Dezeen's top five houses of November 2024
An architect's self-designed home in Melbourne and a London residence with a copper "top hat" are among the most popular houses on Dezeen this month. More
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VATRAA celebrates "as found" details in London home renovation
Worn surfaces are deliberately left exposed inside Putney Riverside, a Victorian terrace in London that local studio VATRAA has expanded with a terracotta-coloured concrete extension. More
Local geology informs Mykonos hillside villa by Tom Dixon and A31 Architecture
British designer Tom Dixon has collaborated with Greek studio A31 Architecture on Aimasia Residence, a villa in Mykonos built around an existing stone wall. More
Studio Okami screens low-lying Belgian house with patterned brick walls
Belgian studio Studio Okami Architecten has completed Patio House, a home in East Flanders wrapped in brick walls punctuated with a cross-shaped pattern. More
OFIS Arhitekti creates timber-framed interior for home on Croatian island
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has renovated a stone home on the Croatian island of Cres, inserting a slatted timber framework that allows daylight to filter through the interior while doubling "multifunctional furniture". More
Girish Doshi creates landscape of cuboids for Sār Residence in Pune
Indian furniture brand Sār has unveiled an experimental house designed by architect Girish Doshi, set to be used for exhibitions, performances and design residencies. More
Naturehumaine uses Merlot red palette for duplex renovation in Montreal
Deep red accents and a redbrick facade define the renovation and extension of this duplex in Montreal, which has been completed by local architecture studio Naturehumaine. More
Kientruc O tops sculptural Thu House with large thatched roof in Vietnam
An oversized thatched roof shelters the geometric concrete forms of this house in Vietnam, which has been completed by local architecture studio Kientruc O. More
Rural house by Kirkland Fraser Moor incorporates homes for birds and bees
Masonry waste from a nearby builder's yard was used to create various shapes, textures and habitats for birds and bees in the brick walls of Foxglove House, a home in rural Hertfordshire by local studio Kirkland Fraser Moor. More
"Monastic minimalism" informs Vietnamese jungle home by MM++ Architects
A sloping concrete roof and perforated walls shelter the open-air interiors of Anchor House, a dwelling in the jungle in Vietnam by local studio MM++ Architects. More
Victoria Merrett Architecture adds brick and timber extension to Marianne House
Australian studio Victoria Merrett Architecture has extended a house in Melbourne with a brick and timber structure that "blends harmoniously" with the existing building. More
BakerBrown Studio salvages materials from fire-ruined bungalow for South Downs home
British practice BakerBrown Studio has created a house high up on the South Downs using recycled materials, including rubble from a burned-out bungalow. More
Scullion Architects adds green "long gallery" to 1930s Dublin house
Irish studio Scullion Architects took visual cues from long galleries in country homes in its design of Rathdown, a window-lined extension to a house in Terenure, Dublin. More
Elías Rizo Arquitectos creates house that "disappears" into Mexican hills
Elías Rizo Arquitectos has created a slate-and-weathering steel house called Casa AV that disappears into and emerges from the landscape outside of Guadalajara, Mexico. More
Japanese ryokans inform OWIU's renovation of Duane House in LA
Mid-century modern and traditional Japanese influences blend inside this Los Angeles home, which the principals of design studio OWIU have reimagined for themselves. More
CAN relinks Verdant House with garden using statement green window
Architectural studio CAN has extended a terraced London house with a palette of wood and hemp and a large curved window that aims to redraw its connection to the garden. More
Moxon Architects revives residential ruin using "Scottish craftsmanship and local tradespeople"
This video produced by Jim Stephenson features the Ardoch residence in Aberdeenshire by locally-based studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More
DHaus brings "sense of openness" to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight
Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. More
Tropical Architecture Bureau blends "old-world charm with the modern" for Keralan home
Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More
Black timber and metal cloak low-lying Weald House in Kent
Architecture studios Mailen Design and Peter Bradford Architects have completed Weald House, a barn-like home designed to be "deeply connected" to its rural site in Kent, UK. More