Seattle firm Coates Design has completed a home in Washington's Cascade mountain range that serves as a hub for members of a large extended family. More about Steel beams support dramatic roof overhangs at Washington state retreat by Coates Design
The sculptural facade of this house in the Indian city of Belgaum comprises staggered blocks containing rooms that extend out from a central plant-filled courtyard. More about Anahata's pared-back house in western India features facade designed as "a piece of art"
Mexican firm Intersticial Arquitectura has built a home on the outskirts of Querétaro, using local materials such as light-coloured bricks, rough masonry blocks, and an exposed concrete frame. More about Intersticial Arquitectura emphasises local materials in Mexican home
HBRA Architects drew inspiration from historic Chicago residences by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and Henry Hobson Richardson while conceiving this contemporary urban residence in the city's Lincoln Park neighbourhood. More about Patchwork of stone, brick and glass fronts Chicago townhouse by HBRA Architects
Dezeen is giving away five copies of The Japanese House Reinvented by Philip Jodidio, a book featuring 50 houses that highlight Japan's current residential trends. More about Competition: win a book showcasing 50 new Japanese houses
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed a house in Hiroshima, featuring a circular concrete and wood path that loops through both the building and the garden. More about House in Mukainada is a Hiroshima home that straddles a circular path
This single-storey dwelling was designed by US studio Klopf Architecture to have a quiet presence, out of respect for neighbouring buildings and the natural context. More about Northern California home by Klopf Architecture designed to keep a low-profile
A large window is set at the apex of the steeply inclined roof of this house by Chvoya in western Russia to offer its residents views out across a nearby bay. More about House with steeply pitched roof by Chvoya offers vantage point over a Russian bay
Tokyo-based Arii Irie Architects has added a series of corrugated-metal blocks to a 1980s house in central Japan, and used wooden beams and angular windows to prop up their mono-pitched roofs. More about Arii Irie Architects uses angled windows and tilted roofs for Japanese house extension
An angular, blackened wood structure sits atop two concrete blocks to form this house in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, designed by Cubo Design Architect. More about Cubo Design Architect pairs blackened wood with concrete for house in coastal Japanese city
Chilean firm Studio Cáceres Lazo (SCL) has balanced a glass and concrete residence on a hillside outside Santiago, facing out towards the rolling countryside. More about Studio Cáceres Lazo nestles home into Chilean valley to offer sweeping views
This cluster of holiday apartments by IDMM Architects in South Korea's Gangwon region feature angular concrete and glass volumes that thrust outwards from a sloping site to ensure optimal views. More about Concrete volumes cantilever and twist to provide mountain views from South Korean holiday resort
Stone, brick and wood introduce subtle textures to this house near Cape Town, which was designed by architect Jan Sofka to resemble a Japanese home spotted on Dezeen. More about Jan Sofka takes cues from Japanese home for rural residence near Cape Town
Chilean architect Gonzalo Claro has renovated a family home in Santiago, reducing the ground floor footprint but adding a level for bedrooms. More about Gonzalo Claro hides rooftop extension of Chilean house behind dark waterproof membrane
Architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama arranged this house in the forest near Karuizawa around five courtyards to provide views of vegetation both inside and outside the building. More about House in a Japanese forest features secluded courtyards framing views of trees and sky
One of the best-known projects of SANAA co-founder Ryue Nishizawa has been recreated inside London's Barbican as part of an exhibition about Japanese housing, along with a charred timber teahouse by Terunobu Fujimori. More about Full-size houses by Ryue Nishizawa and Terunobu Fujimori built inside Japanese House exhibition at Barbican
A trio of courtyards covered in cobbles and surrounded by glass break up this London home, which has cedar-lined walls that reference the old timber store it replaces. More about De Rosee Sa uses cobbled courtyards to bring light into west London house
Texas studio Tim Cuppett Architects has created a family dwelling with a "camp-like aesthetic", which features a pool terrace, a large screened porch and a material palette influenced by the natural landscape. More about Tim Cuppett designs Austin hillside home to be both modern and rustic
São Paulo firm AMZ Arquitetos has built a home in the city that expands onto a verdant lawn, while a series of planted spaces open to the sky continue the greenery through the property. More about Plant-filled courtyards create natural enclaves in Brazilian home by AMZ Arquitetos
This board-marked concrete holiday house by Luciano Kruk steps over a sand dune in a coastal town near Buenos Aires, offering its summer residents views of a pine and acacia forest beyond. More about Luciano Kruk staggers board-marked concrete holiday home across sandy dune