Peter Zumthor's Secular Retreat is the last in a series of eight holiday homes built by Living Architecture. Here's a look at them all, from a barn cantilevered over a hillside, to a boat perched on the roof of a concert venue. More about Eight architect-designed holiday homes in the Living Architecture series
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has completed his Secular Retreat – a Living Architecture holiday home designed to celebrate the landscape like the villas of his hero, Andrea Palladio. More about Peter Zumthor completes Devon countryside villa "in the tradition of Andrea Palladio"
London designer John Pawson has completed the seventh property in Alain de Botton's Living Architecture series: a Welsh valley retreat with a dark skin and a pale interior (+ slideshow). More about John Pawson's Life House is a Welsh countryside retreat built from dark and light bricks
Following the popularity of the fairytale-inspired House for Essex, FAT co-founder Charles Holland is working on a second house for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project on a site in north London. More about Charles Holland plans Hampstead house for his second Living Architecture project
After almost five years in the making, architecture studio FAT and artist Grayson Perry have completed their fairytale-inspired Essex holiday home, which was designed as a shrine to the fictional character Julie Cope (+ slideshow). More about Grayson Perry and FAT reveal the elaborate interiors of their House for Essex
News: structural work has completed on A House for Essex, the holiday home designed by British artist Grayson Perry and London architecture firm FAT for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project. More about First photographs of Grayson Perry and FAT's house for Alain de Botton
News: John Pawson has become the latest designer of a holiday home for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project with his proposal for a black brick lodge in the Welsh countryside (+ slideshow). More about John Pawson designs countryside lodge for Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project
Architects FAT have teamed up with artist Grayson Perry to design a house inspired by fairytales on the east coast of England. More about A House for Essex by FAT and Grayson Perry
Architecture critics have been discussing A Room For London, a boat-like apartment on the roof of the Southbank Centre that will accomodate temporary overnight guests throughout 2012. More about Critics' reactions to A Room For London
A boat-like structure temporarily anchored to the roof of London’s Southbank Centre is in fact a rentable one-bedroom apartment by London architect David Kohn and artist Fiona Banner. More about A Room for London by David Kohn and Fiona Banner completes
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More about Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
London studio David Kohn Architects and artist Fiona Banner have won the A Room For London competition to design a temporary one-bedroom apartment on top of London's Southbank Centre. More about A Room for London by David Kohn and Fiona Banner
The Shingle House by NORD Architecture is the second completed holiday home in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project. More about Shingle House by NORD Architecture
Here are some photographs by Edmund Sumner of the completed Balancing Barn holiday home in Suffolk, UK, by MVRDV and Mole Architects, including a swing under the 15 metre cantilever. More about Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects photographed by Edmund Sumner
This cantilevered house in Suffolk, England, by MVDRV of Rotterdam and British firm Mole Architects is nearing completion and will be the first of five homes from Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project available for rent on 22 October. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects nears completion
Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick on the rollout of Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project, creating contemporary holiday homes in the UK - Independent
See also:
Houses by Peter Zumthor, MVRDV and others for Living Architecture (July 2010)
Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects (May 2009)
Five holiday homes by architects Peter Zumthor (above), MVRDV, Nord Architecture (below), Hopkins Architects and Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects are nearing completion in England as part of the Living Architecture project initiated by writer Alain de Botton. More about Houses by Peter Zumthor, MVRDV and others for Living Architecture
Dutch architects MVRDV with British practice Mole Architects have designed a cantilevered holiday home in Suffolk, UK. More about Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects