Dezeen's top five houses of August 2023
Steeply-pitched roofs animate two of the homes in this roundup, which spotlights Dezeen's top five houses of the month for August 2023. More
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The LADG upends "traditional notions" for Los Angeles bungalow remodel
Stucco and asphalt are found on the exterior of a 1920s bungalow that has been revamped by local firm The LADG, which sought to challenge traditional views of the housing typology. More
ElasticoFarm raises house on stilts around central void in Italian park
Architecture studio ElasticoFarm has created a house on stilts around a suspended void nestled in the trees of a private park in Cambiano, a town to the southeast of Turin in northern Italy. More
Estudio Atemporal spreads out Mexican house to preserve the forest
Mexican architecture firm Estudio Atemporal has completed a gabled multi-building house that flows between indoor and outdoor living in Valle de Bravo. More
Studio Varey Architects celebrates natural light in Notting Hill house renovation
London firm Studio Varey Architects has simplified this Victorian terraced house to create a light-filled home in Notting Hill, with timber-framed skylights designed to catch the sun. More
Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details
From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. More
Tyreus Design Studio wraps open-air Sonoma farm house in wood
California's Tyreus Design Studio has completed a timber-clad house and entertainment barn renovation on a farm in Sonoma. More
Relogged house by Balbek Bureau reinterprets traditional log cabins
Architecture studio Balbek Bureau has revamped a house in Ukraine using stainless steel and concrete to create a modern interpretation of a log cabin. More
Montalba Architects prioritises connection to nature at Manhattan Beach House
A slender pool lined with a "vertical garden" features in an oceanfront house in southern California designed by US studio Montalba Architects. More
Debate features green-tiled Portuguese house "that will age beautifully"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a green-tiled concrete house in Lisbon by Bak Gordon Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
Contaminar stacks concrete layers to enclose twisting Portuguese home
Warping layers of glass and concrete have been stacked to form Quinta do Rei, an angular four-storey home designed by Portuguese studio Contaminar. More
O'Neill McVoy designs Houston house as "mini-manifesto against McMansions"
New York-based studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has created a grey stucco house with a Z-shaped plan and an upward-pitched roof in Houston. 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
Ten A-frame homes and cabins where pitched roofs form sloping walls
A zero-emission holiday cabin and a triangular house with underground bedrooms feature in this roundup of A-frame homes. More
Bak Gordon inserts green-tiled concrete house on sloping street in Lisbon
Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos has designed two concrete structures separated by a courtyard for a house on a narrow plot in Lisbon. More
Ten modern barn houses from Dezeen's Pinterest
Dezeen's Pinterest followers searched for "modern barn house" 13 times more than normal in the last few weeks. We round up 10 of the most popular barn conversions and houses informed by barns from Pinterest.
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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
And And And Studio lifts Silver Lake Tree House above Los Angeles site
Architecture firm And And And Studio has created a stucco-clad, single-level home for a family of six that is raised up to create a "treehouse-like effect". More
Denis Joelsons juxtaposes linear house with circular garden terraces in São Paulo
Brazilian architect Denis Joelsons has completed a rectangular house in São Paulo, Brazil that is set into a slope composed of round garden terraces. More
Campaign launched to save Marcel Breuer's Cape Cod holiday home from demolition
The Cape Cod Modern House Trust has launched a campaign to raise $1.2 million to purchase modernist architect Marcel Breuer's holiday home in Cape Cod, USA, to save it from likely demolition. More