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Photo credit: Deed Studio Three years after completing an earlier production building for Shamim Polymer Factory, Davood Boroojeni Office returned to the site in Eshtehard expecting to assess a finished project. What they found instead was a building that had continued to change through use. Workers had developed routines beyond the original plans, informal gathering areas had appeared, circulation had shifted, and overlooked corners had taken on new functions.

Courtesy of Madhappy Madhappy has opened a new flagship in Seoul’s Dosan Park, marking the Los Angeles brand’s fifth permanent store and its second international location. The 3,400-square-foot space follows openings in West Hollywood, New York, Tokyo and Malibu, extending the brand’s retail language into South Korea through a design developed with PlayLab, Inc.

Red Barn House by DecoRoom, Photo Capture Studio Located around ninety minutes from Chicago, Red Barn House by DecoRoom sits within a quiet rural setting surrounded by farmland and a private golf course. Completed in 2025, the 145-square-meter project replaces an existing barn with a new structure that draws on the visual language of Midwestern agricultural architecture. HOUSING The house is composed of two main volumes.

Jacques Prévert Public Services Center by HEMAA, Photo Charles Bouchaib In Évry-Courcouronnes, France, HEMAA has completed the Jacques Prévert Public Services Center, a civic building conceived as a connector between Les Pyramides and Le Bois Sauvage. The project brings municipal, cultural, social and family services together within a single neighborhood hub.

Hampstead House by Architecture for London, Photo Nick Dearden Architecture for London has completed the refurbishment and extension of a Grade II listed house in Hampstead, creating a family home that preserves the character of the original building while introducing a more direct relationship with the garden. HOUSING The property forms part of a crescent of Arts and Crafts houses beside Hampstead Heath, designed in 1884 by Victorian architect EJ May.

Viviendo Perichón by ODB Arquitectos, Photo Ramiro Sosa Located in El Perichón, Corrientes, Argentina, Viviendo Perichón by ODB Arquitectos begins with the conditions already present on site. Rather than treating the wooded plot as an empty surface for construction, the project works around an existing clearing and seeks to reduce its impact on the surrounding vegetation. HOUSING Completed in 2025, the 440-square-meter residence is organized between two large galleries facing east and west.

The Frame – Praia da Poça, Photo Ivo Tavares Located in São João do Estoril, close to Praia da Poça and the coastal route formed by Avenida Marginal, The Frame – Praia da Poça is a residential project by ARX Portugal in co-authorship with Boost Studio. The intervention combines the rehabilitation of an existing 1921 house with the construction of two new semi-detached residences, creating four independent homes across a 1,600-square-meter site.

In conversation with Maria Porro in the centennial year for Porro furniture – Photo Guido Stazzoni As Porro moves beyond its centenary, Maria Porro speaks with Zarko Davinic about the family company’s defining relationship with research, craftsmanship, technology and the people who turn design into reality. Porro’s first 100 years tell a story of Italian design in constant motion.

Photo Alex Shoots Buildings, Styling Klára Tománková, Courtesy of Anna Koukolová architekti Completed in 2025 in Krámy, near the Brdy Highlands, this weekend house by Anna Koukolová Architekti was designed as a quiet retreat for a young couple and their dog.

The Doctor’s House by Jose Costa ARQ., Photo Mariela Apollonio In Turís, Valencia, The Doctor’s House by Jose Costa ARQ. revisits a family home whose history stretches back almost a century. Completed in 2025, the renovation responds to a house shaped by several generations, changing domestic routines and a long relationship with its garden. RESIDENTIAL The story begins in 1941, when Nilda’s grandparents rented the property, originally built fifteen years earlier.