Chris van Niekerk installs minimalist house in Cape Town's Steenberg mountains
Cape Town-based architect Chris van Niekerk has completed Mountain House, a minimalist retreat in the rugged landscape of South Africa's southernmost city. More
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Charred-wood beach house sits among Amagansett's dunes
US studios Starling Architecture and Emily Lindberg Design have collaborated on a minimalist home clad in blackened wood in the Hamptons village of Amagansett that starkly contrasts the surrounding dunes. More
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Seear-Budd Ross completes minimalist dwelling on New Zealand coast
Pale pine cladding and a white-metal roof bring a minimalist feel to RK Residence, a home near the coast in New Zealand by architecture studio Seear-Budd Ross. More
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Monolithic New York museum pavilion features "perfect cube" gallery
Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo have collaborated to create the Robert Olnick Pavilion for the Magazzino Italian Art museum in Cold Spring, New York. More
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Ström Architects creates "monastic" Case House in Cheltenham
British studio Ström Architects has completed a minimalist home in Cheltenham, UK, which references modernist Case Study Houses in California. More
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Falcão de Campos designs zigzagging vacation villa at Comporta beach
Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has completed Pura Comporta, a minimalist holiday home with a triple-pitched roof near one of Portugal's most idyllic beaches. More
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Curtains for minimalism as John Pawson goes maximalist
Minimalist British designer John Pawson has ditched his pared-back aesthetic in favour of full-blown maximalism, Dezeen understands. More
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Specht Architects creates austere glass house in the Berkshires
Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. More
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Formafatal creates pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica
Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, which open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. More
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Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier
Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo concluded Dezeen and Gaggenau's Architecture Project Talks series with a presentation about Coral Pavilion. The webinar has ended but you can re-watch it by registering here. More
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KKAA YTAA creates concrete-block home overlooking Japanese national park
Japanese architecture studio KKAA YTAA has used simple exposed concrete blocks to create a holiday home in Japan's Ise-Shima National Park. More
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Cotaparedes creates lofty living space in Guadalajara home
Local studio Cotaparedes Arquitectos has completed a minimalist home in Mexico, placing the kitchen, living and dining room below grade to allow the space to open onto a tranquil courtyard. More
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Rea Studio references "blank canvas" for Mexican beach house
Muted tones and a courtyard pool feature in this home by Mexican firm Rea Architectural Studio, who envisioned the project as a flexible space for the future inhabitants. More
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Vallribera Arquitectes contrasts heavy and light finishes at compact home in Barcelona
Exposed, white-painted concrete contrasts a delicate, skylit metal staircase at this minimalist house in Mataró, Barcelona, designed by local practice Vallribera Arquitectes. More
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Felipe Escudero arranges concrete house around central magnolia tree
Estudio Felipe Escudero has built an Ecuadorian house around a central courtyard, which features the firm's first furniture collection. More
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Curved plaster walls feature in bright Los Angeles home by Pentagon
LA studio Pentagon has completed a ground-up residential project in the city's Venice neighbourhood, using rounded walls to create a sculptural composition and enhance the home's natural light. More
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Cotaparedes Arquitectos completes Mexican home built around two courtyards
This minimalist white house in Mexico was designed by Cotaparedes Arquitectos as "introspective architecture" focused on a pair of courtyards. More
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S_estudio designs Casa Genaro in Córdoba to be wheelchair accessible
Smooth floors and wide thresholds are among the accessible design elements in a house designed by Argentine firm S_estudio for a family with a disabled son. More
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FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City
Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. More
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Concrete and travertine form minimalist chapel in northern Mexico by WRKSHP
This minimalist chapel outside of Monterrey in northern Mexico by WRKSHP was designed with a limited palette of materials that allow natural light to define the spacious interiors. More
