with the idea of continuity not as mimicry, but as measured reinvention. The original dwelling, worn by decades of incremental alteration, had lost the clarity of its proportions and the depth of its relationship to light. SALT’s response was one of careful subtraction and calibrated insertion. Only the original street-facing façade — a modest but dignified fragment... More

White Breakers is a black clad, retrofitted, single storey property, located within a dark skies section of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, facing the Irish Sea. The refurbishment of the family home sought to radically improve the energy efficiency of the original house and prioritise a low carbon footprint throughout both construction and eventual habitation. The house was also carefully designed to be as stealthy as possible - and nature friendly, including the installation of a bat box and swift box to the ends of the building. The interior of the home is the absolute opposite in treatment: light, white and bright with expansive, sliding, timber-framed glazing, opening onto a rear terrace and panoramic sea views, offering maximum... More

Cube House System is a compact modular housing proposal developed for the competition promoted by Nomura Koumuten in Japan. The project explores a simple and flexible residential model, designed around the idea of a small but generous home for contemporary living. Sandro Gravili The house is organized as a clear timber frame volume, using a construction system connected to Nomura Koumuten’s wooden building technology. Its compact footprint is balanced by a double-height living room, which becomes the central space of the house and brings natural light deep into the interior. Sandro Gravili The internal layout is based on traditional Japanese tatami proportions, used as a modular reference for the organization of the rooms.... More

In a Swiss village just beyond the picturesque city of St. Gallen, Kit Architects has reinterpreted local vernacular with Tower House: a family home for four built from prefabricated timber and assembled onsite in just three days. The architects explain that the three-storey home demonstrates "how industrialised construction can enable resource-conscious and high-performance residential architecture." The result, contemporary in form and environmentally conscious in construction, sits in perfect harmony with the surrounding built landscape. Till Forrer     Till Forrer ❌︎ Remove Applied Products block will be inserted here     Location  The building is located on a triangular site at... More

Bedford Stuyvesant Townhouse is the result of a synergistic collaboration with an artist family, integrating their creative direction into our thoughtful renovation of their traditional Brooklyn brownstone. Alan Tansey We centered our client’s artistic visions to realize a functional, yet expressive interior for their work and life.  Guided by rich color choices of cobalt blues, emerald greens, and ochre, we selected materials and finishes that created continuous dialog between these palettes throughout the home. A soapstone kitchen features blue millwork cabinets, anchoring the open kitchen-dining area, whose refurbished wood floors evoke a sense of family-friendly un-preciousness.   Alan Tansey We refreshed the... More

Located in the mountains of Mar Vista, Guanacaste, Casa Vista Encantada is a residential project composed of a main house and a guest house, organized as a direct response to the site’s elongated topography. The project adopts a linear configuration that follows the natural contours of the terrain, allowing each space to establish a specific relationship with the surrounding landscape. This spatial strategy generates a sequence of views and transitions, reinforcing the connection between interior and exterior environments. Fernando Alda Fernando Alda A central component of the project is its roof system, designed as an integrated environmental strategy. The sloped roofs enable controlled rainwater collection, which is comb... More

Set on a corner lot within Nordelta’s nautical neighborhood, El Yacht, this house is anchored in the uniqueness of its location: a rectangular plot with the opportunity to open its longest side toward the water. Alejandro Peral The ground floor is programmatically resolved as a concrete box that houses the common areas, above which rests a pure white volume containing the private spaces. The upper floor, with a triangular geometry, extends its longest side to the east, capturing the best views and visually prolonging the horizon line. Alejandro Peral Private spaces are located on the upper level, while the common areas occupy the ground floor, where large glazed panels open toward the water, integrating the interior with t... More

Located in Los Angeles, Mayall Residence explores a refined approach to contemporary living through a careful balance of materiality, light, and spatial clarity. Seraro by Ramical Seraro by Ramical The kitchen is conceived as a central living space, where warm wood cabinetry and deep blue elements create a grounded yet elegant composition. Natural light enhances the textures of stone surfaces and reinforces the connection between functionality and atmosphere. Seraro by Ramical The bathroom follows a calm and restrained language, defined by soft neutral tones, clean lines, and a seamless integration of glass and stone. The space is designed to feel open, quiet, and effortlessly sophisticated. Throughout the project, the des... More

KCAP's 74-metre residential tower for Heijmans Vastgoed transforms a former industrial site at the tip of Feijenoord Island into a catalyst for Rotterdam-Zuid's waterfront revitalization. Drawing inspiration from the area's factories, warehouses, and cranes, the 142-unit tower reinterprets industrial heritage through stacked volumes that reference shipping containers. Progressive housing typologies including waterlofts with private moorings, drive-in ateliers accessible via car elevator, and double-height skylofts offer panoramic views of the River Maas and city skyline while pioneering new residential possibilities for waterfront living. ©Ossip van Duivenbode Project Highlights- Historic industrial location – Built at the... More

This residential interior project in Coral Gables explores a warm contemporary atmosphere defined by natural light, openness, and refined material contrasts. Seraro by Ramical The design integrates the kitchen and living areas into a fluid open-plan layout that enhances spatial continuity and everyday functionality. Neutral tones, natural wood, and stone textures create a calm and timeless interior language. Seraro by Ramical Custom built-in elements subtly define the architecture of the space while maintaining a cohesive and elegant residential environment. Seraro by Ramical More

Casa Trigo emerges among mesquite trees that define the character of this site, located in a residential area of Querétaro. Designed for a family from Mexico City seeking a serene and functional retreat, the project took orientation and topography as its starting points, shaping a home that balances calm, materiality, and openness. Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo The house is composed of different volumes articulated through patios and gardens, responding to the irregularity of the terrain and taking advantage of it to generate smooth transitions between interior and exterior. This volumetric interplay—alternating solids and voids, shadows and openings—creates a dynamic experience and reinforces a sense of privacy in... More