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
Inbetween Architecture's founder John Liu added this gabled extension to his home in suburban Melbourne, creating a new entrance that leads straight through to a garden at the rear. More about Gabled extension improves connection between Melbourne house and its mature garden
Brightly coloured louvres screen the living spaces of this Sydney residence, which are contained in a pair of concrete boxes and set atop a sandstone plinth. More about Multi-coloured sunscreens create stripy exterior for Sydney house by Smart Design Studio
This vacation home in Ontario was built for a family transitioning back to Canada after a prolonged stay in the UK, and features an all-white exterior designed to contrast and complement its surroundings in different seasons. More about Superkül nestles all-white vacation home into Canadian landscape
This house in Casablanca by architect Driss Kettani features a windowless white box perched above black- and blue-tiled walls, forming an abstract composition of geometric shapes when viewed from the street. More about Casablanca house presents closed facade to the street but opens to garden at the rear
Chilean architect Gonzalo Iturriaga used folded planes of blackened pine to create this faceted cabin as a retreat for a mountaineer in Chile's Valparaíso Region. More about Gonzalo Iturriaga's blackened pine cabin provides refuge for a Chilean mountaineer
As this year's Interior Design Show prepares to open in Toronto, we select five of the city's best home interiors from the pages of Dezeen. More about Five of the best Toronto home interiors on Dezeen