Angular black-concrete volumes are punctured by small tree-filled patios at this home in Mexico, completed by architecture studio Taller Alberto Calleja. More about Black concrete defines "strong and monolithic" Casa Mavra in Mexico
Textured brickwork, arch motifs and large mansard roofs nod to the Arts and Crafts style surroundings of Farmstead Road, an affordable housing development in London by local studio Metropolitan Workshop. More about Arts and Crafts details enliven London housing by Metropolitan Workshop
Local studio Byben has created an accessory dwelling unit in southern California called Offset ADU, which features ipe-wood cladding and curved elements that "soften the feel and look" of the building. More about Byben completes Los Angeles house with sculptural Offset ADU
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals that open up the central courtyard to the exterior. More about Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
An exterior of charred timber and thatch is contrasted by a vibrant interior palette of blues and purples at this riverside home in Riga, Latvia designed by architecture studio OAD. More about OAD tops barn-like summer home with thatch roof
Unstabilised rammed earth forms the walls of a country house designed by Tuckey Design Studio in Wiltshire, England, revealed here in an exclusive video by photographer Jim Stephenson. More about Video reveals process behind Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design Studio
Two gabled homes feature in Dezeen's top five houses of the month for March, including a barn-like holiday home in Norway and a family dwelling designed to slot together in the Netherlands. More about Dezeen's top five houses of March 2026
Los Angeles-based Masastudio has completed a six-bedroom private villa at the Amangiri resort in Utah, USA informed by the region's dramatic rock formations. More about Masastudio completes desert villa at Utah's Amangiri resort
Georgian studio TIMM Architecture has completed House of Iron Doors, a home on the outskirts of Tbilisi that features an openable facade of perforated weathered steel shutters. More about TIMM Architecture fronts House of Iron Doors with weathered steel shutters
Our latest roundup looks at houses that take a novel approach to roof design, including a reimagination of the dormer window, an unconventional brick roof and waving concrete forms. More about Eight houses that rethink the roof
A circular conversation pit sits at the heart of Seaside House, the renovation of a 1930s coastal cabin near Bordeaux by Studio Razavi. More about Studio Razavi adds circular conversation pit to coastal French home
Local studio Benjamin Hall Design has attached an accessory dwelling unit made of concrete block to an existing house to accommodate a multi-generational family in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. More about Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit
A pair of gabled volumes conceal the expansive timber-lined interiors of Light House, a home in the Netherlands designed by local studio Woonpioniers. More about Woonpioniers opts for "modernity tucked inside tradition" at timber-lined Dutch home
Architectural studio Heliotrope took a "site-sensitive approach" while designing a vacation house in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a bow tie-shaped plan and knotty cedar cladding. More about Heliotrope tucks False Bay house into rocky site on a Washington island
London studio Office S&M has used cork as cladding, insulation and flooring in this mansard extension to a house in Walthamstow, which is enlivened by bright yellow details. More about London loft extension by Office S&M explores "how far cork can go"
Local studio Proctor & Shaw looked to Mallorcan villas to create a feeling of calmness at Stone Brick House, a London home extended with walls of pale limestone brick. More about Proctor & Shaw uses limestone bricks for "powerfully tranquil" extension in London
Whether to make sloped sites level, prevent flooding or reduce impact on natural surroundings, houses on stilts are being built around the world. Here are eight of the best contemporary examples. More about Eight contemporary houses raised on stilts
Ceramic cobogó blocks and caquinhos tiles form the kitchen of this São Paulo apartment renovated by Brazilian studio Cota760 Arquitetura. More about Cota760 Arquitetura gives São Paulo apartment "terracotta-toned nucleus"
French studio In Sinu Architectes has renovated and extended a woodland house in France, adding large windows to frame painting-like views of the surroundings. More about House at the Edge frames "living tableaux" of forest in France
Local practice Architecture for London and interiors studio Hamish Vincent Design have revamped a neo-Georgian house in London, organising its interior around a triple-height stairwell. More about Islington House extension features details that "might make a Georgian craftsperson proud"