This house in San Francisco by local firm IwamotoScott has an angular facade made up of wooden elements, and a layout organised around a central staircase illuminated by a light well. More about IwamotoScott organises San Francisco home around light-filled stairwell
During the renovation of this Montreal home, local firm L McComber Architects reinterpreted its mock-Tudor facades with an expansion that echoes the architectural style. More about L McComber Architects gives contemporary update to Tudor-style home in Montreal
American studio TakaTina has created a stark family home on the outskirts of Tokyo, featuring bright white interiors inspired by the client's previous Brooklyn loft apartment and an inky black exterior. More about Black corrugated metal encases loft-inspired Tokyo house by TakaTina
British artist Grayson Perry is working with London-based architects Apparata on an affordable housing scheme with integrated studios for artists in Barking, east London. More about Grayson Perry and Apparata team up to create A House for Artists in east London
Limestone louvres and boxy windows cover the angled walls of this home outside Seoul, which was designed by local studio Poly.m.ur to house three generations of the same family. More about Stone fins cover slanted walls of mountainside house near Seoul
Reclaimed brick walls help this home of modest proportions blend with its historic context in London's Clerkenwell, where it stands on top of a former 19th-century prison. More about Coffey Architects sets small brick home atop Victorian prison vaults in London
New York firm SO-IL has built a prototype house at the MINI Living space in Milan, featuring a white mesh exterior designed to filter city air, and a plant-covered roof. More about SO-IL imagines a future of sustainable city living with air-filtering MINI Living house
American architect Richard Meier has completed his first project in the UK, a characteristically bright white house perched on a hill overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside. More about Richard Meier models all-white Oxfordshire residence on English manor houses
This simple board-marked concrete and timber house by Clauwers & Simon in rural Belgium is arranged around a glazed courtyard. More about Brutalist-inspired residence by Clauwers & Simon is arranged around a central courtyard
American studio Birdseye Design took cues from traditional woodsheds while creating this guesthouse for a forested site in northern Vermont. More about Birdseye Design clads Vermont dwelling in salvaged wooden boards
Austin architecture firm Design Hound has concealed a spa-like interior behind the understated facade of this local residence. More about Design Hound hides second storey of Austin home behind faceted roof
A team of architects and engineers led by Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti has designed and built a prototype modular house suited to a variety of locations, climates and terrains. More about OFIS Arhitekti designs modular house suited for different terrains and climates
A pool room is set at the top of this house in Cologne by German studio Corneille Uedingslohmann Architekten, and features walls lined with quartzite strips and a large garden-facing window. More about Stone-lined swimming pool in Cologne house features large window with garden views
Elliott Architects has completed a family home in Northumberland made up of two intersecting volumes clad in opposing materials of slate, cedar and brick to represent different elements of its forest setting. More about Cross-shaped house by Elliott Architects is adapted to sloping woodland setting
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