Taiwanese studio Bio-Architecture Formosana followed the principles of a circular economy when designing the Taisugar Circular Village, a housing complex in Tainan, Taiwan. More about Bio-Architecture Formosana organises Taiwanese housing around urban farm
Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. More about VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension
Local designers Andrea McLean Studio and the Airey Group have teamed up to create a light, urban beach house with open roof decks and a folding screened facade in Vancouver, British Columbia. More about The Airey Group and Andrea McLean open Vancouver beach house with folding facade
Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. More about Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions
Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. More about Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home
Featuring transparent walls, unorthodox plans and giant staircases, we've rounded up nine houses that may be trickier to live in than they are to look at. More about Nine houses with gloriously impractical features
Our latest lookbook collects eight cabin interiors united by their calming timber accents and escapist settings, ranging from an English conservation area to a private Norwegian island. More about Eight soothing cabin interiors to retreat to this autumn
Fluted blocks of local stone bring a tactile finish to this home in Greece, which has been completed by local studio Point27 Architects. More about Point27 Architects uses textured local stone for Thessaloniki home
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. More about "Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe" says commenter
Our latest roundup showcases a mixture of new and renovated houses located in The Hamptons, including a dune-informed home by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and a James Bond "lair" by designer Timothy Godbold. More about Ten contemporary houses in The Hamptons
Mexican studio PPAA has created a grey stucco house with open-air terraces that allows residents to reconnect with the forest of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More about PPAA arranges terraces around house in a Mexican forest
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. More about Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
Dutch studio MVRDV has overhauled a former world war two German military base in the Netherlands, adding terraced housing and preserving a series of bunkers disguised as farmhouses. More about MVRDV transforms world war two military base into housing
California-based studio Donaldson + Partners has designed a circular house partially embedded in the landscape with large concrete parabolic arches in Montecito, California. More about Donaldson + Partners creates arched house "for the twenty-first century"
Architecture studio SO? has completed Two Face House in Turkey, a home finished with two contrasting facades to provide shelter and panoramic views. More about SO? marries timber and stone for house overlooking Turkish mountains
Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a holiday home on the island of Gotland, using a natural palette of materials to allow its owners to feel "grounded" in the site's natural landscape. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur uses natural materials for holiday home on Swedish island
A home in the Netherlands topped with a greenhouse and a residence in London with slatted floors feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for September. More about Dezeen's top five houses of September 2024
Architecture studio Bureau des Mésarchitecture has completed an apartment block in Leiria, Portugal, wrapped in concrete and gold aluminium shutters. More about Gold aluminium shutters create "defensive" facade for Portuguese housing block
Our latest lookbook explores how futons and daybeds can offer a tempting spot for relaxation in different residential interior settings. More about Eight interiors that show the versatility of futons and daybeds
Our latest lookbook showcases the myriad of ways shower curtains can create visual impact in bathrooms, from bold pops of colour and pattern to elegant, long drapes that add a sense of serenity. More about Seven bathrooms elevated by stylish shower curtains