Two gabled homes feature in Dezeen’s top five houses of the month for March, including a barn-like holiday home in Norway and a family dwelling designed to slot together in the Netherlands.
Also among the most popular dwellings published on Dezeen this month are a compact brick farmhouse in India and a low-lying concrete home in Slovenia.
Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers’ favourite houses this month:
Photo courtesy of Waelgaard Salim Architects
House Grimstad, Norway, by Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter
Local studio Waelgaard Salim Arkitekter completed this barn-like dwelling in Norway, cladding its exterior in black tar-stained timber.
Designed as a family holiday home, House Grimstad is organised across two storeys and comprises an open-plan ground floor and a more compartmentalised first floor.
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Photo by Syam Sreesylam
The Threshold House, India, Madras Spaces
Repurposed bricks, timber and tiles make up the compact volume of this 93-square-metre farmhouse completed by Indian studio Madras Spaces in Tamil Nadu, India.
Named The Threshold House, the home is complete with a spacious patio overlooked by a balcony shared by the first-floor bedrooms.
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Photo by Ana Skobe
House on the Edge of the Plain, Slovenia, by Skupaj Arhitekti
Situated within the largest plain in Slovenia, this low-lying home was designed by local studio Skupaj Arhitekti.
Full-height glazing wraps around its minimalist concrete frame, which was designed to nod to both the flatness of the surrounding landscape and nearby examples of 20th-century modernism.
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Photo courtesy of Woonpioniers
Light House, Netherlands, by Woonpioniers
Local studio Woonpioniers completed the Light House in the Netherlands, comprising a pair of gabled volumes designed to slot together “like puzzle pieces”.
Located in the village of Nigtevecht in Utrecht, the home features stepped floor levels and mezzanines that create a feeling of spaciousness for the timber-lined interiors.
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Photo by César Béjar Studio
Grama House, Brazil, by Studio Arthur Casas
Dramatic cantilevers and overhangs extend the volume of this house, which has been built from wood and stone in São Paulo, Brazil.
Completed by local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas, the sprawling home encompasses 1,800 square metres and has a series of indoor-outdoor spaces on the upper floor.