Vertical stone walls intersect with horizontal concrete planes to frame the rooms and terraces of the Southwand House holiday home designed by K-Studio in the Greek region of Messinia. More about K-Studio pairs stone with concrete for holiday home in Greece's Costa Navarino
New York-based studio Solk Architecture has designed a rectangular, gabled house with fibre cement siding as a way to find beauty in functionality in the Hudson Valley. More about Solk Architecture places white house on Hudson Valley hilltop
A corridor of decorative ceramic blocks connects the rooms of Jurumirim House, a vacation home designed by Nitsche Arquitetos on the edge of a reservoir in Brazil. More about Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos features wall of perforated green blocks
There's plenty to reflect on in our latest lookbook of homes where mirrors were used to create floor-to-ceiling reflections, a gleaming bathtub and a shiny kitchen cabinet. More about Eight residential interiors skewed by striking mirrored accents
Indian practice Studio Sangath has completed a sprawling villa near Ahmedabad, using coloured concrete and bricks to frame a "meandering" series of terraces and rooms. More about Studio Sangath uses terracotta-toned brickwork and concrete for Alloa Hills Weekend Home in India
The micro homes in this roundup range from unusual designs, such as homes in former silos and wind turbines, to practical buildings on tiny sites designed to alleviate the world's housing crisis. More about Eight innovative micro homes that make small sites feel big
British architecture studio Rural Office has added larch-clad extensions on either side of this farmhouse on the south Welsh coast, bringing flexible social spaces to the remote property. More about Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch-clad extensions
Architecture practice Lucas y Hernández-Gil has carefully injected a centuries-old Spanish home with new rooms and features so as not to disturb its original character. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil conducts "architectural acupuncture" on 18th-century home in Spain
Chilean studio Ignacio Correa Arquitecto has completed the House in Three Heights in Chile, which features two timber-clad buildings connected by a slender bridge enclosure with glazed walls. More about Wood-clad home by Ignacio Correa steps down a Chilean hillside
Walls of roughcast render and a concrete roof enclose this coastal home on Cruit Island in Ireland, designed by Donegal studio Pasparakis Friel to blend in with the surrounding rocky outcrops. More about Coastal Irish home by Pasparakis Friel embraces "exposed island context"
Interior design studio Gisbert Pöppler has renovated a 1920s villa in Germany's Ruhr region, introducing a bold colour scheme and artisanal details that reflect its association with the Deutscher Werkbund movement. More about Gisbert Pöppler completes colourful transformation of historic German home
Pitched roofs made of red corrugated metal have recently proven popular among both architects and Dezeen readers. Below, we've rounded up five examples of otherwise modest houses that use this striking feature to their advantage. More about Five unassuming houses crowned with bold red metal roofs
Designer Jeffrey Renz has utilised his weekend home, the Toyhill house by Frank Lloyd Wright, as a space to showcase products from his new brand, Ready To Hang, alongside a curated design collection. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Toyhill house hosts Ready To Hang designs
Croatian studio Njiric+ Arhitekti has completed a low-slung duo of homes in Zagreb, Croatia, creating two pavilion-like structures that are clad in perforated brick and metal. More about Njiric+ Arhitekti designs Double Villa Bukovac in Zagreb as "case study" for low-density housing
Curved roofs and corners bring "light, height and flow" into Cereus House, a house renovation and extension in Melbourne by local practice Circle Studio Architects. More about Circle Studio Architects adds curved extension to Melbourne cottage
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the completion of the UK's largest co-housing project by Barefoot Architects in Dorset. More about "Love it when architecture puts a smile on my face" says commenter
Australian studio Second Edition has completed the Love Shack, a flexible extension to a family home in Sydney made almost entirely from salvaged and repurposed materials. More about Second Edition uses reclaimed materials for Sydney home extension
The Eames House in Los Angeles has reopened following "a meticulous process of restoration" due to smoke damage from the city's extensive wildfires earlier this year, coinciding with the announcement of a foundation to preserve the legacy of Charles and Ray Eames. More about Eames House and studio reopens following Los Angeles fires
New York-based Atelier Garcia has constructed a triangular concrete house on a hillside in the mountains of Guatapé, Colombia, with a view of the landmark Rock of El Peñol. More about Atelier Garcia "honors the monolith" with Concrete House in Colombia
Australian studio Healy Ryan Architects has used a red-metal roof to crown this "simple yet impactful" extension to a house in Melbourne. More about Red roof tops Thornbury House extension by Healy Ryan Architects