Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits
This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series providing visual inspiration for the home.
Built within a South African nature reserve, House of the Big Arch was designed by architecture collective Frankie Pappas to avoid existing trees.
Supported on an arch that gives the house its name is an outdoor patio that contains a circular brick hearth, an oven and a small pool.
Argentinian architect Alejandro Sticotti created a covered outdoor lounge and dining area alongside this house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.
Connected to the home's indoor, open-plan kitchen and dining room, the sheltered area contains a seating area with a timber-framed sofa and a dining table alongside an outdoor chiminea set against a wall.