Portal House by Svima features brass details and curved oak ribbons
Brass ribbons line the asymmetric portals that connect the kitchen and dining room of this Toronto residence, renovated by local architecture and art studio Svima. More
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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal
US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco, adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. More
Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter draws on traditional log cabins for remote home in Norway
Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter has completed a home named Årestua in a remote area of Telemark, referencing traditional log cabins to create a feeling of "natural minimalism". More
SelgasCano and Diego Cano wrap LA hillside house in colourful aluminium tubes
Spanish architecture studios SelgasCano and Diego Cano used multi-coloured tubes made from recycled aluminium to clad a house on a steep site in Los Angeles. More
Studio VARA designs Sonoma County house to stand up to wildfires
Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. More
RDTH Architekti converts old mill into contemporary home in Slovakia
Czech studio RDTH Architekti has transformed an old mill and farm in Slovakia into a family home, introducing a series of timber structures that reference its former sheds and chicken coops. More
Traditional cabins inform mountain retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathians
Lviv studios Sanina Arch Club and Gubar Architects used a "combination of modern and local traditions" for Krasnyk House, a holiday cabin in the Carpathian mountains in Ukraine. More
CCY architects wraps Colorado house in patinated copper
US studio CCY Architects has clad a mountainside house in patinated copper panels and tilted the roof to adhere with the topography of its site in Colorado. More
Norm Architects creates cedar-clad summerhouse that nods to traditional barns
A sedum roof designed to "change colours with the seasons" tops Heatherhill Beach House, a wooden holiday home burrowed among the hills on the Danish coast by local studio Norm Architects. More
Studio Guma converts stone farmhouse into "family sanctuary" in Normandy
Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to "evoke the rural history" of the site. More
FMT Estudio expands 1980s Mexican house to merge "architecture and life"
Mexican architecture practice FMT Estudio has renovated and extended a 1980s house adding clean white facades accented by wooden and wrought iron details in Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula. More
Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden
Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify "connections with the surroundings". More
Gabion walls filled with stone "camouflage" Indian home by Earthscape Studio
Large rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. More
Boyd Architects creates monolithic-metal forms for South Carolina residence
US studio Boyd Architects has wrapped a house in standing seam metal and pine boards and articulated each form with a vernacular hip roof in Summerville, South Carolina. More
Dezeen Debate features rural Belgian home that achieves "such a clean result"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features House in the Fields, a rural home in the Belgian countryside. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Akio Isshiki Architects refreshes House in Hattori-Tenjin with playful void
Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed to maximise light and encourage play. More
Kingston Lafferty Design includes "sensual" red quartzite kitchen in townhouse renovation
Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland, which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. More
Hutch Design transforms concrete pig shed into rural retreat outside London
Architecture studio Hutch Design has created The Maker's Barn, a holiday home on the outskirts of London that is finished with a palette of "natural and honest" materials. More
Lucas y Hernández Gil adds multi-use greenhouse to Madrid bungalow
A renovated 1970s bungalow with "kitsch character" and a greenhouse that doubles as a living room feature in Casamontesa – a weekend home designed by Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández Gil. More
Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora
Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. More