Dezeen's top five houses of April 2026
Glass blocks and rammed earth were among the unconventional materials used to create the most popular houses featured on Dezeen in April.
Also included in our monthly roundup of our readers' favourite residences is a home constructed from black concrete and another framed by perforated brickwork.
Read on for Dezeen's top five houses of April 2026:
The Corner House, Australia, by Ian Moore Architects
The Corner House is one of two homes on this list that incorporate glass blocks in their facades.
Designed by Ian Moore Architects, the project transforms a 19th-century pub in Sydney, which later became a corner shop, into a three-bedroom home.
The studio used the glass bricks to form "a wall of light" that glows from within at night and marks the distinction between the new and old.
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Casa Tupin, Brazil, by Bloco Arquitetos
This month's most popular house was Casa Tupin, completed by Bloco Arquitetos in Brasília.
It is wrapped by walls of perforated brickwork that filter natural light and air, and enfolds a large central courtyard that serves as both a leisure space and a connective core.
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A House Born of Four Soils, India, by Hiren Patel Architects + Design
Aptly named A House Born of Four Soils, this home on the outskirts of Ahmedabad features walls of rammed earth made with sand from four different regions.
"Its striated bands do not just form walls; they are geological canvases, capturing the warm, dusty hues of the local soil," the studio told Dezeen.
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Light House, the Netherlands, by Studioninedots
The second dwelling on this list that is distinguished by glass bricks is Light House, which Studioninedots built in a new neighbourhood in Amsterdam.
Studioninedots used the blocks to lend an industrial aesthetic to the home, while also helping to fulfil the client's request for a light-filled interior.
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Casa Mavra, Mexico, by Taller Alberto Calleja
Black-pigmented concrete defines the angular forms of the 1,300-square-metre Casa Mavra, designed by Taller Alberto Calleja in the Mexican town of Valle de Bravo.
The X-shaped home was designed as a "sculptural architectural object" that simultaneously blends in with the surrounding landscape, which is covered in dense woodland.
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