Courtyards, walkways, and staircases delineate the volumes of this home in Mexico City designed by local studio PPAA. More about PPAA completes residence in Mexico City clad with board-formed concrete
Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has refurbished and extended a Victorian townhouse in south London, adding a series of glazed volumes to the rear facade that allow daylight to reach deep into the plan. More about Proctor & Shaw adds glazed extension to Sky Lantern House in London
Architecture studio Atelier SAD and interior designer Iveta Zachariášová have created a cork-clad family home in the Czech Republic, which was embedded into a grassy ridge. More about Atelier SAD and Iveta Zachariášová create cork-clad house in Czech countryside
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has completed a garden apartment for a home in Porto, Portugal, topped by a "concrete crown" inlaid with marble geometry. More about Fala Atelier nestles "very tiny palazzo" in garden of Porto home
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views. More about 4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
South Korea's traditional hanok homes informed the design of this compact house on a mountainside in Bugok, Changnyeong County, which features semi-outdoor spaces for relaxing in the summer. More about TRU Architects designs Bugok Friday House with indoor and outdoor living spaces
US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. More about Fuse Architects renovates pyramidal 1960s coastal house in California
Evelop Arquitectura drew inspiration from the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragán for this wood-and-stone house in San Miguel de Allende, which is interspersed with lush garden courtyards. More about Evelop Arquitectura creates "garden with a house" in San Miguel de Allende
Japanese architecture studio Archipatch has completed a house in the seaside city of Kagoshima that is built from timber and features a material palette chosen to complement its natural surroundings. More about Tsumugu by Archipatch is a wooden house designed to connect with nature
Pale-grey brick clads this compact residence with a courtyard on the outskirts of Montreal designed by local architectural studio Dupont Blouin. More about Dupont Blouin orients brick-clad MI-2 Residence around central courtyard
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye has wrapped a Hamptons cottage in thin wooden slats based on those used in local, traditional buildings for lighting and ventilation. More about Repurposed wooden slats cover Hamptons residence by Birdseye
A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami, which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. More about Junya Ishigami hides mud-covered house and restaurant below ground level in Japan
Angled glass walls frame close-up views of a mature tree at the centre of the Chestnut House in Vale Flor, Portugal, designed by local architect João Mendes Ribeiro. More about João Mendes Ribeiro creates "elegant shelter" around a chestnut tree
Australian architecture studio Angelucci Architects has transformed a Victorian brick terrace house into a family home named Nido House in Melbourne, Australia. More about Angelucci Architects adds tile-clad extension to Victorian terrace house in Melbourne
Corrugated metal, steel and wood were used for a remote Argentinian retreat that can sleep up to 20 members of a large extended family. More about Diaz Marcellino Arquitectos clads triangular Argentina home in corrugated metal
No Architecture arranged pavilions around a hexagonal courtyard to form a family nature retreat in rural Massachusetts that "reinterprets and expands on the glass house typology". More about No Architecture arranges Flower House in the Berkshires around hexagonal courtyard
Australian architecture studio BKK Architects has created Keep House, a home in Melbourne that plays with levels of privacy to stay connected to nature but separated from the nearby public parkland. More about Melbourne courtyard house by BKK Architects "explores shades of privacy"
A rammed-earth wall that was made with sand taken from the site encircles this villa with multiple structures in Brazil by Studio Guilherme Torres. More about Studio Guilherme Torres places courtyards throughout rammed-earth retreat in São Paulo
A large stairwell takes up a third of the living space in Light-Filled Stair Hall, a compact family home designed by Tokyo-based Kiri Architects. More about Staircase is a social space in Tokyo house by Kiri Architects
Local practice HAPA Architects has used charred timber planks to clad this eco-home in Sussex, England, which features large picture windows framing views of the South Downs National Park. More about HAPA Architects clads South Downs eco-home in charred timber