American firms DeForest Architects and NB Design Group have created a dwelling in central Oregon with sliding panels that can either expose or conceal parts of the interior. More about High Desert Modern house in Oregon is designed to be "cool, calm and collected"
An irregular undulating roof tops this tree-house-inspired holiday home on stilts, built in a remote Chinese village by architecture studio Monoarchi. More about Treewow Retreat is a Chinese village house featuring a round freeform roof
The roof of this concrete house, by Felipe Assadi Arquitectos, doubles as a lookout point for residents to take in views of Chile's coastline. More about Viewing platform tops Felipe Assadi's Casa Cipolla on Chilean coast
Argentinian studio Bernardo Rosello Arquitectura has chosen all-white finishes for this home in Buenos Aires, which was designed for one person but will eventually be expanded to fit a family. More about Bernardo Rosello's minimal El Maitén house in Buenos Aires is almost entirely white
Architecture firm Alterstudio has raised the glazed living room of this house in Austin, Texas, to avoid the roots of an oak tree that grows close to the building. More about Alterstudio designs Austin residence around existing oak tree
Dark-stained cedar planks cover a series of volumes that are stepped and rotated down a slope in a Utah forest, forming a house for architect Chris Price and his family. More about Chris Price's black TreeHaus staggers down wooded hill in Utah
A ramped walkway and staircases lead like a "continuous drawing" through the stepped levels of this concrete house in Brazil, designed by Una Arquitetos, to end at a lush garden on its roof. More about Casa em Cotia in São Paulo features a snaking pond and a rooftop garden
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 about Off-Grid Guest House cantilevers over hillside with Pacific Ocean vistas
American studio Ro Rockett Design has completed a family retreat in the wilderness of Idaho, which sits on a stone base that is lifted to avoid flooding and capture the best views of the surrounding landscape. More about Ro Rockett Design lifts Teton Valley Residence on stone walls
Architecture firm Cadaval & Solà-Morales has used fallen and dead trees found around this house in Mexico to imprint its concrete exterior, which is painted black to help disguise it amongst the forest. More about Cadaval & Solà-Morales' Y-shaped Casa de la Roca hides in Mexican woodland
The City of Angels has long been associated with grand residences and over-the-top villas built for the glitterati. Here's a selection of lavish LA pads from the Dezeen archives. More about 10 Los Angeles mansions fit for the rich and famous
Phoenix studio Wendell Burnette Architects has completed a dwelling in central Arizona that follows the contours of its rugged desert site and provides vistas of the surrounding peaks. More about Wendell Burnette places Hidden Valley Desert House among forest of cacti
Brazilian firm Studio Arthur Casas has worked with a startup to create a highly flexible, prefabricated home that avoids the "negative surprises" typical in conventional projects. More about Studio Arthur Casas designs prefabricated home for SysHaus
American studio Tighe Architecture has created a sculptural residence on a tree-studded hillside in Los Angeles that is wrapped in plaster and large stretches of glass. More about Facets and curves form exterior of Hollywood Hills House by Tighe Architecture
California firm OPA has completed a house for the rolling desert landscape of Nevada, with slanted zinc-clad sections intended to appear as an extension of the terrain. More about Shapeshifter House by OPA emerges from Nevada site as a "desert mirage"
Two long volumes clad in local cypress and kinked at their centres form this house in rural Chile, by Ignacio Correa Arquitecto. More about Ignacio Correa crafts wooden Casa Camilo for family of farmers in Chile
American firm The Ranch Mine has overhauled and expanded a Phoenix residence, adding limestone cladding and generous terraces, and reorganising the home so it capitalises on views of the desert terrain. More about Red Rocks house by The Ranch Mine nestles into Arizona mountainside
Mexican architects AM30 Taller de Arquitectura and Stephane Arriola have completed a vacation home in Jalisco, using traditional materials and aiming to disturb the site as little as possible. More about Rural home in Jalisco by AM30 and Stephane Arriola clusters around a courtyard
Architecture studio Heusch has sought to create a continuous experience between the indoor and outdoor spaces of this overhauled mid-century residence, located high up in the Santa Monica Mountains. More about Heusch revamps Edwin Residence overlooking LA's Mulholland Drive
US firm Salmela Architect has completed its second commission for a family in Duluth, Minnesota: a single-storey residence overlooking Lake Superior that is dotted with geometric skylights. More about Cube-shaped skylights illuminate Deloia Residence by Salmela Architect