A revamped ruin in rural Girona and a 12-storey block on a compact plot in Mumbai are among the top five houses to turn Dezeen readers' heads this month.
Also featured on the list are a sculptural home in Perth, a stilted "micro-chalet" in Québec and a buff-brick residence in London.
The roundup is the latest in our Houses of the month series, in which we spotlight the five most popular residences featured on Dezeen every month.
Read on to discover Dezeen readers' favourites from August 2024:

Photo by Jacob Nedumchira / Photographix India
Sarvasva, India, by Spasm Design
Towering upwards from a dense plot in Mumbai, Sarvasva is a 12-storey house punctured by terraces with black railings and greenery.
Its architect Spasm Design encased the concrete structure in terracotta panels to set it apart from what the studio described as a "boring vertical neighbourhood". Find out more about Sarvasva ?

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Casa 1627, Spain, by H Arquitectes
H Arquitectes salvaged the crumbling ruins of an old farmhouse in Girona to create Casa 1627.
Organised around a double-height kitchen and dining space, the home marries old cyclopean masonry with clean-cut concrete additions.
Find out more about Casa 1627 ?

Photo by Raphaël Thibodeau
La Cime, Canada, by Naturehumaine
In Québec, Naturehumaine elevated a woodland "micro-chalet" on stilts to give its occupants the feeling they are sitting within a tree canopy.
"Wishing to create a unique sens...