Architect Scott Specht has completed an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Austin that is clad entirely in corten steel with no exterior windows. More about Specht Novak designs Austin ADU devoid of windows
Mass timber framing and live-edge cedar siding are among the elements used by the founders of Brooklyn studio nArchitects to create a lake house for themselves in the Hudson Valley. More about nArchitects finishes CLT House with "cladding technique used by early settlers"
From houses clad in reflective surfaces to those that draw on traditional desert architecture, we've selected eight homes and hotels built to facilitate human life in the arid deserts of California, USA. More about Eight elegant California dwellings designed for desert living
New York studio General Assembly drew on Californian modernism for the renovation of this 1960s villa in The Hamptons, featuring pine-green tiles and a stainless-steel soaking tub. More about General Assembly adds "unexpected design details" to modernist Amagansett beach house
Architectural studio BLDUS has created a slender home in an urban alleyway called Brown House, which features a rooftop farm and the use of "healthy" building materials such as cork, bamboo and hemp. More about BLDUS creates alley house in Washington DC with cork cladding
San Francisco studio Aidlin Darling Design has wrapped concrete and cedar panels around the L|J Residence in Atherton, California, which was designed to support multigenerational living. More about Aidlin Darling Design sculpts concrete bas relief into California house
New York-based studio Solk Architecture has designed a rectangular, gabled house with fibre cement siding as a way to find beauty in functionality in the Hudson Valley. More about Solk Architecture places white house on Hudson Valley hilltop
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Frank Lloyd Wright's Toyhill house. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "a wonderful step back in time"
Designer Jeffrey Renz has utilised his weekend home, the Toyhill house by Frank Lloyd Wright, as a space to showcase products from his new brand, Ready To Hang, alongside a curated design collection. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Toyhill house hosts Ready To Hang designs
Local studio Alterstudio Architecture has balanced the wood and stone-clad City Park Residence on a sloped site overlooking Austin, Texas, USA. More about Alterstudio Architecture suspends U-shaped Austin house on sloped site
A white concrete dome punctured by porthole-like windows shelters this holiday home in California, designed by Ukrainian designer and builder Anastasiya Dudik. More about Domed home in California is designed to feel both "ancient and otherworldly"
Italian architect Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale has completed a residence in Joshua Tree with walls tinted in shades of blue to echo the changing desert sky. More about Mirtilla Alliata di Montereale creates Casa Azzurra desert retreat in California
Los Angeles studio OWIU Design has renovated the ranch of influencer Remi Ishizuka near Austin, Texas, where the studio's minimalist Asian aesthetic merges with the farmhouse-style property. More about OWIU Design imbues Texas ranch house with Japanese minimalism
Chiselled stone walls and vast stretches of glass define a coastal California home by US studio Field Architecture, which was designed to "bring the residents closer to nature with every turn". More about Field Architecture perches Big Sur House on bluff overlooking the ocean
US brand Design Within Reach has enlisted British fashion designer Paul Smith to furnish an iconic mid-century home in Palm Desert that can now be rented out by guests. More about DWR and Paul Smith outfit historic Wave House with striped and plaid furniture
Seattle studio SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1960s house designed by American architect Saul Zaik on a forested site overlooking Mount Hood in Portland, Oregon. More about SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Fire Island is a narrow barrier island off the coast of New York's Long Island and is home to many examples of coastal modernist architecture. We round up six houses that have undergone renovations, bringing them up to date while maintaining their original character. More about Six respectfully renovated modernist homes on Fire Island
New York architecture studio BoND has renovated a mid-century home designed by modernist architect Harry Bates in Fire Island Pines, injecting bold accents while keeping with the building's original style. More about BoND updates artist's modernist house in Fire Island Pines
Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy of LOHA has created a concrete home in Malibu, USA, to replace a 1980s house he designed for his parents, which was destroyed by a 2018 wildfire. More about Lorcan O'Herlihy creates fire-resistant Trancas House 2.0 in Malibu
Los Angeles-based Assembledge+ and Jamie Bush + Co have teamed up to create the Rustic Canyon Residence in Pacific Palisades, referencing the form of a previous Richard Neutra design, updated using natural materials. More about Rustic Canyon Residence in Los Angeles references early Richard Neutra design