Rather than failing to engage with the topography of the site and building around it, the House in Hino by Shigeo Takizawa Architects turns the landscape into one of its most defining features.

Di Frena Architects designed Casa Akina with the balance between inside and outside in mind, using courtyards and terracing to create an open plan environment built on connections.

Completed in 1962, the mid-century Holland House by Neville Guzman is an icon, the glass wrapped facade drawing in the surrounding landscape to feel like part of the floor plan. 

In California, Schwarz and Architecture gave a contemporary makeover to a classic California ranch house.

In Miami, where the climate brings sunshine most days, architects Studio KP2 opted to use an overload of concrete to turn the Cherokee House into something unexpectedly atmospheric.

In the village of Hécourt, in Normandy’s Eure valley, Studio Guma has transformed an old farmhouse into a...

Giannone Petricone Associates restores Snider House, Toronto's oldest home, featuring a historic facade, an undulating glass addition, and a fluid, family-friendly interior.

Casa Verde by M2 Senos Arquitectos is inspired by the local “palheiros,” old fishing storage sheds converted into striped houses famously lining Portugal's coastline.

Elizabeth Herrmann designs Milo House, a hillside home in Cornwall, VT featuring yakisugi cladding, cathedral ceilings, and Adirondack views.