Sandstone House in Bangalore: reclaimed sandstone for a contemplative home
Sandstone House is a residential project by studio 4Brick Studio, built in Bangalore, India, and completed in 2025. Designed for a couple of art and antique collectors, the house uses waste sandstone sourced from the Gwalior Mint quarry.
Perma Retreat in Serifos: excavated stone becomes architecture
Perma Retreat is a hospitality project by Greek studio MOLD Architects, built on the island of Serifos, in the Cyclades, and completed in 2026. The project comprises five residential units carved into a hillside, built by reusing the stone excavated during the site works themselves.
Cerdeiras House Hotel: portuguese stone in the service of hospitality
Cerdeiras House Hotel is a hospitality project by Portuguese studio Tiago do Vale Arquitectos, built in Labruja, Portugal, and completed in 2025. The intervention transforms a rural house into a boutique hotel, showcasing local stone on the facade and throughout the interiors.
Terrace Mountain Residence: a house carved into Texas limestone rock
Terrace Mountain Residence is a residential project by US studio A Parallel Architecture, built in West Lake Hills, Texas, and completed in 2025. The house rests directly on a limestone rock outcrop, integrating the site's stone as both a structural and narrative element of the design.
Villa Modda in Sicily: restoring a ruin in Noto stone
Villa Modda is a restoration project by studio depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti, built in Noto, Sicily, and completed in 2026. The intervention involved a rural ruin located in the Val di Noto, rebuilt using the local stone known as Noto stone.
Lego House in São Paulo: when travertine marble becomes a play of volumes
Lego House is a residential project by Brazilian studio Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados, built in São Paulo and completed in 2026. The name recalls the famous children's building toy: the house is composed of overlapping, staggered volumes clad in travertine marble and a local stone known as "moledo".
Georges House by hé! architectuur: the art of reuse and sustainable materials in a contemporary language
In the landscape of contemporary architecture, Georges House by the Belgian studio hé! architectuur stands as a virtuous example of how urban regeneration can merge environmental sustainability with quality living. Located in Anderlecht, a suburb of Brussels, the project transforms a narrow terraced house into a contemporary residence that celebrates the art of reuse and the creative repurposing of materials. The owners, Kaat – an art restorer – and Thomas...
Wo house by matter of something: contemporary elegance and natural materials in the heart of indonesia
In the Indonesian contemporary architectural landscape, new projects are emerging that demonstrate how urban regeneration can transform forgotten spaces into extraordinary homes. WO House, designed by the studio Matter of Something , stands as a virtuous example of how contemporary tropical architecture can embrace sustainability, functionality, and aesthetics in a single design solution. from garage to family home: smart regeneration in a tropical climate The transformation of WO House stems...
When Brutalism Embraces Nature: MS House by Studio Saransh in Ahmedabad
Can brutalist architecture embrace nature so intimately that it seems as though the trees themselves have shaped it? MS House by Studio Saransh in Ahmedabad offers a bold, resounding answer to this question. At a time when reinforced concrete is often perceived as antithetical to ecological sensitivity, this project demonstrates how design can transform the starkness of brutalism into an architectural language capable of harmoniously dialoguing with the natural environment....
The V Penthouse: sculptural lines and minimalist luxury in the heart of Cairo
What The V Penthouse offers can be considered, from every point of view, a true experiment, an almost alchemical blend of different styles and languages that merge with a harmony that is difficult to explain. Inside this penthouse, you are immersed in a total exploration of materiality and spatial harmony with the ultimate goal of r edefining contemporary life. A fusion of raw industrial aesthetics and refined craftsmanship, this project...
Apartment Barjanska: balance and light in a minimalist interior in Ljubljana
The Apartment Barjanska project in Ljubljana, designed by Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič, transforms a 1960s apartment into a contemporary, bright, and minimalist home. an interior transformed to accommodate contemporary living The apartment, located in a typical 1960s residential building in the heart of Ljubljana, had a fragmented floor plan with the kitchen isolated from the living room. The project combined all the main rooms into a single open space , centered...
The Plus Theatre returns to Marmomac 2025 with a new journey through architecture, design, and academia to explore the potential of natural stone.
In the heart of Pavilion 10, The Plus Theatre confirms its role as a strategic hub where culture, experimentation, and business come together. Designed by architect Giorgio Canale, the new layout is inspired by Le Corbusier's Plan Voisin, 60 years after his death, reinterpreted in a contemporary key through the expressive power of stone.