A trio of brick-walled homes features in Dezeen's top five houses of the month for June, including a holiday cabin in the Netherlands and a compact British residence built on an infill site.
The third is a British home that mimics its 1930s neighbours, while the remaining two are a bamboo-and-steel home in Malaysia and a family home within a former shop in Australia.
Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers' favourite houses this month:
Anjung, Malaysia, by Eleena Jamil
This single-storey home and studio by Malaysian architect Eleena Jamil was among this month's most popular residential projects.
Located near Kuala Lumpur, the bamboo and steel home, named Anjung, comprises a four-bedroom guesthouse and a small workspace for Jamil's own studio.
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The Corner Shop, Australia, by Kister Architects
Local studio Kister Architects retained the original green-tiled facade of this corner shop in Melbourne, which it converted into a family home.
Entered via a lush internal courtyard with large glass-brick windows, the home is spread across three-storeys connected by a perforated steel staircase and illuminated by triangular skylights.
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House on a Dune, Netherlands, by Unknown Architects
A contemporary palette of pale brick and cross-laminated timber was used for this holiday cabin on the island of Terschelling in the Netherlands.
Completed by Dutch studio Unknown Architects, the home is finished with timber-lined living spaces on the ground floor and three bedrooms at basement level.
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Walled Courtyard, UK, by Inglis Badrashi Loddo
Local architecture studio Inglis Badrashi Loddo used brick garden walls to conceal this compact house built on an infill site in south London.
The dwelling was required to meet strict planning conditions, resulting in it being hidden behind the perimeter walls, which are reconstructions of the original home's walled garden.
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Another top project this month was Wade House in London, designed by architecture studio Wadhal to mimic the 1930s Metro-land style of its neighbours.
The home's exterior adopts and updates the material palette of the neighbouring homes, featuring a textured brick base topped with white render and a clay-tiled roof.
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