Kownatki Lake House sits in Kownatki, Poland, as a refined holiday house by Archmondo Piotr Kowalczyk that draws directly from the quiet Masurian landscape. The project anchors a 36-hectare lakeside development and uses rigorous detailing, robust materials, and a barn-like form to give contemporary leisure living a distinctly local character. Guests move between forest, water, and home with an ease that feels both grounded and deliberate.
MoMA Design Store Soho reopens in New York, United States with a refreshed identity by Peterson Rich Office that leans into the building’s rich 19th-century bones. The reimagined store restores the 1884 cast iron architecture while weaving in contemporary display systems, art, and signage that speak directly to design-savvy visitors. Past and present sit in close conversation here, and the result feels both grounded and distinctly urban.
MNG is a tailored apartment renovation in Milan, Italy, shaped by Archventil for a client with a vivid creative life and a need for everyday practicality. The project reworks a tall interior into an open, light-toned home with a mezzanine studio, aligning measured planning with a calm, refined atmosphere. Soft finishes, layered curtains, and a clear layout turn compact rooms into places that support both quiet work and easy entertaining.
Mansion Lom gathers a far-flung family in a renewed house on the Banj plateau above Ljubljana, Slovenia, where OFIS architects work with rugged karst tradition. The studio keeps two existing stone buildings at the core of the project, binding them with a restrained new wing and a warm, wood-lined interior. Eight children and parents find a shared base here, in a landscape once almost forgotten yet rich in durable forms.
Westview Residence sets a calm, precise tone on a steep Austin, TX, cul-de-sac, where Alterstudio Architecture navigates oaks, grade, and creek with quiet confidence. The house steps down from the street into a private woodland hollow, using brick volumes and a long glazed great room to frame daily life within the remaining wild pocket of this suburban edge.
Caribbean Estate sets a cool, sunlit rhythm for a house in Dunmore Town, Bahamas, where water and palm trees edge every view. L.H. Decor & Design Inc shapes the interiors as a relaxed coastal retreat, tuned to long days and easy gatherings. Wide windows, natural textures, and a restrained palette keep the rooms open to the horizon while still feeling grounded and livable for everyday island life.
Casa HG anchors a3lier architettura’s renovation of an apartment on the outskirts of Zona Paolo Sarpi in Milano, Italy. The project keeps the existing layout yet rethinks every interior surface, using custom furniture, iron frames, and calibrated lighting to shape one large living volume into a sequence of connected rooms. Clear views run across the apartment, while each area carries its own mood, from the concrete-lined play corner to the warm, wood-floored bedrooms.
Vorst crowns a modernist 1955 building in Brussels, Belgium, where architect Arnout De Sutter reimagines a once-awkward top-floor apartment for a stylist and art lover. What began as a triangular pied-à-terre now unfolds as an urban retreat, shaped around light, views, and a generous rhythm of hosting friends. The result is a calm, layered interior that folds hospitality, privacy, and art display into one clear, flowing plan.
