David Kohn Architects celebrates "marks of former life" in cowshed conversion
London studio David Kohn Architects has converted an agricultural building on a former dairy farm in Newton Abbot, UK, to create a house and studio named Cowshed. More
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Surman Weston self-builds "characterful family home" with three gardens in London
A blocky form animated by hit-and-miss brickwork defines Peckham House, a self-build project by architecture studio Surman Weston that draws on its surroundings in southeast London. More
Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island
Local architecture studio Habitable Form has created the timber-clad Victory Bay House to minimise disturbance to oak trees and to endure the storms and flooding that can strike its location along the Atlantic Seaboard. More
Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California
US studio Inaba Williams Architects has created two mirrored houses with courtyards in Santa Monica, California that are clad in white stucco and have net-zero energy use, according to the studio. More
Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing
UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London, which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. More
SILO creates Steel Louise house for Charlotte neighbourhood with "dramatic contradictions"
US studio SILO has created a sculptural, metal-clad home in North Carolina for one of its principals that is meant to break away from the "suburban-type" development emerging in its historic setting. More
"Fried-egg" canopy tops Sunny Side Up extension by THISS Studio
Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. More
"The state of Britain's ageing homes has become a national shame"
It's crucial that whoever wins the upcoming general election prioritises fixing the UK's energy-inefficient housing, but the message doesn't seem to be getting through to our political leaders, writes RIBA president Muyiwa Oki. More
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners wraps Dubai housing complex around public plaza
Vertical louvres adorn the facades of The H Residence, a mixed-use housing complex completed by architecture studio Tariq Khayyat Design Partners in Dubai. More
Malvina Zayat perches House in the Clouds on hilly site in Argentina
Argentinian architect Malvina Zayat has completed a white home for herself and her family that is lifted above a sloped site and enters into "an intimate dialogue with the sky and clouds". More
Spaceworkers frames views through deep concrete reveals at Portuguese house
Irregularly placed square openings puncture the thick concrete exterior of SV House in Portugal, recently completed by architecture studio Spaceworkers. More
Buitenverblijf Nest is a "folly high up in the trees" in the Netherlands
Architecture studios i29 and Namo Architecture referenced birdhouses and nests when creating this holiday home in Arnhem, which is intended to blend in with its woodland setting. More
UK's "most sustainable" neighbourhood the Phoenix receives planning approval
Development company Human Nature has received planning approval to transform a former industrial site in Lewes into a sustainable 685-home neighbourhood that will be the UK's largest made from timber. More
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos references pathways for winding Sabater House in Spain
Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has created a minimalist white house in Alicante, which winds through the landscape to enhance its relationship with the outdoors. More
Alors Studio extends exposed-concrete home in rural France
A cantilevering concrete canopy shelters a new entrance at this extension to a modernist-style home in Ardèche, which has been completed by French practice Alors Studio. More
Cesar Mancillas distributes patios throughout linear Mexican house
Mexican architect Cesar Mancillas used high concrete walls while creating a linear house with spaces focused on relaxation in the often-changing urban landscape of Ensenada, Mexico. More
Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria
Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. More
Concrete ring connects cluster of South Korean homes by AOA Architects
Seoul studio AOA Architects has created Hoji Gangneung, a series of uniquely shaped concrete dwellings linked by a raised, circular path in the South Korean countryside. More
DB Arquitetos stacks house with wooden screens on Brazilian coast
Brazilian architecture studio DB Arquitetos has completed a holiday home surrounded by a wooden screen in a forested site outside of São Paulo, Brazil. More
Unknown Works creates "otherworldly" music studio in London garden
Architecture studio Unknown Works has completed Shou Sugi Bangers, a sunken music studio clad in charred timber, which sits in the garden of a London home. More