In our latest roundup, we look at eight homes where circular windows add character and a sense of play to their exteriors.
Included in this list is a timber-clad home with a porthole-style window that frames views of a nearby volcano in Iceland and a sculptural family home in London where rounded windows draw on the site’s curving shape.
Photo by James Brittain
Hampshire Mill House, UK, by Cooke Fawcett
London-based studio Cooke Fawcett expanded this Grade II-listed mill house in Hampshire, UK, with timber-clad additions.
Included in the design was a standalone studio annexe, which has a low-lying structure complete with a large circular window that looks back towards the home’s main extension.
“The round window to the studio is probably the most gestural element of the design,” studio co-founder Oliver Cooke said.
Find out more about Hampshire Mill House ›Â
Photo by Stijn Bollaert
Belgian architecture studio Felt used copper to clad the roof of this barn-like home designed for a retired couple in Ghent.
The home is organised across a single level and, at one end, contains an attic guest room that has been tucked beneath the large roof and finished with a large circular window.
Find out more about Heifort ›Â
Photo by Nanne Springer
Swan Nest, Iceland, by Yrki Arkitektar
This summerhouse in Iceland was designed by local studio Yrki Arkitektar in reference to its location overlooking one of the country’s most active volcanoes.
Partially sunk into its site, the two-storey dwelling has a concrete and timber-clad form wrapped in glazing, including a porthole window in the kitchen that frames a view of the nearby volcano.
Find out more about Swan Nest ›Â
Photo by Jasper Fry
Runda, UK, by Nikjoo and Flawk
Architecture studio Nikjoo collaborated with London-based developer Flawk to create Runda, a sculptural family house built on an infill site in north London.
Its playful, brick exterior is defined by curved walls and porthole windows informed by the gentle curve of the site’s plot.
Find out more about Runda ›Â
Photo by Javier AgustÃn Rojas
Casa Wiz, Argentina, by BHY Arquitectos
A two-storey gabled greenhouse was added to a 1980s house in Buenos Aires, designed by Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos.
Named Casa Wiz, the home’s renovation included the enclosure of an unused terrace with a third gable, which is wrapped in white metal and punctuated with a small porthole window.
Find out more about Casa Wiz ›Â
Photo by French + Tye
Brockley House, UK, by Office S&M
A playful, pastel palette informed by cake adverts from the 1950s was used to add character to this home renovation by architecture studio Office S&M.
Situated on a corner plot in London, Brockley House’s exterior is covered with textured lilac render and green drainpipes and a large circular window overlooking the rear garden.
Find out more about Brockley House ›Â
Photo by Will Pryce
Oversized eaves, patterned brickwork and green details define this house in Dorset, southwest England, completed by London studio David Kohn Architects.
Designed to reference British vernacular houses but with certain “eccentricities”, the home’s unusual features include its geometric front and circular and semi-circular windows with green-coloured frames.
Find out more about Red House ›Â
Photo by Jim Stephenson
Peek-a-Blue, UK, by Nimtim Architects
Local studio Nimtim Architects used openings coloured in ultramarine blue to create visual connections within this London home extension.
Named Peek-a-Blue, the project included the addition of a new kitchen and dining room at ground level, where sliding doors and a porthole window overlook the rear garden.