Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). More
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A House for Essex by FAT and Grayson Perry
Architects FAT have teamed up with artist Grayson Perry to design a house inspired by fairytales on the east coast of England. More
Slip House by Carl Turner Architects
Planks of translucent glass provide the walls for this house in south London designed by architect Carl Turner for himself and his partner (+ slideshow). More
Old Bearhurst by Duggan Morris Architects
A converted nineteenth century farm building once used for drying hops has been nominated for the RIBA Manser Medal for the best new house in the UK, following a renovation and extension by architects Duggan Morris (photographs by James Brittain + slideshow). More
Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
Perforated steel doors fold open like the wings of a butterfly at the backstreet entrance to this London house by architects Teatum+Teatum. More
Wakefield Street Townhouses by Piercy & Company
These London townhouses by architects Piercy & Company have chunky banisters formed from thickly layered birch plywood. More
Amhurst Road by Edgley Design
Hoxton architects Edgley Design have tucked a rubber-clad residence and aluminium artist's studio behind a row of semi-detached houses in Hackney. More
Wickstead Lodge by Baynes & Co
An electronically controlled stone wall slides across the facade of this house in Warwickshire, England, to conceal a large window. More
The Round Tower by De Matos Ryan
Slideshow: this underground house by London studio De Matos Ryan tunnels beneath a listed stone tower in Gloucestershire, England. More
Old Workshop by Jack Woolley
Slideshow: people strolling by this brick wall in London might miss the disguised entrance to a secret office and home. More
The Lanes by Mole Architects
A 1960’s bungalow in Cambridgeshire is hidden behind a Siberian larch-clad extension with a row of gabled roofs. More
House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
London studio (and near-neighbours of Dezeen) Raw Architecture Workshop have designed a partly submerged wooden house for the Scottish Highlands. More
Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More
The Shadow House by Liddicoat & Goldhill
British architects Liddicoat & Goldhill constructed their own north London home using black engineering bricks and slabs of white marble. More
Hampstead Lane by Duggan Morris Architects
A 1960’s residence renovated by London architects Duggan Morris has won the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK. More
Mission Hall by Adam Richards Architects
A rounded wall of recycled clay tiles converges with walls of white bricks at this village house in Sussex, England. More
Flint House by Nick Willson Architects
Nick Willson Architects have completed a house in south-east London with sections of the facade clad in flint, timber and lead. More
Barnacre Equilibrium Tanks by Ian Simpson Architects
Manchester firm Ian Simpson Architects have won a competition to design houses inside redundant water tanks in Lancashire, UK. More
Ty Hedfan by Featherstone Young
This house cantilevered over a river in Wales is by London studio Featherstone Young. More
Ty Pren by Feilden Fowles
Slate roof tiles extend down the exposed north facade of this house in Wales by London studio Feilden Fowles. More