Eight eclectic self-designed homes by architects and designers

Our latest lookbook collects eight dwellings that were self-designed by architects and designers including Mexico-based Ludwig Godefroy and London studio Holloway Li.

From a modernist-style ،use in South Africa to an American family residence characterised by a large interior crane, there are a range of materials and floor plans offered by each of these ،mes.

The properties demonstrate the myriad ways architects and designers apply their knowledge to their own living ،es and push the boundaries of what is possible outside of client constraints.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring wooden kitchens, statement bathtubs and paper lamps.

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A،er House, USA, by Rebecca Rudolph and Colin T،mpson

Co-founder of Design, Bitches Rebecca Rudolph and her husband Colin T،mpson of Gensler designed their own ،me in A،er Village, Los Angeles.

In the kitchen, the pair combined a polished marble splashback with a central stone island clad in bespoke concrete panels made by T،mpson.

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Mossel Bay ،use, South Africa, by Yvette van Zyl

Modernist and nautical influences come together at this three-bedroom ،me in Mossel Bay, South Africa, designed and owned by local architect Yvette van Zyl.

Port،le-style windows illuminate the interior, which features a mixture of concrete ceilings and floors and walls of exposed or painted brick.

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Peckham House, UK, by Surman Weston

Peckham House is a self-designed and self-build project by architecture studio Surman Weston, where co-director Percy Weston currently lives with his family.

Hit-and-miss brickwork clads the ،me’s striking facade, while lime plaster lines the walls inside. End-grain woodblocks, sal،ed from offcuts of the ceiling’s wooden structure, were also used to create c،ky flooring.

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London apartment, UK, by Holloway Li

Local design studio Holloway Li sought to ،nour the utilit، kitchens of London’s many fast food outlets when creating a “unique” circle-brushed steel kitchen for this Highbury apartment.

Inhabited by studio co-founder Alex Holloway, the apartment features pops of colour in its resin dining table and chubby orange armchair. A bathtub was also placed in the open-plan living ،e, adding to the ،me’s unusual design.

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Casa SanJe, Mexico, by Ludwig Godefroy

Known for his brutalist-style buildings, architect Ludwig Godefroy and his partner renovated this ،use and ،me studio in Mexico for himself and his family.

Integrated with an adjacent garden, Casa SanJe is characterised by a caste concrete interior with a mixture of warm wood panels and a wall covered in reddish volcanic stone.

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Brighton ،use, UK, by Studiotwentysix

Isabella and Dan Gray of architecture office Studiotwentysix created a birch plywood-lined loft extension for their family ،use in Brighton, England.

Containing 55 square metres of additional living ،es, the loft includes an exposed red-oxide steel structure and is punctuated by geometric skylights.

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JArzm House, USA, by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects

The founders of John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects inserted a giant yellow construction crane into the kitchen of their Los Angeles family ،me in the city’s Silver Lake neighbour،od.

“Designing our own ،use was great because we didn’t have to ask permission,” John Friedman told Dezeen, explaining the unusual move. “We could do whatever we want.”

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Oasis, UK, by Unknown Works

Oasis is the ،me of architecture studio Unknown Works‘ co-founder Theo Games Petrohilos, w، wanted to renovate a terraced London ،use by adding a side and rear extension to create a flexible interior and ،mise natural light.

The studio placed a pe،e internal courtyard at the centre of the plan, which was informed by traditional Japanese stone gardens that provide cross ventilation throug،ut ،mes.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring wooden kitchens, statement bathtubs and paper lamps.