Top five houses — a quick note to anchor this piece for readers.
Top five houses: Quick notes
An annexe to a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark and a thatched bridge-shaped home in India feature in Dezeen’s houses of the month for November.
Also on the list of the most popular residences published on Dezeen this month are two very different homes in Australia and a ring-shaped villa in Mexico.
Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers’ favourite houses this month:
Photo by Andrea Gatzke
Vejrhøj, Denmark, by Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter
Architecture practices Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter mimicked the form of an existing 1960s summerhouse in Denmark for the design of its residential extension.
Its volume takes cues from unrealised designs by the home’s original architect Ole Meyer, and is composed of a timber structure sheltered by a thatch roof.
Find out more about Vejrhøj ›
Photo by Timothy Kaye
Temple House, Australia, by J Kidman Architecture
Monolithic, angular volumes interspersed with glazing make up the exterior of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth.
Built on a deep, narrow pot in Melbourne, the single-storey home is organised around two courtyards and features a large living area sat beneath a trapezoid-shaped roof.
Find out more about Temple House ›
Photo by Rafael Gamo (also top)
House 720 Degrees, Mexico, by Fernanda Canales Architecture
Mexico-city based studio Fernanda Canales Architecture arranged this ring-shaped home around an open-air patio to create a home that offers views in every direction of its surrounding landscape outside of Valle de Bravo.
The home’s low-lying structure was constructed using a concrete mixed with soil to create a natural tone that blends into the terrain.
Find out more about House 720 Degrees ›
Photo by IKSHA
Bridge House, India, by Wallmakers
Architecture studio Wallmakers stretched this home across a seven-metre-deep gorge, creating a habitable steel-framed bridge in rural Karjat, India.
The structure is sheltered by a hyperbolic paraboloid surface, which has been coated with mud and thatch and is punctuated by a large oculus that sits above the living space.
Find out more about Bridge House ›
Photo by Jack Lovel
House in Anglesea, Australia, by MGAO
Organised on an L-shaped plan on Australia’s Surf Coast, this home by MGAO involved the renovation of an existing mid-century beach house into a home for a young family.
Drawing on the character of the original home, the single-storey House in Anglesea pairs reworked brick walls with timber panels and a white steel roof.
Find out more about House in Anglesea ›
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