Over 400 houses from all over the world have featured on Dezeen in the past year. Architecture editor Amy Frearson picks her top 10, including a transparent home in rural Japan, a top-heavy residence beside a Chilean lagoon, and a concrete property built behind crumbling walls of volcanic stone (+ slideshow).

House 1014, Spain, by H Arquitectes

The most popular house of 2015 on Dezeen is located in the old Catalonian city of Granoller. Designed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes to slot in between two crumbling properties, the building features a windowless facade of red brick walls and timber screens, concealing secluded gardens and courtyards that divide the interior. Find out more about House 1014 »

E/C House, Portugal, by SAMI Arquitectos
An island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean is the setting for this concrete holiday home, which stands behind the crumbling basalt stone walls of a ruined farmhouse.
Designed by Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos, some windows of the new addition line up with the old structure but others don't, creating a complex double-layered exterior. Find out more about E/C House »

Nasu Tepee, Japan, by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

This tepee-inspired house was designed by architect Hiroshi Nakamura for a pair of clients seeking a retreat that would give them the feeling of living in the wilderness.
Located in a picturesque wood in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, the timber-framed structure is made up of several pyrami...