Category: Private Homes Year: 2025 Architects: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute Lead Architect: Keng Fu Lo General Contractor: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute Client: Private Photographs: Courtesy of the ArchitectsCategory: Private Homes Year: 2025 Architects: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute Lead Architect: Keng Fu Lo General Contractor: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute Client: Private Photographs: Courtesy of the Architects

Category: Residential Towers Year: 2025 Architects: Gómez Platero Architecture & Urbanism and Studio Arthur Casas Lead Architect: Martín Gómez Platero Client: Private Photographs: Courtesy of the ArchitectsLe Mont features distinctive architecture developed in collaboration between Studio Arthur Casas and Gómez Platero Architecture & Urbanism, resulting in a sophisticated mixed-use landmark in Puerto del Buceo, Montevideo. Strategically located near the coastal edge within a consolidated urban context, the project blends contemporary design, sustainability, and luxury living, reshaping the area’s identity. The proposal includes a 25-story residential tower with 105 units, divided into two sectors to address diverse market needs. The first nine floors offer compact apartments (50–150 m²), ideal for younger residents and professionals.From the tenth floor up, spacious residences (260–520 m²) target a high-end market seeking exclusivity, panoramic views, and generous layouts. Each sector has its own lobby and vertical circulation, ensuring privacy, operational efficiency, and an enhanced sense of arrival. A transitional garden between both lobbies creates a welcoming entry and softens the boundary between public and private realms. At ground level, a 5.5-meter-high linear podium includes commercial spaces and public amenities along Pedro Bustamante Street. Its green roof functions as a landscaped promenade that connects the building with its surroundings.By removing perimeter fencing, the design encourages interaction with the city, enhancing pedestrian activity and urban vibrancy. The tower’s slender profile results from transferring buildable area from the podium upward, optimizing views and reducing visual impact. Its architectural language—defined by verticality, elegance, and transparency—positions Le Mont as a distinctive addition to Montevideo’s skyline.Sustainability and biophilic design are central to the project. Landscaped terraces and balconies with native vegetation mitigate heat island effects, manage stormwater, and promote biodiversity. These spaces improve microclimate, reduce maintenance, and strengthen connections to nature. Residents enjoy an amenities floor designed for flexibility and contemporary living, including indoor and outdoor pools, gym, saunas, yoga room, playroom, BBQ lounges, coworking areas, solarium, and pet care.Le Mont includes private parking and EV charging stations, supporting sustainable mobility. The project embodies a forward-thinking vision, balancing investment, responsibility, and urban integration—setting a new standard for luxury living in Uruguay.

Category: Mixed-Use Buildings Year: 2021 Architects: Gómez Platero Architecture & Urbanism Lead Architect: Martín Gómez Platero Client: Private Photographs: Courtesy of the ArchitectsMiami Bay Towers is a forward-looking mixed-use development set to transform Miami’s skyline and waterfront. Located on the former Miami Herald site, it spans 22,890 m² between Downtown and Brickell, with 240 meters of prime Biscayne Bay frontage, facing the Venetian Islands. Its strategic position ensures direct access to Bicentennial Park, PAMM, and the People Mover system, enhancing urban integration.The architectural concept features four sculptural, polyhedral towers that break from conventional forms. Their angled geometries and cascading setbacks maximize bay and city views, reduce visual overlap, and improve daylight and natural ventilation—ideal for Miami’s climate.Two multifunctional podiums support the towers. Podium A hosts two residential buildings with amenities like a spa, sports bar, parking, and 48 Bay Residences. Podium B combines a residential and a mixed-use tower, including a 300-room hotel, business spaces, and wellness facilities.Residences are offered in three types: Sky Residences (500–800 m²), Panoramic Residences (277–332 m²), and Bay Residences (150–190 m²). The hotel adds 50,100 m² of premium hospitality space, enhancing the site’s urban vibrancy.Structurally, the towers use reinforced vertical cores and angled perimeter columns to transfer loads efficiently to the podiums. This frees up the façades for clean lines and light play, while cantilevers and setbacks add both expressive form and wind resistance.At ground level, a new bayfront promenade invites public engagement, linking to marinas and nearby attractions. An existing platform, once used for antennae, is repurposed as a landscaped pier, enriching community access to the waterfront.Given the site’s challenging terrain, parking and services are elevated within podiums and hidden behind active façades that mirror the towers’ geometry. This ensures visual continuity and a unified identity.Phased construction allows for efficient development while preserving architectural integrity. Miami Bay Towers blends architecture, nature, and urban energy—creating a bold new coastal landmark.

