Punta Bianca is the ideal Sicilian summer escape, shaped by extraordinary coastal geophysical formations and a 19th-century “time capsule” relic. The intervention embraces this context with a minimal approach, allowing the environment and the historic customs house remnant to speak for themselves.
Project name
Punta Bianca Suspended
Architecture firm
George Genovezos
Location
Agrigento, Italy
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
George Genovezos
Design team
George Genovezos
Visualization
George Genovezos
Client
Terraviva Competitions
Status
Competition, Finalist
Typology
Residential Architecture › Adaptive Reuse
Imagine waking up suspended above a lush Swiss valley, inside a futuristic metal capsule, where the only things separating you from the clouds are sleek steel walls and panoramic glass panels. This isn’t a sci-fi fantasy—it’s a next-level architectural wonder blending bold engineering with immersive design.
Project name
Silver Mountain
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Nestled across the water from a nature preserve, this 928-square-foot project sits just minutes from downtown Austin. At the bottom of a bluff, fifty feet below the surrounding neighborhood, the project is sheltered by large trees along the secluded waterway that is only navigable by canoes and kayaks.
Architecture firm
Furman & Keil Architects
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Leonid Furmansky
Design team
Troy Miller, Principal. Philip Keil, Principal. Gary Furman, Principal. Maanasa Nathan, Project Manager. Dawson Williams, Project Manager
Collaborators
Permit Consultant: Rick Rasberry of Lake Austin Boat Dock & Shoreline Permits
Structural engineer
Duffy Engineering
Landscape
Word + Carr Design Group
Construction
Crowell Builders
Material
Wood, Steel, Metal
Reform is pleased to announce that its REFLECT kitchen, designed by acclaimed French architect Jean Nouvel, is featured in VitraHaus’ latest installation, The Art of Living. The installation is a curated display of modern living spaces, blending classic and contemporary furniture, art.
Written by
Rikke Bødker Christensen
Located in Balcones de Juriquilla, Querétaro en México, Miura seeks to express contemporary architecture that unifies challenging design with natural finishes, striking projections, and functionality in each of its spaces. From a dominant exterior volume with vertical axes that add character and passively manage the elements.
Architecture firm
Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura (TAMEXARQ)
Location
Balcones de Juriquilla, Querétaro, Mexico
Photography
Ulises Salazar Gómez
Principal architect
Javier Bustamante Escamilla
Interior design
Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura (TAMEXARQ)
Landscape
Taller Mexicano de Arquitectura (TAMEXARQ)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Lat Eco-lodge is an intimate family-run sanctuary, thoughtfully articulated as a series of cellular units that organically emerge from the contours of a sloping hillside, embedding themselves into the landscape with minimal ecological disturbance.
Project name
Lat Eco-lodge
Architecture firm
Space Experience Architecture Studio
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Revit, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Principal architect
Atefeh Amini
Design team
Majid Roudgarpour
Collaborators
Armin Sraei
Typology
Hospitality › Eco-Lodge
Rising on the shores of Lake Baikal — the world’s deepest and one of the oldest freshwater lakes, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site — AMAR is a visionary tourist, recreational and awareness-raising complex where nature and local heritage meet.
Project name
Welcome Center of AMAR Tourist and Recreational Complex on Lake Baikal
Location
Buryatia, Baikal Harbor Special Economic Zone, "Peski" site, Russia
Principal architect
Lia and Artem Babayants
Design team
Interior Design: Babayants Architects
Collaborators
Interior Design: Babayants Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Cabin of Serenity is a contemporary organic residence defined by its fluid, sculptural form. The exterior shell is crafted from sprayed reinforced concrete with a smooth matte finish, shaped into continuous curves without sharp edges, reflecting biomorphic architecture.
Project name
Cabin of Serenity
Architecture firm
Studio Aghaei
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Fateme Aghaei
Design team
Studio AGHAEI Architects
Collaborators
Visualization: Fateme Aghaei
Typology
Hospitality › Cabin
This is the newly opened hall of a well-known traditional Ukrainian restaurant – a favorite among tourists visiting the Ukrainian Carpathians. “Grybova Hata” in Ukrainian means a home of mushrooms.
Project name
Grybova Hata
Architecture firm
YOD Group
Location
Polyanytsya Village, Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine
Photography
Andriy Bezuglov
Principal architect
Volodymyr Nepiyvoda, Dmytro Bonesko
Design team
Denys Moseiko, Anna Klachun
Interior design
YOD Group
Collaborators
Atelier Dasha Tsapenko, Decorkuznetsov, C.I.Form
Built area
230 m² / 2476 ft²
Site area
230 m² / 2476 ft²
Material
stone, plaster, mushroom-based biotextile, recycled plastic
Client
Grybova Hata (Mykhaylo Grosuliak)
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Nanshan North Lake is traversed by a river, and architecture serves as a medium for communication and emotional integration between humans and nature. The dynamic flow lines from landscape to architecture to space to every piece of furniture and accessory.
Project name
C&D Langyun Mansion
Principal architect
Wesley
Typology
Residential › Mansion
