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
Local studio 3DM Architecture has married arched volumes with a pared-back material palette to create Twentyfour, a minimalist home in Malta. More about 3DM Architecture celebrates Maltese traditions in minimalist home
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has completed a house near Lake Garda featuring steep ceilings, arched doorways and a palette of textured plaster and marble. More about Antonino Cardillo designs Elogio del Grigio house as "miniature palazzo"
Belgian architecture studio Mamout has refurbished a townhouse in Brussels with a series of simple alterations that "make the most of what already exists". More about Mamout opens up Brussels townhouse with skylit atrium
Japanese studio IGArchitects conceived this home in Tokyo as an adaptable space for both living and working, with stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. More about IGArchitects designs home in Japan as "one big room"
Chilean studio WMR Arquitectos has balanced a slanted wooden house with open interiors on a hillside overlooking the sea in Matanzas, Chile. More about WMR Arquitectos runs wood-framed house down a Chilean cliffside
A green wall and a charred-timber extension define House of the Elements, a Victorian home in London renovated by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. More about Neil Dusheiko Architects revamps London terrace to bring owner "closer to nature"
This pine-clad home on a forested hillside was designed by US studio Robert Young Architects to provide immersive views of nature and to offer "a sense of optimism" for a family experiencing loss. More about Robert Young Architects designs Virginia Treehouse around a family's experience of loss