Canvas of PLANS & DRAWINGS

At Troutbeck, architecture begins with what is already there. Set within a 250-acre historic estate in New York’s Hudson Valley, the longstanding retreat has evolved around its historic manor house, cottages, woodland and open landscape. Its latest addition, four River Cottages and a new Gatehouse designed by Stonehill Taylor, extends the property without attempting to reinvent it. Instead, the project takes a deliberately quieter approach: placing new buildings within the existing terrain and allowing the landscape to remain the dominant presence

On Central Park South, architecture is rarely allowed to disappear into the background. One of New York’s most recognisable addresses, the street gathers an extraordinary concentration of residential towers, hotels and civic landmarks, from The Plaza and Essex House to the New York Athletic Club. Here, buildings are not simply real estate: they are part of the city’s visual and cultural vocabulary. It is within this charged context that ODA, the global design studio led by Eran Chen, has completed the redesign of the entrance and lobby interiors of 200 Central Park South

A square plan can be deceptively difficult to work with. There are few obvious directions to pull the eye, and without a clear hierarchy, an open layout can quickly become a collection of equally important spaces. In this apartment, Artur Mitroshkin uses the opposite approach: rather than fighting the geometry, he makes it the organizing principle

At Ehlers Estate in St. Helena, Hawkins Interiors has transformed a historic mid-nineteenth-century stone building into a tasting room and private residence that combine the estate’s French heritage with the material character of Napa Valley. The project covers 4,000 square feet in total, divided equally between a 2,000-square-foot public tasting room and an adjoining 2,000-square-foot residence. 

There is something profoundly New York about a building that has lived several lives. At 720 West End Avenue, a distinguished 1927 landmark by legendary architect Emery Roth has entered its most compelling chapter yet. Once the stately Hotel Marcy, the Renaissance Revival icon has been meticulously restored and thoughtfully transformed into one of Manhattan's most coveted residential addresses 

In Astana, a 1990s family cottage has been reimagined into a contemporary home that feels less like a renovation and more like a complete narrative reset. What once was a conventional suburban structure, marked by time and incremental alterations, is now a calibrated architectural organism designed for a large family whose life unfolds at multiple speeds at once.