{"id":94470,"date":"2025-09-30T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/94470\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:23:14","slug":"dezeens-top-five-houses-of-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/94470\/","title":{"rendered":"Dezeen’s top five houses of September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mass-timber<\/a> structure designed by a pair of architects as their holiday home<\/a> and a house that was renovated by a studio principal for her mother feature in\u00a0our houses of the month<\/a> list for September.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out more about the most popular residences featured on Dezeen this month:<\/p>\n

\"Exterior<\/a>Photo by Michael Moran of OTTO<\/p>\n

CLT House, USA, by nArchitects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Situated on a wooded lakefront site in the\u00a0Hudson Valley<\/a>, CLT House has an irregular boxy shape made from a mass-timber<\/a> structure cloaked in live-edge cedar siding.<\/p>\n

The lakehouse was created by nArchitects<\/a> founders Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang as a sustainable nature retreat\u00a0for themselves and their two teenage children.<\/p>\n

Find out more about CLT House \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Melville<\/a>Photo by Tom Ross<\/p>\n

Melville Australia, by Jos Tan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Pale bricks<\/a> wrap the rectangular form of this compact home in Melbourne<\/a>, which was designed by Australian architect Jos Tan to blend in with the neighbouring buildings.<\/p>\n

Tall, narrow openings were added to the street-facing facade, and the rear of the property features a sliding glass door that connects the kitchen and dining area with a garden patio.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Melville \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"House<\/a>Photo by Rafael Soldi Photography<\/p>\n

Lil Shingle, USA, by Best Practice Architecture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lil Shingle is a 1950s house in\u00a0Seattle<\/a> that was renovated by a principal at local studio Best Practice Architecture<\/a> for her mother, replacing the wood framing and adding a small extension containing a mud room.<\/p>\n

The exterior was covered in scalloped cedar<\/a> shingles, aiming to give the run-down home a friendly appearance, with splashes of baby blue added to the doors.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Lil Shingle \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Hedge<\/a>Photo by Rory Gardiner<\/p>\n

Hedge and Arbour House, Australia, by Studio Bright<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Australian practice\u00a0Studio Bright<\/a> designed this single-storey house in Melbourne to blend into the surrounding bushland, adding metal screens for deciduous climbing plants to grow on.<\/p>\n

Solid-face blockwork walls were left exposed in the interior spaces, which are shaded in the summer months by the climbing plants on the exterior.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Hedge and Arbour House \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Barcelona<\/a>Photo courtesy of Str\u00f6m Architects<\/p>\n

Barcelona House, Spain, by Str\u00f6m Architects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Informed by California’s\u00a0modernist<\/a> Case Study Houses, UK studio\u00a0Str\u00f6m Architects<\/a> created a fully glazed corner overlooking the Balearic Sea for this home in Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The home’s lower level is partially buried into the sloping site, while above, the expansive living spaces on the upper level open onto\u00a0an infinity pool<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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