Chilean architects 2DM twisted the upper volume of this blackened timber house away from its stilted base to offer a variety of views to the sea in Chile's Cardenal Caro Province. More about Stacked and rotated blocks ensure multiple sea views from Chilean beach house
Benn + Penna Architecture has renovated and extended a dilapidated terrace in Sydney's eastern suburbs, creating a new kitchen with a long counter that continues into a planted courtyard. More about Worktop extends from kitchen to garden in Sydney residence by Benn + Penna Architecture
An abundance of gridded glazing aims to make the most of the spectacular views over Italy's Adige Valley from this secluded mountain cabin by Modostudio. More about Glass walls frame vineyard views from Modostudio's mountain retreat
Sydney architecture studio CO-AP has renovated and extended a typical suburban home in the Australian city, adding a two-storey concrete structure that opens onto a garden at the rear. More about CO-AP adds contemporary concrete and glass extension to Sydney home
A steep wooden roof covers the staggered levels of this family house in the Japanese city of Fujieda by architect Yoshiyasu Mizuno, concealing its full scale from certain angles. More about Yoshiyasu Mizuno uses sharply angled roof to disguise scale of Terada House
This house in the Norfolk Broads by Platform 5 Architects features steeply pitched gables and shingle cladding intended to reference traditional boat sheds found alongside the surrounding waterways. More about Platform 5 Architects completes shingle-clad home overlooking a private lagoon
Water views from this long narrow home in West Seattle by Suyama Peterson Deguchi are strategically framed using existing trees on site. More about Seattle waterfront home enjoys carefully chosen views through lush vegetation
Three L-shaped structures with wafer-thin edges wrap around concrete and glass walls at this house in the Japanese city of Shunan. More about Kubota Architect Atelier combines delicately tapered surfaces with sturdy concrete walls for FU House
A drawbridge provides access to this angular house perched on a hillside in southern Poland, which architect Robert Konieczny designed to close up completely when not in use. More about Robert Konieczny uses drawbridge to create ark-like house on a steep Polish hillside
This country retreat by American firm Hariri & Hariri Architecture consists of interlocking volumes clad in ipe and stone and an infinity pool overlooking the verdant, rolling terrain. More about Slanted wooden walls form holiday home in upstate New York by Hariri & Hariri
To coincide with Palm Springs Modernism Week, we've picked out the Californian desert city's best examples of mid-century residential architecture, which have hosted celebrities including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. More about Eight mid-century houses that prove Palm Springs is a modernist mecca
Feeling the urge to downsize? Take lessons from 10 of the best micro homes – including a cloud-shaped holiday home and a 3D-printed urban cabin. More about 10 micro houses that make the best of their minuscule proportions
A skylit stairwell ascends through the split levels of this tall and narrow house in Seoul to a roof terrace with separate entrances for people and cats. More about FHHH Friends arranges flexible rooms over split levels in slender Seoul house
Studiomama has overhauled this tiny single-storey house in north London with adjustable plywood furniture including a fold-out bed, a standing desk and extendable dining benches with pink cushions. More about Studiomama uses adaptable furniture to create what might be London’s smallest house
Amsterdam-based Standard Studio has transformed a stable into an off-grid showroom and home for the owners of an interior design shop in Ibiza. More about Standard Studio converts 200-year-old Ibiza stable into self-sufficient cottage
A+Awards: designed as a series of interconnected voids, this house in Singapore by local firm Park+Associates Architects won a 2016 Architizer A+Award. More about White translucent box forms Singapore residence by Park+Associates Architects
A group of dormers are set into the sloping roof of this house in Tokushima by Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects, enabling daylight to reach rooms raised above a protective grassy bank. More about Dormer windows protrude from mono-pitched roof of House in Tokushima
Screens with a perforated geometric pattern help to control the flow of light, air and views throughout this house in a suburb of Tel Aviv by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem. More about Pitsou Kedem's AB House features grid-like perforated screens inside and out
Cubes made from white-painted reinforcing rods form frameworks that support staircases and climbing plants at this renovated house in Ho Chi Minh City. More about Block Architects adds trellises and steel-bar walls to Vietnamese house
The staggered stack of boxes that form this family home in central Tokyo contain a set of spiralling, interconnected rooms. More about Tokyo home comprises cluster of protruding white boxes