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
American architecture studio Lake Flato has created a ranch house from rammed earth in the desert grasslands of Texas named Marfa Ranch. More about Lake Flato Architects creates rammed-earth ranch house in Marfa
Vermont architecture studio Birdseye referenced a nearby barn to develop the detailing of this all-black country retreat on the shores of Lake Champlain. More about Birdseye references Vermont farmhouses with all-black cottage on Lake Champlain
Saunders Architecture has designed a wood-clad home near Bergen, Norway, with a sculptural form raised on metal stilts to capture views out over Lake Nordås. More about Saunders Architecture designs villa on piloti overlooking Norwegian lake
A team led by Rojkind Arquitectos has completed Casa Pasiddhi, an elevated home that winds around a plant-filled garden in Mexico's Hacienda de Valle Escondido. More about Rojkind Arquitectos elevates a "snake-shaped" home over central garden
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More about Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a wood-clad, T-shaped home that has stylistic elements from barn architecture and juts out into the landscape in order to provide the best views of the terrain. More about Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
David Kohn Architects has completed a house in southwest England with exaggerated features that include oversized eaves, patterned brickwork and vibrant green details. More about David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset