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Mid-Century Influence Meets Subtropical Living in This Home

December 15, 2025

Ground floor living spaces open directly to outdoor areas designed for everyday family life.

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A Caribbean Interior That Feels Calm, Warm, and Unforced

December 14, 2025

Living room with soaring pitched ceilings, exposed timber beams, and black framed doors that open the space to light and island views. A relaxed layout that balances scale with softness.

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A Reverse Floor Plan and Ocean Views Define This Coastal Home in California

December 14, 2025

The Cornish House by Brett Farrow Architect is a modern coastal home in Encinitas designed around ocean views and a compact trapezoidal lot.

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How One Hamptons Family Built a Home Around Their Love of the Water

December 13, 2025

An Amagansett home by Bates Masi + Architects designed around a family’s love of wind surfing, kite boarding, and sailing, where lifestyle directly shapes the architecture.

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Inside the Brazilian House Where Pigmented Concrete Becomes the Main Design Feature

December 13, 2025

The exterior of Casa Terra shows how pigmented concrete walls become the defining feature of this modern Brazilian home by Bernardes Arquitetura.

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A Madrid House Designed Around Geometry That Feels Natural

December 12, 2025

Architecture made from long curved volumes arranged in sequence, shaping circulation and movement throughout this Madrid house by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.

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