Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

House, the home sits on a farmland site and is covered with a series of berms, while multiple trumpet-shaped pillars of varying heights create wave-like levels along the expanse of its footprint. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture renovated an early 20th-century house in Austin Originally constructed in 1912, the home was once a brothel and had many renovations, becoming the first building south of the city's Colorado River to have power. The ground floor consists of multiple indoor and outdoor gathering spaces.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2024

German studio Atelier ST has completed Duplex, a generous family house near Leipzig that was designed to look like two semi-detached properties. The starting point for the design came from a "run-down and mould-infested" house that stood on the site previously. This led to the use of arches and circles for doorways and windows.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

Telescope House offers framed views of Sedona The 1,600-square-foot (149-square-metre) cabin is a nature retreat for a couple who ultimately plan to live there full-time. When not staying at the house, the clients rent it out. The scenic area is known for its red-coloured rock formations, outdoor activities and arts scene.

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Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Two Contrasting Successful Stories After Completion Of Their New House. I recently had the opportunity to explain to one of our new house desired clients what it is that we do as an architectural firm. We have found that the best projects result when we take the time to really figure out what the client is looking for.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A small triangular site guided the geometric form of Butterfly House, an accessible home that London studio Oliver Leech Architects has added to the corner of a garden in Surrey. However, we wanted to make sure it was visually and practically disconnected from the main house so that it felt truly like a new home."

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed to maximise light and encourage play. Named House in Hattori-Tenjin, the 30-year-old dwelling is located on a dense residential street in the port city and previously had a dark, "standardised" interior.

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Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 15, 2022

30×40 Modern Triplex House Design With Exterior LED Lights. This 30×40 modern triplex house is designed with the client’s needs and the needs of their expanding family in mind. The house designs of today’s time are quite different and innovative. are all taken into account.

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A4 Architects

MARCH 4, 2024

The William Watts-Sherman House is an architectural landmark set amongst the opulent mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. The house holds a significant place in American architectural history, heralding the dawn of the Shingle Style and influencing succeeding generations of architects. The impact of the design was notable.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree. Post it here.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Brazilian practice Studio KUNZ has created a compact gabled house that cantilevers from a sloped site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines.

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Deezen

JULY 4, 2023

The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture 's solution for the client's "only request" – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine valleys. Previous projects by the studio include a house in the Swiss Alps designed to look like a "stone in the landscape".

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e-architect

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Architect David Adjaye designed the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Architect David Adjaye designed the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. This remarkable structure is a collection of three religious spaces, including a mosque, a synagogue, and a church, all resting upon a secular visitor pavilion.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The polycarbonate-lined Green House that architecture studio Hayhurst & Co slotted into a tight site in London has been named the RIBA 's House of the Year for 2023. It was hailed by the jury of this year's RIBA House of the Year prize as "a true oasis within the city".

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Over the last month, Dezeen's Pinterest followers have been searching for "house cladding" 70 per cent more than usual. Architects from around the world frequently use a variety of materials to creatively cover the exterior of buildings. Scroll down to see ten projects from our cladding board on Pinterest.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Ateno drew on the red brick used for traditional village houses in China's Fujian region – where the station is located – for the renovation of Wuyuanwan station, which is clad entirely with panels of red concrete. Additional touches include strip floor lighting that follows the structure's curves. The photography is by Sui Sicong.

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A4 Architects

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While the Isaac Bell House is a relatively modest building compared to the opulent mansions of Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island which surround it, its historical significance is far greater than its size. This structure, originally called “Edna Villa”, was designed and built for the investor and cotton broker Isaac Bell Jr.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Next up in our review of the year , we look back at the houses that grabbed Dezeen readers' attention in 2022, including a dwelling hidden below ground, a pink holiday home and a cantilevering cabin. House and Restaurant in Yamaguchi, Japan, by Junya Ishigami. Dezeen's most popular house of 2022 was also the most unusual.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2024

London studio Mae Architects has created Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. Commissioned by Southwark Council, the housing forms part of the Aylesbury estate redevelopment and is organised in a U-shape around a central courtyard. The photography is by Tim Crocker.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Brooklyn studio Elizabeth Roberts Architects has completed a cedar alpine house in the Catskills Mountains that connects two gabled forms underground. Located on a mountainside in Windham, New York , the 3,500-square-foot (325-square-metre) house sits on a 1.4 acre site with a steep drop-off. The photography is by Chris Mottalini.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Melbourne designer David Noordhoff had already established a rhythm with clients James and Zara McGuffie long before he designed their home. The house sits near a highway, but robust insulation and windows help minimize noise, as does a foyer and hallway fronting the building. We kind of just kind of stuck to our guns."

