This year’s kitchen and bathroom designs reflect a shift toward thoughtful luxury where form meets feeling, and every choice is made with intention. For New York homeowners, the right upgrades don’t just add value to your home. They add value to your everyday life.
Written by
LIliana Alvarez
The contrast between Beverly Hills and Destin demonstrates how luxury real estate serves multiple functions for investors. In Beverly Hills, ownership secures more than square footage; it secures a piece of cultural history, enduring prestige, and appreciation across market cycles.
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Photography
Amazing Architecture
The Warren Woods Ecological Field Station, designed for the University of Chicago’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, is the first and only Certified Passive House laboratory facility in North America.
Project name
Warren Woods Ecological Field Station - University of Chicago
Location
Three Oaks, Michigan, USA
Photography
Trent Bell Photography
Design team
Timothy Lock, Riley Pratt, Matthew O’Malia, Svea Tullberg
Civil engineer
O’Malia Consulting
Structural engineer
Albert Putnam, PE
Environmental & MEP
Andrew J. McPartland, PE
Lighting
Peter Knuppel Lighting Design
Supervision
Energy Wise Homes
Construction
Go Logic, Ebels Construction
Client
University of Chicago
The Delmore has been issued its foundation permit from the town of Surfside, Florida. The permit enables piling works to commence immediately after the site’s deep-soil mixing (DSM) works finish this autumn. DSM avoids the vibration and water table impacts of traditional pile driving.
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Collaborators
ZHA Director: Chris Lepine ZHA Project Director: Eva Tiedemann ZHA Project Associate: Oliver Bray ZHA Project Team: Aditya Bhosle, Sam Butler, Inês Fontoura, Maria-Christina Manousaki,Anastasiia Metelskaia, Haseef Rafiei, Sonia Renehan, Dhruval Shah, Theodor Wender ZHA Competition Directors: Chris Lepine, Paulo Flores ZHA Competition Project Directors: Eva Tiedemann, Oliver Bray ZHA Competition Project Leads: Sven Torres, Aditya Bhosle ZHA Competition Team: Sam Butler, Saman Dadgostar, Inês Fontoura, Kar-Hwa Ho, Maria- Christina Manousaki, Chhavi Mehta, Anastasiia Metelskaia, Ganesh Nimmala, Rory Noble- Turner, Ripple Patel, Irena Predalic, Haseef Rafiei, Dhruval Shah, Hunter Sims, Billy Webb,Yuxuan Zhao ZHA Interiors Project Director: Kar-Hwa Ho Consultants Executive Architect: O'Donnell Dannwolf + Partners (ODP) Architect of Record: O'Donnell Dannwolf + Partners (ODP) Structural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti Quantity Surveyor: N.A. Cost Consultants: N.A. Environmental Consultant: CodeGreen Façade Engineering: Newtecnic (for SD) / Facade + Envelope Engineering Consultants (for CDs) M&E Engineering: MG Engineering, D.P.C. MEP: MG Engineering, D.P.C. Transport Consultant: KBP Consulting Fire Engineer: MG Engineering, D.P.C. Landscape Consultant: Savino & Miller Design Studio (Concept Stage) / CLAD LandscapeArchitecture (SD onwards) Lighting Design: Light Direction (FOH), MG Engineering, D.P.C. (BOH), CLAD (Landscape) Acoustic Consultant: Trinity Consultants Façade Access and Maintenance: Lerch Bates Wind Engineering: CPP Wind Engineering Consultants Interior Design: Hirsch Bedner Associates (Amenities and Residential Units): Zaha HadidArchitects (Entrance Lobby) Pool Consultant: Aquadynamics Design Group, Inc Life Safety/ Code/ ADA: SLS Consulting, LLC / Socotec Civil + Coastal Construction: Ocean Engineering Technology Consultant: MGE Unified Technologies
Typology
Residential Building
A mom and daughter living in the heart of downtown Georgetown who were looking to expand their apartment– without the sacrifice of their ideal location– are transcending the boundaries of an addition.
Project name
Two Units Combine into One Bold, Modern Apartment
Architecture firm
Wiebenson & Dorman Architects PC
Location
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., USA
Photography
Emily Albans, Namr Od
Principal architect
Kendall Dorman
Design team
Wiebenson & Dorman Architects PC
Interior design
Eva Littlefield, nobilia
Environmental & MEP engineering
CTS, Inc
Lighting
Brian McIntyre, Flux Studio
Construction
Green Dwellings LLC
Supervision
Jason Hebeison, Heb-n-Co Construction
Tools used
Revit, Adobe Acrobat Suite
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Across cultures and eras, assembly halls and pavilions have been central to public life. From the agoras of ancient Greece to the glass pavilions of 20th-century modernism, these structures have embodied a society’s values, serving as places where communities gather, deliberate, and celebrate.
Project name
Assembly Hall - Modern Pavilion
Architecture firm
MyHomeFloorPlans
Location
Rosemead, California, USA
Principal architect
Mark Miller
Visualization
HandtoCAD.com
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
In the Hudson Valley, the Art Omi Gallery emerges with an organic lightness, appearing as though it has grown naturally out of its surroundings. Its form is inspired by experiments with balloon inflation and deflation, where the form-finding process shaped not only the building’s geometry but also its narrative logic.
Project name
Boom Burst - Art Omi Design Gallery
Architecture firm
DD Studio - Daria Yang Du
Location
Hudson Valley, New York, USA
Tools used
Physical balloon & string models, Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Creative Suite
Principal architect
Daria Yang Du (individual work)
Built area
12,000 ft² (exhibition, workshop, and public programs)
Design year
2022 (Revised 2025)
Status
Conceptual / Award-winning design
Typology
Cultural › Museum, Experimental Architecture, Spatial Narrative
