Villa Paros is a residential project that blends the timeless elegance of Mediterranean architecture with the poetic starkness of the Joshua Tree desert landscape. Positioned on a canyon-edge site and framed by the majestic Bartlett Mountains, the home draws inspiration from classical Greek forms, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
Architecture firm
Urbarc Design
Location
Joshua Tree, California, USA
Principal architect
Alejandro Ontiveros, Fernando Silva
Design team
Maria Jose Vega, Michel Flores
Interior design
Interior Design: Ciel Interiors; Principal interior Designer: Merve Krenzke
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray
Construction
Fine Building Inc
Typology
Residential › House
Alnoba “Everything Passive House” is a multi-functional gathering facility in rural New Hampshire built to Passive House Standards. The client—Alnoba, a family foundation focused on supporting strong activist leaders to promote social and climate justice—commissioned the complex to support leadership training programs.
Project name
Alnoba “Everything Passive House”
Location
Kensington, New Hampshire, USA
Photography
Trent Bell Photography
Design team
Matthew O’Malia, Executive Partner. Riley Pratt, Design Partner. Timothy Lock, Management Partner
Interior design
Stedila Design
Structural engineer
Becker Structural Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Petersen Engineering
Lighting
Peter Knuppel Lighting Design
Construction
Callahan Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Stone, Steel, granite-faced foundations and articulated with bands of white cedar siding in varied patterns. Dark-framed glazing wraps the building’s corners
Typology
Residential › House
Biophilic and sustainable design in residential architecture isn’t about checking boxes or following fads. It’s about creating spaces that nurture and protect. When form and function merge with climate responsiveness and human-centered thinking, you get homes that are truly future-ready.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Amazing Architecture
After losing their mountain home to a fire in 2017, our clients were eager to start fresh and improve upon the shortcomings of the original structure. Draped at the top of a ridge in Healdsburg, with views stretching across the valley as far as Mount Saint Helena.
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Healdsburg, California, USA
Design team
Steven Stept, AIA, Project Principal. Matt Lindsay, LEED AP BD+C, Project Architect
Interior design
Interior Furnishings & Styling: Gaile Guevara Studio
Structural engineer
GFDS Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Geotechnical Consultant: RGH Consultants
Lighting
Anna Kondolf Lighting Design
Construction
Cello & Maudru Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Graham Baba Architects: Seeking a private getaway that conjures childhood memories of time spent on the island, the client acquired this low-bank waterfront site with expansive views of the Salish Sea and the Olympic Mountains.
Project name
Mutiny Bay Beach Cabin
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Jim Graham, Principal. Leann Crist, Project Architect/Project Manager. Thomas Johnston, architectural staff
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects
Structural engineer
Harriot Valentine
Environmental & MEP
Palmer Geotechnical Consultants
Landscape
Ragen and Associates
Construction
Jergens Construction Company
Typology
Residential › Cabin
First Penthouse to List at New Oceanfront Tower Represents Miami Beach’s Highest Tier of Sophisticated Living.
Anderson Hall is the hub for the University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, a world leader in forestry sciences research, teaching, and innovation. But the building functions nearly the same inside as it did when it was built 100 years ago.
Project name
University of Washington Anderson Hall Renovation
Architecture firm
Hennebery Eddy
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Collaborators
Contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis. Civil Engineer: Mayfly Engineering + Design. Structural Engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen, Inc. Mechanical Engineer: PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc. Electrical Engineer: Hargis Engineers, Inc. Plumbing Engineer: Burman Design. Geotechnical Engineer: Haley & Aldrich Inc. Landscape: Site Workshop. Acoustical Engineer: Tenor Engineering Group. Sustainability Consultant: O'Brien360
Visualization
Hennebery Eddy
Typology
Educational › University
Designed for a Brazilian family passionate about skiing, the GAD 511 Residence underwent a complete transformation, led by Patricia Martinez Arquitetura.
Architecture firm
Patricia Martinez Arquitetura
Location
Aspen, Colorado, United States
Collaborators
Menendez Architects
Interior design
Patricia Martinez Arquitetura
Typology
Residential › House
