White Arkitekter has designed a hedge-like band of housing that could be built around existing London estates, to add homes without the need for demolition, in the latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series. More about White Arkitekter proposes building ribbon of housing around London estates
Quebec studio Anne Carrier Architecture has designed a dwelling comprising a collection of rectangular volumes, which offer a balance of privacy and views in a scenic setting. More about Residence Le Nid by Anne Carrier overlooks Quebec's Saint Lawrence River
This country home, located in a river valley in Hampshire, was designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects as a series of stone pavilions. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects creates English country house in Hampshire
Rodman Paul Architects has overhauled a single-storey home on New York's Fire Island, opening up views from the living space to the swimming pool and bay beyond. More about Rodman Paul Architects renovates Bay Walk bungalow in Fire Island Pines
This set of highly realistic renderings unveil a cabin that American studio WOJR has designed for a forest clearing in Massachusetts, featuring a large pyramidal metal roof set on concrete block walls. More about WOJR envisions House of the Woodland topped with huge roof for Massachusetts forest
Chilean firm SAA Arquitectura + Territorio has used angled stilts that gradually increase in height to raise this seaside holiday home above its sloped site and offer occupants views of Chile's coast. More about Dock House in coastal Chile by SAA rests on triangular wooden stilts
New York studio Light and Air Architecture has retrofitted a two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn with ample custom cabinetry and a spiral staircase. More about Baltic birch storage system organises Brooklyn apartment by Light and Air Architecture
Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. More about Estúdio 41 tops small white Brazilian house with roof garden
Koichi Takada Architects has designed a podium fronted with brick archways as the base of the glass and steel Arc tower in Sydney, Australia. More about Brick archways topped by rounded glass tower at Arc by Koichi Takada Architects
With more people living in cities, architects are increasingly finding inventive ways to squeeze homes into small spaces. Here are the floor plans of 10 micro homes that make the most of every square metre. More about Ten micro homes with floor plans that make the most of space
London-based Steyn Studio built Sierra House in Madrid from concrete and travertine with a striking sawtooth roof that looks like a mountain ridge. More about Steyn Studio's concrete and travertine Sierra House has a mountain-shaped roof
A series of gabled, brickwork volumes arranged around a grassy courtyard form this house in Guayaquil, Ecuador, designed by Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos. More about Jagged brick roof tops Casa El Cortijo in Ecuador by Felipe Assadi
Industrial designer Tom Chung and Campos Studio discovered a brick fireplace while updating this Vancouver residence, renovated so its owners can enjoy into their old age. More about Campos Studio and Tom Chung overhaul Yew House in Vancouver for retired couple
Santiago-based studio Aguilo + Pedraza Arquitectos has elevated this glass, concrete and wooden house above its Chilean landscape setting to offer views of oak trees, a lake and five volcanoes. More about Stilted Apus House by Aguilo + Pedraza peeks through Chilean forest
Sitting on a steep cliff overlooking the Mastrafjord in Norway, Vacation House by Espen Surnevik has sliding doors that enable it to become a single continuous space. More about Espen Surnevik designs vacation home on steep cliff overlooking fjord
Architecture studio Azab has added under-floor storage and bright yellow walls to make this formerly characterless attic apartment in Bilbao, Spain, suitable for a young family of four. More about Azab adds space-saving details to domed attic apartment in Bilbao
Barcelona-based Nomo Studio has arranged a collection of bright white cubes to create Villa Catwalk on the island the the Mediterranean island of Menorca. More about Nomo Studio creates pixelated villa in Menorca
Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has used concrete and wood to build a minimal cabin on an outcrop beside the Beitstadfjorden in Norway. More about Cabin at Rones by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter overlooks Norwegian fjord
New York studio GRT Architects has added restored blue bathtubs and green cabinetry to update an early 20th-century townhouse in Brooklyn. More about GRT Architects blends old and new at renovated Brooklyn townhouse
This concrete coastal house in Brazil was designed by locally based Martins Lucena Architects to capture prevailing breezes and minimise solar heat gain. More about Martins Lucena uses slatted wood and tile screens to let the breeze into IF House in Brazil