Cork cladding, curved ceilings and mirrored surfaces animate this holiday home in Portugal, renovated by Atelier Local to feel spacious despite its compact plot. More about Atelier Local redesigns House in Valongo to "feel larger than it actually is"
To mark the beginning of harvest festival season in many parts of the world, we've rounded up nine examples of residential architecture that prioritise food production. More about Nine homes designed around growing food for a good life
Oak joinery and white surfaces run throughout the interior of Heartwood, an end-of-terrace house in London renovated by local architecture studio Knox Bhavan. More about Knox Bhavan completes "elegant and refined" overhaul of Notting Hill home
Local studio IDIN Architects has used curving concrete walls and a large waffle slab to elevate this single-storey home in Thailand above a garden and grazing area for the client's pet cows. More about IDIN Architects elevates W House II in Thailand above garden for grazing cows
Local studios Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects have created a curving brick and concrete form to frame a central vegetable garden at this home near Seoul, South Korea. More about Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects wrap Pojeon House around vegetable garden
Mass timber framing and live-edge cedar siding are among the elements used by the founders of Brooklyn studio nArchitects to create a lake house for themselves in the Hudson Valley. More about nArchitects finishes CLT House with "cladding technique used by early settlers"
Open-plan entertaining spaces equipped with a marble kitchen island and skylit dining table occupy the heart of this London home renovated by Studio McW for the founders of a luxury catering company. More about Studio McW turns London home into a "space primed for hosting"
A pair of houses in Australia along with homes in Sweden, Belgium and Italy feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for August. More about Dezeen's top five houses of August 2025
A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
In our latest roundup, we look at recently completed homes and extensions that offer a contemporary twist on traditional bay windows. More about Seven UK homes that reimagine traditional bay windows
Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. More about Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
Perforated screens of reclaimed terracotta brick and metal mesh for climbing plants wrap the volumes of this home in Australia, designed by local architect Peter Besley. More about Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
Promotion: developer Richmind and executive architects Dewan Architects + Engineers have commissioned Zaha Hadid Architects to design the Oystra development in the UAE, which features a 40-metre curved steel truss spanning two towers. More about Zaha Hadid Architects brings Richmind's vision to life for sculptural Oystra development
London architecture studio Material Works has updated a Victorian home in Hackney, extending into its garden with a large double-height bay window framed with natural stone. More about Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window
Chilean studio Paralelo Transversal has utilised passive strategies, including multiple courtyards for ventilation, in the design of a house oriented around a skylight on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. More about Light, air and shadow are "core design tools" for Chilean courtyard house
Spanish studio MIAS Architects has renovated a historic housing block in the centre of Barcelona into a series of social housing apartments, defined by a bold palette of red render, patterned ceramic tiles and geometric metal grilles. More about Barcelona social housing by MIAS Architects is a "tribute to the cultural roots of its inhabitants"
Brussels-based architecture studio Hé! has updated a traditional Flemish home in Belgium, inserting a glazed timber and metal volume to form a "new living space" on its upper floor. More about Hé replaces traditional roof of Flemish home with glazed winter garden in Belgium
Valencia-based studio Paloma Bau incorporated architectural detailing when renovating this seaside apartment, which was designed to nod to East Asian and Mediterranean interiors. More about Beachfront Spanish apartment blends "the artisanal and the architectural"
A narrow alleyway winds between the monolithic, blocky volumes and patios of this coastal home in Sicily, designed by Italian architecture practice Solum. More about Solum carves "labyrinthine" alleyway through coastal home in Italy
An inverted pitched roof creates sloping and curved ceilings that "blur structure and sculpture" at this home in Porto, Portugal, designed by local studio Fala Atelier. More about Inverted roof creates sculptural interiors for home in Porto by Fala Atelier