Local studio Práctica Arquitectura has elevated a concrete infill house with a red finish outside of Monterrey, Mexico. More about Práctica Arquitectura splits red infill home in Mexico with central courtyard
Over the last month, Dezeen's Pinterest followers have been searching for "house cladding" 70 per cent more than usual. We round up 10 popular projects from our Pinterest that feature homes with distinctive types of cladding.
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An undulating skin of concrete weaves around the exterior of Ribbon House, a home in India designed by architecture practice Studio Ardete. More about Studio Ardete wraps sculptural concrete ribbon around Indian home
Australian firm PW Architecture Office has revived the fortunes of this mid-century house with a sensitive renovation that respects the original building while taking design cues from its material palette. More about PW Architecture Office brings "a little excitement" back into mid-century Australian home
Black brick and lye-washed wood are among the materials used to build a family home in a coastal Washington forest for a founding partner at architectural studio GO'C. More about GO'C creates Washington house that "grounds itself to the earth"
Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. More about Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340
Steeply-pitched roofs animate two of the homes in this roundup, which spotlights Dezeen's top five houses of the month for August 2023. More about Dezeen's top five houses of August 2023
Stucco and asphalt are found on the exterior of a 1920s bungalow that has been revamped by local firm The LADG, which sought to challenge traditional views of the housing typology. More about The LADG upends "traditional notions" for Los Angeles bungalow remodel
Architecture studio ElasticoFarm has created a house on stilts around a suspended void nestled in the trees of a private park in Cambiano, a town to the southeast of Turin in northern Italy. More about ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park
Mexican architecture firm Estudio Atemporal has completed a gabled multi-building house that flows between indoor and outdoor living in Valle de Bravo. More about Estudio Atemporal spreads out Mexican house to preserve the forest
London firm Studio Varey Architects has simplified this Victorian terraced house to create a light-filled home in Notting Hill, with timber-framed skylights designed to catch the sun. More about Studio Varey Architects celebrates natural light in Notting Hill house renovation
From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. More about Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details
California's Tyreus Design Studio has completed a timber-clad house and entertainment barn renovation on a farm in Sonoma. More about Tyreus Design Studio wraps open-air Sonoma farm house in wood
Architecture studio Balbek Bureau has revamped a house in Ukraine using stainless steel and concrete to create a modern interpretation of a log cabin. More about Relogged house by Balbek Bureau reinterprets traditional log cabins
A slender pool lined with a "vertical garden" features in an oceanfront house in southern California designed by US studio Montalba Architects. More about Montalba Architects prioritises connection to nature at Manhattan Beach House
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a green-tiled concrete house in Lisbon by Bak Gordon Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Debate features green-tiled Portuguese house "that will age beautifully"
Warping layers of glass and concrete have been stacked to form Quinta do Rei, an angular four-storey home designed by Portuguese studio Contaminar. More about Contaminar stacks concrete layers to enclose twisting Portuguese home
New York-based studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has created a grey stucco house with a Z-shaped plan and an upward-pitched roof in Houston. More about O'Neill McVoy designs Houston house as "mini-manifesto against McMansions"
A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. More about Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio
A zero-emission holiday cabin and a triangular house with underground bedrooms feature in this roundup of A-frame homes. More about Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls