American firm Feldman Architecture has created a cypress-clad, beachfront dwelling that is meant to balance "high design and a casual Californian aesthetic". More about Salvaged wood wraps Surf House in Santa Cruz by Feldman Architecture
The owners of design firm Working Holiday Studio have renovated their own mid-century residence by opening up the kitchen, adding skylights and filling the interior with contemporary decor. More about Los Angeles ranch house becomes Zen Den by Working Holiday Studio
American studio Feldman Architecture has completed matching structures for dining and working out in the verdant backyard of a northern California residence. More about Cedar slats wrap backyard pavilions by Feldman Architecture at Silicon Valley home
Reflecting pools, a small vineyard and an underground pub feature in this sprawling residence in northern California designed by American firm Olson Kundig. More about Low-lying pavilions form expansive California Meadow House by Olson Kundig
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler has transformed a 1950s beachfront cottage in Southern California into a bohemian retreat for herself and her family. More about Kelly Wearstler's Malibu Surf Shack is adorned with "rustic and raw" decor
A request for every room to have a view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains informed the layout of this Californian house by Faulkner Architects. More about Viewfinder House by Faulkner Architects faces vista of California's Pacific Crest
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes a roundup of houses that make the most of Lake Tahoe's scenery and sports opportunities. More about Five of the best houses near Lake Tahoe feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Lake Tahoe sits on the state line between California and Nevada and is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts year-round. We have rounded up five houses that make the most of the area's scenery and sports opportunities. More about Five of the best houses near Lake Tahoe in the US
Concrete, steel and glass define the exterior of this California holiday home by US firm Faulkner Architects hidden in the trees of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. More about Faulkner Architects tucks Forest House into wooded site near Lake Tahoe
Architect Gerhard Heusch has completed a subterranean extension for his own 15-year-old home that sits atop pilotis over a hillside in California. More about Heusch adds underground concrete office to Beverly Hills house
London designer James Whitaker's starburst-shaped shipping container house for Joshua Tree, California, has gone on sale for $3.5 million before construction has even started. More about Unbuilt shipping container house for Joshua Tree on sale for .5 million
This house at the bottom of Lookout Mountain volcano in Truckee, California has glass walls chosen by local studio Faulkner Architects to tint the interiors "the colour of cooling magma". More about Tinted glass bathes Lookout House by Faulkner Architects in red glow
Los Angeles design firm Working Holiday Studio has transformed a property in the California desert into a shoppable holiday home that "stands out" against its desolate landscape. More about White stucco Casa Mami by Working Holiday Studio contrasts California desert landscape
Design collective Framestudio has completed the renovation of this mid-century house near San Francisco, which was designed by architect Henry Hill in a boomerang shape around a swimming pool. More about Renovated Californian house Ridgewood pays homage to its "flamboyant" modernist architect
US studio Field Architecture has designed the dining room of this house in a suburb of Silicon Valley, California so it is open to the outdoors and frames an oak tree. More about Dawnridge House by Field Architecture splits in two around giant oak tree
Three gabled volumes form this residence that perches on a cliff in the Hollywood Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, designed by local practice Standard Architecture. More about Swimming pool cantilevers from Los Angeles residence by Standard Architecture
Long roofs extend from this cedar residence in California that architect Alec Petros designed for a client he met in a bookstore. More about Overhanging roofs shade outdoor areas of cedar-clad Seaside Reef House
This house in California's Silicon Valley, designed by local studios Pacific Peninsula Architecture and Leverone Design, is built with blocks of Texas split-cut limestone. More about Chunky limestone walls feature in California residence Atherton Contemporary
San Francisco firms Síol Studios and Levy Art and Architecture have updated this house in the city's Noe Valley neighbourhood with a gridded glass extension and two rooftop decks. More about Black gridded windows form Valley Street house extension in San Francisco
Designer Tomas Osinsk and Los Angeles film producer Chris Hanley have created a mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. More about Mirror-clad Invisible House reflects its desert surrounds