Weathering steel panels create rusty walls for family home in Oslo's old town
Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects has used a palette of Corten steel, concrete and plywood to create this low-maintenance family home in Oslo, Norway. More
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William Kaven designs sturdy house on Lake Michigan for bracing weather
American architecture firm William Kaven has designed a concrete, blackened timber and glass residence on the shore of Lake Michigan to withstand the area's extreme winter weather. More
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Parasitic extensions to Paris apartment building could reduce energy consumption
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video features a proposal by Malka Architecture to improve the energy efficiency of a Parisian apartment building, by attaching boxy, parasitic extensions to its exterior. More
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Swiss housing complex by Stocker Lee takes cues from mountainous landscape with zig-zag roof
Swiss practice Stocker Lee Architetti designed this family house and group of adjoining rental apartments in the canton of Ticino with an unevenly pitched roof that references the jagged outline of a nearby mountain range. More
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Alejandro Soffia slots two homes inside one long black building in Chile
Architect Alejandro Soffia took cues from American "shotgun houses" for the linear design of this black residence near Santiago, which contains two separate homes to cater for a large family. More
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Hawaiian house by LifeEdited harvests more energy and water than it consumes
Design consultancy LifeEdited has built a family home on Hawaiian island Maui, as a model for sustainable, off-grid living. More
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Altus designs Minnesota home and accompanying "shiny shed" to blend with the forest
US studio Altus Architecture + Design has created a low-lying residence for a wooded site in Minnesota with glazed and cedar walls, along with a detached shed wrapped in polished and mirrored stainless steel. More
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Holzer Architekten adds black extension to 1920s house in Stuttgart
A sliver of glazing separates a white house in Stuttgart from this black extension Holzer Architekten designed to create additional living spaces with plentiful garden views for its owners. More
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Austin residence by Arbib Hughey merges modern living with farmhouse aesthetic
American studio Arbib Hughey Design has made use of economic materials to create this all-white dwelling in Austin for a church pastor and his family, who wanted a home that felt welcoming to visitors. More
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EVA Architecten's riverside house features red-brick walls and a patinated copper roof
Clerestory and dormer windows that face a nearby river intersect with a copper-clad roof, which wraps around onto the front and rear facades of this house in the Dutch city of IJsselstein. More
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Giant steel "paperclips" support living spaces and ocean-facing balcony at New South Wales house
Austin Maynard Architects has completed a house in a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, featuring curved tubular-steel supports that prop up a first floor that faces out towards the ocean and the city's skyline. More
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Espacio 18 and Cueto squeeze grey townhouse onto tight plot in Mexico
Mexican architecture firms Espacio 18 and Cueto have made the most of a restricted site in Puebla, by incorporating a bright internal courtyard and a rooftop patio into a dark-rendered residence. More
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Angular concrete shell encloses interior gardens at The Window House by Formzero
A faceted concrete shell punctuated by openings of varying sizes wraps around this house in Kuala Lumpur, which contains pockets of interior landscaping that create private outdoor spaces. More
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Guy Hollaway adds contemporary extension to his quintessential country cottage
British architect Guy Hollaway has transformed an 18th-century cottage in the Kent countryside into a modern home featuring a concrete and glass extension. More
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Concrete roof matches steep gradient of Chilean home by Max Núñez Arquitectos
A continuous flight of steps covers the roof of this home in Chile by Max Núñez Arquitectos, which runs parallel to the site's steep slope down to the Pacific Ocean. More
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Gardens and terraces slot around timber-clad extensions to Auckland house
William Tozer Associates has completed an extension to a house in Auckland, comprising a series of blocks clad in wooden shingles and vertical boards that enhance the connection with various gardens and decked terraces. More
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White cedar covers gabled lake house in Canada by YH2
Canadian firm YH2 has completed a contemporary cabin beside a lake in Quebec, with pale cedar cladding running up the exterior walls and over its gabled roof. More
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Bernardo Bader references traditional Alpine architecture in larch-clad home for an art collector
Bernardo Bader Architects has reinterpreted the traditional Alpine chalet using concrete and larch wood to create a home for an art and antique furniture collector on the edge of a village in the Appenzell region of the Swiss Alps. More
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Matt Lucraft proposes modular building system to tackle housing scarcity
The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series explores Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Matt Lucraft's concept for a modular building system designed to address London's housing crisis. More
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Board-marked concrete house by Paz Arquitectura sits against a hill in Guatemala
Orthogonal concrete planes filled in with glass form this three-storey residence in a hilly area outside Guatemala's capital, by local firm Paz Arquitectura. More