There are houses that struggle to understand and connect with their setting, showing a certain unease or lack of coherence in the choice of where to settle — choices that, for emotional reasons or creative visions, end up being justified and even triumphant!
Project name
Casa da Encosta
Architecture firm
Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
Location
Santo Tirso , Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Poised dramatically on the edge of a rugged mountain cliff, the Sky Shell Villa is an architectural marvel that blurs the boundaries between nature and futuristic design.
Project name
Sky Shell Villa
Architecture firm
studioedrisi & hourdesign.ir
Location
Dalsnibba, Norway
Tools used
Midjourney AI
An iridescent spatial insert redefining the tourist centre as civic space in Brno.
Project name
TIC Brno: The Civic Counter
Architecture firm
KOGAA
Location
Zámečnická 90/2, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Photography
BoysPlayNice. Original state photo: KUBICEK.STUDIO
The deepest joy in the world:In the fallen time, there is a home, and what I long for is a place where I can slow down my breathing and settle my emotions. The courtyard is quiet, watching the light move on the ground, flowers fall in between, the door is not closed, and the wind comes in naturally. When sitting without speaking, one may feel that...
Project name
Suzhou Tongli Villa
Architecture firm
Hangzhou Shihe Design
Location
Suzhou, China
Photography
Hanmo Vision - Yigao
With experiential design, innovative materials, and spatial storytelling, the first OH MY CRUNCH! store redefines the rules of food retail. Designed by Vanda Designer in collaboration with the Caire Stable Consortium, the store blends aesthetics, efficiency, and brand identity.
Project name
Oh My Crunch
Architecture firm
Vanda Designers
Location
Forte dei Marmi, Toscana, Italy
Photography
Ale Bollani
When we first arrived at Rua de São João, all we saw was a hill next to the entrance of the plot, which blocked our view to the other side — to the west.
Project name
Pedrantil House
Architecture firm
Helder da Rocha Arquitectos
Location
Croca, Penafiel, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
The project arose from a fundamental inquiry: how might three interrelated yet distinct programs—each with its own spatial temperament—occupy a single architectural organism, layered across three planes, without dissonance with the life of the city?
Project name
The Alumni Centre, London
Architecture firm
Kalbod Studio
Location
London, UK
Of all the housing complexes built by Infonavit in Mexico City during the second half of the 20th century, the largest is Culhuacán. Located in the southeast of the city, within the borough of Coyoacán and near the border with Iztapalapa, this development comprises approximately 15,000 housing units
Project name
UH INFONAVIT CTM Culhuacán
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio, Andrea López + Agustín Pereyra
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Zaickz Moz, Andres Cedillo, Gerardo Reyes Bustamante
This apartment embodies a contemporary eclectic style infused with Eastern influences. Designed for our long-standing clients, the interior harmoniously blends a warm color palette inspired by Eastern aesthetics, soft textures, and thoughtful functionality.
Project name
LESOPARKOVIY
Architecture firm
Starikova Architects
Location
Lesoparkoviy Residential Complex, Chelyabinsk, Russia
Photography
Liza Gurovskaya

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