Patterned brick walls define this Arizona home by A-I-R Architects, providing residents with a variety of indoor and outdoor living spaces amongst the desert landscape. More about A-I-R creates oasis around central living spaces at Arizona desert house
North Carolina is the next US state we're featuring in our ongoing series of American residential architecture roundups. Our top five houses in the region include a renovated mid-century residence and a stacked-volume home overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. More about Five of the best houses in North Carolina on Dezeen
American firm Samsel Architects has built an L-shaped home for couple and their in-laws on a farm in North Carolina, using the area's rural vernacular architecture to inform the design. More about Samsel Architects builds house around ancient oak tree in North Carolina
US firm Jensen Architects has revamped a Victorian home in San Francisco with perforated aluminium panels across the back and minimalist interiors to match. More about Jensen Architects adds contemporary rear facade and pared-down interiors to historic San Francisco house
This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. More about Artist's retreat in West Virginia sits above a limestone quarry
It's over to New Jersey for the next instalment in our series of roundups of houses from each US state. Our selection ranges from a beach retreat on the Jersey Shore to a contemporary suburban home in Princeton. More about Five of the best houses in New Jersey on Dezeen
For a narrow plot in Dallas, local studio Wernerfield has created a home for a young couple that consists of off-white bars situated around a single yard. More about Wernerfield organises slender Dallas residence around pool terrace and garden
American firm Specht Architects has built a cedar-clad house on New Jersey's Long Beach Island that is raised above the sand on stilts. More about Specht Architects constructs lofty Beach Haven Residence in New Jersey
Richly toned wood is paired with stucco-covered concrete to form the walls of this contemporary country house in Missouri, designed by American firm Kem Studio. More about Kem Studio wraps lakeside Missouri residence in cypress and white stucco
New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. More about Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow
New Jersey architecture firm Jeff Jordan Architects has renovated a mid-century home in the Hudson Valley with a fully glazed wall, white flooring and cedar walls. More about Jeff Jordan Architects updates mid-century home with floor-to-ceiling windows
A spacious home in the Hamptons, New York, by Leroy Street Studio features wooden screens that soften the building's appearance and provide a "gauzy translucence" at night. More about Lights glow through slatted teak facades of Hamptons home by Leroy Street Studio
A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. More about Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island on sale for .9 million
US firm Carney Logan Burke Architects has used reclaimed wood to build this gambrel-roofed dwelling, which sits on a remote site and looks toward a mountain range in the American West. More about Carney Logan Burke creates barn-shaped guest house in rural Wyoming
Strict building codes and environmental controls dictated the layout of this oceanfront house in Delaware by American architect Robert Gurney. More about Sea Del House by Robert Gurney faces the beach in Delaware
Sited by Michigan's Higgins Lake, this long wooden residence by Jeff Jordan Architects can accommodate up to 20 people despite its restricted footprint. More about Higgins Lake House by Jeff Jordan Architects sleeps up to 20 guests
Flood danger and a footprint restriction led to the elevated cube-like design of this Hamptons house by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More about Cube House by Leroy Street Studio is a family beach retreat in the Hamptons
The renovation of this Brooklyn row house by local firm Bostudio Architecture involved recladding the property in grey fibre-cement board and reworking its internal layout. More about Bostudio updates Sunset Park Row House with fibre-cement cladding and open layout
San Francisco studio Natoma Architects has completed a family residence that consists of intersecting volumes, with connections between its planes of concrete and glass designed to look as minimal as possible. More about Materials meet seamlessly "like an iPhone" at northern California home by Natoma Architects
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 about Rural Idaho home by Olson Kundig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty