Rural Idaho home by Olson Kundig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty
An entire glass wall swings upward to open this spacious retreat to the landscape of the American West – one of several inventive features incorporated by US firm Olson Kundig. More
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In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina
American firm In Situ Studio has overhauled a mid-century modern dwelling in Raleigh, North Carolina, that had been "haphazardly chopped up" over the years. More
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Hawaii house designed as a mini village by De Reus Architects
A series of steep-roofed pavilions linked by gardens and external corridors make up this home by De Reus Architects on Hawaii's Big Island. More
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Cary Tamarkin constructs Island Creek home in the Hamptons with local materials
New York City architect-developer Cary Tamarkin has built a modernist home in the Hamptons using locally sourced wood and stone, to match the area's historic architecture. More
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Branch Studio uses rammed earth to build Melbourne house extension
This moody Melbourne house extension by local studio Branch Studio Architects features dark rammed-charcoal walls, window nooks and an outdoor bathtub. More
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Andrew Burges' Sydney house pairs pale brickwork with blackened wood
Pale brickwork lines the living areas of this Sydney house by local studio Andrew Burges Architects, while the bedrooms are located in blackened wood volumes on top. More
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Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses
Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario's Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area's traditional barns and farmhouses. More
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Leroy Street Studio updates traditional New England architecture for harbour-side Cove House
A harbour view is framed through the gap between the two sides of this house in Massachusetts by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More
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Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. More
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The Ranch Mine modernises mission-style architecture for Canal House in Phoenix
Phoenix architecture studio The Ranch Mine based this canal-side home on the missions built in the American West over 200 years ago. More
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Modest holiday retreat by David Cervera nestles among the palms in Mexico
A natural finish made from tree sap covers this compact summer house on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, which has plenty of hammocks for relaxing in the shade. More
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Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules
Plants and trees sprout from the modular units that make up this timber-framed high-rise, proposed by architecture firm Penda for Toronto. More
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Glass box defines extension with basement pool for Victorian home in south London
British studio Guarnieri Architects has added a glazed box containing a swimming pool, hot tub and steam room to the rear of a Victorian terrace in Clapham Common, south London. More
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Kengo Kuma uses "borrowed scenery" to infuse nature into Suteki House
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has used an ancient East Asian landscaping principle to inform the design of this house outside Portland, Oregon. More
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Works Progress Architecture tops Portland apartment building with zigzagging roof
US firm Works Progress Architecture has created a residential building in Portland with gabled roofs, which help it stand out from the conventional boxy structures that are emerging in the Oregon city. More
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Lot-Ek uses shipping containers to overhaul Brooklyn carriage house
American studio Lot-Ek has used brightly painted, metal cargo containers to create a vertical enclosure and a rooftop penthouse for an urban residence owned by a creative couple in New York. More
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Cohta Asano builds his new Fukushima home as a cluster of nine cuboids
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan was the first in a series of grave events that prompted Fukushima-based architect Cohta Asano to develop the complex design for his new home. More
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Grace Quah's Bartlett graduation project is a feminist film featuring homes that perform domestic chores
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Grace Quah has produced a feminist film featuring a conceptual housing estate where appliances become the architecture, reducing the amount of unpaid domestic labour women are required to carry out. More
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Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture
The cosy feel of classic Scandinavian cottages is referenced in the interior of this summer house near the Belarusian village of Raubichi, which is clad entirely in larch and cedar. More
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Plywood-lined bedrooms feature in London loft conversion by Widger Architecture
Behind a charred larch exterior, this London loft extension contains a pair of plywood-lined bedrooms that double up as quiet study spaces. More