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. 

The Lumen Residence offers an intimate and finely tuned vision of contemporary living in Athens.  

In the heart of Granada, a 1970s apartment is reborn as a domestic fable in which threshold, chamber and garden outline a new way of living. 

Hidden behind a discreet gate in the 11th arrondissement, this family home reveals itself as a rare gesture of silence in the heart of Paris.
 

Overlooking the mouth of the Douro River, the new project by Porto-based architecture firm OODA combines design, uniqueness, and precision. 

In the heart of Northern California, Mork-Ulnes Architects' latest project pays homage to the legacy of industrialisation in architecture.