Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to "liven up the street". More
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"Gorgeous and suitably brutish for the site" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house nestled into the rocky landscape of Rooi Els in South Africa by KLG Architects. More
Dezeen's top five houses of October 2024
From a Cornish home styled on traditional farmsteads to a residence in California with the air of a Bond villain's lair, here are Dezeen's houses of the month for October. More
RIBA reveals top six British homes of 2024
A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the "breathtaking pieces of architecture" vying for the Royal Institute of British Architect's House of the Year 2024. More
DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More
Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' completed Mercury Tower in Malta
Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta's tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. More
Elías Rizo reinterprets vernacular Mexican cabin in concrete
Mexican studio Elías Rizo Arquitectos has balanced a concrete house with a steep gabled roof on a hillside in Tapalpa, Mexico near Guadalajara. More
Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side
Our latest lookbook steps into the shadows with dark and moody bedrooms that use rich colour palettes to create a sense of tranquility. More
Eight bedrooms wrapped in tactile wood panelling
For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with bedrooms clad in wood panelling, ranging from a mid-century house in London with a "horror film" feel to a redwood-clad house in California. More
KLG Architects uses thick walls for coastal "sanctuary" in South Africa
Textured plaster intended to mimic nearby rocky outcrops coats the thick walls of Hytte Riverview, a house overlooking an estuary in South Africa by local studio KLG Architects. More
North Gate social housing by Page\Park designed for residents to "embrace as their own"
This film produced by Jim Stephenson spotlights the North Gate social housing project in Glasgow by Page\Park Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. More
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple creates elliptical house for mountainous site
Extreme site conditions drove the design of House at 9,000 Feet, a rounded dwelling by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects in the American West supported by stilts and accessed via a bridge. More
Piers Taylor completes "low-key" rural retreat in Greek countryside
The founder of British practice Invisible Studio, architect Piers Taylor, has created the concrete House in an Olive Grove for his family in Corfu, Greece. More
"Mid-century homes are a labour of love" say conservation experts
The challenges of preserving and upkeeping mid-century modern homes mean many are at risk of demolition, conservation experts tell Dezeen as part of our mid-century modern series. More
Tall "acoustic wall" buffers noise at Modal Home in Silicon Valley
US studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a courtyard-style house in California that is closed off to the street yet opens up in the rear, allowing for ample natural light and a connection to the outdoors. More
Arched brick openings enliven mixed-use block in Seoul by Sosu Architects
Arched openings animate the red-brick facades of Fillome Building, a mixed-use tower in Seoul by local studio Sosu Architects. More
Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and "kitchen cube" to Spanish home
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has renovated the PSM21 house outside of Barcelona, adding an interior staircase to turn two separate apartments into one home with colourful details. More
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects creates "modern agricultural aesthetic" for Cumbrian home
Horizontal larch planks clad the exterior of Brampton, a house on a steeply sloping site in Cumbria by Scottish studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects. More
Seven transparent bathrooms for households who share everything
In this lookbook we collect bathrooms with see-through walls, best suited to those who take a more relaxed attitude to privacy in the home. More
Eight London house extensions that maximise space and light
For our latest lookbook we've gathered eight London homes that have traded in unused garden space for contemporary and light-filled living areas. More