The top houses of 2025
To kick off our Review of 2025, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft picks 10 of the most interesting houses from the year, including a brutalist-castle-like home and a glass-brick fronted house. More about The top houses of 2025
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Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors nestles off-grid home in Australia's Victorian Alps
Australian studio Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors has completed Howqua River Lodge, a house in the Victorian Alps that functions off-grid and has interiors wrapped in spotted gum timber. More about Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors nestles off-grid home in Australia's Victorian Alps
Dezeen's top five houses of November 2025
An annexe to a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark and a thatched bridge-shaped home in India feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for November. More about Dezeen's top five houses of November 2025
Twisting slate roof tops coastal Latvian home by Made
A curving slate roof intended to evoke a sand dune tops The Pāvilosta House, an annexe to a home on Latvia's western coast by local architecture studio Made. More about Twisting slate roof tops coastal Latvian home by Made
Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway
A red-steel walkway links this 1960s villa in Italy's Marche region to a concrete-framed annexe called Annesso Rosso, completed by local architecture studio Mecozzi Verdini. More about Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway
23 Degrees Design Shift surrounds multi-generational Hyderabad home with moat
Indian architecture studio 23 Degrees Design Shift has created a five-bedroom weekend home surrounded by a moat near Hyderabad, India. More about 23 Degrees Design Shift surrounds multi-generational Hyderabad home with moat
Gaiss tops red home in Latvia with corrugated metal roof
Red-painted timber walls and a white corrugated metal roof form the "bold and distinctive" exterior of House Comet, a family home in Riga, Latvia, designed by local architecture studio Gaiss. More about Gaiss tops red home in Latvia with corrugated metal roof
De Rosee Sa embraces "quietness and subtlety" for The Cornwall Retreat
Architecture studio De Rosee Sa has completed a house in Cornwall, UK, with barn-like volumes and natural materials that draw on the surrounding coastal landscape. More about De Rosee Sa embraces "quietness and subtlety" for The Cornwall Retreat
"Quiet but powerful" home in Melbourne references temple architecture
Frameless expanses of glazing break up the monolithic, angular volumes of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth. More about "Quiet but powerful" home in Melbourne references temple architecture
Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling
A curved, timber-lined ceiling shelters the fully-glazed living spaces of Harvest House, the extension and renovation of a worker's cottage in Australia by architecture studio Cera Stribley for its founder. More about Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling
Studio Weave designs kitchen as "piece of public realm" at South Barn in England
British practice Studio Weave has converted a barn on the Isle of Wight, creating a home with countryside views and a spacious living area for hosting large gatherings. More about Studio Weave designs kitchen as "piece of public realm" at South Barn in England
Seven scaly-looking houses that are sheathed in shingles
A barn in rural England and a lakeside cottage in Poland feature in this roundup of homes with highly textured facades, finished with scaly-looking shingles. More about Seven scaly-looking houses that are sheathed in shingles
"Trump is not necessarily being pathological, he is simply being American"
As a certain prominent American grabs headlines with his home renovation works, Julie Lasky considers why people in the US often make ill-advised choices about residential architecture. More about "Trump is not necessarily being pathological, he is simply being American"
MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden
Architecture studio MGAO has overhauled a mid-century beach house in Victoria, Australia, enhancing the connection with its courtyard garden planted with native trees. More about MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden
"Thatch-mud" scales cloak habitable bridge in India by Wallmakers
Architecture studio Wallmakers has completed Bridge House in rural Karjat, India, a weekend home spanning a seven-metre-deep gorge and clad entirely in furry thatched scales. More about "Thatch-mud" scales cloak habitable bridge in India by Wallmakers
Sawtooth-roofed extension with "factory-like aesthetic" added to Ghent home
Local studios Atelier Avondzon and Macadam Atelier have renovated a derelict home in Ghent, Belgium, adding a sawtooth-roofed extension clad in corrugated-metal panels. More about Sawtooth-roofed extension with "factory-like aesthetic" added to Ghent home
"Intricate craftsmanship" revives modernist Vejrhøj summerhouse in Denmark
Architecture practices Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter have renovated a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark, adding a standalone extension that mimics its original form and thatched roof. More about "Intricate craftsmanship" revives modernist Vejrhøj summerhouse in Denmark
Dezeen's top five houses of October 2025
Three out of five of our houses of the month for October meet the world with windowless facades, including an Austin accessory dwelling unit with no external fenestration at all. More about Dezeen's top five houses of October 2025
Prospect Studio clads remote Wyoming house in timber and weathering steel
A mix of earthy and industrial materials form the Alta North Residence, which was designed by US firm Prospect Studio to embrace its rural Wyoming setting and embody a sense of unity "between people and the landscape they inhabit". More about Prospect Studio clads remote Wyoming house in timber and weathering steel
Rául Sánchez Architects creates "play of contrasts" at House in Cala Tamarit
Spanish studio Rául Sánchez Architects has taken advantage of a sloping site in Tarragona to create a concrete home with a sunken courtyard, which opens up into a double-height living area. More about Rául Sánchez Architects creates "play of contrasts" at House in Cala Tamarit