Swedish architect Måns Tham has created a house on the outskirts of Stockholm using eight standard shipping containers that are stacked and elevated on metal pillars. More about Måns Tham stacks shipping containers to create Swedish house
New York studios A+I and Unionworks have completed a house near Long Island's Sagaponack Pond with two volumes connected by an enclosed bridge, allowing the site's native shrubbery to grow beneath. More about A+I and Unionworks raise Bridge House to protect sensitive Hamptons environment
A blank exterior clad in corrugated metal conceals a large terrace at this holiday home, which architecture studio UGO has created close to a lake in Wielkopolska, Poland. More about Wooden terrace acts as "additional room" for Polish house by UGO
London studio Macdonald Wright Architects has created the low-energy and heavily insulated Library House on an infill plot in Hackney. More about Macdonald Wright Architects creates low-energy home in London as "scalable prototype"
Canadian studio Odami has completed the interiors of a split-level home in Toronto, using light tones that nod to the nearby beaches of Lake Ontario. More about Toronto beach house by Odami resolves "contradictory" context between waterfront and city
Guest suites cluster around an expansive living area at this California mansion, which Kovac Design Studio designed to emulate a boutique hotel. More about Mesh canopy shades California desert retreat by Kovac Design Studio
Two concrete volumes linked by a glazed corridor form this family home that Spanish architects Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina have embedded in a rocky site overlooking the sea in Costa Brava. More about Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina design concrete house with glazed corridor overlooking the sea
Paraguay studio Equipo de Arquitectura has completed a residence with vaulted brick ceilings on a narrow lot in Asunción, which opens to a courtyard with a mango tree. More about Vaulted brick roof spans Intermediate House in Paraguay by Equipo de Arquitectura
Architecture firm ARQBR has completed a family house in Brasília that features a ribbon-shaped plan and a central courtyard with a swimming pool. More about ARQBR weaves open space into Couri House in Brasília
The organisation of this home in Arizona's Sonoran Desert was inspired by a rock formation that architecture firm The Ranch Mine noticed during a site visit early in the design process. More about The Ranch Mine designs Arizona desert home informed by surrounding boulders
This home at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Arizona has been thoroughly renovated by 180 Degrees Design + Build and CBTWO Architects with updated finishes and a new double-height living room. More about Mid-century Phoenix home receives updates and expanded living space
US firm CLB Architects has blended Japanese and mid-century Californian architecture styles for this house in Jackson, Wyoming, which is broken up by a trio of courtyards. More about CLB Architects arranges Japan-influenced Wyoming home around courtyard gardens
A faceted seafront dwelling in England and a residence on the sandy shores of Argentina feature in this roundup of houses that are surrounded by coastal dune landscapes. More about Ten houses that are set amid coastal sand dunes
A faceted roof on slender columns tops this home by Gluck+ in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, covering the residence "like a parasol". More about Gluck+ covers Hollywood Hills home with an angular roof
Architecture firm Manuel Cervantes Estudio has used concrete, wood and rugged stone to build a dwelling in central Mexico that is partly sunken into the ground. More about Manuel Cervantes Estudio embeds Hill House into a slope in Mexico
Architect Robert Adam has designed an 11-bedroom neoclassical house for an estate in the Cotswolds near the village of Chipping Norton, UK. More about Robert Adam designs neoclassical country house as "UK's largest new home for over a hundred years"
Architect Neil Dusheiko has converted a showroom in west London into a bright, contemporary residence designed to meet the changing needs of its elderly owners. More about Neil Dusheiko transforms London fashion showroom into light-filled home
Architecture studio Kompas has completed a house and art gallery in Chiba, Japan, featuring a sawtooth roof and a facade clad in black tiles that are angled to create louvred openings. More about Kompas completes tile-clad house and gallery for art collector in Japan
Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can "step onto grass from the bedrooms". More about Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos
Canadian architect Todd Saunders has shaped this white house next to Lake Rousseau to create a continuous route through its interior and exterior spaces. More about Saunders Architecture designs "ribbon-like" Lily Pad house in Ontario