Category: Vacation Homes Year: 2023 Architects: K-Studio Design Team: Dimitris Karampatakis, Marivenia Chiotopoulou, Christos Papachristodoulou, Anastasios Chaimalas, Vicky Souti, Adamantia Chelioti, Lina Kantere, and Daphne Dimopoulou Client: Private Photographers: Studio KatrakisKIKLIO is a private island retreat that blends home intimacy with resort luxuries. Located in the eastern Corinthian Gulf, the island features secluded coves, sandy beaches, rocky outcrops, and pools that make a stunning landscape for exploration and relaxation.Understanding the island's terrain was crucial in developing a respectful design for an iconic architectural experience that preserves the island's ecological integrity. The built elements are efficient and minimally invasive. Structures use local materials like stone and rammed-earth, blending with the landscape and minimising visual impact.KIKLIO features low-level, crafted buildings spread across the island to highlight its beauty and vantage points. Visitors arrive by boat, and following the road curves they are led to The House, the island's largest structure.Situated on the south hill's peak, the House offers panoramic views. Stone walls and cantilevered roofs blend the building with its surroundings, providing shade without compromising views. Private bedrooms on the eastern side enjoy sunrise, while communal spaces on the western side offer stunning sunsets.This radial design harmonises built spaces with the island’s terrain.Within a diverse landscape of a rich ecosystem, the KIKLIO ethos is committed to sustainable regeneration and protection of flora and fauna. An organic garden will provide fresh produce and support composting, while retaining walls and rainwater collection will support plant growth and biodiversity.KIKLIO aims to be Greece's first zero-carbon emissions development, featuring a Solar Harvesting Garden and a Micro-Wind Energy Hub, a desalination plant and rainwater collection.KIKLIO emphasises the seamless connection between internal and external spaces, integrating lessons from the past with the island’s natural environment to create a future-focused sanctuary. KIKLIO maintains a balance between nature, biodiversity, and carefully crafted structures, making it more than an exclusive destination—it becomes a sanctuary.

Category: Affordable, Social, and Community Living Housing Year: 2022 Architects: Jayakumar & Associates Lead Architect: Jayakumar Palanisamy General Contractor: Good Earth Eco Futures Pvt. Ltd. Client: Good Earth Eco Futures Pvt. Ltd. Photographers: Prasanth Mohan, Running StudiosMalhar Medley redefines what a premium housing community can be in India’s rapidly growing cities, showing that luxury and meaningful social integration coexist within a thoughtfully designed environment. This 4-acre project in Bengaluru challenges the typical gated-community model through four distinct housing types, each meeting the needs of diverse family structures and life stages. Set within Malhar Eco Village, the development dedicates 70% of the site to open spaces and integrates sustainable technologies and high-quality materials to support a healthy, intergenerational lifestyle. With 119 carefully planned homes, it fosters community spirit while upholding high-end residential standards.The layout is shaped by natural topography, offering a layered spatial experience unfolding organically through gardens, pathways, and courtyards. At the entrance, a landscaped forecourt with a stone pavilion, pond, and oxide-finish seating serves as a communal threshold, setting a welcoming tone for the community within.Landscape significantly enhances daily life. Extensive open spaces include rooftop gardens, shaded walkways, and basement-level gardens. Native planting supports biodiversity and seasonal variations in fragrance, colour, and birdlife. The entire community is pedestrian-friendly, encouraging slower movement, social interaction, and universal accessibility.Townhouses: Two-level homes arranged around shared courtyards, with front and rear gardens inspired by traditional ‘Aangan’ planning. The design balances privacy, interaction, and natural ventilation.Villaments: Single-level homes featuring backyard gardens and front verandahs, ideal for older residents or gardening enthusiasts, providing seamless indoor-outdoor connections.Walk-up Homes: Designed for multigenerational families, these units offer separate yet connected living spaces with independent access, combining privacy and proximity amid greenery.Apartments: Centered around a green atrium, these two- and three-bedroom units include terrace gardens. Corridors become open forecourts, creating welcoming transitions from shared to personal spaces.Sustainability is embedded throughout. Homes use compressed stabilised earth blocks made on site, reducing embodied energy. Passive design ensures ample daylight, airflow, and thermal comfort. Rooftops support solar systems, and water is managed through harvesting, recharge, and on-site recycling.

