

Think Architecture creates minimal hilltop house in Zurich
A cluster of stone and plaster-lined volumes form Think Architecture's minimalist House in a Park, which sits on a hilltop in Zurich, Switzerland. More
A cluster of stone and plaster-lined volumes form Think Architecture's minimalist House in a Park, which sits on a hilltop in Zurich, Switzerland. More
Architect Eduard Eremchuk looked to visuals from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey when designing the Guapa Flower Shop in a historic building in Rostov-on-Don. More
Rough concrete forms the walls of Levensstrijdweg, an office designed by Rink Tilanus to blend into its nature-reserve setting in Zierikzee, the Netherlands. More
Canadian architect Alain Carle seems to have a thing for black. Here are six of his studio's minimalist residential projects clad in charred wood, dark metal or painted brick. More
American architecture firm Johnston Marklee has completed a cultural building in Texas, with a white linear form punctured by courtyards. More
Concrete boxes housing galleries are laid out around a tranquil pond at this extended museum in Maryland, which architecture firm Thomas Phifer and Partners embedded in the rolling landscape. More
Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has designed a warehouse-like pavilion for hosting events at a private residence on the outskirts of Guadalajara. More
Japanese architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has built himself a new family home, featuring a dark-painted facade of red cedar and a bright, airy interior. More
Argentinian studio Bernardo Rosello Arquitectura has chosen all-white finishes for this home in Buenos Aires, which was designed for one person but will eventually be expanded to fit a family. More
A stark white palette is used both outside and in this Brazilian home, designed by local firm Bloco Arquitetos as a series of angular volumes on a steep site. More
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More
A trio of black-and-white residences line up in a row on a site in northern Mexico, created as a collaboration between architects S-AR and Marisol González. More
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has used timber, polycarbonate panels and white metal sheets to form an austere building for Micasa, a contemporary furniture retailer based in São Paulo. More
Black-painted steel panels give this warehouse by Argentinian architecture firm Moarqs a stark and monotonous appearance. More
Board-formed concrete and black metal cladding characterise this house in rural Ontario by Alain Carle Architecte, which was designed to complement its man-made landscape. More
Associated Architects Partnership has created a terrace of five clean-lined white houses overlooking a canal at the Khiran Resort development, in southern Kuwait. More
A pavilion with colourful geometric windows by late American artist Ellsworth Kelly has been built at the University of Texas in Austin. More
US architecture firm Worrell Yeung has pared back the rural vernacular of the Hudson River Valley to create a contemporary black barn next to a countryside home. More
Design-build firm Cover, which uses computer algorithms to create customised backyard dwellings for homes, has completed its first project: a small studio in Los Angeles. More
White blocks containing guest accommodation appear to float on expansive reflecting pools at this minimalist Mexican hotel by Taller Aragonés. More