Ludwig Godefroy creates brutalist cube-shaped home in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy designed a brutalist concrete holiday home in a Mexican pine forest called Casa Alférez. More
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ERRE Arquitectos designs U-shaped Chilean beach house overlooking the Pacific Ocean
Chilean studio ERRE Arquitectos has constructed Casa Ferran, a low-profile holiday house in Matanzas on the coast of Chile. More
DMAC creates Michigan Lake House with cantilevered ash-clad volumes
An elevator is found within a multi-level house in Michigan by DMAC Architecture & Interiors, which was designed to accommodate "people of all ages and mobilities". More
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Dezeen Agenda features Norwegian cabin clad with 12,000 offcuts
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a weekend retreat with a facade made from wooden flooring material. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
BattersbyHowat balances metal-clad cabin on a mountainside
Vancouver-based studio BattersbyHowat Architects has completed a parallelogram-shaped, mountainside home clad in standing seam metal that includes a detached sauna structure in Whistler, British Columbia. More
Direccion brings sense of tranquility to Casa Tres Árboles in Valle de Bravo
The designers at Mexican studio Direccion had "monastic sanctuary" in mind when revamping this weekend retreat in Valle de Bravo. More
Leckie Studio creates timber-clad house to frame mountain views
Leckie Studio has completed Camera House in the mountains of British Columbia with dramatic windows and skylights that are meant to frame the surrounding landscape like a camera lens. More
Hanna Karits uses wood to create "airy and spacious" interior for Estonian holiday home
Interior architect Hanna Karits used natural materials throughout this holiday home in Estonia's Moonsund archipelago to create a soothing environment that references the surrounding forest. More
Manuel Aires Mateus builds minimalist concrete holiday homes with matching cutaways
Architect Manuel Aires Mateus has completed the Pateos holiday homes in Portugal, which look the same but are actually all different. More
Tar-coated timber lines House Tjurpannan in Sweden by HelgessonGonzaga
Stockholm studio HelgessonGonzaga has completed a dark timber cabin in the coastal nature reserve Tjurpannan in west Sweden and coated it in tar to reference the nearby boathouses and jetties. More
AMUNT creates staggered geometry for Black Forest holiday cabin
German architecture office AMUNT has created a new version of the humble timber holiday cabin, featuring raised floors, split-level living spaces and a huge sloping roof. More
Villa Petricor sits within a tropical garden in Tulum
Arched openings create a sense of fluidity inside a holiday home by Mexican studio CO-LAB Design Office, which was designed to encourage occupants to feel connected to the lush surroundings. More
Clementine Blakemore Architects transforms stone barns into accessible holiday homes
London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset, UK, to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. More
Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland
Michael Kendrick Architects has completed a woodland retreat and holiday let in East Sussex, England, featuring timber-clad facades and large windows that allow views right through the building. More
Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion
A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. More
Sliding screens front Granary House guesthouse by MIMA Housing
Architect Marta Brandão has adopted a "rustic minimalism" style to create a two-bedroom mountain retreat in Arouca, Portugal. More
Stone ruins turned into Spanish holiday home by Atienza Maure Arquitectos
The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain, designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. More
Forest retreat in Valle de Bravo includes stone and laminated timber
CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos have completed a vacation home in Mexico's Valle de Bravo using glue-laminated timber beams to create bright and spacious rooms that open out to the surrounding forest. More
RES4 designs modular house for Lido Beach in New York
Resolution 4 Architecture stacked a modular beach house above sand dunes for an unencumbered view of the Atlantic Ocean in Lido Beach, New York. More
4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views. More