Dezeen's top five houses of May 2024
A rammed-earth townhouse, a renovated modernist kit home and a concrete house in Switzerland feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for May. More
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Agricultural sheds inform metal home in Taiwan by Studio Tngtetshiu
The "anonymous" metal buildings found in rural Taiwan were a visual reference for Double Roof House, which local practice Studio Tngtetshiu has created in Tainan. More
Eight decadent living rooms with 1970s-style furnishings
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms that incorporate retro 1970s-style fittings and decorative accessories to create decadent textured interiors with rich, vivid colours. More
ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls
A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. More
Green zinc panels "camouflage" Folded House in Cambridge by Westerdahl
London studio Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge, reorganising an existing extension and cladding it in green zinc panels that blend in with the surrounding planting. More
SO-IL completes perforated-metal facade of residential tower in Brooklyn
Local architecture studio SO-IL has completed the exteriors of a residential building in Brooklyn with a wavy, perforated-metal facade. More
Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London
Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. More
Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?
The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. More
Chidori Studio draws on industrial references for home in Japan
Architecture practice Chidori Studio has completed Hokuriku Residence No. 3, a house in Hakusan that references traditional Japanese homes and industrial architecture. More
Cutwork designs co-living developments for single-parent families
Parisian architecture studio Cutwork has unveiled plans for housing designed to allow single parents and their children to live more closely together. More
Shovk completes Japanese-infused renovation of Dzen House near Kyiv
Elements of Ukrainian and Japanese architecture combine at this pared-back residence on the outskirts of Kyiv, which local architecture studio Shovk created for a client with a passion for Japanese culture. More
Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture
Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". More
Tabitha Isobel gives London townhouse a "surprising and bold" makeover
Designer Tabitha Organ combined natural materials with metal details to transform this London townhouse into a home with a "slightly futuristic" feel for a client who loves entertaining. More
Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details
A red-hued extension built from brick and pigmented concrete has been added to a Victorian house in the suburbs of Norwich by local architecture studio Grafted. More
Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca
Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. More
Eight dining rooms and kitchens where natural materials create tactile interiors
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight dining rooms and kitchens characterised by their use of natural materials to create tactile interiors with earthy hues. More
Doriza Design transforms stone building into "imperfect" holiday home in Crete
Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. More
Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block
Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. More
Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that feels "like home" in Brooklyn
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn, New York. More
So Architecture adds textured "sanctuary" to cottage in Tasmania
A vaulted ceiling clad in wooden slats features inside Harriet's House, a cottage in Tasmania extended by local studio So Architecture. More