Eight homes where well-designed hallways create stylish connections
In this lookbook, we’ve collected eight residential hallways that incorporate skylights, artwork, plants and more to bring interest to passing through an interior. Whether they line the perimeter of the house or were inserted through its centre, these hallways from…
Messner Architects clads RVTK apartments in Italy with contrasting facades
Italian studio Messner Architects has extended and reconfigured a house in South Tyrol to create three apartments, each with a contrasting exterior finish of plaster, wood and metal. Named RVTK, the building overlooking the town of Silandro was originally built…
Ten interiors that are refreshed by splashes of blue
The interiors of a guesthouse, micro apartment and beachfront home are among those linked together in this lookbook by their pronounced use of the colour blue. Blue is a cool-toned colour that helps to create both invigorating and serene interior design…
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. Also included in our monthly list of the five most popular residences featured on Dezeen are houses…
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. Double Roof House comprises a home, warehouse and playground, located alongside a red-brick church previously renovated…
ROOVICE and cabbage truck restore centennial row house’s structural frame in tokyo
Roovice & Cabbage Truck renovate Mukōjima Row House in Tokyo Situated a 10-minute walk from Hikifune station in Sumida, Tokyo, the Mukōjima Row House undergoes a thoughtful revitalization. Roovice, in collaboration with the woodwork and architectural studio Cabbage Truck,…
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. The nostalgic interiors, which range from a townhouse in Cork to an apartment in…
like its namesake dragonfly, casa libélula floats over a river delta in argentina
casa libélula: a house on stilts Casa Libélula, designed by architects Barbara Berson and Horacio Sardin, is a newly completed residence located on an island in the Delta Río Paraná, Argentina. Hidden within a willow forest, this timber home…
made of rammed earth, azulpitanga’s vv house fuses with araripe national forest in brazil
AzulPitanga constructs VV House using natural local materials Nestled among coconut trees at the foot of Chapada Nacional do Araripe in Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil, VV House harmonizes with its natural surroundings through thoughtful design and material selection. Designed by…
ribbed timber screens protect australian house from subtropical sun and rain
timber screens adorn the facade of bombaLa house Designed by Sealand Architects, the Bombala residence nestles on the scenic Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. The house fosters a connection between its occupants and the surrounding environment through large sliding…