This week on Dezeen
This week we wrapped up 2025
This week on Dezeen, we wrapped up the year by looking back at the most interesting stories from 2025. More about This week we wrapped up 2025
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Residential architecture and interiors
CLB Architects wraps Caju House in Wyoming in weathering steel
American studio CLB Architects has completed a holiday house near a ski resort that features a mix of earthy and industrial materials and focuses on "essentials rather than excess". More about CLB Architects wraps Caju House in Wyoming in weathering steel
Adaptive reuse
Bindloss Dawes converts former tractor shed into light-filled rural home
Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has transformed a disused agricultural building into a light-filled, low-carbon house in rural Dorset, UK. More about Bindloss Dawes converts former tractor shed into light-filled rural home
Events
Five architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
Maison&Objet, DesignTO and CES are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Five architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
News
Happy new year from Dezeen!
Happy new year from Dezeen! We'll be back tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can read our review of the design, interiors and architecture highlights of 2025. More about Happy new year from Dezeen!
Residential architecture and interiors
Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico. More about Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
Visitor centres
Reed Watts puts contemporary spin on half-timbering for visitor centre in Kent
London studio Reed Watts has completed a visitor centre for the medieval Ightham Mote manor house in Kent, creating an exposed timber and hempcrete structure that mimics the Grade I-listed building. More about Reed Watts puts contemporary spin on half-timbering for visitor centre in Kent
Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of December 2025
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December include a multi-generational home in Vietnam and a minimalist house in Portugal with two recording studios. More about Dezeen's top five houses of December 2025
Universities
Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University
Boston architecture studio Payette has completed an academic building in central Pennsylvania called ECoRE, which features a sculptural form and facades wrapped in reddish brick and metal fins. More about Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University
Residential architecture and interiors
Studio Plyš revamps Borová Lada Cottage outside Bohemian Forest
Architecture practice Studio Plyš has renovated a 19th-century cottage at the edge of the Bohemian Forest in the Czech Republic, repairing its original stone and timber structure with additions in plywood, concrete and fibre cement. More about Studio Plyš revamps Borová Lada Cottage outside Bohemian Forest
2025 review
The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025
Continuing our 2025 Review, China editor Christina Yao selects the year's best Chinese architecture projects including grand schemes by international studios BIG, OMA and Zaha Hadid Architects, as well as small-scale pavilions from local studios. More about The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025
Low-cost housing
Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"
Myanmar-based architecture studio Blue Temple has teamed up with construction company Housing Now to build a series of low-cost bamboo homes capable of withstanding natural disasters. More about Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"
Pizzerias
MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has designed a restaurant interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto, Ontario. More about MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
Residential architecture and interiors
Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali
Architect Alexis Dornier referenced concept sketches for a James Bond film to create Villa Omah Prana, a doughnut-shaped house in Bali that gives each space views out over the surrounding forest. More about Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali
Portuguese houses
Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
Italian practice Atelier Matteo Arnone has completed House for Two Musicians, a minimal, symmetrical home with a pair of recording studios on the site of an old winery in Portugal. More about Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
Treehouses
Olin Petzold nestles self-built treehouse in Swiss valley
Polycarbonate panels clad the exterior of this triangular treehouse in Switzerland's Locarno district, which was designed by Swiss architect Olin Petzold as a woodland writing studio. More about Olin Petzold nestles self-built treehouse in Swiss valley
Residential extensions
Päivä Architekti perches larch-clad extension alongside hilltop home in Czech Republic
Local practice Päivä Architekti has expanded a rural home in the Czech Republic, perching a tanned larch-clad annex on the edge of its sloping forest site. More about Päivä Architekti perches larch-clad extension alongside hilltop home in Czech Republic
Australian houses
Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties
Sweeping arches define this all-white house in Sydney, designed by Australian practice James Garvan Architecture to reference nearby neoclassical and Federation-style properties. More about Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties
Californian houses
PPAA utilises "subtractive design" for concrete house in Los Angeles
Mexican studio PPAA has created a blocky concrete house on a narrow site in Los Angeles, California, USA, carving out courtyards and voids into the form. More about PPAA utilises "subtractive design" for concrete house in Los Angeles
Indian houses
Concrete columns frame open living spaces of Indian home by Taliesyn
Steeply pitched tiled roofs perched on concrete columns shelter the breezy interiors of House by the Grove, a weekend retreat on the outskirts of Bengaluru designed by Indian architecture studio Taliesyn. More about Concrete columns frame open living spaces of Indian home by Taliesyn