Vancouver studio Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers has clad a "contemporary cabin the woods" of British Columbia's Bowen Island in black-stained cedar. More about Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers creates cedar-clad cabin in the woods
Rhythm House in Amsterdam is clad in rough-sawn timber and designed to be a modern adaptation of the area's previous agricultural houses. More about Julius Taminiau Architects' timber-clad Rhythm House is informed by music
Japanese architecture office Case-Real has completed a house on a compact site in Tokyo featuring galvanised steel cladding and a concealed rooftop terrace. More about Case-Real clads House in Higashi-Gotanda in galvanised steel panels
Jorge Ramón Giacometti Taller de Arquitectura designed Casa Ocal to suit its hard-to-reach location in the mountains in the north of Ecuador. More about Casa Ocal is a eucalyptus-wood house in the Ecuadorian mountains
Dark bricks cover this house on the southern tip of Sweden, which Lund-based studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur arranged around a lush courtyard and swimming pool. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur completes brick house in a Swedish forest
TOB Architect has added a monolithic extension to a Victorian townhouse in Dublin, Ireland, with exposed concrete interiors that are intended as a protective shell for its inhabitants. More about Concrete house extension in Dublin recreates feeling of "being a child under a very robust table"
The walls of this Italian villa, designed by Giordano Hadamik Architects, are formed of natural stone excavated from the home's site. More about Giordano Hadamik Architects builds hillside Villa Nemes using stone excavated on site
Oslo-based Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed Cabin Son, a holiday home set on the water's edge overlooking the Oslofjord and Jeløya island on the south coast of Norway. More about Jon Danielsen Aarhus designs spruce-clad holiday home overlooking the Oslofjord
The furnishings and finishes in this London home, designed by interiors studio House of Grey, were chosen for the health of its occupants as well as the health of the planet. More about House of Grey designs Highgate home using natural tones and materials
Dutch architecture office i29 has completed a floating home on a canal in Amsterdam that features angled openings and cutaway corners providing views across the watery neighbourhood. More about i29 completes angular floating house as part of sustainable Amsterdam community
Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a Scandinavian holiday home featuring living spaces interspersed with courtyards that frame views towards the ocean. More about House of Many Courtyards incorporates sheltered terraces along its entire length
Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes has completed Casa Estudio, which serves as both his family home and a show space for clients. More about Manuel Cervantes builds his own home and studio on a Mexican hillside
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a graffiti-covered house and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "Graffiti is an art form" says commenter
Rever & Drage Architects has created a tall and slim wooden house named Zieglers Nest overlooking the city of Molde and the Moldefjord on the western coast of Norway. More about Rever & Drage Architects builds modern log cabin in Norway
Local studio Barefoot Architects has built a Corten steel-clad house behind an existing, characterful brick wall in Bristol, England. More about Barefoot Architects tucks weathering steel house and courtyard behind old brick wall
Tiled steps lead down from the terrace to the pool of Casa Ter, a concrete and stone house designed by architecture studio Mesura in Baix Empordà, Spain. More about Mesura uses local earthenware tiles for Catalan house and swimming pool
Architect Carl Turner has teamed up with the founder of creative agency Accept & Proceed to transform a Dutch barn in the English countryside into a holiday home set in a rewilded landscape of wildflower meadows. More about Turner Works converts Cotswolds barn into creative retreat DUT18
A narrow site in Ljubljana has become home to The Double Brick House, a pair of matching family residences designed by Slovenian office Arhitektura. More about Arhitektura builds two six-metre-wide family homes
This garden house in suburban Adelaide was designed by architect-in-training Reuben French-Kennedy as a retirement home for his parents. More about Willunga House is a retirement residence designed around a garden and a view
LCA Architetti has used cork, straw and timber to build a simple and sustainable house overlooking woodland in the small town of Magnago, Italy. More about The House of Wood, Straw and Cork is an eco-friendly residence in the Italian countryside