Montreal architect Diandra Maselli has overhauled a century-old house in the city for herself and her family, modernising the residence while retaining some historic character. More about Diandra Maselli Architect renovates historic red-brick home in Montreal
Slim openings and silver wallpaper bounce light around the interiors of this minimalist home in Japan, which local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects designed "to block noise and visibility from the outside". More about Blank walls control light and views at House in Kyobate by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. More about VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More about Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions
Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. More about Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home
Featuring transparent walls, unorthodox plans and giant staircases, we've rounded up nine houses that may be trickier to live in than they are to look at. More about Nine houses with gloriously impractical features
Fluted blocks of local stone bring a tactile finish to this home in Greece, which has been completed by local studio Point27 Architects. More about Point27 Architects uses textured local stone for Thessaloniki home
Mexican studio PPAA has created a grey stucco house with open-air terraces that allows residents to reconnect with the forest of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More about PPAA arranges terraces around house in a Mexican forest
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. More about Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
Architecture studio SO? has completed Two Face House in Turkey, a home finished with two contrasting facades to provide shelter and panoramic views. More about SO? marries timber and stone for house overlooking Turkish mountains
Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a holiday home on the island of Gotland, using a natural palette of materials to allow its owners to feel "grounded" in the site's natural landscape. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur uses natural materials for holiday home on Swedish island
A home in the Netherlands topped with a greenhouse and a residence in London with slatted floors feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for September. More about Dezeen's top five houses of September 2024
Gently curving walls and ceilings informed by the fabric of a tent frame the interior of this house in Porto, completed by local studio Fala Atelier. More about Curved surfaces frame A House Within a Few Lines by Fala Atelier
Our latest roundup showcases innovative Australian homes, including a house with a fish-pond atrium and a residence with a faceted black-metal extension. More about Eight Australian houses with sculptural shapes and angular facades
Our latest lookbook collects eight houses from around the world that feature kitchens with tactile brick floors, including a mid-century home in the USA and a coastal dwelling in Denmark. More about Eight home kitchens finished with tactile brick floors
Local studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has updated an old schoolhouse in Scotland, adding two slate-clad extensions designed to contrast its original sandstone structure. More about Mary Arnold-Forster Architects extends Applecross Schoolhouse in Scotland
Pale brick, stone and timber were used to create a "rustic and warm feeling" at this home in rural China, designed by local studio CPlus Architects. More about CPlus Architects uses pale bricks for "rustic" home in rural China
Agricultural architecture informed this timber house, which architect Roman Morschett has nestled into a grass-filled orchard site in rural southwest Germany. More about Bliesgau House in German orchard takes cues from agricultural architecture
A large circular opening offers a glimpse through the white wall in front of this California accessory dwelling unit, designed by architect Yan M Wang of Cover Architecture for his mother. More about Moongate ADU by Cover Architecture offers intergenerational living near LA
A greenhouse framed by a wooden pergola tops this home in Muiden, the Netherlands, designed by local studio Moke Architecten with landscape practice LA4Sale. More about Moke Architecten crowns wooden home in Muiden with greenhouse