Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao explains how her concrete Casa Ventura house responds to the topography of its hilltop site in the latest instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. More about Casa Ventura "floats on top of the hill" it's built on says Tatiana Bilbao
Drew Mandel Architects designed a house in Milton, Canada with exteriors of metal, brick and wood that is centred around a walnut staircase. More about Drew Mandel Architects completes a multi-textural house in a Canadian forest
A dwelling overlooking a Scottish loch like a modern-day castle and a tiny home in Switzerland converted from a rustic wood store are among Dezeen's Houses of the month for November. More about Dezeen's top five houses of November 2022
A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. More about Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion
Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal "jacket". More about Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland
Architects Maria Gomez, Giovanni Ocampo and Héctor Coss have completed a low-lying, three-house retreat in western Mexico that explores the ability of concrete to work in "aesthetic harmony with the desert". More about Casa Santos is an "exploration of the possibilities of concrete" in Mexico
A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali by Patisandhika Sidarta and Dan Mitchell was the subject of the second Architecture Project Talks webinar produced by Dezeen and Gaggenau. You can register via this link to watch the webinar on-demand. More about Watch our Architecture Project Talk about A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
Architecture studio Unknown Works has extended a semi-detached house in east London, adding vibrant yellow-rendered forms to its front and rear. More about Unknown Works finishes CLT House extension with bright yellow render
Operable glass walls flank the living spaces of this sprawling Texas ranch, which was designed by Sanders Architecture to appear "like it rose up from the land". More about Sanders Architecture combines rustic and contemporary materials for Texas ranch house
London-based practice Neiheiser Argyros has completed Grid House, the renovation of a 1970s modernist home in Evoia, Greece, that involved stripping the building back to its concrete structure to create a series of minimalist living spaces. More about Neiheiser Argyros strips back and refurbishes modernist home in Greece
Architecture studio AGD has created a hillside home in California for two industrial designers that incorporates fireproofing strategies such as fibre-cement siding and a metal structural system. More about Wildfire threat informs design of Waterfall Residence in California by AGD
The first instalment of Dezeen and Gaggenau's Architecture Project Talks focussed on NCaved by Mold Architects. The webinar has ended but you can watch it back by registering here. More about Watch our Architecture Project Talk about NCaved by Mold Architects
A small stone building in Aldesago, Switzerland, has been transformed into a compact two-level house in a renovation by architect Enrico Sassi. More about Enrico Sassi converts wood store into micro home in Swiss village
A sculptural staircase, a courtyard and a glass pavilion make up a Montreal home by Atelier Pierre Thibault that was designed using principles from the surrounding architecture. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault completes Montreal townhouse around sculptural staircase
Japanese design studios Td-Atelier and Endo Shorijo Design have renovated a century-old machiya townhouse in Kyoto with minimal interiors that intend to honour the home's existing architecture. More about Td-Atelier and Endo Shorijo Design transform interior of traditional machiya house in Kyoto
Timber, terracotta and rich jewel tones feature throughout this home in Melbourne that Australian studio Brave New Eco has designed for a family of five. More about Brave New Eco applies cosy colours and materials to Melbourne "forever home"
Dezeen has partnered with Gaggenau to present a series of Architecture Project Talks featuring eye-catching houses in unique locations around the world. More about Dezeen and Gaggenau present online lecture series about spectacular houses
Large family get-togethers are enjoyed in the open-concept living spaces at this house in Vancouver, which interior designer Stephanie Brown has overhauled with entertaining in mind. More about Stephanie Brown renovates Vancouver home to have "fewer formalised spaces"
Recycled TV screens cover the walls of the seven-bedroom Hundred Acre Wood house, which architecture studio Denizen Works has created on a site overlooking Loch Awe in Scotland. More about Denizen Works creates house with "a sense of drama" overlooking Scottish loch
Brandon Architects has created a contemporary house that blends into the surrounding Las Vegas desert with stacked stone, disappearing glazing and reflective water features. More about Brandon Architects designs stone-clad home that frames the Las Vegas Strip