Originally… built in 1899, this handsome red brick Boston residence began as a carriage house and has since been transformed into an elegant townhouse, entirely reimagined and refurbished by Hacin. Hacin, a Boston-based multidisciplinary design practice, has an eclectic and award-winning portfolio. Their work includes reconfiguring churches and community centers, renovating luxury hotels, designing condominium...

Hong Kong… based Bean Buro is a young practice founded by Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui and Lorene Faure, inspired by the poetic interplay between natural materials. Their award-winning creative output—a global portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and retail projects, along with an in-house product design studio—goes beyond aesthetics, cultivating spaces that foster wellbeing, creativity, and meaningful human experiences....

It was… the King of Diamonds, Harry Winston, who first said, “People will stare, make it worth their while,” a sentiment later borrowed by the enigmatic fashion designer and filmmaker Tom Ford. It’s a mantra that could just as easily have guided the husband and wife team behind Crystal Sinclair Designs in their transformation of...

Tucked into… the natural rise of Mount Saint-Bruno, Quebec, this house—christened ‘Montpellier II’—does not seek to dominate its surroundings; instead, it finds its place within the landscape with a quiet, almost meditative presence. Designed by local studio Vives St-Laurent, the building’s form unfolds gently over three levels, embracing the slope’s undulating structure and blending seamlessly...