Taiwan’s Horizontal Studio created this mountain retreat for a client with a love of tranquillity and harmony with the landscape, combining traditional Taiwanese architectural and craft elements with local art and plants

Ubud is the perfectly charming setting for this house by Bada Studio that privileges nature in its site and approach. Co-founder Maurizio Moeis tells us more

This ground-floor home in a sprawling family mansion in Bangkok gets an update by SSAA Studio that combines old and new into a stylish whole

A once-derelict ground-floor apartment is now the warm, tropical-inspired home of designer Marcus Mohan of Sandal Studios

Melbourne’s Olaver Architecture refreshed a classic terrace home, creating a new spatial flow and bathing it in light

Designer Albano Daminato and architect Karen Lim have created a sprawling family home that embodies the designer’s trademark warmth and elegance

Reimaging a holiday home for everyday life, Australian designers Hecker Guthrie employ craft and tactility to bring warmth to a rugged coastal setting

Sohen Studio looks to Japanese domestic traditions to create an exemplar of living small yet well

In verdant Tumbak Bayuh, former chef Andrew Swallow’s first foray into design privileges simplicity and refinement

M.R. Studio has created an apartment that pays homage to minimalism but balances it with tasteful bespoke touches. Principal Myron Kwan tells us more

In Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun, ABT Design has created a minimal, calming space full of curves and natural light

Atelier Alejandro Borrego shines a light on local materials and craft in this serene residence that blurs the indoors and outdoors

In Hong Kong’s Lohas Park, a brief focused on mindfulness and simplicity has resulted in a unique space by Canter & Gallop Design that evokes a cabin in a bamboo forest

Simone Haag and her team have an enviable flair for styling. This Melbourne home, where international design mixes with Parisian flea market finds, is yet another example of that prowess. She shares more about the project and some of its highlights 

In this Taipei apartment, Horizontal Studio blends modern design principles with the building’s original architectural elements to create a layered, characterful home

The verdant Mangaluru landscape forms a dramatic backdrop for this calming, minimal space by Studio Das. Founder Rishita Das tells us more

BMH Designs transformed this one-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s Millers Point into a stylish city getaway

Krishna Mistry and Anand Jariwala, principal architects of Gujarat-based Dot, have created a tranquil home from a high-rise apartment in Mumbai

This Hong Kong apartment enjoys striking 180-degree harbour views and was designed by local studio JAAK to maximise the indoor-outdoor feel. Studio co-founder Calvin Cheng shares more about the project

In the heart of old Helsinki, Shanghai- and Helsinki-based Yatofu Creatives has realised a contemporary hospitality space that pays tribute to Finnish craft. Studio founders Yihan Xiang and Angela Lindahl tell us more