RAPA combines thatch and stone at lakeside holiday home in Hungary
A cantilevered form with thatched surfaces defines Summer House, a holiday home designed by architecture studio RAPA on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. More
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Britsom Philips reconfigures Belgian home with minimalist interiors and thatched roof
Belgian studio Britsom Philips has completed Villa VD, a timber-clad extension to a small rural home in Flanders with minimalist, light-filled living spaces. More
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Ingenhoven Architects tops island health resort with Europe's largest thatched roof
Architecture studio Ingenhoven Architects has created a series of buildings topped with large, overhanging thatched roofs for the Lanserhof Sylt health resort on the Germany island of Sylt. More
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Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca
A pair of stone towers and a thatched-roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. More
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Shigeru Ban marries thatch and cardboard tubes at Farmer's Restaurant in Japan
A thatched roof and large cardboard tubes form part of the structure of the Farmer's Restaurant on Awaji Island, designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban's studio. More
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Glazed living room features in reconstruction of thatched Nieby Crofters Cottage
Architects Jan Henrik Jansen and Marshall Blecher have overseen the careful reconstruction and extension of a 120-year-old thatched cottage in north Germany. More
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Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
London studio Flea Folly Architects has erected a pavilion at Kew Wakehurst botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, which uses a combination of local materials to evoke a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. More
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Dezeen Debate newsletter features the "perfect Airbnb hideout" on a cliff-edge in Mexico
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a concrete home on a cliff-edge in Mexico and an exclusive interview with the developer of Saudi megacity The Line. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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Zozaya Arquitectos tops cliffside home in Mexico with open thatched roof
An enormous thatched roof structure with open sides covers the communal areas of this home perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mexico by Zozaya Arquitectos. More
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Mud House by Sketch Design Studio takes cues from Rajasthan stepwells
Sketch Design Studio has designed and built a farmhouse in northern India that combines rammed earth walls and a thatch roof with a form inspired by stepwells. More
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NJF Design creates thatched resort surrounded by dunes in Mozambique
Thatched beachfront bungalows overlook the Indian Ocean from this hotel named Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique, which was built in tandem with a marine conservation centre. More
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Feelings Library provides Londoners with space to journal and improve mental health
Architecture practice Caukin Studio has created a pop-up library with a thatched roof and a "tropical" interior intended to give people a private place to journal and raise awareness around mental health. More
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Šilta Šiauré clads block of holiday apartments in charred timber
Lithuanian practice Šilta Šiauré has completed a block of four holiday apartments in the coastal resort town of Palanga, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More
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Estudio ALA designs El Perdido Hotel with rammed earth walls and thatched roofs
Estudio ALA used thatched roofs and rammed-earth walls for this hotel in Pescadero on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. More
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AM House is a Vietnamese holiday home surrounded by a pond and tropical gardens
Bedrooms and living spaces at this thatch-roofed house in Vietnam's Cần Giuộc district open up to provide views across a pond that wraps around two sides of the building. More
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Vo Trong Nghia Architects builds bamboo dome over lakeside restaurant
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has created a 16-metre-high bamboo dome for Vedana Restaurant, which is built over an artificial lake facing the mountains in Ninh Binh Province. More
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Outdoor bathing and a jungle yoga platform feature in Villa Pelícanos by Main Office
Architecture studio Main Office has renovated a 1980s seaside holiday village with traditional thatch roofs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sayulita, Mexico. More
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Circular opening illuminates patio for yoga in coastal Mexican holiday house
Architecture studio Palma has used dried palm leaves, thatch, stucco and circular openings to keep this holiday home on Mexico's Pacific Coast cool in a tropical climate. More
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Toshiko Mori Architect tops circular school in Senegal with thatch roof
New York-based Toshiko Mori Architect has created a circular building topped with a thatch roof for the Fass School and Teachers Residence in the rural village of Fass in eastern Senegal. More
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University of Stuttgart builds prototype thatched Alpine hut
The University of Stuttgart has designed SkinOver Reed, a thatched hut in the Austrian Alps, as part of its research into renewable materials that can be used in high-altitude Alpine regions. More
