Discover the world’s finest selection of contemporary homes, ranging from small country houses and luxurious villas to beachfront residences and forest retreats.

This volume brings together projects by established architects such as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV and Marcio Kogan, alongside emerging voices such as Aires Mateus, Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia and Shunri Nishizawa, creating a global compendium that is as inspiring as it is diverse.

Through homes in Australia and New Zealand, China and Vietnam, the United States and Mexico, and more unexpected destinations such as Ecuador and Costa Rica, the book offers a broad overview of contemporary housing. Beyond styles or geographies, the more than 50 selected houses share a common idea: their symbiotic relationship with the environment, redefining the boundary between interior and exterior. Among memorable examples, Malik Architecture’s The House of Three Streams perches on a ridge like an extension of the forest, Aranguren & Gallegos’ Casa de la Encina is embedded in the rock within a pine forest north of Madrid, and Shinichi Ogawa’s Seaside House opens out onto the Pacific with a fluid transition towards the ocean.

Key features:

• Cover: Hardback.
• Pages: 456.
• Language: German, French, English.