Maana Homes, an independent hospitality brand co-founded by Irene Chang and Hana Tsukamoto, is redefining luxury by creating serene environments within historic machiya townhouses. Combining traditional Japanese carpentry techniques with modern comforts, Maana Kyoto offers a soulful space that reflects Japan’s culture of simplicity.
The House of Binil, designed by Kannur-based architecture and design firm 3dor Concepts, is a contemporary wonder located in north Kerala, India. The house sits on the same plot of land where the owner grew up, paying homage to the past while embracing the present.
The Bibliothèque Nationale de France, or the National Library of France, located in Paris, is a historic structure that has undergone a modern facelift. The project was carried out by Bruno Gaudin Architectes, and it took 15 years and two phases to complete the renovation of the structure. The library was initially founded during imperial times, and it has survived calamities, including two world wars, and various scattershot repairs.
Yabu Pushelberg, the award-winning international design studio founded by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, have created their East Hamptons home in the fashionable hamlet of Amagansett, Long Island, New York. The house is located on sand dunes and is designed with clean lines, sharp corners, and wood-slat glass walls that offer a view of the watery and windswept panorama beyond.
Quail’s Meadow is a stunning contemporary residence designed by Sterling | Huddleson Architecture, located in Carmel, California. The design of the house was influenced by the client’s love for classic cars, as the property features a glass-walled auto gallery that can accommodate over 20 collector and daily driver cars.
London-based studio Gregory Phillips Architects has completed a modernist residence, Berkshire House II, in a suburban English village in Berkshire, in place of a childhood home. The house achieves a balance of new and enduring, and the studio’s broader cross-project aim of creating contemporary yet timeless homes.
Casa Katana, a stunning residential design by Greece-based KRAK. Architects, is making waves in the architectural world. Situated in the mythic surrounds of Crete, the subterranean dwelling is an integration of the terrain, creating minimal visual disturbance and preserving the natural beauty of the site, defying conventional description and drawing inspiration from the timeless principles of minimalism and attention to detail.
David Chipperfield Architects has completed the six-year refurbishment of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, a temple of modernity and one of the last works by German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Completed in 1968, the building had been unattended for 50 years and required a present-day architect to restore it with great skill.
The recently opened Cigno Hotel in the Mexican state of Yucatán is a beautiful transformation of a 19th-century mansion by architect Roger González. The hotel, which reflects the cultural milieu of Mérida, blends the provincial past with the present and showcases the multicultural character of the city.
Brown & Brown Architects have successfully merged traditional Scottish architecture with modern design, resulting in a spectacular family home in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. The prize-winning Lower Tullochgrue project features a large modern extension built alongside a refurbished historic dwelling.
The Lake House on the banks of Candlewood Lake in Connecticut is a testament to the precision and simplicity of Worrell Yeung, a New York City-based architecture office. With its stacked volumes, strong lines, and piled roof planes, the home’s design expertly balances modernity with a deep respect for its surroundings.
The Saya Park Art Pavilion in South Korea is a collaboration between Portuguese Pritzker Prize winner, Álvaro Siza, and Carlos Castanheira. The 14,000 sq ft pavilion was designed with nature as the primary focus and its rough board-formed concrete helps it blend in with the environment.
