Arboleda house by Horibe Associates
The clients for this small house in Tokushima, Japan, asked architect Naoko Horibe for a timber interior and an exterior that looks like a sports car. More about Arboleda house by Horibe Associates
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House E/J in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects
This house in Tel Aviv by Israeli studio Paritzki & Liani Architects has a transparent ground floor, which reveals a terracotta-brick floor that extends out into the garden (+ slideshow). More about House E/J in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects
Casa La Cañada by Ricardo Torrejón
Chilean architect Ricardo Torrejón wanted to integrate the garden into this concrete house in Santiago, so he added huge windows at the back and glazed recesses along the front and sides (+ slideshow). More about Casa La Cañada by Ricardo Torrejón
Huit House by tactic-a
Vertical yellow and grey stripes decorate the exterior of this family house in Mexico by León firm tactic-a (+ slideshow). More about Huit House by tactic-a
Frame House by Jonathan Tuckey Design
British studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has added skeletal partitions and skylights to bring more light into this renovated west London mews house. More about Frame House by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Casa Cubo by Isay Weinfeld
A spiral staircase made from Brazilian ironwood links two floors inside this São Paulo house, which was designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld as a private gallery and guest house for two art collectors (+ slideshow). More about Casa Cubo by Isay Weinfeld
House in Shinoharadai by Tai and Associates
Some of the concrete walls of this house in Yokohama, Japan, by Tai and Associates were formed against wooden planks, while some have been rendered white and others have been left plain (+ slideshow). More about House in Shinoharadai by Tai and Associates
Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
This timber house in Kanagawa by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has a square plan with a teardrop-shaped courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
This house in Mexico City by local firm Taller Hector Barroso is built around a courtyard to bring in more natural light and to make up for a shortage of exterior views (+ slideshow). More about Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
Three houses in Meco by DNSJ.arq
Portuguese studio DNSJ.arq has completed a cluster of three white houses on the outskirts of a small town in southern Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Three houses in Meco by DNSJ.arq
Khao Yai House by Architectkidd
The bulbous lower level of this residence in Thailand by local studio Architectkidd looks like it's being squished by the rectilinear storey above it (+ slideshow). More about Khao Yai House by Architectkidd
Single family house by Pascal François Architects
Belgian studio Pascal François Architects has completed a two-storey house in rural Belgium that slots beneath the roof of an old stable block (+ slideshow). More about Single family house by Pascal François Architects
House over Warehouse by Miguel Marcelino
This house by Portuguese architect Miguel Marcelino rests on top of an old warehouse in Torres Novas, central Portugal (+ slideshow). More about House over Warehouse by Miguel Marcelino
House in Ishikiri by Tato Architects
Japanese studio Tato Architects references the ad-hoc extensions of neighbouring buildings with the steel, concrete and wooden volumes that make up this house in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about House in Ishikiri by Tato Architects
Townhouse in Lisbon by ARX Portugal
A raw concrete interior is contained behind the white limestone facade of this townhouse in Lisbon by ARX Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Townhouse in Lisbon by ARX Portugal
Tel Aviv Townhouse by Pitsou Kedem
A black steel staircase links the six storeys of this townhouse in Tel Aviv by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem (+ slideshow). More about Tel Aviv Townhouse by Pitsou Kedem
Mortehoe House by McLean Quinlan Architects
Walls of weathered stone and timber surround this gabled family retreat by British studio McLean Quinlan Architects on the Devon coastline in south-west England (+ slideshow). More about Mortehoe House by McLean Quinlan Architects
CMYK House by MCKNHM Architects
A woodland landscape scene is hidden within a pattern of coloured polka dots on the exterior of this house extension in Moers, Germany, by Düsseldorf studio MCKNHM Architects (+ slideshow). More about CMYK House by MCKNHM Architects
Car Park House by Anonymous Architects
A combined car park and terrace covers the roof of this hillside house in Los Angeles by Californian studio Anonymous Architects (+ slideshow). More about Car Park House by Anonymous Architects
Wall House by And'rol
Precast concrete lintels with oozing courses of grout create a distinct facade on this house near Brussels by Belgian studio And'rol (+ slideshow). More about Wall House by And'rol