RAPA combines thatch and stone at lakeside holiday home in Hungary
A cantilevered form with thatched surfaces defines Summer House, a holiday home designed by architecture studio RAPA on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. More
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Architecture Brio creates holiday home with "strong presence" on hillside above Mumbai Bay
Indian studio Architecture Brio has created a holiday home topped with two gabled, timber structures perched on a hillside overlooking Mumbai Bay in India. More
Shrek and Donkey invite guests to stay in mud-laden Shrek's Swamp
Rental website Airbnb has designed Shrek's Swamp, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands. More
Olson Kundig references natural surroundings for Swedish holiday home
Dark timber and stone feature throughout Dalarö House, a summer holiday home that US studio Olson Kundig has added to a rocky waterside site in Sweden. More
Volcanic terrain informs design of Noir Peaks house by The Ranch Mine
US architecture studio The Ranch Mine has completed a holiday home in northern Arizona consisting of black, gabled forms that "burst vertically from the ground". More
Andrew Trotter and Marcelo Martínez refresh 17th-century home where time "stood still"
Casa Soleto, a 17th-century house in Puglia, Italy, has been carefully renovated using lime plaster, terrazzo and furniture salvaged from a monastery. More
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Dezeen Agenda features campaign to save Marcel Breuer's holiday home from demolition
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of a campaign to prevent the demolition of Marcel Breuer's holiday home. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio
A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. More
Arii Irie Architects completes stripped-back Warehouse Villa in Japan
Tokyo studio Arii Irie Architects created this warehouse to double as a storage unit and a holiday home for its client in Isumi, Japan. More
Romero de la Mora includes sunken living room in airy Mexico City house
Local architecture studio Romero de la Mora has created an expansive concrete and wood holiday home with a protected courtyard in Tepeji del Río, just outside Mexico City. More
"Boxy and mysterious" villa nestles into forested valley in Indonesia
Dark-coloured concrete characterises Jae Haala, an angular holiday home that Java studio Wiyoga Nurdiansyah Architects has created in a forested valley in Indonesia. More
Operable screens wrap beachfront house in Hawaii by Olson Kundig
US studio Olson Kundig Architects has utilised a variety of wooden storm shutters and deep roof overhangs for a Hawaiian holiday home called Hale Napo'o. More
"Bomb blast" window cut into world war two bunker holiday home
UK studio Corstorphine & Wright has converted a world war two bunker in Dorset, UK, into a holiday home with a blast-shaped window cut in its front. More
Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"
Glossy white-concrete panels clad this holiday home with a pentagonal plan in Italy, which has been designed by Milan studio JM Architecture. More
Falcão de Campos designs zigzagging vacation villa at Comporta beach
Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has completed Pura Comporta, a minimalist holiday home with a triple-pitched roof near one of Portugal's most idyllic beaches. More
Lamborghini unveils luxury villas "directly inspired by the brand's supercars"
Sports car brand Lamborghini and developer Dar Global have unveiled 53 villas that will overlook the Mediterranean near Marbella on the south coast of Spain. More
YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home
Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney's Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. More
Tomás de Iruarrizaga bridges concrete forms with wooden structure for Chile holiday home
Local architect Tomás de Iruarrizaga has designed Casa Granic, a holiday home located on a hillside by Riñihue Lake in Chile that is meant for "year-round living". More
Block722 nestles O Lofos house into Crete mountainside
Earthy tones and natural textures feature in this nature-informed holiday home, which Athens studio Block722 has arranged down a mountainside in Crete. More
Brutalist-style villa by Espacio 18 embodies "natural beauty" of Yucatán Peninsula caves
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete holiday home in Tulum with a circular window in one of the ceilings that reveals a swimming pool. More