Off-grid boathouse by Andersson-Wise sits on Lake Austin
American studio Andersson-Wise has completed a two-storey boathouse in Austin, with openings on the upper level that enable occupants to dive directly into the water. More
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Archimania creates tall family home overlooking train tracks in Memphis
This four-storey dwelling in Tennessee by US studio Archimania consists of rectilinear forms clad in an array of materials, including weathering steel and charred wood. More
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Huge glazed gable frames sea view at Vaughn McQuarrie's Anzac Bay House
Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has completed a house on New Zealand's Waiheke Island that features fully glazed gable ends, and a helical staircase connecting an open-plan ground floor with mezzanines above. More
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Smoked oak and terrazzo steps feature in renovated Copenhagen apartment
A smoked-oak staircase suspended from steel poles joins a flight of tapered terrazzo steps in this Copenhagen apartment, which has been overhauled by local practice Jac Studios. More
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Slate-covered writer's retreat by TRIAS sits in a Welsh valley
Reclaimed slate tiles applied like shingles to the exterior of this single-room cabin in Wales' Snowdonia region contrast with an interior made entirely from light birch plywood. More
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Expansive deck divides levels of Canadian cliffside house by Alain Carle
Canadian firm Alain Carle Architecte has built a sustainable house in the mountains of Quebec as a retreat from modern conveniences. More
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BFDO Architects creates hiding places for cats in Brooklyn row house
American firm BFDO Architects has included a series of niches and pathways for shy cats to escape guests in its design for this Brooklyn home interior. More
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VOA combines wood, marble and glass in layered composition of Portuguese seaside home
This house in the Portuguese coastal town of São Félix da Marinha comprises a series of stacked volumes clad in varying materials to signify the different programmatic functions contained within them. More
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Sam Jacob and MINI team up to create micro home with attached library
A miniature library adjoins this tiny home that architect Sam Jacob and car brand MINI have built for this year's London Design Festival. More
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10 homes that double up as galleries or artists' workspaces
From an open-plan Berlin apartment that acts as an exhibition space to a garden shed for making and displaying sculpture, art takes centre stage in these homes, which have all been popular on our Pinterest page. More
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Robert Hutchison's Cantilever House projects towards Seattle harbour
Panoramic views of Seattle's harbour are afforded from the overhanging rear of this house, completed by American firm Robert Hutchison Architecture. More
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UNStudio completes enormous Raffles City Hangzhou complex featuring twisted glass towers
Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a mixed-use development in the Chinese city of Hangzhou that accommodates a hotel, offices, apartments and shops, within a pair of sinuous towers connected by a podium and landscaped plaza. More
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Glenn Murcutt covers bushland home in zinc panels to protect it against wildfires
Set in a patch of dense coastal bushland on the Palm Beach peninsula just north of Sydney, this weekend residence by architect Glenn Murcutt is armoured in blackened zinc panels to defend it from wildfires. More
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Office of Architecture includes rooftop bedroom suite in Brooklyn row house overhaul
Brooklyn-based Office of Architecture has completely gutted and expanded a local row house for an architect, jewellery designer and their two children. More
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Villa X is a Dutch house with windows that protrude inwards and outwards
Dutch studio Barcode Architects has completed a house in the country's Brabant region featuring some windows that angle inwards, and another that appears to have been extruded from the concrete walls. More
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SkB Architects imbues Washington residence with art gallery aesthetic
White walls and naturally lit rooms define this family house in the Seattle area, which was revamped by American studio SkB Architects. More
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The D*Haus Company unveils Devon house with a swivelling top
UK architects David Ben-Grünberg and Daniel Woolfson have updated their shape-shifting D*Haus to create a residence with a rotating roof for a site in Devon, England. More
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Kientruc O carves elliptical lightwell between Vietnamese house and its extension
An elongated lightwell has been cut through this 1940s house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has been renovated by locally based architecture studio Kientruc O. More
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Tham & Videgård completes "tent-like" summer house on a Swedish island
Swedish studio Tham & Videgård Arkitekter designed this summer retreat with a dramatic scooped roofline for an island in the Stockholm archipelago. More
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Clare Cousins Architects creates first carbon-positive home in Australia's Victoria
This timber-clad residence designed by Australian firms Clare Cousins Architects and The Sociable Weaver is the first home in the Australian state of Victoria to achieve a "10 Star" energy rating. More