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Entremontes House / Harpa Arquitetura

February 17, 2026 Valeria Silva 0

Entremontes House is a single-family residence located on a rare urban site between two hills that shape the skyline of Montenegro, in southern Brazil. Set on a 5,000 m² plot, the project embraces a unique condition where urban infrastructure coexists with natural landscapes. Designed by Harpa Arquitetura, the house explores this duality by carefully mediating the relationship between city and nature.

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Sornells 21 Studio / Paloma Bau Studio

February 17, 2026 Valentina Díaz 0

Ausiàs Pérez of T.O.T Studio and Paloma Bau open the doors to Sornells 21, their shared studio in the Valencian neighborhood of Ruzafa, transforming a former commercial unit into a creative workspace inspired by the urban imagination of Tokyo. The intervention combines a strong conceptual narrative with a carefully executed material strategy, shaping a place where design, community and creativity converge.

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lava stone and old fisherman’s house merge into contemporary villa on sicilian coast

February 17, 2026 Joanna 0

born from the union of a 1900 fisherman’s house and a contemporary extension facing the horizon, the villa is a dialogue between memory and openness, protection and exposure.

Severely impacted by Hurricane Henry, Villa Lava now tells a deeper story — one about fragility, resilience and the responsibility of building along the edge between land and sea.

An architecture shaped by lava, light and time.
A home that belongs to the landscape — and may one day return to it.

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Dollhouse Loft / StudioAC

February 17, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

Located in Leslieville, in Toronto’s east end, this loft renewal project set out to enhance the interior both aesthetically and functionally. Once a toy and bottling factory throughout the 1900s, the building became live/work lofts in the early 2000s. As time wore down the quality of finishes and fixtures, a new opportunity emerged to rework the loft’s spatial dynamics.