Mecanoo cloaks Dutch house in pearlescent ceramic tiles
Glossy ceramic tiles in shades of green and blue cover the twisting form of Villa BW, a house in the Dutch village of Schoorl designed by architecture studio Mecanoo. More
Glossy ceramic tiles in shades of green and blue cover the twisting form of Villa BW, a house in the Dutch village of Schoorl designed by architecture studio Mecanoo. More
The UK's ageing houses must be insulated against uncontrolled heat loss, but this will require accepting changes to their appearance, according to a series of British architects who have recently carried out their own energy-led retrofits. More
Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira has transformed an ageing stone cottage into a modern upside-down house. More
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed an elevated, wood-and-glass cabin that is designed to have a small footprint and accommodate a person in a wheelchair. More
Austere concrete walls create labyrinthine paths and pockets of greenery around this home in Melbourne, Australia, which was designed by local practice FGR Architects. More
Architecture studio Design, Bitches has completed a southern California home that takes cues from the traditional beach cottage and is meant to be "not too precious". More
Black-stained concrete forms the exterior of this home in the mountains of Córdoba by Argentinian studio AR Arquitectos. More
Drew Mandel Architects has renovated and expanded a 1920's craftsman-style cottage in Toronto that "marries old and new" with a contemporary open floor plan, limestone terrace, historic touches and upscale details. More
Australian architecture practice Alexander & Co has overhauled this oceanside home in Sydney to make it more suitable for family life. More
Architecture studio Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL has created a house and studio with a curved facade for an up-and-coming manga artist in Tokyo, Japan. More
Dezeen teamed up with luxury kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to present a series of Architecture Project Talks on spectacular houses around the world. We've rounded up the three lectures for you to watch here. More
Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has designed a low-slung, modernist-style home with massing shaped to surround an apple tree and provide lines of sight through the living areas. More
Spanish architects Andrés Jaque and Miguel Mesa del Castillo have built a climate-conscious house that restores the drought-tolerant ecology of a site on the outskirts of Murcia. More
Slatted, folding wooden shutters and exposed board-marked concrete define this home by Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects, designed in collaboration with architect Tamar Berger. More
Local studio Sparano + Mooney Architecture cantilevered two envelopes with blackened-cedar siding over a canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. More
Local practice Brown & Brown has nestled Spyon Cop, a black timber-clad home, into the rolling green landscape of the Cairngorns National Park in the Scottish Highlands. More
Bringing the ocean inside was the primary goal of interiors studio Falken Reynolds when designing this waterfront home on Vancouver Island. More
Cedar cladding and large stretches of glass feature in a weekend house called Sonoma Wine Country, which has been enlarged by US studio Feldman Architecture. More
Italian architecture practice Studio Andrew Trotter has completed an earth-toned villa named Casa Maiora that is made from sandstone sourced locally in Puglia, Italy. More
Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. More