Architecture studio Parti has completed a compact housing project in north London, with a palette of robust and affordable materials chosen to create a sense of permanence. More about Parti uses simple building materials at "quietly monumental" Hercules Street housing
Seattle architecture studio Heliotrope has completed a cedar-clad family home that prioritises views of the Puget Sound and privacy from the street. More about Fauntleroy Residence by Heliotrope is a "private oasis" in Seattle
Gabled elements and corrugated aluminium siding feature in a family home that was designed by Canadian firm StudioAC to be "impactful without being indulgent”. More about Metal-clad boxes form Everden house by StudioAC in Toronto
A pair of pitched-roof volumes link to form this house in Hampshire, England, which architecture firm Pad Studio designed to connect with its rural setting in the New Forest National Park. More about Pad Studio arranges Clay Retreat around pond and garden in Hampshire
California studio Eric Owen Moss Architects has completed a three-storey home that changes shape as it rises and features an industrial-strength rubber coating. More about Eric Owen Moss designs experimental A+M House for himself in Los Angeles
Japanese studio Kiki Archi has redesigned an existing home in Changping District, China, with pared-back volumes clad in red brick and a landscaped garden. More about Kiki Archi uses red brick to revamp Anna Garden House near Beijing
Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen has completed a house in the mountains outside Santiago that combines coloured concrete with a grid of partial circles. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen opts for yellow concrete at Raem House
Architecture firm Studio B drew upon geometric paintings to design a low-lying, trapezoidal home in Colorado that features cedar cladding and large stretches of glass. More about Studio B creates trapezoidal Colorado home as "collage of form and light"
Gradient Architecture has used a planning rule from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to help revitalise an unused lot in New York City's Red Hook neighbourhood, which was severely affected by the 2012 storm. More about Gradient Architecture designs brick home on existing footprint after Hurricane Sandy
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has added a rear extension clad in red porphyry stone to a Victorian house in London, creating a kitchen and dining area connected to a courtyard garden. More about Red stone covers extension to London terrace by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects
Seattle architecture studio Olson Kundig Architects has collaborated with Greg Faulkner and his wife Lesa to create a home in a Californian forest that incorporates a steel-clad tower. More about Tom Kundig designs Truckee home with metal "treehouse" for Faulkner Architects founder
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More about Desai Chia creates "winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York
Arquitectura Nativa has completed a home in Mexico for a retired archaeologist and their partner, using "rudimentary and artisanal techniques" that help the home blend into its surroundings. More about Arquitectura Nativa creates rammed-earth retreat for retired archaeologist
US studio Sanders Architecture included a glazed bridge for a Texas house wrapped in tan-grey brick and thermally modified ash that will weather over time. More about Sanders Architecture places glazed bridge on ash-clad Austin home
Local architect Yvette van Zyl has created a home for herself and her husband in the seaside town of Mossel Bay, South Africa, combining nautical and modernist influences with a rich palette of textures, materials and colours. More about Yvette van Zyl completes modernist-informed home overlooking South African coast
Irish studio Scullion Architects has expanded a home in Dublin, Ireland, retaining the remnants of previous extensions and contrasting them with corrugated metal-clad forms. More about Scullion Architects adds corrugated metal-clad extension to Dublin cottage
Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. More about Studio Modijefsky favours clean lines in renovation of Dutch dyke house
Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 has completed Caza Azul, a concrete home in the state of São Paulo that was elevated from the ground to better integrate with the surrounding landscape. More about Studio MK27 raises house on concrete pilotis in the Brazilian rainforest
British designer John Pawson has revealed designs for two luxury limestone villas, which will be built on the residential Sabina estate on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. More about John Pawson designs pair of "intimate" limestone villas in Ibiza
Self-taught architectural designer Marc Gerritsen has completed a sculptural, metal-clad house for himself in northern Colorado that is designed to endure storms and wildfires. More about Marc Gerritsen wraps MAAD Peak house in weathering steel