Estúdio Penha uses salvaged brick for rustic CS House in Brazil
Salvaged brick, an expansive skylight and exposed interior utilitarian elements feature in a country house designed by Brazilian firm Estúdio Penha. More
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Wavy roof tops Ecuador home by Leppanen Anker Arquitectura
Ecuadorian studio Leppanen Anker Arquitectura took cues from traditional haciendas to create a sculptural house in the Andes Mountains that is made of stone, wood and clay. More
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Heliotrope perches Buck Mountain Cabin over forested site in Washington State
US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar-clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. More
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Akin Studio raises Drovers' Bough cabin on stilts at English farm
Wooden stilts raise this treehouse-like holiday cabin above a drovers' track in rural England, allowing sheep to be herded underneath while providing views through the treetops from the living areas. More
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Kapsimalis Architects designs monolithic holiday home in Santorini
Local studio Kapsimalis Architects has created Monolithus, a holiday home on the Greek island of Santorini that was designed as an arrangement of geometric forms clad in earth-coloured cement. More
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Práctica Arquitectura uses single material for holiday home near Monterrey
A tall, pyramidal roof tops the main living area of this holiday home in northern Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura, made almost entirely of concrete. More
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Woven perches Sakinaw Lake House on rocky hillside in British Columbia
Canadian studio Woven Architecture and Design has created a long and narrow holiday home for a challenging site in British Columbia where "there wasn't much space for a home". More
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Woods + Dangaran creates Desert Palisades house for rocky site in Palm Springs
Patinated brass panels and extra-clear glass form the facades of a weekend dwelling designed by Woods + Dangaran for a boulder-strewn site in southern California. More
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Naturehumaine splits Quebec ski cottage La Brèche in two
A narrow passageway divides this cottage with a metal roof by Naturehumaine, marking the entrance to the home and providing privacy to a detached guest suite and atelier. More
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Norm Architects frames countryside views at Suffolk holiday home
A deliberately simple steel-framed form with almost entirely glazed walls defines this holiday home, designed by Danish studio Norm Architects to frame views of its rural setting in Suffolk, UK. More
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Tung Jai Ork Baab stacks shipping containers to create holiday home in Thailand
A cluster of shipping containers sheltered by a steep metal roof defines a series of indoor and outdoor spaces at this home in Thailand, designed by architecture studio Tung Jai Ork Baab. More
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Snow Kreilich completes holiday home overlooking Michigan's Lake Superior
The two wings of this house on the shores of Michigan's Lake Superior intersect at an irregular angle, offering a variety of views of the surrounding forest and waterfront. More
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Wanda Ely completes Scandinavian-inspired retreat outside of Toronto
Toronto-based architect Wanda Ely has completed a country home for a Danish family, combining the Scandinavian principles of "simplicity, functionality, and restraint" with the local design style. More
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Wooden terrace acts as "additional room" for Polish house by UGO
A blank exterior clad in corrugated metal conceals a large terrace at this holiday home, which architecture studio UGO has created close to a lake in Wielkopolska, Poland. More
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Swedish forest retreat by Norm Architects is "designed for a simple life"
Norm Architects has converted a traditional timber cabin, hidden away amongst pine trees in a forest in Sweden, into a pared-back holiday home for families. More
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Ten escapist holiday homes with peaceful interiors
Cavernous summer houses in Santorini, a minimalist Canadian ski chalet and a Cape Town clifftop dwelling are among the tranquil holiday homes we have collected for our latest lookbook. More
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Plan:b Arquitectos creates brick vacation home in Colombian tropical forest
Brothers Felipe and Federico Mesa of Plan:b Arquitectos have designed a brick and perforated concrete holiday home for their families in the rural town of La Siria, Colombia. More
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Competition: win a £500 voucher to spend at a Plum Guide home
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with vacation rental platform Plum Guide to offer readers the chance to win a £500 voucher towards a stay at any Plum Guide home. More
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"I'll be forced to keep up with the Kardashians, even if I don't want to," says commenter
In this week's comments update readers are debating Kim Kardashian's holiday home projects and other top stories. More
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Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma designing holiday homes for Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian has hired leading Japanese architects Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma to build a pair of vacation homes in the US – a "zen" mansion in Palm Springs and a lakeside lodge for celebrating the Fourth of July. More
