Residences
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Right minds
From London to Mexico City, Monocle has selected five of the best practices with the architectural flair and interior ingenuity right for your next project.
Style envoy
If an embassy projects its character onto the world stage, Denmark’s London mission is a masterclass, combining modernity and an outward-looking philosophy with just the right amount of Danish home comfort.
Label mates
Fashion can be cruel, but Japanese brand Beams is forging a different model with a warmly designed retreat in Karuizawa that welcomes all of its employees as family.
Shore start
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has designed a striking new artists’ residency on Mexico’s Pacific coast where artists from around the world can pursue unique projects – and drink tequila.
Expo 86: ‘Polityka’
A rural retreat set up for the staff of a Polish news magazine combines the relaxed vibe of a holiday home with the quiet of a writer's bolthole.
Expo 86: Smiles
Converted from the holiday hangout of its CEO, this bucolic sanctuary for Tokyo firm Smiles offers a chance for staff to enjoy the best in modern Japanese living.
Expo 86: Polizia di Stato
A former baronial castle in South Tyrol offers an arresting getaway for both serving and retired officers in the Italian police force.
Working from home
A Madrid couple traded a shuttered family factory for a workshop-home, crafting leather bags inspired by doctors' satchels and old schoolbags — proof that smaller can mean better.
Royal to the last
Montréal’s Linton, Chateau and Acadia apartment buildings are beacons of historic grandeur. Monocle takes a tour of homes that celebrate the city’s architectural heritage.
Roots planners
Bangkok’s hectic street life and humid climate present local architects with the opportunity to prove their design chops while interpreting traditional styles to create a new built vernacular.
