While Menorca is an arid land, the Santa Ponsa property is surrounded by parks and vegetable gardens, following the principles of permaculture

Though renovated, architect Othmar Barth’s vision for Seehotel Ambach remains in dialogue with Lake Caldaro, preserving history and biodiversity

Something perceived as ‘cold’ when observing modern buildings in the European-American metropolis, is the opposite in the Ned London

Segments of the villa were brought back to life: «The architects worked very closely with the artisans – they wanted to bring the building as close as possible to what it originally was»

First a family home, then the headquarters of a humanitarian foundation, a meditation retreat, an artists’ residence, and now a guesthouse-cum-gallery

The founders’ goal is to contribute to the safeguard of Florence’s architectural capital by adhering to the principles of ethical tourism

«The restored mansion brings back an integral part of Palma’s history, by giving the five hundred centuries-old villa a new life». In conversation with Ludovic Dupre

Home of an ancient pre-Columbian community, the Island preserves the forest. Guests contribute to transplant a primary rainforest seedling to an area of secondary growth

The restoration of the castle by the Felluga family has been an attempt of valorization of what was already in situ: «Every stone, and even the trees, are all catalogued. And in the trees catalogue are also included the now 40 hectares of vines»

The Latin word Lutetia, believed to signify ‘marsh’ or ‘swamp’, makes us think of how european cities are not only history infused, but living history