Slate shingles are arranged in various patterns across the outer walls of the house-shaped blocks that make up this multigenerational residence in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. More about Diamond, scalloped and brick-shaped shingles cover Melbourne house by Austin Maynard Architects
A+Awards: featuring a swimming pool, waterfall, Koi carp pond and a terraced roof garden, this large family home in Singapore was another of the winners in Architizer's 2016 A+Awards (+ slideshow). More about Cornwall Gardens is a huge Singapore home with a stepped garden on its roof
Different cladding materials distinguish three separate homes in this New York property, which was designed by O'Neill Rose Architects for an extended family (+ slideshow). More about New York house by O'Neill Rose Architects hosts three generations under one roof
Taking influences from the vernacular houses of the southern US, this low-cost house in Houston by ZDES architects is designed to accommodate a family, but can be divided up to allow the owners to rent out private areas. More about Shotgun Chameleon house in Houston designed to help its owners offset their mortgage
These three brick buildings, featuring deep-set windows and internal courtyards, have been arranged by B.E. Architecture around a cobbled lane in the Australian town of Windsor (+ slideshow). More about B.E. Architecture completes a trio of red brick houses for the same family
This wooden home in Helsinki by Finnish architect Tuomas Siitonen has a roof that dips in the middle to allow views across it and a kinked plan that wraps around a secluded garden (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad House M-M by Tuomas Siitonen wraps around a sheltered garden
A concrete room cantilevers over a swimming pool as part of this extension to a postwar property in Singapore by local office Formwerkz Architects. More about Concrete room cantilevers over a pool at Formwerkz Architects' Extended House
A spiralling concrete staircase winds up through this empty tower by Marra + Yeh Architects of Sydney and Malaysia. More about The Spiral by Marra + Yeh Architects
The two-L-shaped halves of this house in Singapore by Chinese architects Neri&Hu fold around a courtyard garden and two pools of water. More about The Overlapping Land/House by Neri&Hu