Articles by Katie Last

Architecture studio DeRoché Strohmayer has converted a deteriorating two-storey house on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, into a retreat for artist and writer residencies. Named Dot.Ateliers Ogbojo, the retreat combines living areas and workspaces at the edge of the city that offer access to nature and aim to encourage creativity. The former two-storey home has

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A series of intersecting blocks and voids form House of Courtyards, which Indian practice Studio VDGA has added to a neighbourhood in Dubai. Arranged around a number of courtyards, the home was designed to mimic traditional desert architecture while drawing on aspects of Indian design. Intending to reflect local architecture, Studio VDGA formed the home

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A blocky concrete form and cutout courtyards define House in Tsurumi-ku, a family home that Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has added to a sloping street corner in Osaka. Set on a plinth embedded into the plot, the home comprises a series of overlapping concrete blocks and smaller volumes coated in timber battens, punctured by few

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Architecture studio Fala Atelier has created the illusion of extra height at this house in Lisbon by adding a large number of windows to its facade. Named House of Countless Windows, the home is intended to appear taller than its three storeys thanks to the windows on its facade that are arranged in a grid

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Architects Hanna Karits and Mari Hunt used locally sourced wood to create this house in Estonia, which sits on top of a disused cellar in a forest. Named Põro House, the home is designed to have minimal impact on its remote plot, which is surrounded by lakes and trees in Võru County. It occupies a

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