Santa Isabel Houses by Bak Gordon
Two stark concrete houses in Lisbon feature secluded courtyards with overflowing ponds and swimming pools (photographs by Fernando Guerra). More about Santa Isabel Houses by Bak Gordon
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Rumah Miring by Budi Pradono
Indonesian architects Budi Pradono have designed a leaning house for Jakarta with a tree growing inside. More about Rumah Miring by Budi Pradono
Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Residents of this small Japanese house can warm their feet in a heated sunken hollow beneath the dining table. More about Sa House by Yosuke Ichii
Law Street House by Muir Mendes
A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window. More about Law Street House by Muir Mendes
House in Marupe by Open AD
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia. More about House in Marupe by Open AD
Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More about Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More about House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
Casa da Escrita by João Mendes Ribeiro
Portuguese architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro has converted the former house of a poet into a writer's retreat (photos: Do Mal o Menos). More about Casa da Escrita by João Mendes Ribeiro
Holman House by Durbach Block Jaggers
A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More about Holman House by Durbach Block Jaggers
House in Pedrogão by Phyd Arquitectura
This dreamy holiday bunker designed by Portuguese studio Phyd Arquitectura is sunk into the landscape, overlooking the hills near Torres Novas. More about House in Pedrogão by Phyd Arquitectura
Glass Loggia House by Allen Jack+Cottier, Vladimir Sitta and Belinda Koopman
An oversailing glass roof and steel mesh curtain protect a two-storey extension and terrace at a historic Sydney house. More about Glass Loggia House by Allen Jack+Cottier, Vladimir Sitta and Belinda Koopman
House 20 by Jolson
Australian architects Jolson have completed a house in Melbourne where cantilevering concrete slabs appear to balance on top of a bronze garden wall. More about House 20 by Jolson
Villa 4.0 by Dick van Gameren
Dutch architect Dick van Gameren has converted a family house outside Hilversum by punching three faceted skylights through the roof and driving a corridor through the middle. More about Villa 4.0 by Dick van Gameren
House on the outskirts of Brussels by Samyn and Partners
This house near Brussels by architects Samyn and Partners has a glass wall at the front and a plant-covered wall by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc at the back. More about House on the outskirts of Brussels by Samyn and Partners
Twisted Corner by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects
This corner house by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects is the latest of 670 architect-designed homes to be completed at a new development masterplanned by architects MVRDV in Leiden, the Netherlands. More about Twisted Corner by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects
House in Possanco by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva
Four courtyards are cut into the asymmetrical white roof of this Portuguese house by ARX Portugal Arquitectos and Portuguese architect Stefano Riva. More about House in Possanco by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva
House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
You can walk up one curved staircase and down another in this family home in Kitakami by Japanese architect Yukiko Nadamoto. More about House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Japanese firm Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a concrete house in Fukuoka that resembles a half-submerged submarine. More about House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Casa Paz by Arturo Franco Office for Architecture
This metal house on stilts by Spanish architect Arturo Franco projects over a river valley in central Spain. More about Casa Paz by Arturo Franco Office for Architecture
Agbaria House by Ron Fleisher Architects
Tel Aviv architect Ron Fleisher has designed a house in an Israeli-Arab village that combines traditional Palestinian and Islamic architecture with modernism. More about Agbaria House by Ron Fleisher Architects