Australian firm Pattern Studio has renovated this Sydney house for a father and his grown-up children, filling the rooms with oversized stone, cherry burl and butter-soft Douglas fir. More about Daddy Cool is a "slick but not stiff" Sydney home renovation
A lighthouse-style tower protrudes above the thick white walls enclosing this beachfront house, designed by architecture studio TAEP/APP for a coastal resort in southern Kuwait. More about TAEP/AAP raises lighthouse-like tower above White Fortress house in Kuwait
A light-filled 1970s home renovation that "seamlessly integrates" with its original character has been named London's home of the year by Don't Move, Improve! 2025. More about Elemental House by Archmongers named London's best new home renovation
London architectural studio Nikjoo has completed Lode, a redbrick townhouse in east London interwoven with courtyards to provide "sanctuary from the street". More about Nikjoo weaves terraces into townhouse on London parking space
British architecture studio AOMD has used an L-shaped extension to create a free-flowing interior for Hop Cottage, a semi-detached house in Kent, England. More about AOMD reorganises Edwardian cottage with timber-framed extension
Canadian studio D'Arcy Jones Architects has transformed a dilapidated, 120-year-old building into a cedar-clad family house, leaving historical materials exposed in the updated interiors. More about D'Arcy Jones Architects overhauls condemned Vancouver house
Basel studio Patrick Reuter Architecture has completed a family home in Switzerland that combines exposed concrete walls with expanses of full-height glazing for a "balance between heaviness and lightness". More about Patrick Reuter Architecture frames Detached House with exposed concrete walls
London studio Cooke Fawcett has expanded a Grade II-listed mill house in Hampshire with timber-clad additions that open the home up to its surroundings. More about Cooke Fawcett adds timber-clad extensions to Hampshire mill house
Architecture studio Naturehumaine has used brick facades with minimal openings to shelter this home from an adjacent, noisy road in Québec, Canada. More about Naturehumaine designs discrete lakeside home to "maximize views over the water"
Residential projects from forward-looking architects from Vietnam to Brazil feature in this roundup based on the third volume of Philip Jodidio's book Homes for Our Time. More about Ten of the most innovative contemporary houses
Hempcrete and timber form the rough-hewn walls of this south London house extension, designed by local studio Nimtim Architects with a focus on low-carbon materials. More about Nimtim Architects creates "textured envelope" for Hemp House extension
British studio Mole Architects has overhauled the Stone's Throw bungalow on the coast of Suffolk, adding a timber-framed extension containing sunny south-facing living spaces. More about Mole Architects' revamp of Suffolk bungalow "more of an epiphany than a refurbishment"
British architecture practice Studio Merlin has updated Hoj House, a Victorian home in Stoke Newington, with a wildflower-topped extension that draws on Scandinavian design. More about Studio Merlin adds extension with wildflower meadow roof to London home
Architecture studio Brown & Brown and interior designer Sam Buckley have completed a house in southern Scotland, comprising stacked geometric volumes with large openings that look out onto tidal flats. More about Tidal House on Scottish coast opens up to reveal views of estuary
A black home nestled in a Chilean forest and a London house adjoining a 1960s extension by Norman Foster feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for January. More about Dezeen's top five houses of January 2025
US studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a sensitive renovation and expansion of the Green House, which was built in 1966 and designed by Aaron Green, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. More about Schwartz and Architecture updates Silicon Valley house by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé
Japanese studio Nendo has created a house comprising six wooden cottages connected by a sinuous swooping roof in Karuizawa, central Japan, to evoke "a family holding hands". More about Nendo designs intertwined cottages for Hand in Hand House in Karuizawa
A green-patinated copper shell topped with solar panels forms this "habitable power station" in Oxford, designed by local studio Adrian James Architects. More about Adrian James Architects wraps Copper Bottom house in origami-like shell
Local studio ROAR Architects has extended a Victorian house in southeast London with grass-topped and oak-framed living spaces that overlook a large garden. More about ROAR Architects adds oak-framed extension to heritage-listed London 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