This vacation home in Washington state by Prentiss Balance Wickline encloses a courtyard within interlocking volumes clad in weathering steel. More about Weathering-steel volumes wrap courtyard at Washington holiday home
American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers. More about Coastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests
Cedar, concrete and stucco were among the materials used to construct this spacious Texas dwelling by American studio Matt Fajkus Architecture. More about Rectilinear Austin house by Matt Fajkus embraces rolling terrain
US firm MW Works Architecture + Design has created a holiday home with ample glazing and natural materials, helping it blend with its picturesque surroundings. More about MW Works uses weathered cedar and glass to build waterside Washington retreat
Windows angle out from the front of this family home in Ghent by Belgian architects Steven Vandenborre and Miass Architecture, giving multiple perspectives on the street and city below. More about Angled glazing frames range of views from Ghent house by Miass Architecture and Steven Vandenborre
Minnesota firm Salmela Architect has completed a cabin with a courtyard framed by a whitewashed sauna adjacent to the main house (+ slideshow). More about White masonry sauna defines courtyard in Minnesota retreat
The front facade of this family home in Tennessee by Hastings Architectural Associates comprises a monolithic concrete wall and weathering steel panels. More about Monolithic concrete and steel wall fronts Nashville residence by Hastings
A Japanese house with trees growing through its middle and an apartment with an indoor slide feature in this week's roundup, which spotlights the best living rooms from Dezeen's Pinterest boards. More about 10 unconventional lounges from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Geometric concrete forms collide to create the sculptural facade of this house for a Sydney art collector, which features numerable windows and skylights that illuminate the gallery-like interior. More about Sculpted concrete facade directs daylight into Smart Design Studio's house for an art collector
A glazed ramp spirals around a courtyard at the centre of this house in the Portuguese town of Estoril, connecting the various living spaces and a garden roof terrace. More about Spiralling walkway surrounds courtyard at Portuguese home by António Costa Lima
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects has renovated and extended a former fort in West Flanders to create a home for an estate agent and his family. More about Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects transforms Belgian fort into home and guesthouse
A+Awards: next in our showcase of this year's Architizer A+Awards winners is a wooden artist's retreat on Vancouver Island by Toronto firm Agathom. More about Agathom builds artist's cabin in dense British Columbia forest
Tokyo-based studio Do Do has designed this house and studio for a graphic designer and his wife, and created a special elevated pathway for their pet cat. More about Graphic designer's home and studio in Tokyo includes cat walkway
Los Angeles firm Arshia Architects has created a sculptural white hillside residence to comply with the stringent zoning requirements of its exclusive neighbourhood. More about Arshia Architects completes angular white residence in Hollywood Hills
Bloco Arquitetos has created an extra storey for a family home in Brasília by adding a stilted concrete structure that incorporates panels of perforated brickwork. More about Brick screens are set into framework of concrete columns and beams at Casa Grid
Quebec firm Atelier Pierre Thibault has overhauled a home built in the 1970s, removing interior partitions and locating a sculptural plywood staircase at its core. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault reorganises Quebec home around central plywood stairs
These new photographs reveal the London home and workplace of architectural designer John Pawson. More about John Pawson offers a look inside his minimalist home and studio
This house in south London, arranged around an old pear tree, was designed by British architect Jake Edgley as a home for himself and his family. More about Edgley Design builds family home around 100-year-old pear tree in south London
A pair of concrete and glass volumes are stacked at right angles to form a cantilever sheltering a pool terrace at this family home in Tel Aviv, designed by Axelrod Architects and Pitsou Kedem. More about Modernist-inspired house in Tel Aviv features glazed walls and cantilevered upper storey
The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete. More about Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez pair rough concrete with crazy paving for their Mexico City home