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 about Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
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 about Modest holiday retreat by David Cervera nestles among the palms in Mexico
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 about Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture
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 about Sea Bright House by Jeff Jordan Architects overlooks the Jersey Shore
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 about Studio Selva wraps Chilean surfers' retreat in eucalyptus screens
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 about Vertically sliding walls open Bergmeisterwolf's Italian villa extension to the garden
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 about BoutiqueHomes website offers holidays in architect-designed homes
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 about 10 holiday homes that celebrate the American landscape
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 about Maka Arkitektur completes contemporary Swedish courtyard 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 about Cheng + Franco cantilevers trio of Corten-clad volumes from rural Peruvian house
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 about Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove
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 about Pavilion-like house offers spectacular views of India's Western Ghats mountains
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 about Tham & Videgård Arkitekter designs austere holiday home on Swedish island
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 about Eight pop-up "glamping" cabins built to tour the Welsh countryside
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 about Solo House II by Office KGDVS encircles forested hilltop in Matarraña
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 about Vipp prefabricated cabins designed as "battery-charging stations for humans"
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 about Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool
The main living areas of this compact holiday home near New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour are arranged perpendicular to a platform that provides space for three tents used to accommodate guests. More about Tents create guest bedrooms with panoramic views at Peggy Deamer's New Zealand retreat
California-based Studio Bergtraun has completed a holiday home in Tahoe, nestling a simple black volume clad in corrugated metal into the steep landscape. More about Studio Bergtraun perches black cabin on steep slope in the Sierra Nevada mountains
US firms Gray Organschi Architecture and Schiller Projects took cues from the natural terrain of Martha's Vineyard, a vacation island off the coast of Cape Cod, to create this holiday retreat. More about Massachusetts island home features walls of charred cedar and textured concrete