Villa Les Jours Heureux by Caprini & Pellerin combines traditional charm with modern sophistication. Set among pine trees it features a main house and guesthouse crafted from natural stone. The interiors blend Mediterranean and Greek influences, offering spaces like a bright living room with vintage touches, a bespoke rug inspired by local topography and a retro-style playroom. The guesthouse offers luxurious accommodations with a spa, complete with a sauna, hammam, indoor pool and fitness centre.

Photography by Giulio Ghirardi.

Emplacement by NFT Architecture is a thoughtfully designed forever home, seamlessly blending into South Yarra’s established streetscape. Created for a young, growing family, the design emphasizes permanence, adaptability, connection and context. Balancing efficiency with generosity, the home evolves to meet changing needs, offering spaces that expand, contract, and foster both closeness and independence. Light-filled, outwardly connected interiors embrace the landscape, creating a serene sanctuary. Emplacement serves as a timeless canvas for life and personal expression.

Photography by Tom Blachford.

Set on five acres of scenic coastal land, Harvest House designed by ELC Architecture and Interior offers panoramic views of the ocean and surrounding bushland. Its sustainable design reflects a deep commitment to environmental stewardship. It incorporates recycled bricks from the demolished original house and reclaimed timbers from across Australia used for posts and beams, their natural beauty enhanced by exposed finishes.

The house features 90,000-liter rainwater storage in underground tanks and solar panels with battery storage, ensuring eco-friendly utilities. Its interior reflects the owners’ multicultural heritage and global travels, with curated finishes like handcrafted tiles and vibrant textiles.

The design centres around a turreted third-level viewing room, offering dual ocean vistas. The second-floor living and kitchen spaces provide unobstructed treetop views, while the ground floor extends into guest, communal, and private zones. Four sheltered courtyards and a wraparound deck with greenery-filled planters integrate the home seamlessly into its natural environment, balancing functionality and elegance.

Photography by Martina Gemmola.

This private house by Cristina Celestino is a 550-square-meter apartment in a 1930s rationalist building in Rome’s Parioli neighbourhood. The design draws from the building’s heritage, city exposure and the client’s desire for a harmonious work-life space, inspired by the concept of “hygge.” Emphasizing natural light and perspectives, the project integrates greenery as part of the design, blending interior and exterior elements. Refined geometries, organic lines and subtle luxury details define the space, creating a flexible, elegant environment. Materials and colours follow rationalist principles (inspired by the scale, structure and symmetry of ancient Roman architecture but without the ornamental flourishes associated with classicism), reimagining the apartment’s timeless yet contemporary aesthetic.

Photography by DEPASQUALE+MAFFINI.

This stately 1889 heritage terrace gracefully blends Victorian charm with modernity through a thoughtful design approach by Studio Tali Roth. The house has been redefined by reversing dated renovations, reimagining the kitchen and bathrooms, and curating furniture and lighting that unify differing clients’ tastes. With intricate plasterwork, travertine cabochon flooring, Italianate touches and collectible art, the home seamlessly fuses timeless elegance with function, celebrating its origins while embracing a contemporary spirit.

Photography by Lillie Thompson.