Canvas of PLANS & DRAWINGS

Walking through the 4,400-acre Piedmont Heritage historic estate in Spring Grove, Virginia, it is impossible not to sense the layers of its past. Over centuries, the formal gardens had become a fragmented patchwork: grand avenues were obscured, terraces overgrown, parterres faded into irregularity. When Jean-Marc Flack, founder of Hortulus Animae, arrived to restore the property, he approached it not as a relic to be frozen in time but as a palimpsest

Perched in the forested cliffs of Big Sur, California, Big Sur Cabin II replaces a previous cabin that was beyond repair, offering a model of thoughtful, site-sensitive design. The 1,194-square-foot home by Studio Schicketanz responds directly to the scale and character of the wooded surroundings, where the landscape once supported a logging economy centered on Nottley’s Landing

In every ideal home, there is an effortless sense of belonging and familiarity; Lumen Residence in Athens embodies this with almost lyrical precision. It is not merely a living space but a meticulously orchestrated experience, a domestic laboratory reflecting the philosophy of Block722, the architecture and design studio behind it

Cossu is a full-scope residential project by Miami-based firm STRANG that brings together architecture, interior design, décor, and landscape architecture within a single, cohesive framework. Located in Miami, the residence reflects a measured approach to contemporary coastal living – one that prioritizes spatial continuity, material restraint, and technical problem-solving over formal spectacle.

Within The Preserve – 22,000 acres of former cattle range now administered as a quasi-wildland conservancy – architect Mary Ann Schicketanz has completed an intergenerational residential compound designed to meet contemporary family needs while complying with unusually stringent ecological constraints. Set on a five-acre parcel contiguous with the Los Padres National Forest

In Dogok-dong, one of Gangnam’s older and wealthier neighbourhoods south of the Han River, Hana Bank has opened a private banking space that defies the conventions of luxury. Designed by Studio Eccentric, Club1 Dogok proposes a subtler, more introspective form of exclusivity – one grounded not in spectacle or opulence, but in the distinctly Korean notion of hospitality as a quiet cultural performance