Eyrie Residence / Schmölzer Architecture
The Eyrie Residence, designed by Schmölzer Architecture, crowns the Murmungee Escarpment in Beechworth, Victoria, delivering uninterrupted views of the Victorian Alps. The home is concealed behind a concrete wall that opens onto a central courtyard framed by low‑profile concrete pavilions. Passive design elements—layered shading, cross‑flow ventilation, and wind‑shielded courtyards—balance winter solar gain with summer cooling. A restrained material palette of cast concrete, galvanized roofing, and honed stone allows the structure to recede into the natural silhouette while providing luxurious indoor‑outdoor spaces.
Amaltash House / Design Ni Dukaan
The Amaltash House in Navsari, Gujarat, is a 12,000 ft² G+2 family residence completed in 2024 that blends Vastu principles with modern, climate‑responsive architecture. Designed by Design Ni Dukaan, the home features a 14° solar‑panel roof that shapes a second‑floor lounge, rainwater harvesting,...
Children’s Hospital at Westmead / Billard Leece Partnership
Billard Leece Partnership’s Children’s Hospital at Westmead, opening in 2026, adds 57,000 m² of state‑of‑the‑art paediatric facilities as part of NSW’s biggest paediatric health investment in 25 years. The design reframes hospital circulation as an "activated journey," weaving play, landscape and...
Yard House / Exbrayat Enrico Architectes
Exbrayat Enrico architectes unveiled the Yard House project in Montreuil, France, slated for completion in 2025. The 1,600‑square‑meter building serves as a contemporary hospitality venue, blending modern design with the neighborhood’s urban fabric. Photographs by Jean Baptiste Thirieux highlight the...
Ulster House / LGA Architectural Partners
Ulster House, located in Toronto’s Harbord Village, is the city’s first multiplex condominium, comprising five units across a three‑storey building and a laneway suite. Designed by LGA Architectural Partners, the project emphasizes gentle density, market affordability, and a rigorous passive‑design...
Tribeca Residence / Muqaddas Akkari Studio
MA Studio completed a full gut renovation of a 4,200 ft² Tribeca loft originally built as an 1880s candy factory. The redesign preserved the building’s red‑brick façade, timber beams and high ceilings while introducing a sculptural plaster staircase, a skylight over...
Ute-Strittmatter-Strasse — Collective Living in Freiham / 03 Arch. + ENEFF Architekten + Illiz Architektur + Westner Schührer Zöhrer
The Freiham district, Europe’s largest new development area, will eventually host about 25,000 residents across 350 hectares. In 2023, the WOGENO cooperative teamed with four architecture firms to deliver an 82‑unit collective housing block that emphasizes communal squares, courtyards, and...
House with a Mountain View / Stempel & Tesar Architects
The House with a Mountain View, finished in 2025 by Stempel & Tesar Architects, is a 246 m² family home perched on a slope near Klatovy, Czech Republic. The design sinks the lower floor into the earth, housing three bedrooms, while the...
North Vancouver Remodel / Olson Kundig
Olson Kundig completed a 370 m² remodel of a 1956 mid‑century home in North Vancouver in 2020, re‑imagining the residence for a young family. The design preserves the original post‑and‑beam structure while adding extensive glazing, steel detailing, and a new angled carport. Interior...
House by the Sea / Jorgelina Tortorici & Asociados
Jorgelina Tortorici & Asociados unveiled a 320 m² vacation residence in Pinamar, slated for 2025. The L‑shaped plan splits a public wing of living, dining and kitchen from a private wing of bedrooms, responding to the corner lot and topography. Patios...
The Technical Reality of Mass Timber Housing: Five European Case Studies
Mass timber is reshaping European multifamily housing, with five recent case studies showcasing CLT and glulam structures that cut embodied carbon and simplify foundations. The lightweight, prefabricated grids enable modular layouts, deep balconies, and specialized envelope detailing to manage moisture...
Pakenham Station / Genton
Pakenham Station, part of Victoria’s Level Crossing Removal Project, replaces three dangerous crossings with an elevated rail precinct that reconnects the town centre. The 5,430 m² hub integrates Metro, V/Line, bus, cycling and parking facilities while creating over 20,000 m² of public...
Presqu‘île - Spring Office / Baumschlager Eberle Architekten
Baumschlager Eberle Architekten completed the 13,250 m² Presqu’île Spring Office in Grenoble, France, in 2025. The building sits near the city’s main station and the Europole business district, marrying distinctive architectural character with contemporary office design. Its design was led by the firm’s...
Appartamento Spagnolo Opens a Window to Spanish Interior Design at Milan Design Week 2026
During Milan Design Week 2026, ICEX and Elle Decor Italia launched the fourth edition of Appartamento Spagnolo, a curated exhibition that placed contemporary Spanish interior design inside Milan’s historic Palazzo Castiglioni. Designed by Studiopepe, the show created a “house within a house”...
Euthea Residence / Ateno Architecture Studio
Ateno Architecture Studio’s Euthea Residence, a 400 m² home on Lefkas' Meganisi peninsula, aims to set a precedent for low‑impact coastal development. The design blends into the untouched landscape using local stone, earthy colors, and a fully vegetated roof that is...