Continuing our Gaudí Centenary series, we look at Barcelona's House of Bones, Casa Batlló, which Antoni Gaudí covered with mosaics, skeletal shapes and topped with a scaly, reptilian roof. More about House of Bones proves Gaudí is "very hard to imitate"
Architecture studio Wadhal has completed Wade House in London, using textured brickwork, pared-back fenestration and concealed guttering to put a subtly contemporary spin on typical suburban architecture. More about Wadhal subverts suburban architecture for home in west London
Metallic finishes tend to dominate kitchen and bathroom fittings, but this lookbook rounds up tapware picked out in vivid pop colours. More about Eight interiors with colourful tapware that puts the fun in functional
Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV
Brooklyn-based studio Out of Line has completed an attached accessory dwelling unit that extends a New Jersey suburban home by extending its colours and creating a gable form in the negative for the entryway. More about Out of Line adds playful ADU with "absent gable" to New Jersey house
Malaysian architect Eleena Jamil has completed a house and studio space near Kuala Lumpur, with airy interiors and terraces shaded by canopies built using a hybrid of bamboo and green-painted steel. More about Eleena Jamil shades Malaysian guesthouse with bamboo and steel canopy
In this roundup, author Ari Seligmann spotlights 11 iconic houses in Japan captured by some of the country's leading photographers, who are the focus of his latest book, Ka Me Ra. More about Eleven iconic Japanese houses seen "through the photographer's lens"
The ruins of a stone tavern and a lush cardamom plantation guided the designs of two of the homes featured in the latest edition of Dezeen's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of May 2026
Fluid forms and curved geometries define this art-filled residence in New Delhi, designed by architecture practice Spaces Architects Ka. More about The Art House in New Delhi is defined by "intense level of customisation"
London architecture studio TYPE has transformed two derelict cottages in Dorset into a rural retreat that celebrates their weathered stone and timber structures. More about TYPE rejects anything "brand new or flashy" in Purbeck Cottage renovation
Indian studio Mindspark Architects has created a house overlooking a cardamom plantation in Kerala, using sliding glass doors to connect its concrete interiors and the surrounding landscape. More about Summer Home by Mindspark Architects overlooks cardamom plantation in India
Natural materials, including wood and local stone, contribute to the relaxed feel of this residential development in Andermatt, Switzerland, which Patricia Urquiola has designed to echo the Alpine surroundings. More about Alpine landscapes inform Patricia Urquiola's "nest-like" interiors for Swiss apartment complex
UK practice Studio Hallett Ike has completed the renovation and extension of a gothic-style lodge in the grounds of a London cemetery. More about Studio Hallett Ike updates and extends Victorian lodge in the grounds of a London cemetery
Architect Cyrus Ardalan felt like he was "standing at the prow of a ship" on a visit to this Paris corner apartment, which he subsequently renovated with porthole-style openings and deck-like floors for DJ Louise Chen and her family. More about Cyrus Ardalan designs Paris DJ's plywood apartment to feel like a boat
Argentina studio Además Arquitectura has completed a blocky concrete house protected by a rounded privacy wall in a suburban area of Buenos Aires. More about Además Arquitectura encloses Buenos Aires house with wall for "introspective approach"
Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen and Leonardo Gúzman Valencia in Chile have collaborated on a prototype for modular housing lifted on stilts with clearly separated building components that respond to changing site conditions and allow for flexibility. More about Chilean modular housing protoype uses stilts to traverse difficult site
Burnt wood and black metal define this rural cabin in the Czech Republic, created by local studio Mimosa Architects to replace its scorched predecessor. More about Mimosa Architects shapes Czech cabin from "rock, river and fire"
New York studio Khanna Schultz has taken cues from Japanese architecture to create a "net-positive-energy" house in the Hamptons, New York, which features dark wood cladding and a large rooftop solar array. More about Khanna Schultz infuses House in Amagansett with "atmosphere of quiet contemplation"
The works of architects Le Corbusier and Balkrishna Doshi influenced Amaltash, a residence in Gujarat, India, designed by multidisciplinary studio Design ni Dukaan. More about Design ni Dukaan references Corbusier and Doshi for geometric Gujarat house
Canadian studio Bricault Design has created a cabin informed by adjacent mountain peaks, featuring green roofs and slate cladding, to age in tandem with its wooded site in British Columbia, Canada. More about Bricault Design shapes house to "share a language with the surrounding peaks" in Canada