This house in the Bavarian countryside by local office SoHo Architektur has a kinked facade that provides different views from the living spaces and a pitched roof that references vernacular farm buildings (+ slideshow). More about s_DenK house by SoHo Architektur has a kinked facade
A triple-height gallery housing a collection of prized paintings is concealed behind the wooden shingle facade of this house in Stuttgart by German architecture studio (se)arch (photos by Zooey Braun + slideshow). More about Stuttgart house by (se)arch with shingle-clad walls and a triple-height art gallery
This black house by German studios Fabian Evers Architecture and Wezel Architektur is raised up over a translucent base where the client's truck can be stored (+ slideshow). More about House Unimog stores a truck within its translucent base
A woodland landscape scene is hidden within a pattern of coloured polka dots on the exterior of this house extension in Moers, Germany, by Düsseldorf studio MCKNHM Architects (+ slideshow). More about CMYK House by MCKNHM Architects
German firm Archequipe has renovated a townhouse in Cologne's Deutz district with a gabled facade that steps back and forth to respect the boundaries of a neighbouring residence. More about Haus KLR renovation by Archequipe
The rounded forms of this house near Stuttgart by German studio J Mayer H conjure up images of a dinosaur's head with big eyes and bared teeth (+ slideshow). More about OLS House by J Mayer H
German studio Fabi Architekten has stacked a black building on top of a white building to create this house in the Bavarian countryside (+ slideshow). More about Black on White by Fabi Architekten
A square window protrudes from the gabled facade of this house in Germany by Stuttgart architects (se)arch (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun) More about Haus E17 in Metzingen by (se)arch
KHBT of London and Berlin has doubled the size a 1970s family house in Offenbach, Germany, by wrapping a timber-clad extension around the walls and over the roof (+ slideshow). More about Haus Bergé by KHBT
The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More about Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
This house in Cologne by SMO Architektur adopts two contradicting architectural theories: the open-plan lower floor references Le Corbusier's Plan Libre, while the multi-roomed upper floor follows the principles of Adolf Loos' Raumplan. More about Private House in Cologne by SMO Architektur
The square windows and mansard roof silhouette of this Bavarian townhouse by German architects SoHo Architektur are an echo of the building that formerly occupied the site (+ slideshow). More about KE 12 Townhouse by SoHo Architektur
This red concrete house outside Stuttgart by German firm Finckh Architekten has an oversized middle floor that cantilevers across the driveway (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Haus Ostfildern by Finckh Architekten
Slideshow: there are no horizontal crossbeams to interrupt the vertically striped wooden batons that clad this house outside Munich by German architects Titus Bernhard. More about House 11x11 by Titus Bernhard Architekten
Slideshow: the glazed walls of this pavilion-like house in southern Germany are sandwiched between a roof and plinth that mirror one another (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Haus D10 by Werner Sobek
A painted-timber skin that skirts around the top storey of this Hamburg house reveals the heights of staggered floors inside. More about Haus W by Kraus Schoenberg
German architects Christ Christ have added box-like rooms and an outdoor cinema to the roof of a house in Wiesbaden. More about House S by Christ Christ
A chunky timber shell wraps over the north facade and roof of a woodland retreat near Berlin by German architects Scheidt Kasprusch. More about Minimumhouse by Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten
Stuttgart architects (se)arch have completed a house in Germany with an exposed concrete base and cedar shingle-clad upper walls (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about House F11 by (se)arch
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More about House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects