Nwankpa Design creates compact, colourful sanctuary for working mom in LA
California studio Nwankpa Design has transformed a room in a family house into a colourful, private space for a mother to work, breastfeed and exercise. More
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Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition
Naturehumaine has completed six new apartments in a historic Montreal neighbourhood, renovating an existing volume and adding a similar building to an adjacent, vacant lot. More
"Using street votes to fix the housing crisis is like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic"
The UK government's plan to encourage "gentle densification" of neighbourhoods by promising communities financial benefits and neo-Georgian aesthetics will not help solve the housing crisis, writes Anna Minton. More
Sigurd Larsen creates compact timber-clad cabin with panoramic windows
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has designed a cabin for hospitality start-up Raus featuring furniture built into "cave-like" niches and panoramic windows that frame views of nature. More
Tala Fustok Studio layers different metals to create calm ambience in Manhattan loft apartment
Tala Fustok Studio used different mineral textures and materials to soften the hard edges of this industrial apartment in New York's West Village. More
OWIU creates tranquil environment in mid-century LA home
California studio OWIU has revamped the interior of a 1950s home, adding elements that were inspired by traditional Japanese inns to create a peaceful environment. More
NeuronaLab reorganises Barcelona loft with blue stair storage unit
A large blue unit provides extra space and storage in a compact Barcelona apartment, which has been renovated by local architecture studio NeuronaLab. More
Colleen Healey adorns restored Maryland carriage house with colourful facades
Colleen Healey Architecture has restored and expanded an early 20th-century carriage house on an unusual lot in Maryland by placing black stucco and colourful panels on the facade. More
D'Arcy Jones creates sculptural residential complex for changing Victoria neighbourhood
Canadian studio D'Arcy Jones Architects has completed a family-focused, residential development in British Columbia that consists of staggered rowhouses clad in textured stucco. More
Ten striking residential bathrooms with statement tiles
Colourful geometric shelving and moody black surfaces feature in our latest lookbook, which collects 10 bathrooms from Dezeen's archive that are defined by tiles. More
Ten bedrooms with balconies that bring the outside in
A Californian beachfront house and a cottage in Perth are among the homes in our latest lookbook, which features 10 bedrooms that open out onto balconies. More
Ten barn-style houses with rustic and rural appeal
From the restoration of a 200-year-old stone barn in England to a family home in Idaho that references ranch buildings, here is a roundup of 10 barn-like houses from the Dezeen archives. More
YSG designs playful Sydney penthouse for empty nesters
Australian studio YSG has added quirky fixtures and furnishings to this penthouse in Sydney's Darlinghurst neighbourhood to suit the owners' new post-lockdown design tastes. More
Citic teams up with local builders for gabled lakeside house in Chile
Three gabled volumes connected by glazed walkways form this home overlooking Chile's Rupanco Lake, completed as part of as a community-driven initiative with a local organisation. More
Rea Studio references "blank canvas" for Mexican beach house
Muted tones and a courtyard pool feature in this home by Mexican firm Rea Architectural Studio, who envisioned the project as a flexible space for the future inhabitants. More
AOC's Forest House extension features natural materials that "invite the wild in"
Gillian Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft of architecture firm AOC used a palette of tactile materials and clashing colours to add personality to this extension that wraps around the side and rear of their Victorian house in north London. More
Ten homes with French doors that bring an airiness to the interior
A home with terrazzo interiors and an apartment that was renovated to include library bookshelves across its walls feature in this lookbook highlighting 10 homes with French doors. More
Ten tranquil garden studios designed for work and play
As the start of summer in the northern hemisphere promises warmer days and longer evenings, our latest lookbook features 10 garden studios that provide extra space for work or relaxation. More
Ten gravity-defying homes that are raised up on stilts
From an artist's cabin perched above a tidal salt marsh to an entire elevated apartment block in Italy, here is a roundup of 10 homes on stilts from the Dezeen archives. More
Doméstico uses "habitable artifact" to organize micro apartment in Quito
Ecuadorian architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones have made the most of the limited space in a micro apartment located within a new residential tower by Safdie Architects. More