Thoughtful design is critical to an architect’s success when considering the modern homeowner.

A beautifully detailed apartment in Zaha Hadid's residential building on the High Line in New York offers a serene bicoastal aura for a couple’s dynamic art collection.

An Art Deco bank in Paris is reimagined for one of France’s oldest retail establishments.

A fortresslike former Philips warehouse by Sigurd Lewerentz is converted into a chic hotel in Stockholm. Watch our video tour of the project.

A sleek and breezy apartment in Rio de Janeiro captures the character of its urban beach surroundings.

An apartment in a supertall New York skyscraper reflects the many talents of its Japanese designer.

Rich references in Carbondale's new shop for the Italian luxury fashion house transport visitors back to Baroque Rome.