Dezeen's top five houses of September 2024

A home in the Netherlands topped with a greenhouse and a residence in London with slatted floors feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for September.

Also included in our regular roundup of the world's most interesting new homes are dwellings in China, Portugal and Norway.

Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers' favourite houses in September:

Photo by Thijs Wolzak

Wooden House, the Netherlands, by Moke Architecten 

This timber house in the Netherlands by Moke Architecten and landscape practice LA4Sale is topped with a greenhouse that has views of nearby lake IJmeer.

The house itself is formed of two square, offset volumes with terraces created in the spaces between them.

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Photo by Francisco Ascensão

A House Within a Few Lines, Portugal, by Fala Atelier

Replacing an existing home on a 3.5-metre-wide plot in Porto, this one-bedroom house has walls and a ceiling informed by the fabric of a tent.

It was designed by Fala Atelier in its signature style, with a playful combination of materials and colour.

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Photo by Jay Yang

Cooper House, UK, by S2B Studio 

The ground-floor dining room and first-floor front room in this house in north London are divided by a timber slatted floor.

Named Cooper House, the self-designed home was created by the founders of architecture practice S2B Studio as their own home.

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Photo by Zhu Yumeng

Mother's House, China, by CPlus Architects

Described as "rustic" by its designers, this house in Xiyang Village south-west of Beijing was built from pale brick, stone and timber.

Designed by CPlus Architects, the house was informed by traditional courtyard houses and was arranged around a central, double-height living space beneath a butterfly roof.

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Photo by Johan Dehlin

Dråpa, Norway, by Vatn Architecture and Groma 

Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma added a curved extension topped with a large terrace to this house in Oslo.

According to the studios, the extension pays homage to the area's original 1930s architecture. It was clad in timber boards that match the original house but were arranged vertically to provide contrast.

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