This backyard studio features “simple, honest, and robust materials,” ensuring a “sober simplicity and a sense of tranquility”

—G(arden)HOUSE, by Atelier Janda Vanderghote. Ghent, Belgium.

Prohibition-era grandeur with a contemporary Colombian flair

—Boulevardier Bar at the Casa Medina Four Seasons, by KDF Arquitectura. Bogotá, Colombia.

A mountaintop refuge, reimagined

—Designed by Betsy Brown + Paul Bates. Saluda, North Carolina.

Collection 004 — a house designed for the cosmos, the Cathedral of Fried Chicken, and a sculptural brick furniture exhibition linear-magazine.com/p/linear-magaz…

A closer look Lupetto's lighting program, custom designed by Parts and Labor Design

Classic Danish aesthetics play with Egyptian influences to create a whimsical, yet refined style for a Victorian addition

—Mo Jacobson, by YSG Studio. Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.

New York chic meets timeless Italian design >>

—Lupetto, by Parts and Labor Design. Flatiron, New York City.

A rural outpost, designed for 'endless exploration, dramatic weather patterns, and a big sky'

—North Fork Residence, by Lake Flato. Nassau Point, New York.

Designed around the idea of an 'outdoor camp,' Mawhitipana maximizes sun, views, and connections to the outdoors, all while remaining light on the land

—Mawhitipana Beach House, by MacKay Curtis. Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand.

Soft tones and organic materials take a cue from the surrounding mountain forests

—Casa de Madera, by Taller Hector Barroso. Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

Tropical paradise

—Tegel House, by The Lennon Project. Canggu, Bali.

Perched on the Pacific coast

—Tree House, by Hassell/Griblin. Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

Nordic and Japanese styles meet to turn an old farm into a tranquil retreat for gastro-tourists

—Sjöparken, by Norm Architects. Halland, Sweden.

Madrid's gathering place, inspired by the 1970s designs of Gianfranco Frattini

—Gilda Haus, by CODOO STUDIO. Madrid, Spain.

Midcentury modernism with a Brazilian flair >>

—Casa Figueira, by buck&simple + Luigi Rosselli Architects. Sydney, Australia.

Embedded in the rocks

—House in Port de la Selva, by Marià Castelló Martínez + José Antonio Molina. El Port de la Selva, Spain.

Picasso-inspired

The Hôtel des Académies et des Arts, by Lizée-Hugot. Paris, France.

A nod to Bauhaus

—Ido & Friends Cafe, by Aurora Design. Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Aesop's glass block ground-scape, inspired by Hong Kong's stepping streets >>

—Aesop Gough Street, by March Studio. Hong Kong.

'[The space] is layered with different eras, an accumulation of different moments, to make it look like the house has been lived in through generations.”

—A. Quincy Jones's personal residence (1938), redesigned by Giampiero Tagliaferri. Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.