Goodness

Limestone wrapped monolithic wall with fireplaces on both sides

Ting Xi Bamboo Restaurant in Xiamen, China.

As they follow the slope, each volume shifts slightly to capture different frames of the surrounding water and mountains. Large sliding glass doors provide access to both these expansive views and to green roof patios.

Atelier Riri devised a creative way to make living inside a shipping container in Indonesia’s tropical climate both comfortable and economical. The architects layered recycled pine, glass wool, and planter mesh on top of the home to help keep temperatures down.

Renovation

The most distinctive feature of this Chicago home is a its two-sided, honeycomb patterned, brick screen façade that lets in sunlight and fresh air in the day, and turns the home into a dazzling light box by night.

In this 1844 historical renovation in the neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, the original brick walls of the house were left exposed to pay homage to the property’s rustic legacy as the home of a town miller.

Piercy & Company harmonizes glass, steel, and 19th-century brick for a stunning effect in the award-winning Kew House in southwest London.

Upon his first visit to Tasmania, an island south of the Australian mainland, resident David Burns was immediately smitten with its varied, pristine landscape. Working with architecture firm Misho+Associates, he built a self-sustaining, 818-square-foot retreat that would allow him to completely unplug from urban life.

In the shower: custom Carocim tile, created in Morocco.

Andrea Falkner-Campi and her husband commissioned designer Paola Navone to renovate an old tobacco factory in Spello, Italy.