Architecture news

• Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro

  31-12-2025 19:00 via dezeen.com
  Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico.
  Known as the Capuchinas House, the 477-square-metre residence is located in suburban Querétaro.
  Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed the Capuchinas House in suburban Querétaro
  The house's identity is rooted in contextual response, rather than following the generic typologies of its neighbours.
  "Capuchinas House is an explora
  
  Read more

• Reed Watts puts contemporary spin on half-timbering for visitor centre in Kent

  31-12-2025 12:00 via dezeen.com
  London studio Reed Watts has completed a visitor centre for the medieval Ightham Mote manor house in Kent, creating an exposed timber and hempcrete structure that mimics the Grade I-listed building.
  Operated by the National Trust, the 317-square-metre centre provides a reception, shop, storeroom and offices within the walled garden of the manor house, to accommodate an increase in visitor numbers.
  Reed Watts has created a visitor centre in Kent
  Reed Watts designed the centre as a contemporary ta
  
  Read more

• Dezeen's top five houses of December 2025

  31-12-2025 07:00 via dezeen.com
  Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December include a multi-generational home in Vietnam and a minimalist house in Portugal with two recording studios.
  Also featured in our top houses of December are a courtyard house nestled into a sloped site, a prefabricated home raised above the forest floor, and a metal-framed residence designed to be easily reconfigured.
  Read on to find out more about the most popular residences featured on Dezeen this month:Photo by Federico Cairoli
  House
  
  Read more

Follow @newsl_architect on Twitter!