This multi-level dwelling by Californian firm John Maniscalco Architecture rises high above a San Francisco street, enabling the homeowners to enjoy ample natural light and expansive views. More
Tiered gardens, a plunge pool and a triangular loft are among the features that US studio Feldman Architecture has included in the overhaul of a 1960s house in San Francisco. More
Stacked boxes wrapped in terracotta and glass make up this house near San Francisco, which US studio EYRC Architects has designed to serve as a "tranquil retreat from urban life" for an entrepreneur. More
American firm Feldman Architecture has nestled this cedar-clad residence on a hilly California meadow, and topped it with a green roof to act as "an extension of the surrounding prairie". More
California studio SPF Architects has wrapped the top level of this three-winged residence in Bel Air with glazing to provide ample sunlight and views of its hilly surrounds in Los Angeles. More
Stacked volumes made of steel, concrete, wood and glass form this family home in California, which architecture firm Shubin Donaldson created for an industrial designer. More
This house in Los Angeles by US architecture firm FreelandBuck comprises a series of volumes with steeply pitched tops, which draw on the roofscape of its neighbour. More
American studio Walker Warner Architects has created an auxiliary dwelling for a northern California residence that consists of gabled volumes wrapped in reclaimed wood. More
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More
American firm Craig Steely Architecture has encircled this California dwelling with a curvy wall, which keeps views focused upward rather than outward. More
Angled walls, slender windows, and a Le Corbusier-influenced roof deck break up the chunky white volumes of this residence, which architecture studio Urban Operations has built into a hill in Los Angeles. More
Pivoting doors, bulbous, stuccoed walls and a "cheeky window" are among the details that American architecture studio Dash Marshall has included in the overhaul of this Californian farmhouse. More
Modernist buildings bathed in moonlight are the subject of Australian photographer Tom Blachford's updated image series, which goes on show in New York this week. More
American studio Field Architecture has taken cues from the vernacular architecture of Napa Valley for this gabled residence, which is clad in western red cedar and surrounded by grape vines. More
The Sea Ranch community in Northern California will be spotlighted in a forthcoming SFMOMA exhibition. We've rounded up five residences on the coastal site that demonstrate why the 1960s development remains a holiday hotspot today. More
American firm Dumican Mosey Architects has transformed an old industrial building in San Francisco into a home, gallery and studio for a contemporary artist and her family. More
San Francisco firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has divided this holiday home at the Sea Ranch community in California into two cedar-clad volumes, which face out in different directions to overlook the rugged coastline. More
US architecture firm FreelandBuck has completed a multi-level Los Angeles home with off-kilter volumes, curved internal walls and a rentable guest house sandwiched in the middle. More
American studio Anacapa Architecture has designed a low-slung home in central California, with light-filled rooms that open onto a backyard with a fire pit and an outdoor shower. More
US studios Anacapa Architecture and Willson Design have created a concrete-and-glass dwelling for a coastal property in California, with a bevy of sustainable features that minimise the building's impact on the environment. More
