French architect Alain Hinant has converted a former laundry building outside Brussels into a three-storey family house. More about Transforming a laundry building by Alain Hinant and Jean Glibert
This house outside Lisbon by architects GGLL Atelier has a grey base that nestles into the landscape and an angular white upper level that follows the incline of the hill (+ slideshow). More about Quinta dos Alcoutins by GGLL Atelier
Lisbon studio Atelier Data has converted a row of stables in rural Portugal to create a summer retreat for a family (+ slideshow). More about Sítio da Lezíria by Atelier Data
Rounded shingles create wooden scales across the walls of this small house in Hackney that architect Laura Dewe Mathews has built for herself (+ slideshow). More about Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
This family house in Switzerland by Chinese architects EXH Design has a corner missing from its roof to allow space for a triangular roof terrace (+ slideshow). More about Private House Bellmund by EXH Design
German studio Fabi Architekten has stacked a black building on top of a white building to create this house in the Bavarian countryside (+ slideshow). More about Black on White by Fabi Architekten
A living and dining room with six-metre high ceilings sits at the centre of this small white house in Japan by architects Shinichi Ogawa & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Library House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
A square window protrudes from the gabled facade of this house in Germany by Stuttgart architects (se)arch (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun) More about Haus E17 in Metzingen by (se)arch
This stark concrete house in Spain by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos features richly stained timber shutters that fold back to reveal large glass doors (+ slideshow). More about Casa MP in Sesma by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos
Brazilian firm Studio Arthur Casas has clothed a family house in São Paulo in a shimmering layer of perforated golden metal. More about Casa K in São Paulo by Studio Arthur Casas
Portuguese studio Aires Mateus has transformed a house in Portugal into a bright white building with a sprawling extension (+ slideshow). More about House in Alcobaça by Aires Mateus
A tree-filled courtyard is glimpsed through the shimmering glass-brick facade of this house in Hiroshima, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura (+ movie). More about Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Board-formed concrete walls mirror the grained texture of timber screens at this hillside house in Chile by Santiago-based Gubbins Arquitectos. More about Casa Mava by Gubbins Arquitectos
Y-shaped wooden columns support rooms and lofts at different levels inside this family house in Matsudo, Japan, by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects (+ slideshow). More about House H by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
The lower floor of this long narrow house by Dutch studio 123DV is mostly buried beneath two grassy mounds (+ slideshow). More about Bridge House by 123DV
This translucent cabin by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates is an experimental house in Hokkaidō, Japan, designed to test the limits of architecture in cold climates (+ slideshow). More about Meme Meadows Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates
This X-shaped house by architects Cadaval & Sola-Morales hangs over the edge of a hillside on the outskirts of Barcelona (+ slideshow). More about X House by Cadaval & Solà-Morales
Japanese studio MDS has completed a countryside retreat with south-facing rooms in the foothills of the Yatsugatake mountains (+ slideshow). More about Yatsugatake Villa by MDS
Israeli studio Paritzki & Liani Architects has squeezed a house with an exposed brickwork interior into the space between two existing properties in Tel Aviv (+ slideshow). More about ZBL House by Paritzki & Liani Architects
News: British architect John Pawson has designed 26 high-end apartments for a new leisure complex at Miami Beach. More about John Pawson designs apartments for Miami Beach