Forest Hill House Reorganizes a Victorian Home Through Precision and Restraint

Forest Hill House is the sensitive remodelling of a Victorian semi-detached house in south London, carried out by NOTO Architects for a chef and her young family. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 16 days ago

Fisherman’s House Restores a Historic Cadaqués Dwelling Through Careful Rehabilitation

Fisherman's House is the comprehensive rehabilitation of a century-old dwelling in Cadaqués, on the Costa Brava in Girona, carried out by Barcelona-based architects Bea Portabella and Jordi Pagès. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 16 days ago

Common Roofing Mistakes That Shorten Roof Life

Most roofing failures are not accidents. They are predictable outcomes of decisions made weeks, months, or years before the leak appears — decisions about material selection, installation practices, ventilation design, and maintenance habits that compound quietly until… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 16 days ago

Roof Maintenance Guide: What to Check, When to Inspect, and What Actually Matters

A roof does not announce problems early. It absorbs damage quietly — a flashing seal that softens over two seasons, a blocked soffit vent that overheats shingles from below for three years, a small valley accumulation that… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 16 days ago

Planed House Uses Craft and Restraint to Redefine a Rural Devon Home

Planed House is a residential renovation in south Devon, designed by NOTO Architects — a London-based practice founded in 2019 and recognized for its emphasis on craftsmanship, material intelligence, and the careful calibration of built interventions. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 17 days ago

Los Gatos House Restores a Midcentury Home Through Precise and Disciplined Renovation

Los Gatos House is the renovation and reconfiguration of a midcentury modern residence in the wooded hills of Los Gatos, California, carried out by San Francisco-based Piechota Architecture. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 17 days ago

Bluebonnet House Connects Street and Forest Through a Layered Spatial Sequence

Bluebonnet House is a single-family residence in North Vancouver, British Columbia, designed by Shelter Residential Design — the Vancouver-based practice led by principal Mark Simone. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 17 days ago

Roof Repair vs Roof Replacement: How to Decide

Roof repair vs roof replacement is one of the most consequential decisions a property owner makes — and one of the most commonly made on incomplete information. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 17 days ago

How Long Roofing Systems Last: Lifespan by Material, Climate, and Maintenance

The number on a roofing warranty is not a prediction. It is a ceiling — the maximum lifespan the material can reach under ideal conditions. Knowing how long roofing systems last in real conditions requires a different… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 17 days ago

Green House by Schwartz and Architecture Extends a Midcentury Classic in Palo Alto

Green House by Schwartz and Architecture is the renovation and expansion of a 1966 midcentury modern residence in the Palo Verde neighborhood of Palo Alto, California — originally designed by Aaron Green, Frank Lloyd Wright's West Coast… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

Roofing Systems Explained: Structure, Materials, and Performance

Most people think a roof is the material they can see from the street. In reality, the visible surface is only one layer in a much larger system responsible for structure, moisture control, energy performance, and long-term… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

How to Choose Roofing Systems Based on Climate, Performance, and Building Type

Most roofing decisions are made in the wrong order. Material first, cost second, climate somewhere at the end — if at all. The result is a roof that looks acceptable on installation day and starts revealing its… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

St George House Transforms a Victorian Terrace Through Sectional Design and Light

St George House is the extensive remodelling of a Victorian terraced house in Islington, North London, carried out by Paul Archer Design — an award-winning London practice founded in 1999 by director Paul Archer | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

House O Reimagines the Seattle DADU Through Courtyard Living and Japanese Spatial Ideas

House O is a 1,000-square-foot DADU (Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit) in Seattle, Washington, designed by Robert Hutchison Architecture in close collaboration with the client, Ken Tadashi Oshima — architectural historian at the University of Washington and a… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

Island Villa Opens to the Sea While Preserving Privacy on Dubai’s Jumeirah Bay

Island Villa is a private residence on Jumeirah Bay Island in Dubai, a man-made seahorse-shaped island off the coast of Jumeirah connected to the mainland by a 300-meter bridge. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

São Paulo Apartment Architecture: Life in the Vertical City

São Paulo is, above all else, a city of apartments. While the houses of the Paulista School — the concrete volumes, the inward courtyards, the trees at the centre of the plan — represent the intellectual peak… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 18 days ago

How to Design a Family Entryway That Actually Works

The entryway is the most consequential organizational zone in a family home — and the most consistently under-designed. Every object that enters the house passes through it first. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