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Who are the clients and what’s interesting about them? During the pandemic they seized an opportunity to buy a larger house which ticked all of these boxes, but there was one problem. During the pandemic they seized an opportunity to buy a larger house which ticked all of these boxes, but there was one problem.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

SMStudio designed the concrete-clad home to replace a "tired, 1950s bungalow" The home replaces a "tired, 1950s bungalow" that did not accommodate the client's needs, said SMStudio , a local firm led by Simon Montgomery. The concrete wraps the lower level and consists of thin strips that give the appearance of wood.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In a groundbreaking initiative, Mecanoo, introduces a innovative social housing project in Kaohsiung, marking a significant milestone as the city’s inaugural venture into communal living solutions. The depth between the structure and the exterior walls provides shadow and reduces the solar heat gain inside the apartments.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

US studio Desai Chia Architecture has completed the Roxbury House, a weekend retreat for gallery owners that features courtyards for exhibiting artwork and a guesthouse designed for an artist in residence. The retreat – comprising a main dwelling, guest house and detached garage – belongs to the owners of Proxyco Gallery in New York City.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

Architecture studio SDA has completed the Floating House, a concrete-framed home on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding. It is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding "We composed the house as three slabs floating above the ground," explained SDA.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. Its design evolved from the client's original vision of a full-width rear extension. The photography is by Jae W V Kim.

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2023

Mexico City-based architect Manuel Cervantes Estudio has designed DIY housing that relies on passive, vernacular construction strategies to "help families build their living spaces in a better and smarter way." Completed in 2022, Rural Nicolas Housing is a continuation of Manuel Cervantes Estudio's "assisted self-production" in Mexico.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Glazed brick and charred cypress wrap the exterior of a partly sunken North Carolina home designed by architecture firm In Situ Studio. Located in an inner suburb of Raleigh, HUUS house sits in a leafy neighbourhood with homes built between the 1940s and 1970s. Part of the HUUS house is sunken in the ground.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2024

A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. On the ground level, one finds multiple guest bedrooms, back-of-house spaces and an indoor basketball court.

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Deezen

MAY 26, 2022

Jutting concrete volumes provide shade to openings and planted terraces at this monolithic concrete house in Ahmedabad, India , designed by local studio The Grid Architects. The Grid Architects created Beton Brut house for an entrepreneur whose family enjoys creative pursuits. Angular cantilevers shelter parts of the exterior.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Aptly named House Tjurpannan, the cabin is designed by architecture and design studio HelgessonGonzaga as a simple, open and flexible holiday home for its clients to use on weekends. The structural grid of the house, which is based on standardised lengths, has been left exposed inside. It features large windows.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

Oozing mortar joints create a "crusty crown" for The Brick House, a family home in Perth , Australia that has recently been completed by local practice Studio Roam. Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2023

The house sits on an elevated perch in the Eola Hills, a region near the city of Salem in northern Oregon. When low clouds descend over the valley in the morning, the house appears to be on top of the world," said Seattle-based Ueda Design Studio. Automatic exterior sunshades help reduce solar heat gain.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

US architecture studio Schaum/Shieh has embedded a Virginia house with irregularly shaped volumes into the contours of a steep site. The spaces between each pod create room for gardens, outdoor nooks and wooden terraces along the house, while a parking area was carved out of the hillside at the back.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The Suspension House serves as a weekend dwelling for a couple and their child. The project entailed the update and expansion of a 1970s, two-storey house that sits between two hills in an undisclosed location in California. The Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture bridges a creek in California.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

A private mezcal bar forms the heart of this house that Amsterdam interior architecture firm Barde vanVoltt has overhauled in Mexico City 's La Condesa neighbourhood. Even though the house was falling apart, we felt its soul was fully alive." and extended them to the back of the house.

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