Local studio River Architects has designed a wood-clad structure to Passive House standards, orienting gabled volumes around a pond in New York's Hudson Valley. More about River Architects replaces Hudson Valley structure with gabled Passive House
Agricultural barns and sheds informed the corrugated metal-clad volumes of House in a Clearing, a house in East Sussex completed by UK studio TaylorHare Architects. More about Farmsteads inform corrugated metal-clad home in Sussex
Irregularly placed and mismatched openings puncture the terracotta-toned, double-layered exterior of 100 Windows, a multigenerational home in Vietnam designed by local architecture practice Inrestudio. More about Inrestudio uses double-layered envelope to create "in-between spaces" for Vietnamese home
Brooklyn-based Studio Vural has renovated a loft apartment inside a former herring canning factory in New York's West Village, adding tonal green accents throughout. More about New York loft renovation by Studio Vural comprises "pods in a box"
Spanish studio NUA Arquitectures has completed Casa Juià, a farmhouse in Catalonia that draws on the craftsmanship of the surrounding region. More about Catalan farmhouse designed as "a passage through the land"
A large multi-generational home in India and a low-lying stone farmhouse in rural Scotland are among the mix of residences in this eclectic edition of Dezeen's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of July 2026
British studio Charles Gillespie Architecture has completed The Linhay, a family house in rural Somerset wrapped by a deep concrete colonnade that provides sheltered nesting spaces for birds. More about Charles Gillespie Architecture completes Somerset house with wildlife-friendly colonnade
German architecture studio Holzrausch drew inspiration from cinematic interiors when designing this townhouse in Munich, which combines dark wood with natural stone and lush tropical planting. More about Holzrausch evokes South American cinema at renovated Munich townhouse
The husband-and-wife founders of California studio SPF Architects have renovated their octagonal house in the Santa Monica Mountains and added elements to protect it against wildfire. More about SPF Architects wraps Los Angeles house in asphalt shingles for fire protection
London studio Bricolage has self-built Castlands Road, a house in Lewisham defined by a budget-friendly palette of salvaged bricks and clay blocks. More about Bricolage uses salvaged bricks for self-build home in London
American studio Elizabeth Herrmann Architecture + Design has used burnt-cedar cladding to help the Milo House blend with the wooded terrain in rural Vermont. More about Charred wood gives Vermont house a "bark-like exterior"
Local studio Lenka Milerová Architektka has converted a former pigsty in the Czech Republic into Panoší Újezd Summer House, complementing its rough stone walls with additions in exposed concrete. More about Lenka Milerová Architektka transforms stone pigsty in Czech Republic into holiday home
For our most recent lookbook, we look at homes where the threshold between indoor and outdoor spaces is thin, thanks to their sprawling patios that create the perfect place to kick back and relax outside. More about Eight unique patios that beckon to the outdoors
Sliding walls, hidden doors and a fold-down bed allow this minimalist apartment in Athens, designed by Greek architect Georgios Apostolopoulos, to be completely reconfigured when friends come to stay. More about Athens apartment features "fluid layout" that adapts to houseguests
American design platform Unfold Projects has renovated a modernist home in Encinitas, California, that will serve as a base for an artist residency program. More about Unfold Projects returns mid-century California residence to a "light-filled, organic oasis"
Slovakian studio Čechvala Architects has completed RDH, a contemporary family home in Bratislava composed of three stacked volumes clad in corrugated aluminium. More about Čechvala Architects cloaks Bratislava home with corrugated raw aluminium
Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space. More about HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space
Our cities are full of apartment blocks dotted with pathetically sized balconies too small to be of any actual use, writes Jessica Furseth. More about "If no one ever sits there, is a balcony still a balcony?"
Architect Kenta Hirayama has designed an "unpretentious house" in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, which features a metal facade and deliberately simple gabled roof. More about Kenta Hirayama clads House in Kinuta in steel-sheet facade
Italian photographer Andrea Ferro has documented the remaining 1950s bubble houses in Dakar, Senegal, as they face increasing threats of demolition. More about Andrea Ferro photographs Dakar's under-threat bubble houses