beach house

Residences

Portugal’s best beach house: creating a secluded retreat in a crowded community

A breezy holiday villa on the Atlantic coast nestles among sand dunes and Portugal’s native pines.

Art

Culture

Our pick of this month's arts offerings.

Design

Bach life

Tucked inside woodland and backing onto a beach, this residence in New Zealand’s North Island is the most ambitious project to date from local practice Herbst Architects, using wood to blend into scenery.

Culture

Culture

Monocle’s culture roundup, with reviews of Hans Fallada's 'Alone in Berlin' and Umberto Eco's 'The Infinity of Lists', plus new music from Hot Chip and an essay on slow media.