Surrounded by centuries-old trees and lush vegetation, Rumah Rubah reveals itself as a refuge of rare tranquillity. Conceived by Maximilian Jencquel, the house establishes a subtle dialogue between the Balinese soul and Japanese sensibility, creating an atmosphere of retreat and lightness. 

In Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, the Nereidas project transforms the experience of inhabiting the desert into a mirage that dissolves into the landscape. Designed by Raquel Font of Studiofont, the villa proposes a new vision of hospitality: a hotel that embraces its guests like a home, and a space conceived to disappear into its surroundings.


 

In Mexico City, PPAA conceives Casa Plan de Barrancas through an elementary yet decisive operation: opening the base to the landscape and concentrating intimacy within a suspended volume. Between the two, a void is established that is not residual, but rather the true organising principle of the dwelling.

 

In the quiet landscape of Puglia, among centuries-old olive trees and the distant blue of the Adriatic, stands Masseria Ficazzella - a retreat where time does not rush, but breathes slowly.
 

On the Danish coastline, where nature defines its own scale, the Thatched Summer House revisits local tradition to reaffirm that discretion remains one of architecture’s most sophisticated expressions.

In Paris’s 16th arrondissement, a cosy retreat bathed in natural light and surrounded by greenery has been revitalised. Emmanuelle Simon’s design balances heritage and modernity.

On the northern side of the Santa Monica Mountains, designer and property developer Lidan Sfadia has created a Californian home that radiates warmth, seamlessly blending refined European elegance with the inviting rustic allure of Napa. 

In Paulínia, Brazil, a contemporary retreat with a rustic soul was born. Tranquillity, identity and just the right touch of sophistication form the basis of this project, designed by Estúdio JB. 

In Plaka, Athens’ historic district often referred to as the “neighbourhood of the gods”, there is an apartment that seems to exist between layers of time. 

Some houses are built with walls. Others are built with light. House of Monitors clearly belongs to the latter: a home where daylight is directed, edited and choreographed, as if every opening were a deliberate narrative choice. 

Designed by EM Architecture, Chalet du ruisseau is a country retreat located in Potton, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.