Architect Rob Mills has built a weekend retreat beside Australia's Great Ocean Road, with a simple interior that allows the view to take centre stage. More about Ocean House is an Australian beach house with a minimal interior
American firm Hendricks Churchill has rebuilt a house in Connecticut to merge the aesthetic of a traditional farmhouse and contemporary details. More about Hendricks Churchill builds "modern farmhouse" in Connecticut
Five slim white volumes linked by glass corridors, open patios and a pool form this retreat on the Spanish island of Ibiza, designed by architecture studio Marià Castelló. More about Marià Castelló designs Ibiza retreat formed of five bright white volumes
Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has designed a pair of houses in Toronto to make them look like a single building. More about Ancerl Studio separates twin Toronto townhouses with a slender gap
Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that has been designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding. More about John Pardey Architects raises house on stilts over River Thames flood plain
Amelia Tavella Architects has transformed a ruined 1950s residence on Corsica's coastline into a light-filled holiday home with simply furnished interiors. More about Casa Santa Teresa is a Corsican holiday home with unspoilt ocean views
Architecture studio Ottotto has remodelled the interior of this home in Porto, using green metal mesh to encase its original stone walls. More about Ottotto remodels Portuguese home with panels of green metal mesh
Tiled walls, purple carpeting and leathery cabinets are among the features Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev and partner Tyler Billinger have included in the renovation of their New York apartment. More about Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev adds "signature boldness" to his New York apartment
California company Dvele has designed prefabricated, off-grid houses with solar panels that allow people to stop relying on "antiquated power grids". More about Dvele creates prefabricated homes that generate and store their own energy
Sloping green roofs top the two distinct wings of Stonecrop, a British house designed by Featherstone Young to be adaptable and energy efficient. More about Featherstone Young divides rural Stonecrop house into two distinct wings
A rippling timber roof cantilevers from the Dolunay Villa in Muğla, Turkey, designed by Foster + Partners to complement its rugged coastal setting. More about Foster + Partners shelters Dolunay Villa in Turkey under giant undulating roof
The stone base of a former mill has been repurposed as a raised plinth for house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, designed by TAP Architects. More about TAP Architects builds black house atop old granite mill in Scotland
American studio Roger Ferris + Partners has tucked a bar-shaped volume that contains a swimming pool into a grassy hill overlooking a tidal estuary in Connecticut. More about Roger Ferris + Partners embeds Connecticut pool house in grassy berm
Los Angeles studio Mini Inno added a Japanese-style tea room to a 1960s property in Joshua Tree National Park while turning it into a holiday home. More about Mini Inno renovates mid-century home Villa Kuro in Joshua Tree
Seattle architecture firm SHED has designed this compact home for a couple who wanted to live in a smaller dwelling on their own property. More about SHED creates Alley Cat dwelling for Seattle backyard
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. More about Barbican flat by Intervention Architecture transforms into a ballet studio
Plants are expected to grow up the sides of this treehouse-inspired house extension in Melbourne, by AM Architecture. More about South Yarra House extension designed to look like a treehouse
New York architect Maria Milans del Bosch has designed a house and studio for herself in the Catskills with interventions that are mindful of the natural setting. More about Camp O is an architect's retreat in Upstate New York
Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. More about Ater Architects uses blue curtains as walls in Kyiv apartment
Italian architect Lorenzo Guzzini has completed a villa overlooking Lake Como in Italy, with a facade of grey moraine stone and an infinity pool. More about Lorenzo Guzzini builds stone house with infinity pool overlooking Lake Como