The owner of a construction company in Houston has collaborated with Seattle architects Suyama Peterson Deguchi to create a Japanese-influenced home that she built for herself. More about Houston contractor builds her own charred-timber residence designed by Suyama Peterson Deguchi
This home at the foot of Wyoming's Teton Mountains by local architects Dynia is organised in relation to the scale of the surrounding landscape. More about Dynia completes house facing a Wyoming mountain range
Screens made from black-painted wooden shipping pallets allow light to filter into this family house in Denver, Colorado, designed by local studio Meridian 105 Architecture. More about Meridian 105's Denver house features screens and shutters made of black wooden pallets
An off-centre pitched roof tops this house in Los Angeles' Venice Beach, which was designed by local studio Electric Bowery to include outdoor kitchen, living and dining areas. More about Venice Beach house by Electric Bowery features askew pitched roof and outdoor lounge
This cedar-clad villa in the Hamptons designed by New York City architects Leroy Street Studio is raised on timber pilotis to anticipate flooding. More about Leroy Street Studio lifts Hamptons house above the water on stilts
Los Angeles-based Studio William Hefner has taken cues from Californian modernism to complete this house for an art collector that overlooks Beverly Hills. More about Studio William Hefner completes modernist Beverly Hills house for an art collector
This rural home designed by Austin-based Dick Clark + Associates features walls made of concrete and glass, and deep roof overhangs that mitigate exposure to harsh sunlight. More about Low-lying residence by Dick Clark stretches across a Texas prairie
US studio Edmonds + Lee Architects has used voids, large windows and white-washed interiors to open up this San Francisco property, breaking away from the tightly packed "pancake-style" layout of its neighbours. More about Edmonds + Lee breaks tradition for gallery-like Remember House in San Francisco
California architect Lloyd Russell and developer Surfside Projects have teamed up to create a low-slung residence in a coastal California town, which takes cues from mid-century modern architecture. More about Southern California beach home features angled roof with crescent cutout
On this Fourth of July, we're rounding up some of the best holiday homes in the US to enjoy the vacation, including a woodsy hideaway, a lakeside retreat and a cabin with mid-century modern style. More about 10 holiday homes that celebrate the American landscape
To satisfy the conflicting tastes of a husband and wife, New York-based architect Marica McKeel merged contemporary and traditional styles in this spacious South Carolina residence. More about Grey brick, stucco and warm timber wrap South Carolina home by Marica McKeel
Austin-based North Arrow Studio has raised this glazed house on stilts to offer its residents elevated views over tree tops in rural Texas, using the iconic Farnsworth House as a reference. More about North Arrow Studio's Texas woodland residence takes cues from Mies van der Rohe
American design-build firm Go Logic has created a range of factory-made dwellings that were designed using passive house standards and can be constructed onsite in less than two weeks. More about Go Logic launches line of prefab homes with New England aesthetic
Casey Hughes Architects has renovated and extended a 1950s house in Los Angeles, adding a tall metal-clad volume featuring a pair of high windows. More about Casey Hughes Architects adds twin-peaked extension to refurbished LA home
A Japanese-style reading nook and a sculptural wooden staircase feature in this 1970s Los Angeles house, which has been overhauled by local studio Dan Brunn Architecture to "pay homage" to its original architect Frank Gehry. More about Dan Brunn renovates Frank Gehry-designed LA house for an illustrator
American studio BarberMcMurry Architects used ample glazing and a see-through carport to help strengthen this Knoxville home's connection to the scenic landscape. More about BarberMcMurry orients Tennessee home towards unobstructed river views
Next in our series spotlighting residential architecture from each US state is Florida, where lavish waterfront villas designed for tropical living include a house built around its own lagoon and a home with a waterslide. More about Five of the best houses in Florida on Dezeen
South African firm SAOTA has built its first project in Miami Beach: an expansive, waterfront home that boasts a basketball court and a waterslide. More about Miami Beach residence by SAOTA takes indoor-outdoor living to the extreme
The founders of US firm Edmonds + Lee Architects designed this urban dwelling for themselves, including a bright white facade, a slanted roof and retractable glass walls. More about Edmonds + Lee creates white Switchback House for sloped street in San Francisco
Studio MK27 has completed a luxurious Miami Beach residence, featuring a natural swimming pool where residents can swim with fish, and a bridge walkway that snakes over the top. More about Studio MK27 completes Pine Tree Drive house at Miami Beach with its own private lagoon