This house in Princeton, New Jersey by New York studio Levenbetts is organised around a courtyard, offering views of a private garden as well as out to the surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). More about Courtyard house by Levenbetts embraces its wooded landscape in Princeton
A brick wall conceals the majority of this two-storey house that Phillips Tracey Architects has slotted between a pair of heritage-listed buildings in south London (+ slideshow). More about Phillips Tracey replaces a derelict London dental surgery with a simple brick house
Sculptor Benjamin Gilbert worked with architecture studio Archier to build his own family house on a former gold mine and sawmill, using reclaimed concrete blocks and rough-sawn macrocarpa wood (+ slideshow). More about Sawmill House is a reclaimed-concrete home for a sculptor on an old Australian gold mine
Traditional fortified farm buildings informed the design of this house in rural Italy by Massimo Iosa Ghini, which is bordered by pergolas with olive trees growing through their timber structures (+ slideshow). More about Massimo Iosa Ghini references historic Italian architecture for holiday home in Puglia
This Mexico City residence by DCPP Arquitectos features pivoting doors and sliding glass walls, allowing rooms to open out to the cobbled and herringbone-brickwork courtyards around its perimeter (+ slideshow). More about DCPP Arquitectos fits Mexico City residence around a network of courtyard gardens
Influenced by Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, this sculptural concrete residence by Santiago studio Gubbins Arquitectos perches on the craggy cliffs of the Chilean coastline (+ slideshow). More about Victor Gubbins pays tribute to Le Corbusier with concrete beach house on the Chilean coast
A large roof overhangs the walls of this simple wooden house on Japan's Kanto Plain, offering residents shade during hot weather and shelter from rain showers (+ slideshow). More about Nobuo Araki creates simple house with overhanging eaves on Japan's largest plain
Pomo summer: when American architect Robert Venturi designed a home for his mother in the late 1950s, he reinterpreted the archetypal suburban house as a contemporary architectural statement. Its influence was so great, it is now credited as the first Postmodern building, and is the next in our summer season on Postmodernism. More about Postmodern architecture: Vanna Venturi House, Philadelphia by Robert Venturi
Arched doorways and shuttered windows give this Japanese residence by Takushu Arai the appearance of an oversized playhouse (+ slideshow). More about Arched openings cut through walls of Takushu Arai's steel-plated house in Yokohama
David Chipperfield Architects has completed a pair of holiday villas inspired by lemon houses on a hillside overlooking Italy's largest lake (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield references historic lemon houses with hillside villas on Lake Garda
French studio Marchi Architectes has completed an asymmetric gabled house featuring a room that functions as a courtyard and a generous corridor that doubles as an art gallery (+ slideshow). More about Chestnuts House in France features a courtyard room and a private art gallery
The windows of this extension to a 1920s bungalow in Tasmania sit within faceted timber reveals, contrasting with the white-painted weatherboard walls (+ slideshow). More about Tasmanian house extension by Preston Lane features faceted wooden window recesses
By lowering the ceiling of this London home, Scenario Architecture has created a view between the living room and the roof terrace, allowing parents to keep an eye on their children when they play outside (+ slideshow). More about Scenario Architecture lowers a ceiling to create a sunken roof terrace for a London home
Built beside a lily pond on the outskirts of Bangkok, these two adjoining houses both feature prominent gable walls that prompted neighbours to name the property Triangle House (+ slideshow). More about Triangle House in Thailand features gabled walls, a courtyard and a lily pond
For a working vineyard in California, Swatt Miers Architects has completed a single-family home with outdoor living spaces, a swimming pool and a glass-walled guest suite (+ slideshow). More about Retrospect Vineyards House by Swatt Miers offers expansive views of California's Wine Country
A full-height window and a projecting seating nook interrupt the facade of this suburban Melbourne house created by local studio Pleysier Perkins in a former warehouse (+ slideshow). More about Pleysier Perkins transforms a former warehouse into a private urban residence in Melbourne
Perched on a sloped site along the Hudson River in New York, this house by Foz Design capitalises on its picturesque setting with a living room overlooking the water and an infinity pool facing the woods (+ slideshow). More about RiverBanks house by Foz Design embraces its scenic Hudson Valley setting
MVRDV co-founder Jacob van Rijs explains how the staggered formation of his firm's Haus am Hang in Stuttgart gives every floor its own outdoor space in the latest movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV created "a different kid on the block" with Haus am Hang, says Jacob van Rijs
The timber-clad end of this house near the Australian city of Ballarat cantilevers over the edge of a concrete block base to provide impressive countryside views from the main living space (+ slideshow). More about Invermay House by Moloney Architects extends out from a rural Australian hillside
A large decked balcony raised on branching steel piloti provides views towards the Pacific Ocean from this house near the Chilean city of Concón by Santiago studio emA Arquitectos. More about GB House is supported by steel pillars to avoid disturbing its hilltop site