Whistler Panorama House Solves a Steep Mountain Site with Split Volumes and Smart Construction

Whistler Panorama House occupies one of the last undeveloped lots in Whistler's Brio neighbourhood — a site that had remained untouched precisely because its conditions made construction so demanding. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

White Gold House Balances Cabin Character and High-Performance Design in Whistler

White Gold House is a family weekend home in Whistler's White Gold neighbourhood, British Columbia, designed by Shelter Residential Design — a Vancouver-based practice led by principal Mark Simone. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

Kulinarna Kamienica Revives a Historic Poznań Tenement as a Multi-Level Food Hall

Kulinarna Kamienica is a food hall occupying over 1,500 square meters across two connected buildings and three levels of the Wiedeńska Town House at Podgórna Street 11/13 in Poznań — an Art Nouveau tenement built at the… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

Park Avenue Duplex Unites Two Landmark Apartments into One Sculpted Family Home

Park Avenue Duplex is a full gut-renovation designed by Studio ST Architects, a woman-owned Manhattan practice founded by Esther Sperber and recognized since 2008 among Wallpaper's fifty hottest young architectural firms globally. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

How to Design a Safe Kitchen for Children: Layout, Storage, and Appliance Decisions

The kitchen is the room in the home with the highest concentration of hazards — heat, sharp objects, chemicals, heavy equipment, and hard surfaces all in close proximity. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

How to Make a Small Apartment Kid-Friendly Without Sacrificing Style or Function

How to make a small apartment kid-friendly is not about adding child-specific products to an existing layout. It is about designing the space so that children's needs | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

Best Wall Paint for a Family Home: Finish, Color, and What Actually Holds Up

Wall paint is one of the most frequently overlooked decisions in family home design — and one of the most consequential for daily maintenance. The finish chosen at the point of painting determines whether marks wipe off… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 19 days ago

Best Sofa Fabrics for Homes with Kids

The sofa is the most used piece of furniture in a family home — and the one where fabric selection makes the most consequential difference between a piece that holds up and one that deteriorates visibly within… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 20 days ago

Kokkiri Korean Street Food Turns a Tiny Barcelona Space into a Bold Brand Experience

Kokkiri Korean Street Food is a compact rice dog eatery in El Raval, Barcelona, designed by local studio PPT Interiorismo. The venue occupies a small unit on Carrer dels Tallers and introduces a South Korean street food… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 20 days ago

The Old Sty Converts a Historic Somerset Piggery into a Compact Holiday Home

The Old Sty is the first completed building within a long-term masterplan for a Grade II listed rural estate in Somerset, designed by London Atelier. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 20 days ago

GAL Apartment Expands and Reorganizes a Sardinian Home into Two Distinct Living Spaces

GAL Apartment is a renovation and volumetric extension project developed by Sardarch, the Cagliari-based architectural cooperative. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 20 days ago

How to Balance Style and Function in a Family Home

The assumption that family homes must sacrifice style for practicality is one of the most persistent myths in residential design. It produces homes that look apologetic — spaces that feel like they are bracing for impact rather… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 20 days ago

Maison de la Coulée Douce Shapes Multi-Generational Living in the Forests of Quebec

Maison de la Coulée Douce is a multi-generational residence built in the forested landscape of Sutton, Quebec, designed through a collaboration between interior design studio La Nony FAMILI and architectural designer Le Local Design. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 21 days ago

Dollhouse Loft Reorganizes a Toronto Factory Conversion with Precise Interior Moves

Dollhouse Loft is a residential renewal in Leslieville, Toronto's east end, designed by StudioAC — Studio for Architecture & Collaboration — led by Andrew Hill and Jennifer Kudlats. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 21 days ago

Ørsted Office Organizes a Warsaw Workplace Around Focus, Collaboration, and Wellbeing

Ørsted Office is the third interior completed by Workplace Research & Design Studio for the Danish energy company within the Varso II building in Warsaw — bringing the total area designed by the studio for Ørsted in… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 21 days ago

BRU Apartment Uses a Single Blue Volume to Transform a Sardinian Interior

BRU Apartment is a residential renovation carried out by Sardarch, an architectural practice and research cooperative based in Cagliari, Sardinia, founded as a spin-off of the University of Cagliari. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 21 days ago

Seattle Home Addition Rules: What Homeowners Should Know First

When homeowners begin thinking through Seattle home addition rules, the conversation usually starts in the wrong place. Space, layout, finishes, and budget tend to dominate early discussions, while the regulatory framework that will ultimately shape what can… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 23 days ago

