Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. More about Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay
US studio Jensen Architects has updated and expanded a mid-century residence on the Stanford University campus that belongs to David Kelley, who helped start the global design firm IDEO. More about Jensen Architects revamps Stanford Residence in California for IDEO co-founder
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views. More about 4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
Caleb Johnson Studio has created a timber-clad family home in Otisfield, Maine that has no primary bedroom in order to "reinforce familial bonds". More about Caleb Johnson Studio clads Pieri Pines lake house in Maine with local cedar
US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. More about Fuse Architects renovates pyramidal 1960s coastal house in California
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye has wrapped a Hamptons cottage in thin wooden slats based on those used in local, traditional buildings for lighting and ventilation. More about Repurposed wooden slats cover Hamptons residence by Birdseye
US studio Jensen Architects has created a tall hillside home featuring expansive views and an elevator that will enable the owners to stay in the home as they age. More about "Shifting volumes" make up Cole Valley Residence in San Francisco by Jensen Architects
No Architecture arranged pavilions around a hexagonal courtyard to form a family nature retreat in rural Massachusetts that "reinterprets and expands on the glass house typology". More about No Architecture arranges Flower House in the Berkshires around hexagonal courtyard
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Kate Treggiden's opinion piece on solar and renewable energy and other top architecture and design stories. More about "People should start living differently" says commenter
Zinc cladding and large stretches of glass feature in a holiday home bridging a creek that was remodelled and enlarged by American studio Fougeron Architecture. More about Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture spans a California creek
American architecture studio Lake Flato has created a ranch house from rammed earth in the desert grasslands of Texas named Marfa Ranch. More about Lake Flato Architects creates rammed-earth ranch house in Marfa
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye referenced a nearby barn to develop the detailing of this all-black country retreat on the shores of Lake Champlain. More about Birdseye references Vermont farmhouses with all-black cottage on Lake Champlain
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More about Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
North River Architecture designed Gallatin Passive House as an extension to an 18th-century farm in upstate New York, repurposing the existing barn as a double-height play space for the owner's three children. More about North River Architecture adds Passive House-certified home to heritage farm
There are practically no doors in this Hawaii retreat by Craig Steely Architecture that has a triangular inner courtyard, massive skylight and a cantilevered roof. More about Craig Steely Architecture tops Musubi house in Hawaii with dramatic roof
Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. More about Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners
Non-combustible materials form the exterior of a cabin near Lake Tahoe that was designed by US studio Faulkner Architects to withstand wildfires and serve as a "base camp" for an active family. More about Wildfires influence design of Campout House in northern California
Architecture studio SAW incorporated curved elements and multiple staircases in its renovation of a 1930s dwelling that is meant to reconsider the "notion of groundedness". More about SAW revamps Spanish-style Wraparound House in San Francisco
A cluster of gabled pavilions clad in grey panels and golden-toned cedar form a Michigan home for a creative family designed by architecture firm Iannuzzi Studio. More about Harry Potter books influence design of Briarcliff house by Iannuzzi Studio
Seattle architecture studio Heliotrope has completed a cedar-clad family home that prioritises views of the Puget Sound and privacy from the street. More about Fauntleroy Residence by Heliotrope is a "private oasis" in Seattle