Month: December 2025

Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico. Known as the Capuchinas House, the 477-square-metre residence is located in suburban Querétaro. The house’s identity is rooted in contextual response, rather than following the generic typologies of its neighbours. “Capuchinas House

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Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico. Known as the Capuchinas House, the 477-square-metre residence is located in suburban Querétaro. The house’s identity is rooted in contextual response, rather than following the generic typologies of its neighbours. “Capuchinas House

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When the owners of this 2002 traditional rambler in Shakopee, Minnesota, wanted to refresh their beige-and-brown kitchen with its short cabinets and angled peninsula, they turned to design-build pros Steve McDonald and Angela Barnhart. With a large bl…

London studio Reed Watts has completed a visitor centre for the medieval Ightham Mote manor house in Kent, creating an exposed timber and hempcrete structure that mimics the Grade I-listed building. Operated by the National Trust, the 317-square-metre centre provides a reception, shop, storeroom and offices within the walled garden of the manor house, to

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London studio Reed Watts has completed a visitor centre for the medieval Ightham Mote manor house in Kent, creating an exposed timber and hempcrete structure that mimics the Grade I-listed building. Operated by the National Trust, the 317-square-metre centre provides a reception, shop, storeroom and offices within the walled garden of the manor house, to

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We spend roughly a third of our lives in our bedrooms, yet they tend to get short shrift when it comes to remodeling budgets. Fortunately, whether your bedroom is big or small, these 10 relatively easy, inexpensive changes can make a big difference in…

Dezeen’s top five houses of the month for December include a multi-generational home in Vietnam and a minimalist house in Portugal with two recording studios. Also featured in our top houses of December are a courtyard house nestled into a sloped site, a prefabricated home raised above the forest floor, and a metal-framed residence designed to be

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A warm contemporary interior where wood, stone, and sculptural details come together to create a calm, refined, and thoughtfully modern living space.