This board-marked concrete holiday house by Luciano Kruk steps over a sand dune in a coastal town near Buenos Aires, offering its summer residents views of a pine and acacia forest beyond. More about Luciano Kruk staggers board-marked concrete holiday home across sandy dune
Positioned at the base of a dormant volcano on Japan's Hokkaido Island, this simple gabled holiday home by Florian Busch Architects is perfectly positioned for skiers. More about Stripped-back holiday chalet by Florian Busch is set at the foot of Mount Yōtei in Japan
More than 20 Italian companies produced custom furniture for the Casa Flora holiday apartment, which aims to bring contemporary design to the canals of Venice. More about Hallmarks of traditional Venice reinvented in Casa Flora holiday flat by Diego Paccagnella
When transforming this skinny Tel Aviv apartment into a family holiday home, Yael Perry opted for bright white colour palette to make the space seem bigger. More about Yael Perry washes skinny Tel Aviv apartment in an all-white colour palette
Stone walls extend past the four volumes of this holiday home for an elderly couple near Seoul, designed by local studio OBBA to disguise when the residents are away. More about OBBA designs stone-walled holiday bungalow in rural Seoul for an elderly couple
Architect José Almeida has partially demolished a late 19th-century property in northern Portugal, and used the rubble to create holiday accommodation where guests can bathe in a former wine press. More about José Almeida transforms stone villa in rural Portugal into holiday house
Stilts elevate this small winter cabin by Delordinaire above a snow-laden slope in Quebec, sheltering beneath its base an outdoor living space with a warming stove. More about Delordinaire raises High House above snowy Quebec countryside to protect an outdoor lounge
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a remote vacation home in Nova Scotia for an urban couple, with floor-to-ceiling windows that provide sweeping views of the sea. More about Omar Gandhi Architect perches glass-walled cabin on rocky cliff in Nova Scotia
American firm Blaze Makoid Architecture has used blackened wood, glass and stone to create a rectilinear, multi-level holiday home near Lake Tahoe that looks toward a mountain range. More about Californian home by Blaze Makoid steps down a forested hillside
This country retreat by American firm Hariri & Hariri Architecture consists of interlocking volumes clad in ipe and stone and an infinity pool overlooking the verdant, rolling terrain. More about Slanted wooden walls form holiday home in upstate New York by Hariri & Hariri
American firm Studio MM Architect has created a modern holiday dwelling for a forested site in upstate New York, which features a giant front door and a garage for its car-lover owner. More about Studio MM clads Hudson Valley hillside cabin in blackened wood
Wyoming firm Dynia Architects has completed a holiday home in Jackson, nestling its L-shaped form into the region's mountainous landscape. More about Gros Ventre house by Dynia sits among rugged Wyoming terrain
This holiday home on the West Dorset coast is made up of four irregular larch-clad blocks, and was designed by AR Design Studio to replace a house destroyed in a landslide. More about AR Design Studio replaces landslide-damaged holiday home with cluster of larch-clad blocks
A broad roof terrace with sunken seating areas disguises this holiday home by BCHO Architects, which nestles into the mountainous terrain of its plot in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. More about BCHO Architects embeds house with roof terrace into South Korean mountainside
Cadaval & Sola-Morales has used stone walls, a swooping concrete roof and large expanses of glazing to frame mountain views from this weekend retreat outside Mexcio City. More about Stone and concrete retreat stands at the foot of Mexican mountain range
This vacation home in Ontario was built for a family transitioning back to Canada after a prolonged stay in the UK, and features an all-white exterior designed to contrast and complement its surroundings in different seasons. More about Superkül nestles all-white vacation home into Canadian landscape
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has overhauled a pair of Airbnb apartments in Tokyo, giving one a suspended table and wood-lined walls, and the other dark plasterwork and plush grey carpet. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Nook Architects has converted a Barcelona block into a bed and breakfast, featuring vibrant blue tiles and cobalt-hued paintwork. More about Patterned tiles define rooms in Barcelona bed and breakfast by Nook Architects
Spanish architect Marc Mogas created this prefabricated cottage in Spain's Pyrenees mountains as a cost-effective summer retreat. More about Marc Mogas slots prefab summer home into wooded slope in the Pyrenees
American firm Lang Architecture has designed and developed a collection of light-filled vacation cabins in upstate New York, which take cues from Scandinavian and mid-century modern design. More about Lang Architecture builds modern holiday homes in New York countryside