contemporary home

McGinlay Bell has completed a house in a leafy Glasgow suburb featuring a sequence of rooms arranged around compact courtyards that allow the natural surroundings to permeate indoors. The narrow rectilinear site sandwiched between existing houses presented several challenges, as it borders the road at the front and is lined on one side by tall... 

A nearly six-metre-high green wall and a basement floor with a walk-on skylight are among the additions made by design and development firm Echlin to this remodeled mews house in Knightsbridge. The resulting design is described by the local firm as a “reinterpretation” of a classic London mews house, with plenty of useable and flexible... 

This truly unique house is a part of an old apple farm in the Dutch village of Rossum, and it was renovated by Hilberinkbosch Architecten. The fruit farm of this project features a typical architectural style from this region. The building has a protected status and bears the name Nooitgedacht, which is a Dutch word... 

Located in Bovezzo in the foothills of Brescia, Italy, the Take Time residence is a renovation project completed by Flussocreativo Design Studio for a young homeowner longing for a modern retreat. The light-filled interior feels calm yet happy with hues of blue and grey, along with a few hints of bold colors. Black and white... 

Black walls, built-in raw concrete furniture and a fish pond in a lightwell define Lost House, a residential project designed by David Adjaye in London’s King’s Cross. Original features have been preserved, including an all-green sunken cinema room and a water gardens in planted courtyards that double as lightwells. Hidden behind an unassuming brick facade... 

A tactile material palette and floor-to-ceiling glazing characterize this Ecuadorian house, which Jannina Cabal has created for a family of five in the town of Samborondón. The dwelling was designed to be as simple as possible and form a part of its verdant setting, which is bordered by a park and a lake in the... 

Martins Afonso atelier de design was tasked with reimagining a house in Courdimanche, France, for a family longing for a comfortable home that would work with their needs, and would accommodate their children. The central part of the residence is a double-height living room that underutilized the space before the renovation. A wooden volume connects... 

CplusC Architectural Workshop has built a house in Sydney with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish. The project, with its solar panels, gardens and pond for edible perch, was designed in response to the climate emergency to be a model for more sustainable urban living. A complete roof... 

An architect and a designer have built their own home in Melbourne to house their collection of art, sculpture and furniture. Set on the bank of the Yarra River, River House was also designed to provide outdoor activities for the couple’s children, with a swimming pool and a basketball court plus a boat deck providing... 

Located in Prague, Czech Republic, House for Dorothy was recently completed by Boq Architekti who were brought in during the late stages of construction to design the interior for a family. The interior prominently displays concrete and wood as the materials of choice, which are topped off with playful details throughout. On the main floor,...