Five of the best houses in Virginia on Dezeen
Waterfront properties and woodland retreats in Virginia feature in the latest instalment of our series profiling enviable residences in each US state. More
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Fougeron Architecture overhauls Victorian townhouse in San Francisco
A vivid orange stairwell and a canted glass facade are among the modifications that US studio Fougeron Architecture has made to a century-old house in San Francisco. More
Platforms function as tables and shelves inside Tato Architects' House in Miyamoto
Japanese studio Tato Architects designed the interior of this house in Osaka as a single room containing angular platforms that perform multiple functions and are connected by a spiralling sequence of wooden steps. More
Self-sufficient Yin & Yang house incorporates gardens on its interlocking roof
Architecture studio Penda has released visualisations of a house designed for a tiny plot near the German city of Kassel that show how its owners will be able to grow food on both sides of its terraced roof. More
Richard Meier's 1960s Smith House captured in new photographs
One of American architect Richard Meier's earliest projects, the Smith House, is portrayed in a fresh set of images by photographer Mike Schwartz to commemorate the influential project's 50th anniversary. More
William F Cody designed Abernathy House for poolside parties in Palm Springs
Our series profiling the mid-century marvels of Palm Springs during the city's Modernism Week concludes with the Abernathy House by American architect William F Cody, which was designed to maximise outdoor living. More
Virginia cabin by 3north features fully glazed corner with river views
Glass panels on the corner of this residence pivot aside, opening the double-height living space to its waterfront site in Virginia. More
A-frame roofs typify Charles DuBois' Swiss Miss houses in Palm Springs
As we near the end of our series celebrating Palm Springs' mid-century architecture, coinciding with the city's Modernism Week, here's a look at the chalet-esque houses that Charles DuBois designed to stand out from their neighbours. More
Donald Wexler pioneered prefab living in Palm Springs with Steel Houses
The seven experimental steel-framed houses that architect Donald Wexler built in Palm Springs are early examples of customisable prefab homes, and are next in our series celebrating the city's mid-century architecture for this year's Modernism Week. More
John Lautner's concrete domed Elrod House overlooks Coachella Valley
We're continuing our series on modernist buildings in Palm Springs with American architect John Lautner's Arthur Elrod House, which has a dome-shaped concrete roof and a half-moon swimming pool that featured in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. More
Oak trees inform design of northern California home by Field Architecture
American studio Field Architecture has created a spacious house for a wooded site near San Francisco, where preserving conditions for local flora and fauna was a guiding concern for the architects. More
Johan Sundberg uses Siberian larch to clad gabled summer house on Sweden's coast
Larch boards cover both the interior and exterior of this gabled holiday home by Johan Sundberg, which stands in a pine forest next to a white sandy beach in Österlen, Sweden. More
Terra e Tuma creates narrow concrete house for dense area of São Paulo
Brazilian studio Terra e Tuma has designed a slender urban home with concrete block walls and rooms organised around two interior courtyards. More
Studio Edwards uses shipping containers to create getaway on Australia's Great Ocean Road
A trio of shipping containers has been converted into a weekend retreat set on stilts on a hillside overlooking Australia's Otway Coast by Melbourne practice Studio Edwards. More
Atelier Pierre Thibault builds geometric white house in Quebec woods
This white residence hidden amongst the trees in rural Quebec is shrouded by a grid of white slats, which filters light coming into the home. More
Twin Palms by E Stewart Williams provided a private retreat for Frank Sinatra
Our series covering the best mid-century architecture in Palm Springs, to coincide with the California city's Modernism Week, continues with the sprawling estate created for music and film legend Frank Sinatra. More
Montreal home by Dominique Jacquet and Anne Sophie Goneau is minimal inside and out
A dark blue storage unit stands boldly against the otherwise all-white kitchen at this house in Montreal, where the same minimalist aesthetic continues throughout the interior. More
John Lautner punctured Hope Residence's giant roof with a crater-like hole
Continuing our series celebrating Palm Springs Modernism Week, we're examining Hope Residence, the home that American architect John Lautner designed for comedian Bob Hope to resemble a volcano. More
Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House epitomises desert modernism in Palm Springs
The second in our series highlighting the best buildings in Palm Springs during the city's Modernism Week is Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House, one of the most revered examples of residential architecture in the style. More
Nick Deaver enlarges 1930s cottage in Austin with glass and metal additions
Nick Deaver Architects has added a corrugated metal extension to the rear of a bungalow in Texas, along with a new dining area with floor-to-ceiling windows. More