Category: Sustainable Houses Year: 2025 Architects: Cera Stribley Design Team: Chris Stribley and Jessica Coulter General Contractor: Martin Day Construction Client: CADRE Photographers: CADRESOLHAVEN rethinks how people can live, work and connect in a changing world. Nestled in Ballina on the Northern Rivers, New South Wales, this community brings together everything that makes daily life easier and more enjoyable: homes, workplaces, wellness, and local businesses, in one walkable, human-centred neighbourhood. It's Australia’s first fully integrated, fossil fuel free live-work neighbourhood where design, sustainability and everyday life come together naturally.The Village Square is a lively community hub, to come together over coffee, share meals with friends or work close to home without feeling isolated. Artisan food outlets, co-working spaces and local retailers create a sense of community that’s authentic and vibrant. A few steps away is the Wellness Park, magnesium plunge pools, infrared saunas, yoga lawns and cold immersion zones encourage residents to prioritise health and relaxation in their lives.44 flexi-homes are fully electric, powered by rooftop solar and elevated above the 100-year flood line, designed to adapt as life changes, turning a study into a home office, a spare room into a creative studio or set up for multigenerational living. High-performance insulation, cross ventilation and smart home tech make them comfortable and efficient, while a simple kill switch at the front door reduces energy use in one step.Edible gardens let residents harvest fresh produce. Rooftop beehives and native plantings support biodiversity and attract pollinators. Landscaping isn’t decorative; it manages stormwater effectively and keeps the community cooler. Walkable laneways, safe cycling paths, EV charging, and car-share options mean people can leave their cars at home more often.Every design decision was made with real people in mind, working closely with local residents, business owners, and sustainability experts so every feature makes sense for daily life. Prototypes and test fits were used to refine every detail, ensuring that homes and shared spaces work seamlessly.The community supports the local economy. Health and wellness operators, creative professionals, and artisan producers have spaces to thrive, keeping money and jobs in the region. Early sales are strong, with more than 30% of homes sold in the first release, showing that people are eager for this type of neighbourhood. With its smart living platform, We Wumbo, residents can manage energy, book community spaces, and stay connected with neighbours.

Category: Vacation Homes Year: 2025 Architects: Studio YAY! Design Team: Catherine Schultz and Tim Keepers General Contractor: Martin Day Construction Client: Private Photographers: CaptisLUX PhotographySituated along the liminal edge of a tropical riverine landscape, this Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) establishes an ordered relationship with its context. Rather than imposing upon the site, the architecture engages it through a calibrated porosity—achieved via large pivoting and sliding apertures that enable a fluid relationship between interior and exterior.The ADU is structured around two orthogonally arranged shipping containers, forming an L-shaped plan that negotiates spatial economy and environmental responsiveness. This compositional move articulates a threshold condition, simultaneously framing the landscape while generating a micro-courtyard that serves as an interstitial space—partially enclosed, yet open to prevailing breezes and filtered light.The strategic layering of weather-resistant siding and stucco aligned with the client's desire for a modern, yet resilient, architectural form. One that used the shipping container not as an outward form giver but merely the structural backbone of the ADU.This ADU strives to balance privacy with an open-air living concept, facilitating a lifestyle that is both comfortable and responsive to the local climate.

Category: Private Homes Year: 2025 Architects: Mutuo and There There Architecture Design Team: Jose Herrasti and Monica Lamela General Contractor: Jerry Sohn Client: Private Photographs: Courtesy of the Architects"Wasted No More" is an off-the-grid desert home in Pioneertown, California, prioritizing construction waste reclamation using "Castoff" blocks (bin blocks). These 2' x 2' x 6' blocks, formed from excess concrete leftover from other construction, offer an economical, ecological prototype. The home's design uses passive measures: Castoff blocks' high thermal mass buffers desert temperatures, absorbing daytime heat and releasing it at night for interior stability. Its orientation and stepped exterior walls reduce solar heat gain, while inviting daylight and enhancing cross-ventilation. The insulated roof incorporates recycled concrete gravel for thermal protection.This commitment extends to efficient construction. Locally sourced Castoff blocks have a low carbon footprint; their monolithic use for foundations, floors, walls, and finishes reduces material consumption. Reclaimed materials, fixtures, and furniture from rebar and concrete waste (including recycled concrete gravel from an on-site pool demolition) underscore waste utilization. The project's integration with the landscape and biodiversity is important, minimizing disruption by repurposing the previously disturbed pool area, requiring minimal grading, and ensuring its small 1.5% footprint relative to the parcel preserves most of the desert ecosystem, aligning with the California High Desert's low-density ethos.Completely off-the-grid, the home relies on solar energy and water from an existing 300-foot deep well (previously used for the pool, now repurposed for the house) via an existing windmill, promoting a sustainable future. "Wasted No More" showcases construction with waste and recycled materials, addressing concrete's embodied carbon challenges while celebrating its positive attributes like fire resistance and thermal mass. It also encourages declining masonry crafts, a practice with historical roots in the area.Financially, it challenges conventional economics as a low-cost project. Modest material expenses from Castoff blocks, efficient installation, and minimal operational costs make it ideal for owner-builder construction. Finally, "Wasted No More" achieves aesthetic qualities and cultural integration, blending into the high desert landscape by mimicking its rugged topography, strategically framing views, and employing earthy, raw materials that reflect the desert's character, creating a unique dialogue born from necessity and ingenuity in the face of a changing climate.