Moises Sánchez uses local construction methods for cubic Mexican house
Guadalajara-based architect Moises Sánchez has created a stucco-clad, cube-shaped holiday home shaded by a large tree in western Mexico. More
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Ibiza Interiors turns dry-stone stables into flexible guesthouse Campo Atelier
A 200-year-old stable building in the mountains of Ibiza has been converted into a vacation home by local studio Ibiza Interiors. More
Fluted concrete encloses Menorca holiday home by Nomo Studio
Textured concrete designed to withstand the Mediterranean climate defines Shift House, a tiered holiday home by Nomo Studio on the island of Menorca. More
Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. More
Shigeru Ban designs Infinite Maldives resort around landscaped gardens
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed Infinite Maldives, a "resort residence" in the Maldives that will feature gardens and rows of houses on the water made from timber and locally sourced materials. More
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
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