German studio Atelier ST has completed Duplex, a generous family house near Leipzig that was designed to look like two semi-detached properties. More about Atelier ST completes Leipzig house disguised to look like two
New York studio CAZA has completed a cast-concrete house in the Philippines, aiming to optimise passive cooling and natural ventilation. More about CAZA employs passive cooling for concrete FR House in the Philippines
Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade has completed an extension to a multifamily housing complex with rammed earth walls in Guayaquil. More about Juan Alberto Andrade adds workspace onto multifamily housing in Ecuador
Clay-plaster walls, exposed brickwork and tile floors aim to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home at this London house, overhauled by local studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing. More about Moroccan riads inform London extension by Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing
Interiors studio YSG has upgraded a home in Sydney's Mosman suburb to feature "lavish yet tranquil" interiors that are more akin to those of a luxury hotel. More about YSG brings boutique-hotel feel to family home in Sydney
Dutch architecture studio i29 has nestled a bamboo-clad house among trees in Limburg, the Netherlands, aiming to connect its residents to the surrounding woodland. More about Open Park Villa by i29 encourages residents to connect with surroundings
US studio Ome Dezin has renovated a large mid-century home in Brentwood, California, using a tonal colour palette and maximising the lush hillside views. More about Ome Dezin restores 1960s California residence by A Quincy Jones
Canadian architecture studio Williamson Williamson has designed a multi-level, brick-clad home along an alley that is meant to depart from the typical laneway house in terms of looks, size and function. More about Rotated bricks animate facade of Garden Laneway House in Toronto
Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. More about Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects
Architecture studio G8A has completed a series of terraced houses defined by red timber and concrete exteriors in Geneva, Switzerland, alongside local studio Collinfontaine Architectes. More about G8A fronts row houses with zigzagging concrete loggia in Switzerland
Textured concrete designed to withstand the Mediterranean climate defines Shift House, a tiered holiday home by Nomo Studio on the island of Menorca. More about Fluted concrete encloses Menorca holiday home by Nomo Studio
London studio Delve Architects has transformed a Victorian house in Camberwell with a cork-clad extension that introduces a bright open-plan kitchen and dining space for entertaining. More about Delve Architects transforms "cramped" London house with cork extension
Reddish-brown bricks made from local stone were used for the construction of SuoiHai Villa, a low-slung home in rural Vietnam designed by local studio APDI Architecture. More about Villa in rural Vietnam uses local materials to "harmonise with the environment"
Interior design office PL Studio has transformed an east London townhouse using colours and graphics that take cues from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh. More about PL Studio applies Moroccan-inspired palette to London townhouse
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December feature a home in Japan designed as "one big room" and a "floating treehouse" on a Norwegian hillside. More about Dezeen's top five houses of December 2023
As part of our review of 2023, Dezeen readers have voted Casolare Scarani by Studio Andrew Trotter the best house of 2023. More about Dezeen readers name Casolare Scarani best house of 2023
Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home, which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. More about Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede
Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. More about Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest
Clay tiles line the front of a slender family house in San Miguel de Allende that was designed by local architect Mauricio Alonso to be in "continuous dialogue with the landscape". More about Mauricio Alonso creates Tomm House for irregular site in Mexico
Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. More about Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house