Traditional Washington boathouse by Hoedemaker Pfeiffer offers sweeping coastal views
Giant sliding doors allow occupants to take in the sunrise and sunset from this modest boathouse that was overhauled by American studio Hoedemaker Pfeiffer. More
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Casa Xixim by Specht Architects opens up to Tulum's jungle and ocean
Bedrooms at this holiday villa in the Mexican resort of Tulum open onto expansive terraces overlooking the tropical forest and beach. More
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Rural Idaho home by Olson Kundig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty
An entire glass wall swings upward to open this spacious retreat to the landscape of the American West – one of several inventive features incorporated by US firm Olson Kundig. More
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Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. More
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Modest holiday retreat by David Cervera nestles among the palms in Mexico
A natural finish made from tree sap covers this compact summer house on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, which has plenty of hammocks for relaxing in the shade. More
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Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture
The cosy feel of classic Scandinavian cottages is referenced in the interior of this summer house near the Belarusian village of Raubichi, which is clad entirely in larch and cedar. More
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Sea Bright House by Jeff Jordan Architects overlooks the Jersey Shore
This beachfront house designed by Jeff Jordan Architects for a Manhattan-based couple comprises boxy, cedar-clad volumes that create expansive outdoor spaces overlooking the New Jersey coastline. More
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Studio Selva wraps Chilean surfers' retreat in eucalyptus screens
Amsterdam office Studio Selva used locally sourced materials to construct this holiday home for surfers in central Chile, which features rooms that open onto a communal deck overlooking the ocean. More
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Vertically sliding walls open Bergmeisterwolf's Italian villa extension to the garden
Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has completed an extension to a house on the shores of Italy's Lake Garda, featuring glazed walls that disappear into the ground to open the living area up to the garden. More
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BoutiqueHomes website offers holidays in architect-designed homes
Dezeen promotion: holidaymakers can rent architect-designed buildings around the world through rental site BoutiqueHomes, including a stone-walled Mexican house and a hilltop house in Portugal with a missing corner. More
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10 holiday homes that celebrate the American landscape
On this Fourth of July, we're rounding up some of the best holiday homes in the US to enjoy the vacation, including a woodsy hideaway, a lakeside retreat and a cabin with mid-century modern style. More
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Maka Arkitektur completes contemporary Swedish courtyard house
A gabled wall provides the entrance to this holiday home in a Swedish coastal village, which also features rooms arranged around a garden and cherry tree. More
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Cheng + Franco cantilevers trio of Corten-clad volumes from rural Peruvian house
This countryside house in Peru by Lima-based studio Cheng + Franco Arquitectos features three volumes clad in perforated Corten steel that cantilever above a grassy bridleway. More
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Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove
Fingers of earth branch over this mound-shaped holiday home by architecture studio LASSA, allowing its owners to climb up onto the roof to admire Greece's Peloponnese peninsula. More
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Pavilion-like house offers spectacular views of India's Western Ghats mountains
Volcanic stone walls and sculptural skylights are among the features of this holiday home by Khosla Associates, which looks out over a picturesque mountain lake in southwest India. More
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Tham & Videgård Arkitekter designs austere holiday home on Swedish island
This pared-back holiday home on the Swedish island of Gotland provides a retreat for three generations of a family and was designed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter. More
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Eight pop-up "glamping" cabins built to tour the Welsh countryside
A cabin shaped like a huge black hat and a structure designed to resemble a dragon's eye are among a series of eight pop-up holiday homes designed to move around the Welsh landscape. More
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Solo House II by Office KGDVS encircles forested hilltop in Matarraña
Threading between trees in a Spanish forest, this ring-shaped residence is the second completed Solo House, a series of dream holiday homes designed by leading architects for French developer Christian Bourdais. More
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Vipp prefabricated cabins designed as "battery-charging stations for humans"
Danish retailer Vipp has created a factory-made, metal-and-glass micro dwelling that comes filled with the company's line of homeware products. More
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Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool
An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. More