Pitsou Kedem Architects has completed a private spa in Herzliya, Israel, which is lined with glazed walls and designed so that its owners feel like they are "on a vacation" without needing to leave home. More about Glass walls and reflecting pool surround private spa at Israeli house
Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa. More about MDO converts rammed-earth houses in rural China into holiday villas
Shanghai studio Wutopia Lab has completed The White Section Homestay, a guesthouse near Suzhou with rooms that appear to float within the building volume. More about Sliced openings reveal internal layout of Suzhou guesthouse by Wutopia Lab
Japanese practice Fumihiko Sano Studio has incorporated local craft and traditional materials into the Hishiya restaurant and guesthouse in Fukichiyama, Kyoto, which occupies a renovated 20th-century folk house, or minka. More about Fumihiko Sano Studio converts Japanese minka into guesthouse and restaurant
Designed as a cross between a treehouse and a garden folly, this cedar-clad guesthouse by Jerome Byron was built for a family who needed a space for writing and play at their Los Feliz home. More about Monon Guesthouse by Jerome Byron offers creative escape in LA garden
A conical roof covered in shingles caps The Mushroom guesthouse, which ZJJZ Atelier has built in a pine forest in Jiangxi, China to draw visitors away from a "mundane ordinary life". More about ZJJZ Atelier references Chinese folktale to create The Mushroom guesthouse
A massive pivot door enables an interior room to open onto a covered patio in casiTa, a guesthouse in Arizona designed by architecture firm The Ranch Mine. More about The Ranch Mine builds casiTa guesthouse in Phoenix backyard
False Bay Writer's Cabin by architecture firm Olson Kundig in the USA has three glass sides surrounded by decks that double as shutters when pulled up like a drawbridge. More about Olson Kundig designs glass cabin with drawbridge-style shutters
Creative studio TypeO has opened the doors to a shoppable guesthouse in southern Sweden where those wary of holidaying during a pandemic can relax in seclusion. More about TypeO Loft is a shoppable Swedish holiday apartment designed for the "new normal"
Cabin-design company Den has launched a flat-packed, kit-of-parts for a steeply pitched cabin, known as an A-frame, that can be assembled in just a few days. More about Den Cabin Kit is a DIY wooden guesthouse that can be built in a few days
Japanese architect Uoya Shigenori stripped back and reconfigured this 100-year-old townhouse in Kyoto to create moody and tranquil interiors for Maana Kamo guesthouse. More about Century-old Japanese dwelling transformed into minimalist guesthouse
Greek designer Stamos Michael mixed his own creations with local artworks and modern furniture classics to form the striking interior of Esperinos, a guesthouse in Athens. More about Esperinos is a design-focused guesthouse in Athens
Craggy boulders jut through walls in these off-grid guesthouses that architecture studio Mar Plus Ask has built in Mallorca, Spain, for creatives in need of a quiet escape. More about The Olive Houses are off-grid retreats hidden in Mallorca's mountains
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More about The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
Mexican architecture studio Weber Arquitectos has used grey volcanic stone to construct five cabins on a forested site in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More about Weber Arquitectos builds San Simon Cabins from volcanic rock
Catalan architect Aixopluc has created an experimental apartment above its office in Reus, featuring a modular furniture system designed to rehabilitate abandoned buildings. More about Catalan architect Aixopluc creates prototype Alfondac guest apartment in abandoned studio
Architect Lalo Carrillo worked with firms Colombo and Serboli Architecture and SY Arquitectos to design this guesthouse for his family in Córdoba, Argentina. More about El Quincho guesthouse in Córdoba is designed for asado and family gatherings
Corten steel walls, a circular window and a big cross all feature in this house renovated by Raúl Sánchez Architects for a winery in Catalonia. More about Raúl Sánchez uses clever cutaways in house at Mas Blanch i Jové winery
The concrete rooms of Jipyungzip, a guesthouse by BCHO Architects in South Korea, are sunk into a grassy slope with flat roofs that form terraces overlooking the sea. More about BCHO Architects merges seaside guesthouse with the landscape
Architecture studio 2m26 has completed this small wooden guesthouse with matching furniture in southwestern France. More about La Petite Maison is a tiny guesthouse in France made out of wood