American architect Jeff Svitak has designed a house for himself nestled into a hillside in San Diego, complete with various outdoor spaces and an office for his practice. More about Jeff Svitak builds blackened Redwood House with private studio for himself in Southern California
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has created a mixed-use building in the London borough of Southwark, featuring wood-lined windows set into brick facades. More about AHMM completes "spatial puzzle" of interlocking flats
Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture used wood, stucco and glass to form an extension to a 1960s dwelling on a sloped site overlooking a creek. More about Matt Fajkus creates office addition for mid-century Austin home
Splashes of burgundy, blue and emerald green appear throughout this apartment in Moscow that Russian practice Archetype has redesigned to feature an "aristocratic" colour palette. More about Archetype use rich-toned walls and furnishings for redesign of Moscow flat
Cantilevers and setbacks define the elevations of this vacation housing complex, designed by Chilean studio Mobil Arquitectos for a gently sloping site in a coastal village. More about Mobil Arquitectos creates pine-clad holiday dwellings for seaside town in Chile
A system of pulleys are used to raise and lower sections of the walls of this prefabricated cabin on the border between Turkey and Greece, allowing the holiday home to open up to the outdoors or be completely closed during bad weather. More about Cabin on the Border is an off-grid shelter with walls that open on pulleys
Canadian firm Burgers Architecture constructed this mountainside residence from prefabricated volumes so it could be quickly assembled between British Columbia's snow seasons. More about Buckhorn Place's light-filled interiors complement Whistler snowscapes
Large eaves and a metal-mesh canopy that will eventually be covered with plants help to shade the interiors of this concrete house on Japan's Okinawa Island. More about Ryuichi Ashizawa uses traditional techniques to control climate at house on Okinawa Island
A staircase with living areas on its large landings replaces unnecessary rooms at the centre of this Brussels apartment, which was renovated and extended by Belgian architecture studios Mamout and AUXAU. More about Mamout and AUXAU update Brussels townhouse with mint-green staircase
Massive brick walls and simple geometric forms define this home in a Canadian forest by Montreal-based studio Atelier Barda, which overlooks the client's horse stables. More about Minimalist art and horse stables influence rural Gauthier Residence by Atelier Barda
A vaulted brick extension is amongst a host of features that Renato D'Ettorre has introduced to this Sydney home during a renovation that takes note of traditional Italian villas. More about Renato D'Ettorre Architects references Italian villas for overhaul of Sydney home
Large openings in the corrugated-metal facades of this boxy building in Shizuoka, Japan, frame views of the neighbourhood from a shop on the ground floor and residence above. More about Suzuki Architects combines a home and shop at Gré Square House
Architecture firm In Situ Studio used concrete blocks and warm-toned wood to form the exterior walls of this family residence, which occupies a sloped site dotted with trees. More about In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina
Black and white living spaces feature in this 1930s Sydney home designed by Australian studio Arent & Pyke, to let the owner's extensive art collection take centre stage. More about Arent & Pyke updates home for a gallerist with monochromatic rooms
Pink, purple and yellow walls divide up the Casa TEC 205 residence in Monterrey, which architecture studio Moneo Brock designed as an "homage" to the work of the country's legendary architect Luis Barragán. More about Colourful Barragán-esque house by Moneo Brock wraps four trees in Mexico
Ten glazed sections divided by board-marked concrete walls are lined up to form this long Mexican house, designed by architect Laurent Herbiet. More about Board-marked concrete walls frame pool views from AT House
Australian studio Taylor Knights has linked a house in Melbourne to its garden with a modest brick extension, and taken subtle cues for its interiors from the colours in an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky. More about Taylor Knights opens up garden views at Melbourne home with glass-fronted extension
Russian studio Shkaf Architects inserted asymmetrical and diagonal walls to make the most of the space within this one-bedroom apartment in Moscow. More about Asymmetrical walls divide up blue and white apartment in Moscow
New York studio Fogarty Finger has converted a defunct industrial building in New Jersey into a single-family home, adding a volume on the roof and converting the basement into liveable space. More about Fogarty Finger creates Paulus Hook Residence in New Jersey propeller factory
Nine dark-coloured blocks circle a forest clearing that acts as a courtyard for this home by Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez. More about Black concrete boxes form Casa Bruma in rural Mexico