A three-storey house made entirely of concrete has been set into the steep slope of the Eisack Valley in South Tyrol by local architect Andreas Gruber. More about Andreas Gruber embeds minimal concrete house into Tyrolean hillside
The timber structure of this house in Kyoto by Japanese studio Alphaville pokes through into the interior spaces, which were designed to optimise the dimensions of a narrow site. More about Timber frame projects into rooms and stairwell of Alphaville's compact Kyoto home
Taiwanese studio Atelier Boter has transformed the second level of a teak furniture shop into a home for its owner, adding a traditional tatami room that looks out onto an indoor garden. More about Atelier Boter creates home for a furniture designer above his shop in Taiwan
This Montreal residence by local architecture firm Architecture Microclimat has a front designed to fit in with the area's style, while a more sculptural rear facade features an overhanging upper storey. More about Architecture Microclimat builds minimal terrace house in traditional Montreal neighbourhood
The renovation of this Montreal townhouse by local firm Naturehumaine centres around a triple-height atrium that brings daylight into living spaces on all floors. More about Three-storey skylight illuminates Montreal row house by Naturehumaine
An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. More about Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool
A lot in Aspen was divided in half to make way for this white, slender home by US studio Rowland + Broughton, which is meant to bring "a sense of clarity and elegance to a traditionally ornate Victorian form". More about Game On home in Aspen by Rowland + Broughton takes cues from historic neighbours
London-based Trevor Horne Architects has completed a waterfront house in Ontario, referencing local barn structures through expansive spaces and a zinc-clad pitched roof. More about Farm buildings inform design of Canadian lakeside home by Trevor Horne Architects
Costa Rica is slowly gaining recognition for its contemporary architecture, so here are five residential projects that demonstrate the small Central American country's particular style of tropical modernism. More about Five of the best houses in Costa Rica on Dezeen
Los Angeles-based Studio William Hefner has built a local home that features abundant clerestory windows and an overhanging upper floor that shades terraces below. More about Glazing in jagged roof brightens Los Angeles home by Studio William Hefner
Faced with the difficult task of delivering a family house for less than €100,000, Portuguese architect José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira designed this cuboidal concrete property. More about Mami House is a "mini bunker" built for a couple on a very tight budget
Costa Rica studio Carazo Arquitectura has completed a concrete residence that sprawls across the summit of a hill and steps down the slope into a canopy of vegetation. More about Grove of trees shades hillside Costa Rican house by Carazo Arquitectura
Large windows are slotted in between concrete and timber-clad floorplates to form this polygonal house in the Swiss town of Möhlin, designed by Basel-based architect Jan Skuratowski. More about Jan Skuratowski's "pavilion-like" House M features large window walls
Evelop Arquitectura has created a white hillside house where glazing fully opens onto lavender bushes and a verdant garden, against the backdrop of central Mexico's rolling terrain. More about Glazing surrounds white house by Evelop Arquitectura to provide vistas of Mexican dale
Maryland-based GriD Architects has taken cues from vernacular Appalachian houses and local rock formations to create this West Virginia home on a forested hillside. More about West Virginia home by GriD Architects perches above Potomac River
Glass doors are set into arched frames resembling a colonnade in this extension to a Victorian-era house in Birmingham, England, which Intervention Architecture designed for a choir singer. More about Colonnade-like glazing fronts Birmingham house extension by Intervention Architecture
Texas architecture firm Dick Clark + Associates has completed a home in the state's capital Austin, modifying a half-built spec house to suit the new owners' needs. More about Gabled home in Austin by Dick Clark + Associates references surrounding properties
Two timber-clad villas – one dark and the other silvery grey – balance over a steep hillside on the Swedish island of Lidingö, in these intricately rendered visuals of the project by Ström Architects. More about Ström Architects reveals hyper-realistic renderings for pair of Swedish island villas
Architecture firm Snøhetta has unveiled a prefabricated cabin with a twisted roof that offers protection in harsh weather conditions. More about Snøhetta's prefab Gapahuk cabin references a traditional Norwegian mountain shelter
This metal-clad rural dwelling in the American West by Rowland + Broughton is designed to tread lightly on the earth and to provide expansive views of the landscape. More about Rowland + Broughton nestles rectilinear Black Magic house into mountainous Colorado site