Forestone Cabin stands on a sloping Pyrenean hillside in Spain, a compact blackened timber cabin by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Conceived as part of IAAC’s Master in Ecological Architecture and Advanced Construction, the experimental dwelling supports regenerative forestry while giving two guests a small, crafted retreat beside the existing hostel at MónNatura Sort.
Locanda la Concia rises above Reggio Emilia, Italy, as a penthouse retreat shaped by Eligo Studio within a long-held family building. The project revives a deteriorated property as a contemporary locanda, where restaurant and guest rooms share a narrow vertical volume that balances inherited character with a fresh interior attitude. Guests enter an unassuming structure and move upward into an “Italian riad” that quietly references Marrakech while remaining rooted in local tradition.
Casa al Pradet stands on the last triangular plot of a quiet street in Vilamacolum, Spain, where agricultural fields press close to the village edge. Designed by Clara Crous Studio as a self-built house for architect Clara and her partner Carles, the project grows from local farming knowledge, contemporary timber fabrication, and a deep familiarity with the rhythms of the land that surrounds it.
Casa M steps down a steep plot in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, as a two-story single-family house by Silverline. The split-level composition gathers everyday life around a social lower floor while lifting quiet suites and the garage above. From the street, it reads as a modest single-story volume; from the garden, it opens across two levels toward terraces, greenery, and a pool.
Villa VDSC rises on a steep rocky plot in Málaga, Spain, where A-Plus Villas shapes a house around a commanding Algarrobo tree and expansive Mediterranean views. The villa threads interior rooms, terraces, and a pool between rock and horizon so that everyday life stays closely tuned to the changing city skyline and the light over the sea.
This project stands in Barbizon, France, as a house drawn deep into the Fontainebleau forest. In Sinu Architectes reshapes an existing structure with timber-frame additions, opening long views and layered thresholds between woodland and interior. The result is a calm domestic realm where controlled light, warm materials, and tailored furniture turn a once-ordinary house into an attentive retreat.
Casa La Vista stands above the dunes of Baja California, Mexico, as a cliffside house oriented to the open horizon and the meeting of sky and sea. Designed by Medeza, the residence stretches along a southeast axis that courts desert light, coastal winds, and long views toward San José and Punta Gorda. Across its wings, the architecture arranges daily life around shade, courtyards, and an unmistakably Baja terrain.
Inverted House rethinks suburban living on the hillside of Tbilisi, Georgia, where TIMM confronts a neighborhood of fences by turning the dwelling inward. The single-family house in Okrokana replaces the conventional boundary wall with inhabitable architecture, shaping daily life around two gardens rather than distant views. Within this protective perimeter, light, proportion, and a calibrated use of wood and white surfaces set the tone for calm, introverted domesticity.
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