For decades, the annual RECORD INTERIORS competition has showcased some of the world’s top architectural designs. Selected by an editorial jury, the winning 2021 projects all demonstrate a sensitive yet bold approach to materials and context while addressing the client’s programmatic requirements.

In New York, Dean/Wolf Architects infused a loft/residence with daylight through a sensitive addition and renovation that speaks more to the existing brick and timber structure than to a forced sense of luxury. On the opposite coast, the San Francisco office of Gensler created a future-forward showroom for electric car manufacturer Lucid that takes advantage of the company’s technology smarts without losing sight of the importance of local natural resources.