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
Danish architecture studios Arcgency and MAST have completed Bedding 1 in Copenhagen, a floating community space and guesthouse that is moored alongside the artificial island of Christiansholm. More about Floating community space in Copenhagen by Arcgency and MAST "makes water an active part of everyday life"
Architecture studio Johnston Marklee has included skylights in Vipp Pavilion in Upstate New York, the first ground-up structure for Danish furniture brand Vipp in the US. More about Johnston Marklee positions New York Vipp guesthouse as "portal into nature"
Kyiv-based architecture and design studio YOD Group looked to Ukrainian vernacular architecture when creating this cluster of guesthouses, characterised by glass walls and thatched roofs. More about YOD Group crowns glass-sided huts with 10-metre-tall thatched roofs
Stone cladding and a glazed corner define Pretpec, a compact guest annexe created for a house on the Croatian coast by Zagreb architecture practice Argu Studio. More about Argu Studio adds stone-clad annexe to coastal Croatian home
Chinese architecture studio Team BLDG has converted two rural homes outside Shanghai into The Catcher guesthouse, adding three connecting volumes to the existing structures. More about "Authenticity and connection to nature" guide guesthouse renovation by Team BLDG
Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed plans to transform the Plum Village Buddhist Monastery in France's Dordogne region by reconfiguring its layout and introducing timber guesthouses and a nunnery. More about MVRDV unveils plans to revamp Buddhist monastery in France
Bali Interiors founder Sheila Man has opened Bi Design House, a five-bedroom guesthouse showcasing art, design and craft talents from across Indonesia. More about Sheila Man transforms own Bali home into design-led guesthouse
Danish designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard has installed contemporary furniture inside a 14th-century townhouse in the south of France, turning it into a guesthouse for homeware brand Vipp. More about Julie Cloos Mølsgaard transforms medieval French townhouse into Vipp guesthouse
A palette of glossy green tiles and terracotta-toned render defines AIP House Azóia, a guesthouse that Portuguese studio Joāo Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos has created in a former windmill in Azóia. More about Joāo Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos converts Portuguese windmill into coastal guesthouse
A building at Vipp's Copenhagen headquarters is transformed into a guesthouse of burnt wood and golden copper in this installation by French-Moroccan office Studio KO at 3 Days of Design. More about Pop-up Vipp guesthouse by Studio KO centres around shiny copper kitchen
Danish designer Sara Martinsen used only native plants to build her "plant pavilion", which she has turned into a guest bedroom at her summerhouse near Copenhagen. More about Sara Martinsen creates plant-based guesthouse using only native Danish species
A concrete structure that cantilevers over a sloping hill defines Vipp Tunnel, a guesthouse on the coast of a rugged Tasmanian island by local architecture studio Room11. More about Room11 perches tunnel-like guesthouse deep in Tasmanian bush
Thick walls of rammed-earth and large, exposed terraces show contrasts between "shelter and openness" at this coastal guesthouse in Mexico, which has been completed by architecture studio PPAA. More about PPAA designs rammed-earth guesthouse in Mexico to "blend seamlessly with the terrain"
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has used locally sourced timber planks to clad this series of low-lying, angular guesthouses overlooking the sea on Kouri Island. More about Schemata Architects clads Yawn Yard guesthouses in Japan with local timber
US studio Feldman Architecture has created a Sonoma County dwelling called The Phoenix, which replaces a fire-destroyed home and features outdoor spaces for "calm moments of immersion" in the landscape. More about Feldman Architecture creates hilltop house in California's wine country
Local studio Amit Upadhye Architects added a guest house and updated Polaris House in Arizona to capture the "diurnal journey of the sun". More about Amit Upadhye Architects orients Arizona home to the stars
Local studio DUB Arquitectura has created a metal-clad house called Casa La Escocesa, which features "insulating blankets" made of sheep wool that otherwise would have been incinerated. More about Insulation made of discarded sheep wool used for Argentina guest house
Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta in Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. More about SIA Arquitectura uses lime render to "echo the sandy landscape" surrounding coastal home
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