FGR Architects hides Melbourne house behind high concrete walls
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
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Design, Bitches creates Venice Beach bungalow that shows "resilience of archetypes"
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
AR Arquitectos completes black-concrete house in mountains of Argentina
Black-stained concrete forms the exterior of this home in the mountains of Córdoba by Argentinian studio AR Arquitectos. More
Solomon Cordwell Buenz converts neo-gothic Tribune Tower into condos
Architecture studio Solomon Cordwell Buenz has converted Chicago's iconic Tribune Tower skyscraper into residential apartments. More
Drew Mandel blends old and new in the expansion of a 1920's Toronto residence
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
UK's "eclectic range" of council housing celebrated in book by John Boughton
From Glasgow to Somerset, here are historian John Boughton's picks of the UK's most interesting public housing schemes featured in his latest book, A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates. More
Sweeping facade animates manga artist's house in Tokyo by Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL
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
Crossboundaries converts houseboat into tiny solar-powered home
Beijing architecture studio Crossboundaries has carried out "a full makeover" of a boat to create a tiny solar-powered house named Fàng Sōng. More
Powerhouse Company adds Bunker Tower to brutalist 1970s building
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has added a stepped, residential skyscraper to Eindhoven's monolithic bunker, turning the concrete building into a "friendly giant". More
Strang Design tops Miami mansion with slatted volume and planter
Local studio Strang Design has created a contemporary residence with a garden terrace in Miami, Florida, complete with Brazilian influences and vintage touches. More
Quatrefoil House extension by Hyde + Hyde is a "celebration of ornament"
Architecture studio Hyde + Hyde has refurbished a 19th-century Gothic-revival home in Oxford, reinterpreting its ornamental style with an extension finished with decorative metal tiles. More
Paul Westwood transforms disused garage into light-filled garden office
Architect Paul Westwood has converted the dilapidated garage of his London home into a workshop and studio, featuring a pared-back material palette that references the existing Victorian house. More
Platform 5 Architects completes textural home on London infill site
Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. More
Watch our online lecture series on spectacular houses around the world
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
ACDF Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec
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
Palma positions stucco-clad housing complex on Mexican coastline
Off-white stucco walls and a round staircase characterise the Chiripa housing complex in Mexico, which architecture studio Palma designed as a "hybrid" experiment merging residential and hotel-style living. More
Aedas designs arched skyscraper in Zhuhai to resemble local "auspicious stones"
Rock formations along the Zhuhai coast inspired architecture studio Aedas' design of the North Xingge Jinze skyscraper, which comprises two connected towers and has a cut-out sky garden. More
Studioninedots completes stepped social housing overlooking Amsterdam waterfront
A sweeping form of stepped balconies that overlook the IJ waterfront defines the De Jakoba social housing in Amsterdam, designed by local practice Studioninedots. More
Rambla Climate-House shows how suburban homes can support biodiversity
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
Undecorated creates The Caterpillar apartment building in Detroit
Architectural studio Undecorated has designed an elongated, metal Quonset hut punctuated with dormer windows and filled with loft-style units for an evolving neighbourhood in Detroit. More