Outdoor space has "equal importance" to interiors in Villa Fifty-Fifty
Studioninedots has created a house in the Netherlands that is arranged as a patchwork of alternating courtyards and industrial low-lying pavilions. More
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French Broad House by Sanders Pace weaves through a Tennessee forest
Three pavilions topped with a metal roof form this house in the woods of Tennessee, designed by American firm Sanders Pace Architecture. More
House T by Suppose Design Office is a "cave-like" concrete house in downtown Tokyo
Architect Tanijiri Makoto of Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has created a monolithic concrete home for himself and his family in Tokyo, featuring dark living spaces that open onto a sheltered terrace. More
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After Party unveils characterful creek-side home in Lithuania
Vilnius-based studio After Party has completed a creek-side house in northern Lithuania featuring a pink kitchen, a planted roof and a terrace that slices through the building. More
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The Ranch Mine creates O-asis home in the Arizona desert
Architecture studio The Ranch Mine built a courtyard house for a musician in Arizona with white stucco walls and solar panels paired with a Tesla battery for power outages. More
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Viga Arquitectos overhauls 1970s home in Mexico City
Mexican firm Viga Arquitectos sought to lighten up the atmosphere in a concrete house by reconfiguring the layout, adding pale-toned finishes and incorporating more greenery. More
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Tropical plants fill indoor courtyard at Casa Las Vistas in Costa Rica
Design studios Zürcher Arquitectos and Taller KEN took cues from the lush forests around San José while designing this courtyard house. More
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Aretz Dürr Architektur adds geometric steel and glass extension to House B
Aretz Dürr Architektur has added a rational, double-height extension to a pitched-roof house in the town of Biberach an der Riss, Germany. More
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Mold Architects embeds cave-like house in hillside overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
Greek studio Mold Architects has completed a house on the island of Serifos that is partially submerged into a rocky hillside and features glazed openings that look straight out to sea. More
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Intervention Architecture opens up 1970s bungalow
Intervention Architecture has overhauled a 1970s bungalow in Birmingham, transforming an interior that once seemed small and cramped into one that feels bright and spacious. More
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V Taller creates fragmented layout for Casa Duraznos in Jalisco
Mexican firm V Taller drew upon hacienda architecture while designing a stucco-clad house filled with lush gardens and "unexpected encounters" at every turn. More
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Morrow + Lorraine completes Clifftops luxury lodges on England's Jurassic Coast
London studio Morrow + Lorraine has completed a group of five seaside holiday homes in Dorset, England, featuring stone dividing walls that resemble the irregular surface of the nearby cliff face. More
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The Lookout by Hybrid raised on stilts over a Seattle alleyway
US architecture firm Hybrid has designed and built a compact house along a back alley in Seattle, which is partially lifted off the ground to make way for parking. More
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Architect builds his own blackened pine-clad house in Chile
Architects Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler designed Casa SS in Canela, Chile, as a single-storey dwelling clad in charred pine just steps away from a dramatic coastline. More
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McGinlay Bell uses courtyards to bring light and views into House in Bearsden
McGinlay Bell has completed a house in a leafy Glasgow suburb featuring a sequence of rooms arranged around compact courtyards that allow the natural surroundings to permeate indoors. More
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Travertine walls enclose Casa ZTG in Guadalajara by 1540 Arquitectura
Mexican studio 1540 Arquitectura has created an inward-facing home for an older couple that features tall, marble-clad facades with limited openings. More
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Saket Sethi creates egg-shaped garden temple alongside rural Indian house
Indian architect Saket Sethi has completed the Sunoo Temple House on the outskirts of Mumbai with a rooftop garden and a private worship space that is designed to evoke a galaxy. More
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Adams+Collingwood Architects builds "inconspicuous" home in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
London studio Adams+Collingwood Architects has embedded a house within the hillside overlooking Salcombe Estuary in Devon, England, to lessen its impact of the surrounding countryside. More
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The Island is a nature-inspired Paris home designed around a courtyard garden
Local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard has converted a 19th-century house in Paris's La Défense into a contemporary home featuring a double-height dining room that looks onto a central courtyard. More
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Courtyards lie at heart of Yavia House in Mexico by Intersticial Arquitectura
A pair of courtyards are found within this inward-facing residence by Mexican firm Intersticial Arquitectura, which was designed for a young couple with two dogs. More
