Onjuku Surf Shack by BAKOKO
Black-stained cedar clads this weekend house at the beach in Chiba, Japan, by Tokyo studio BAKOKO (+ slideshow). More about Onjuku Surf Shack by BAKOKO
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NDA Planter by no.555
Plywood boards in a variety of colours generated the multi-tonal concrete facade of this house in Yokohama by Japanese architects no.555 (+ slideshow). More about NDA Planter by no.555
The Dynamic D*Haus by The D*Haus Company
UK designers David Ben Grünberg and Daniel Woolfson have devised a concept for a shape-shifting house that morphs to deal with changing times of day, seasons and weather conditions (+ movie). More about The Dynamic D*Haus by The D*Haus Company
Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño
Hundreds of perforations are dotted across the monolithic facade of this weekend house outside Mexico City by AS/D Asociación de Diseño. More about Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño
World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny
Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world's narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across at its widest point. More about World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny
Mascara House by mA-style architects
Part of this wooden house in Japan by mA-style architects is lifted off the ground and curved like the hull of a boat (+ slideshow). More about Mascara House by mA-style architects
House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects
A simple uniform of Irish blue limestone dresses these four mono-pitched extensions to a rural cottage on the south coast of Ireland by London firm Niall McLaughlin Architects (+ slideshow). More about House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects
"In Vietnam we have problems with energy" - Vo Trong Nghia on Stacking Green
World Architecture Festival: in this movie we filmed, architect Vo Trong Nghia explains how the house he designed with a vertical garden on its facade incorporates natural daylighting and ventilation systems that are invaluable in Vietnam, which experiences heavy rain and high temperatures, but often suffers day-long power shortages. More about "In Vietnam we have problems with energy" - Vo Trong Nghia on Stacking Green
U-House by Jorge Graca Costa
This hill-top house by Portuguese architect Jorge Graca Costa was designed for a professional surfer and his family (+ slideshow). More about U-House by Jorge Graca Costa
CLF Houses by Estudio BaBO
Architects Estudio BaBO clad these three wooden houses in Patagonia, Argentina, with black-painted cypress so that they would look "as monolithic as possible" (+ slideshow). More about CLF Houses by Estudio BaBO
Machi House by UID Architects
Japanese studio UID Architects often place gardens inside buildings and this house in Fukuyama is no exception (+ slideshow). More about Machi House by UID Architects
House MJ, Novo Mesto, by Kombinat
A line of clerestory windows in the middle of the roof brings mid-morning sunshine into the north-west facing rooms of this wooden house in Slovenia by architects Kombinat (+ slideshow). More about House MJ, Novo Mesto, by Kombinat
"Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters
World Architecture Festival 2012: Australian architect John Wardle tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how small projects can be "a good grounding for research and testing of ideas" in this movie we filmed about his award-winning Shearer's Quarters at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More about "Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters
Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More about Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
Machi Building by UID Architects
Japanese studio UID Architects installed a mound of earth and a tree into the centre of this renovated 40-year-old townhouse in Hiroshima. More about Machi Building by UID Architects
Moore Studio by Omar Gandhi
Canadian architect Omar Gandhi has completed a wooden cabin for two artists that appears to be climbing up a hill in rural Nova Scotia (+ slideshow). More about Moore Studio by Omar Gandhi
Movie: Toblerone House by Studio MK27 through the eyes of a cat
Movie: Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 used cinematic techniques he picked up in his early career as a movie director to film one of his latest projects through the eyes of the client's pet cat. More about Movie: Toblerone House by Studio MK27 through the eyes of a cat
Pit House by UID Architects
Circular hollows create sunken rooms and curved balconies inside this wooden house in Japan by UID Architects (+ slideshow). More about Pit House by UID Architects
House in Tamatsu by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio
This narrow house in Osaka by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio contains hollow white boxes for stairs and a skewed upper storey. More about House in Tamatsu by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio
Two Verandas by Gus Wüstemann
Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann used raw concrete, oak and travertine to create the smooth walls and floors of this home and poolhouse overlooking Lake Zurich (+ slideshow). More about Two Verandas by Gus Wüstemann