Providing sweeping views of a wilderness reserve was the primary goal for US studio Lubrano Ciavarra when designing this large wood-and-slate holiday home in Rhode Island (+ slideshow). More about Lubrano Ciavarra clads weekend retreat in Rhode Island using cedar and rough-cut slate
Colorado architecture firm Arch11 has raised a single-family residence on a concrete plinth to provide unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). More about Arch 11 completes Rocky Mountain home atop a concrete plinth
Rhode Island studio 3six0 has created a geometric wooden cabin "cut like a gemologist shaping a stone" to serve as a retreat for an artist from Providence (+ slideshow). More about Tiny cabin in Rhode Island by 3six0 provides retreat for local artist
A+Awards: featuring a swimming pool, waterfall, Koi carp pond and a terraced roof garden, this large family home in Singapore was another of the winners in Architizer's 2016 A+Awards (+ slideshow). More about Cornwall Gardens is a huge Singapore home with a stepped garden on its roof
A perforated brick screen shields a verdant courtyard at the entrance to this small two-storey house in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by local studio Nghia Architect (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick gable screens courtyard in front of compact Hanoi house
This Ukrainian house by Azovskiy & Pahomova Architects features a staircase with cantilevered wooden treads, as well as a hay-bale seating area and glass-fronted shower in the living room (+ slideshow). More about Heat 360 house features living-room shower and cantilevered stairs
Swiss architect Rafael Schmid has overhauled his 1920s home in Zurich, pairing the property's original herringbone parquet flooring with more contemporary chipboard and mineral-based surfaces (+ slideshow). More about Rafael Schmid updates his Zurich home with textured chipboard and smooth anhydrite surfaces
Miami studio Oppenheim Architecture has overhauled a local house to allow residents to divide their time between indoors and out (+ slideshow). More about Oppenheim Architecture adapts Miami Beach home for tropical living
Argentinian studios Moarqs and Ottolenghi Architects designed this chunky concrete building to provide extra accommodation for a house in Buenos Aires Province (+ slideshow). More about Pabellon Hinrichsen is a chunky concrete outbuilding for a house in Argentina
A cluster of eight interconnected concrete volumes make up this Martha's Vineyard residence, which is designed to be moved in the event of site erosion (+ slideshow). More about Eight concrete boxes form a "moveable" vacation home on Martha's Vineyard
Japanese design brand Muji has revealed the prototype for its latest prefab house, which it will test by having a competition winner move in rent-free for two years (+ movie). More about Muji to test prefab house by letting a competition winner live in it for free
A devastating forest fire cleared the land that this weathering steel-clad house by Colorado architect Renée del Gaudio was built on (+ slideshow). More about Renée del Gaudio builds Colorado home on land devastated by forest fire
Wooden walls can be folded back from the front of this house on Costa Rica's coastline, opening up ocean views for the bedrooms and living spaces within (+ slideshow). More about Movable wooden walls front Benjamin Garcia Saxe's Ocean Eye House
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has added two offset gabled volumes onto the side of an existing brick structure near the village of Aartrijke to turn it into a modern home (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Tom Vanhee adds pair of gabled extensions to brick farmhouse in Belgium
A promotional movie has been released to entice potential buyers for a massive ranch in New Mexico that features buildings by Japanese architect Tadao Ando (+ movie). More about Tadao Ando's Cerro Pelon Ranch for Tom Ford shown in dramatic architectural film
The wood-lined terrace walls of this Australian house angle outwards to provide a shady spot for its owners to take in views of their vineyard (+ slideshow). More about Angular terrace maximises winery views at Red Hill Residence by Finnis Architects
This rustic residence in Aspen has been renovated by Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture in line with the Japanese principle of wabi-sabi, which acknowledges imperfection as beauty (+ slideshow). More about Oppenheim Architecture celebrates imperfections of La Muna chalet in Aspen during renovation
Osaka studio Sides Core has created a house in Kobe, conceived as a series of simple wooden containers (+ slideshow). More about House in Mikage by Sides Core contrasts white surfaces with exposed wooden beams
It's over to Utah for this week's roundup in our series spotlighting residential architecture across the US. The top five from this western state include a house clad in weathered steel shingles and a spiritual retreat built with stone-filled gabion cages (+ slideshow). More about Five of the best houses in Utah on Dezeen
This chestnut-clad home by Pad Studio was prefabricated offsite before being craned into a clearing in the New Forest, a stretch of protected woodland in the English county of Hampshire (+ slideshow). More about Pad Studio creates prefabricated dwelling to comply with New Forest housing regulation