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Brick jaalis, openable clay screens, herringbone-patterned brick walls blend with other natural materials to craft a sustainable building design as Manoj Patel Design Studio renovates this Vadodara home, continuing his agenda of designing with the aim to protect and preserve nature along with reviving of traditional skills.

Collage Architecture Studiotaps into sun studies to optimise natural light and create a natural adjunct of chiaroscuro elements to the raw aesthetic, and open environment of this home in Srirangapatna.

In a world, where over the top homes are preferred, comes a home that makes the base minimum fashionable! Germany's House Rheder II is all set to make the news with its glass walls inviting a lush green landscape into the interiors. Find out how to live in the essential here

Materia + Gustavo Carmona employs an enfiladed layout to design this beach retreat. Right from the raw material palette to the open plan layout, this beach house is all about sparking serene and calm vibes as it melds with the natural surroundings, making it a harmonious part of the landscape. 

SPAN Architects design The Fort House as a modern tribute to India's grand citadels-melding timeless craftsmanship with contemporary luxury. From its yellow sandstone façade to its light-filled trapezoidal interiors, this home redefines the balance between protection and openness, tradition and modernity. Step inside a sanctuary of textures, light, and space-where intricate carvings, soaring ceilings, and nature-infused courtyards come together in perfect harmony.

Merging nature with architecture, Salma Tower by aflalo/gasperini arquitetos introduces a groundbreaking approach to corporate spaces. Featuring 1,760sq. m. of vertical forests, open façades, and sustainable technologies, this bioarchitecture landmark fosters well-being and energy efficiency. With its LEED Platinum certification in review, Salma Tower is a testament to the future of green urban design.

Ar. Trevor McIvor uses split levels, open-plan and a seamless inside-outside connect to root this #contemporary home in small town Whitby, Toronto. Check it out here…

tHE gRID Architects use colour and natural light as the mainstay of the Rangoli School headquarters' design, playing on simplicity and studied restraint to chisel an ambience of openness.

Lijo.Reny.Architects respond to an inclined site to craft a multi-level, multi-dimensional house, internalizing it with a landscaped courtyard that has almost every other living space opening into it.

In this contemporary Ahmedabad home, Prashant Parmar Architect curates an inside-outside dialogue despite the verticality of the home, ably complemented by the terracotta screen on the façade that sustains a varying play of light throughout the day. Thus, establishing the thoughtful blend of timeless elegance and contemporary minimalism - a reflection that lavish homes don't depend on large plots, but clever space planning, to transform into open, well lit, and well-ventilated spaces.