Stone

Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. Located in the village of Pano Pines, Drakoni House occupies a structure made of local stone and owned by the same family for six decades. It has been uninhabited since 1920.

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Thick walls of local stone shelter Caochan na Creige, a home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell designed to “sit respectfully in the landscape”. Caochan na Creige – which means ‘little quiet one by the rock’ – is a small home perched in a sheltered inlet on the eastern coast of the

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Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to “evoke the rural history” of the site. Located in the village of Hécourt, the farmhouse and two outbuildings have been adapted to create a “family sanctuary” suitable for gatherings. “The main ambition of the landowner was to

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