Cornish stone and cross-laminated timber come together in this seaside bolthole in Cornwall, England, designed by London-based Rundell Associates for two families. More about Rundell Associates embeds CLT-framed house into Cornish cliffside
Moss-covered timber planks recovered from old, dilapidated buildings were used to clad these two cabins in Kazakhstan, which have been designed by local studio Arthur Kariev Architects. More about Arthur Kariev Architects uses moss-covered timber planks to cloak holiday cabins in Kazakhstan
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
A ring of rooms staggered around a courtyard doubles as an indoor dog run at this rental villa on Awaji Island, designed by Japanese studio 1110 Office for Architecture. More about "Humans and dogs live harmoniously" at stepped Necklace Villa in Japan
Architecture studio TEST has built the Prefab House Changeover cabin, which is clad in textured wood, in a forest in the province of Barcelona, Spain. More about TEST places maroon holiday cabin in Barcelona woodland
Canadian studios Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere have reflected the "rugged and serene" surroundings of an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, in the materials used for the interior of this family holiday home. More about Pine Island Cottage interiors reflect textures of the Ontario landscape
Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed the holiday house Yngsjö, using natural materials and a light colour palette to help it blend with its surroundings in southern Sweden. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur wraps stilted house in Sweden with Siberian larch
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a house in southern Chile with native oak cladding and faceted roofs laid out along a V-shaped plan to provide the best views of a lake. More about Hebra Arquitectos orients wood-clad Palo Quemado toward distant lake
Designer Monica Förster has created Berghem, a holiday home designed to blend into its rocky surroundings in the Stockholm archipelago, as her first-ever architecture project. More about Monica Förster makes architectural debut with "deconstructed" summer house
A 1960s bungalow on a GDR vacation estate near Berlin has been turned into a self-designed holiday home with a colour palette referencing California modernism. More about Former East German bungalow transformed into colourful holiday home
Paris-based Atelier du Pont has teamed up with Menorca-based Aru Arquitectura to convert a pair of dilapidated old farm buildings into a summer house with a surprising mix of colours and textures. More about Menorca farmhouse converted into vacation home with acid-yellow kitchen
Polish studio Mistovia has paired plywood, walnut and graphite accents with a mishmash of vintage furniture in Plener Istebna – a pair of gabled cottages in the Silesian Beskids mountains. More about Mistovia designs duo of Polish holiday homes to complement mountainous surroundings
From a house informed by stealth aircraft to a dwelling in a converted pig shed, we've collected this year's top holiday homes as part of our review of 2024. More about The top 10 holiday homes of 2024
Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has designed an all-grey house in the southeastern state of Victoria, blanketing its surfaces in fog-like polished plaster. More about Adam Kane Architects banishes colour to create Grey House in Australia
Local practice Studio Ellsinger has topped a small holiday cabin on Sweden's west coast with a hat-shaped aluminium roof to "trigger curiosity" and offer protection from its wild surroundings. More about Hat-shaped metal roof shelters Hee House by Studio Ellsinger
UK studio Twelve Architects has unveiled the Escapade Silverstone holiday-home development on the edge of the Silverstone race track, home of the British Grand Prix. More about Trackside hotel gives "unrivalled proximity to the tarmac" at Silverstone race track
A circular courtyard for gazing up at the stars sits at the centre of this stone-clad holiday home in Mexico, which has been designed by Guatemalan practice YDR Studio. More about YDR Studio organises house in Mexico around stargazing courtyard
Canadian studio Robitaille Curtis has completed a cedar-clad family retreat called Chalet Papillon, which features sweeping views and queen-sized bunk beds to accommodate numerous guests. More about Robitaille Curtis perches slender house above Quebec lake
Paris-based Littow Architectes has designed a group off-grid holiday homes on the coast in the Helsinki archipelago, Finland. More about Littow Architectes creates collection of off-grid cabins on Helsinki archipelago
Architecture studio Atelier Heyman Hamilton has renovated and expanded Torö, a holiday home on an island with the same name in Sweden, focusing on "the meeting between the building and the site". More about Atelier Heyman Hamilton revives 1970s summer house in the Swedish archipelago