This home in the woods of Wisconsin was originally built as a single, open-plan volume by Salmela Architect, and subsequently extended on three occasions to fit its occupants needs. More about Salmela builds Wisconsin residence in four separate phases over time
Fed up with all the "McMansions" springing up along Australia's Great Ocean Road, Austin Maynard Architects has restored an old beach shack and built a second, elevated building alongside it. More about Glasshouse on stilts by Austin Maynard Architects extends Australian beach shack
An underground lair modelled on an exclusive nightclub lies below this riverside bachelor pad near Ghent, where the owner has built-in cigar and wine storage, a car lift and a view into the depths of the pool. More about Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects creates bachelor pad with underground club on Ghent's Leie river
Mexican studio Andrés Escobar Arquitectos has completed a pitched-roof home that sits atop a stone plinth in the woods of Tapalpa, a small town in the western state of Jalisco. More about Two families share wooded Mexican retreat by AE Arquitectos
Canadian studio Alain Carle Architecte has embedded a black, sculptural dwelling into a sloped site overlooking the St Lawrence River. More about Burnt cedar clads mountainside home in Quebec by Alain Carle
Athens-based Tense Architecture Network has completed a curvy concrete house on the Greek island of Crete, featuring a massive circular puncture that provides it occupants with a shaded roof terrace. More about Huge circular hole pierces concrete house in Crete by Tense Architecture Network
This modern vacation dwelling by US studio Architecturefirm consists of three rectilinear volumes arranged on a bluff "like a scattered group of stones around a campfire". More about Architecturefirm perches black country home on forested hilltop in Virginia
A small concrete stalk supports the bulbous form of this unconventional home by Czech practice Šépka Architekti, which stands in a steeply sloping orchard on the outskirts of Prague. More about Sprayed polyurethane lends rocky appearance to orchard house by Šépka Architekti
Alain Carle Architecte has completed a home in rural Quebec made up of a cluster of blackened-wood volumes that step down the sloping site. More about Four volumes join at the centre of black Quebec home by Alain Carle
A broad roof terrace with sunken seating areas disguises this holiday home by BCHO Architects, which nestles into the mountainous terrain of its plot in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. More about BCHO Architects embeds house with roof terrace into South Korean mountainside
A glazed corridor flanked by sunken courtyards connects two pristine concrete volumes containing the living and sleeping areas of this house in the Israeli district of Rishpon. More about Concrete and glass surfaces extend from inside to outside at Israeli house by Studio de Lange
Cadaval & Sola-Morales has used stone walls, a swooping concrete roof and large expanses of glazing to frame mountain views from this weekend retreat outside Mexcio City. More about Stone and concrete retreat stands at the foot of Mexican mountain range
San Francisco-based Klopf Architecture has remodelled a house built by Joseph Eichler, the post-war real estate developer who helped introduce modern housing estates to America. More about Klopf Architecture revamps mid-century modern Eichler home in California
West Architecture has transformed a Methodist church in Islington into a pared-back home dressed with just a few items of furniture to reflect the minimalist lifestyle of its owner. More about West Architecture converts London church into restrained home
New York studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has added skylights and a courtyard to a 19th-century brick home in order to bring in fresh air and natural light. More about O'Neill McVoy carves light wells into historic brick townhouse in Brooklyn
The facades of this low-lying concrete and wood house in rural Belgium are interrupted by large windows, and a central patio that separates the living and sleeping areas. More about TOOP Architectuur arranges timber and concrete house around a recessed patio
This west London house has been overhauled by British practice Theis + Khan to include a "cave-like" swimming pool in the basement and a twisting white staircase. More about Theis + Khan updates Notting Hill house with basement pool and cinema
This mansion designed for the "ultimate billionaire" in Bel Air, Los Angeles, has set the record for the priciest home ever listed for sale in the USA. More about America's most expensive home boasts 0 million price tag
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple has completed a coastal dwelling that features wooden shingles, gabled roofs, and concrete fins that elevate the home off the ground to protect it from tidal surges. More about MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple elevates cedar-clad cabin in Nova Scotia on concrete plinths
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More about Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box