Strict building codes and environmental controls dictated the layout of this oceanfront house in Delaware by American architect Robert Gurney. More about Sea Del House by Robert Gurney faces the beach in Delaware
To build the walls of this house in Mexico City, architecture firm ASP Arquitectura Sergio Portillo took soil excavated from the site and turned it into blocks. More about ASP constructs Cumbres House using compressed earth blocks formed on-site
Sited by Michigan's Higgins Lake, this long wooden residence by Jeff Jordan Architects can accommodate up to 20 people despite its restricted footprint. More about Higgins Lake House by Jeff Jordan Architects sleeps up to 20 guests
Overlooking the coastal city of Halifax, Canada, this hilltop house by architect Omar Gandhi is made up of black cuboids stacked at slightly different angles to offer a variety of views. More about Omar Gandhi's Fyren house is a hilltop beacon above Halifax
Flood danger and a footprint restriction led to the elevated cube-like design of this Hamptons house by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More about Cube House by Leroy Street Studio is a family beach retreat in the Hamptons
The renovation of this Brooklyn row house by local firm Bostudio Architecture involved recladding the property in grey fibre-cement board and reworking its internal layout. More about Bostudio updates Sunset Park Row House with fibre-cement cladding and open layout
San Francisco studio Natoma Architects has completed a family residence that consists of intersecting volumes, with connections between its planes of concrete and glass designed to look as minimal as possible. More about Materials meet seamlessly "like an iPhone" at northern California home by Natoma Architects
An entire glass wall swings upward to open this spacious retreat to the landscape of the American West – one of several inventive features incorporated by US firm Olson Kundig. More about Rural Idaho home by Olson Kundig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty
American firm In Situ Studio has overhauled a mid-century modern dwelling in Raleigh, North Carolina, that had been "haphazardly chopped up" over the years. More about In Situ Studio revives mid-century modern home in North Carolina
A series of steep-roofed pavilions linked by gardens and external corridors make up this home by De Reus Architects on Hawaii's Big Island. More about Hawaii house designed as a mini village by De Reus Architects
New York City architect-developer Cary Tamarkin has built a modernist home in the Hamptons using locally sourced wood and stone, to match the area's historic architecture. More about Cary Tamarkin constructs Island Creek home in the Hamptons with local materials
This moody Melbourne house extension by local studio Branch Studio Architects features dark rammed-charcoal walls, window nooks and an outdoor bathtub. More about Branch Studio uses rammed earth to build Melbourne house extension
Toronto firm Studio AC has transformed a cramped local residence into a light-filled, spacious interior with natural stone and pale wood throughout. More about StudioAC renovates Toronto home to mimic owner's former New York apartment
Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario's Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area's traditional barns and farmhouses. More about Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses
A harbour view is framed through the gap between the two sides of this house in Massachusetts by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. More about Leroy Street Studio updates traditional New England architecture for harbour-side Cove House
This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. More about Phoenix House sits at the base of the world's most active volcano
Phoenix architecture studio The Ranch Mine based this canal-side home on the missions built in the American West over 200 years ago. More about The Ranch Mine modernises mission-style architecture for Canal House in Phoenix
A natural finish made from tree sap covers this compact summer house on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, which has plenty of hammocks for relaxing in the shade. More about Modest holiday retreat by David Cervera nestles among the palms in Mexico
British studio Guarnieri Architects has added a glazed box containing a swimming pool, hot tub and steam room to the rear of a Victorian terrace in Clapham Common, south London. More about Glass box defines extension with basement pool for Victorian home in south London
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has used an ancient East Asian landscaping principle to inform the design of this house outside Portland, Oregon. More about Kengo Kuma uses "borrowed scenery" to infuse nature into Suteki House