Apartments for three generations of the same family are stacked inside this multi-storey house in Seoul, which features brick cladding that is perforated to create screens in front of some of the windows. More about Sosu Architects completes brick-clad multi-generational house in Seoul
Argentinian firm Besonías Almeida has built a house in Buenos Aires around existing foliage, using board-formed concrete and dark laminated timber panels. More about Concrete house in Buenos Aires by Besonías Almeida fits among mature trees
Canadian firm Campos Studio has designed an angular one-bedroom annex for a home in Vancouver, creating more space for a three-generation family. More about Faceted roof folds over shingle-clad laneway house in Vancouver
The windows of this house in Cambridge, by architecture office Nilsson Pflugfelder, are carefully positioned and sized to prevent overlooking by neighbouring properties. More about Nilsson Pflugfelder's prefabricated wooden house is designed to maintain owners' privacy
Dismantling an existing property allowed design-and-construction firm Buildsense to reuse materials for this ranch-style home in North Carolina. More about North Carolina home by Buildsense reuses materials from previous building on site
Japanese architect Takashi Okuno designed this house with a U-shaped plan, to ensure every room has a view of the tree in the central courtyard. More about Hiiragi's House is a Japanese home arranged around a courtyard and old tree
Interior designer Susanna Cots employed a palette of natural materials to ensure the living spaces of this house in Spain's Empordà region complement the tones and textures of its surroundings. More about Oxygen house by Susanna Cots uses oak and stone to reference its natural setting
Dramatic cantilevers form ski-on terraces in this slope-side retreat in Squaw Valley, California, that was recently completed by Chicago-based architects Strawn+Sierralta. More about Californian ski chalet by Strawn+Sierralta draws inspiration from the slopes
The past year has seen many architects and designers unveil innovative ideas for space-saving housing, whether in the city or out in the wilderness. Here are some of the best examples to emerge, selected by editor Amy Frearson for our review of 2017. More about Dezeen's top 10 tiny homes of 2017
Canadian firms Hatem + D and Étienne Bernier Architecte have built a contemporary house in Quebec City, featuring a boxy black garage and a glass-fronted lounge. More about Oak Residence is a contemporary house in suburban Quebec City
A painted-brick fireplace separates areas for living and dining at this summer house designed by London-based architect Tina Bergman for a plot facing out towards the sea on Sweden's east coast. More about Hus Nilsson is a Swedish summer house with living spaces connected to a sea-facing terrace
Designer Tom Givone has overhauled a farmhouse in rural New York, with the addition of a glass-fronted extension overlooking a creek. More about Tom Givone's Floating Farmhouse features a glazed waterside kitchen
American firm Carney Logan Burke Architects has created a spacious home that responds to its picturesque setting at the foot of a mountain range. More about Stone fireplaces anchor Wyoming retreat by Carney Logan Burke
This family dwelling that American studio Go Logic designed for a dense waterfront neighbourhood features a green roof, two-toned cladding and a distinctive silhouette. More about Go Logic creates gable-roofed home for oceanfront site in Massachusetts
Double-height rolling shutters can open up or enclose this farmhouse in Pennsylvania that Cutler Anderson Architects designed for a rural property. More about Huge rolling shutters shade Pennsylvania farmhouse by Cutler Anderson Architects
Self-taught designer Tom Givone has extended a white house in rural America with a warped metal-clad addition that starkly contrasts the traditional architecture. More about Curvaceous extension by Tom Givone abuts farmhouse in Pennsylvania
One minute movies: Robert Konieczny has designed an ark-like house in Poland that can be completely closed up using a drawbridge and sliding walls. More about Drawbridge and sliding walls can close off house by Robert Konieczny
A pair of long volumes with pitched roofs form a T-shaped plan in this Malibu home by Welcome Projects, which combines two different characters in one building. More about Burlesque act informs Welcome Projects and Boyd Design's design for Shed House
Architect Verónica Arcos has used two layers of pine walls to create the angular shape of this house on the coast of Chile. More about Faceted house by Verónica Arcos sits in a Chilean forest clearing
The film made by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine about the occupant of Ryue Nishizawa's seminal Moriyama House is now available to watch on Dezeen in full – but only for a limited time! More about Watch Bêka & Lemoine's movie Moriyama-San, about the owner of Ryue Nishizawa's Moriyama House