The most… striking thing about the ZOLAND·Emei Resort may be what it refuses to do. Set amid the mountains of Emeishan, China, the retreat occupies a landscape so visually powerful that it would be easy for a new resort to turn the surrounding mountains into scenery – to build something conspicuous and then point its...

On the… windswept coast of Odsherred, where meadow grasses give way to dunes, wild roses, and bristled pines, Shoreline Studio emerges with unusual restraint. Designed as both atelier and sanctuary, the studio was conceived not as an extension of the existing summerhouse, but as its refined counterpart — separate enough to provide solitude, yet connected...

Nestled on… a private estate in central Ukraine, the Under the Reed Roof guesthouses present a bold reinterpretation of the traditional Ukrainian hata-mazanka home. Spearheaded by YOD Group, this project transforms the hata-mazanka vernacular archetype into a contemporary architectural experience, where transparency, light, and sculptural form converge into a singular, evocative gesture. The Ukrainian… hata-mazanka evolved...

On the… shoreline of Antiparos, where the Cycladic light meets the Aegean in a steady, silvery rhythm, a low stone structure sits almost exactly as it has for nearly a century. Known as Patitiri House, this beachfront residence was once a working winepress—an everyday building shaped by agriculture, community, and ritual rather than leisure. Today,...

In the rolling… outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, where the scent of grapevines mingles with century-old stone, Casa San Francisco by Jorge Garibay Arquitectos unfolds as a meditation on time, place, and quiet luxury. This isn’t merely a vacation home; it is a refined dialogue between viticulture, winemaking, and monastic architecture, reimagined for the...