We've rounded up 10 desert houses that make the most of their situations in inhospitable landscapes, including a holiday home in Egypt and a spacious dwelling on the outskirts of Marrakech.

Black Desert House, California, by Oller & Pejic
Designed to resemble a shadow, this desert house by Oller & Pejic features black walls, so that it is easy to rest the eyes on when the sunlight is painfully harsh.
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Nakai House, Utah, USA, by University of Colorado students 
Cladding made from recycled glass protects the walls of this cabin, designed by students from the University of Colorado, from the harsh desert sun and open winds.
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Pobble House, Dungeness, UK, by Guy Hollaway Clad in rusty steel mesh, silvery larch and grey cement fibreboard, Guy Holloway designed this house made up of three adjoining cabins in the remote landscape of Britain's only desert ? Dungeness.
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Desert Courtyard House, Arizona, USA, by Wendell Burnette Architects
This house by Wendell Burnette Architects is shrouded in a surface of patinated metal to blend in with the surrounding granite boulders and cacti. It surrounds a naturally forming courtyard.
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Fobe House, Marrakesh, Morocco, by Guilhem Eustache
Dotted around a two-hectare site on the outskirts of Marrakech, this boxy desert house is made up of white blocks. As well as th...