A minimal arch frames the entrance to this former farmhouse that architect Manuel Aires Mateus has transformed into a modern retreat in the rural landscape of Portugal's Alentejo region (+ slideshow). More about Manuel Aires Mateus revives a Portuguese farmhouse to create Casa no Tempo
Japanese architect Kazunori Fujimoto used the golden ratio to generate the proportions of this raw concrete house on the seafront of Fukuyama, Japan (+ slideshow). More about House in Tajiri by Kazunori Fujimoto is a raw concrete home facing out to sea
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has revealed its second-phase prototype for an affordable and low-maintenance dwelling for Vietnam, as part of a project aimed at solving the country's housing crisis (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia unveils second prototype for low-cost Vietnamese housing
Irish architect John McLaughlin incorporated sliding glass doors into the timber frame of this suburban house in Dublin to improve the relationship between the interior and the garden. More about Sliding doors connect John McLaughlin's timber-framed Open House with its garden
Translucent polycarbonate panels reveal the frame of this renovated house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Italian architects Alessandro Armando and Manfredo di Robilant, which also features giant shutters on wheels (+ slideshow). More about Polycarbonate House in Massachusetts features translucent plastic walls and wheeled shutters
Stone tiles and horizontal cement boards were used to define the various volumes of this house in South Korea by architecture studio SPLK (+ slideshow). More about Honsinzi House by SPLK contrasts cement panels with local stone
This house in Onomichi, Japan, by Suppose Design Office is framed by five parallel walls, which have been placed at an angle to frame views of an adjacent waterway (+ slideshow). More about Walls run diagonally across the site of Suppose Design Office's House in Onomichi
The upper floor of this Japanese mountain home is twice the size of the base, creating a dramatic overhang that appears to be supported by nothing but a pair of angular stilts (+ slideshow). More about Mountainside home by Kidosaki Architects extends out into the sky
The entire glazed front of this beach house in Hampshire, England, concertinas open to join a waterfront terrace (+ slideshow). More about The Kench is a British seaside chalet designed to "encourage outdoor living"
This house on the Malaysian island of Langkawi was designed by WHBC Architects to be entirely constructed from reclaimed wood, including a framework made from old telegraph poles (+ slideshow). More about Malaysian island home by WHBC built from reclaimed telegraph poles
News: a company that specialises in prefabricated housing has unveiled a concept for a modular residence that would hang off the side of a cliff. More about Vertiginous Cliff House designed to hang off a precipice like "barnacles clinging to a ship's hull"
Japanese architect Shintaro Fukuhara has completed a glass-fronted house with a steeply angled roof in Kobe, as a home for himself and his family (+ slideshow). More about Shintaro Fukuhara's family home has a glass facade like "a showroom"
In keeping with the growing trend for skinny houses, Japanese studio Be-Fun Design has completed a terrace of four narrow residences on a plot of just 60 square metres. More about Be-Fun Design builds a row of four super-skinny houses in Japan
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON completes concrete home and library in the South Korean countryside
Seven house-shaped blocks are sheltered beneath the large asymmetric roof of this house in Japan by Y+M Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Y+M Design Office envelops seven blocks under one roof with Rain Shelter House
Architect Jamie Fobert combined pale brick walls with a sunken concrete floor and bronze embellishments to create this south-west London home – one of six projects shortlisted to receive the RIBA Manser Medal for best house of 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Jamie Fobert's Luker House makes the most of its site with subtle detailing
London studio Sam Tisdall Architects has incorporated Victorian-style criss-cross ceiling struts into the contemporary interior of this new house. More about Sam Tisdall subtly recreates period details with modern Dorset Road house
Nickisch Sano Walder Architects has deconstructed an Alpine log cabin to create the framework for a stark concrete hideaway with the same footprint and form as its predecessor (+ slideshow). More about Concrete house by Nickisch Sano Walder Architects built from remnants of a log cabin
News: the six houses shortlisted for this year's RIBA Manser Medal have been announced, including a cliffside home on Scotland's Isle of Skye, an angular house extension in London and a Welsh countryside residence near the remains of a Celtic fort (+ slideshow). More about RIBA reveals shortlist for best British house of the past year
The most private rooms of this house by Japanese studio Airhouse Design Office are concealed within massive columns, leaving the surrounding double-height space to become an area for socialising (+ slideshow). More about Airhouse Design Office creates a hierarchy of rooms inside House in Ohno