Gregory House Uses Glass and Garden Planning to Shape Family Living in Illinois

Gregory House is a 2,165-square-foot single-family residence in Wilmette, Illinois, designed by Chicago-based Searl Lamaster Howe Architects, with Greg Howe as principal in charge and Ronald Dapsis as project architect. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 23 days ago

House X Uses Concrete and Stone to Root a Weekend Retreat in the Spanish Landscape

House X is a weekend retreat for a family of four, located near Valdemorillo, a municipality approximately 30 kilometers north-west of Madrid, within the Serranía de Cuenca nature preserve. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 23 days ago

San Si Restaurant Brings Contemporary Chinese Design to Moscow

San Si Restaurant is a new dining venue in Moscow designed by S+S (Sundukovy Sisters) Design & Architecture Studio, a practice founded in 2004 by twin sisters Ira and Olya Sundukovy. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 23 days ago

900 Saint-Jacques Uses Sculpted Concrete to Redefine the Montreal Skyline

Rising 63 storeys in the Quartier des Gares district of downtown Montreal, 900 Saint-Jacques is a mixed-use residential tower designed by Chevalier Morales in collaboration with Brian Elsden Burrows, Architect – Le Groupe Architex | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

City Tech Pearl Building Transforms a Former Factory Floor into Modern Academic Offices

The City Tech Pearl Building is a 17,000 sq ft (1,580 m²) adaptive reuse renovation of the third floor of a six-story academic building at New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) in downtown Brooklyn, designed by… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

Under the Reed Roof Guesthouses Reimagine Ukrainian Vernacular in a Forest Setting

Completed in 2026 on a private forested estate in central Ukraine, Under the Reed Roof Guesthouses are three identical 50 m² (538 sq ft) structures designed by YOD Group — the Kyiv-based architecture and design studio founded… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

Brew House Blends Home Life and Craft Beer Production in Quito

Completed in 2023, Brew House is a 240 m² (2,583 sq ft) mixed-use residence on a 500 m² suburban lot in Quito, Ecuador, designed by Studio Alfa under lead architect Patricio Caamaño, with collaborators Juan Pablo Jiménez… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

Off-Grid Coastal Retreat Turns a Remote Cabin into a Self-Sufficient Escape

The Off-Grid Coastal Retreat is a 967 sq ft (89 m²) renovation and expansion of an existing cabin on a rocky knoll in Egmont, British Columbia, overlooking Jervis Inlet on the Sunshine Coast. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

London’s Smallest Music Studio Hides a Professional Workspace in a Victorian Garden

Located at the end of the garden of a Grade II listed Victorian terraced house on the Walcot Estate in Lambeth, London's Smallest Music Studio is a compact garden structure designed by Paul Archer Design for Sue… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 24 days ago

Surry Hills NoMad Apartment Transforms an Industrial Loft into a Calm Urban Sanctuary

The Surry Hills NoMad Apartment is a three-bedroom interior alteration within a low-rise concrete tower in Surry Hills, Sydney, designed by Alexander &CO., the practice founded by Jeremy Bull and based in Bondi Junction. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 25 days ago

Cullinan Sky Garden Brings Nature and Community to the Sky in Hong Kong

Completed between 2022 and 2025, the Cullinan Sky Garden is a 24,000 sq ft (2,230 m²) clubhouse and garden spanning the 30th and 31st floors of Cullinan Sky, a residential development by Sun Hung Kai Properties at… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 25 days ago

Floating Corners Adds a Light-Filled Brick Extension to a Victorian London Home

Floating Corners is a ground-floor side and rear extension to a semi-detached Victorian property in Telegraph Hill, southeast London, designed by MEA Studio — a RIBA Chartered practice led by founding director Megan Ebanks and based in… | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 25 days ago

Akoya Apartments Combines Historic Preservation and Rooftop Living in Portland

Completed in July 2020, Akoya Apartments is a 332,000 sq ft (30,844 m²), 12-story mixed-use development at 1430 NW Hoyt Street in Portland's Pearl District, designed by SERA Architects with landscape by Lango Hansen. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 25 days ago

São Paulo Residential Architecture: Concrete, Canopy, and the Paulista Legacy

São Paulo is not a beautiful city in the conventional sense. It has no dramatic coastline, no historic centre preserved intact, no single image that defines it for the outside world. | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 25 days ago