Light-toned cedar boards wrap around this lake house in Ontario, by American firm Lazor Office, which comprises two volumes that face the water and are joined at their corners. More about Cedar-clad buildings "kiss" at Canadian lake house by Lazor Office
Chopped wood fits into the side of a huge black fireplace at this chalet in Quebec, which provides a winter retreat for a family of skiers. More about Black concrete fireplace warms Quebec ski lodge by DKA Architects and Kl.tz Design
A 1940s house in Shanghai has been reconfigured by RIGI Design to create a light-filled family home with a steel staircase, adaptable modular furniture and playful house-shaped elements. More about Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
This extension to a house in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, contains independent living spaces for two brothers, which are connected by a glazed corridor that traverses a narrow plant-lined courtyard. More about Glazed extension to Taiwan home by 5X Studio provides views of plants and the sky
American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. More about Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake
Prized ornaments and pot plants are displayed in the niches of the bespoke steel and oak storage unit Tel Aviv studio This Is It designed for a home in Israel's Central District. More about Storage unit in Israeli home allows family to display an edited selection of their clutter
Apartments for three generations of the same family are stacked inside this multi-storey house in Seoul, which features brick cladding that is perforated to create screens in front of some of the windows. More about Sosu Architects completes brick-clad multi-generational house in Seoul
This family home by Narch is crafted from concrete slabs, steel columns and sliding glazing that permits views out over a Spanish nature reserve. More about Sliding glass doors open concrete house by Narch to views of national park near Barcelona
As part of its renovation of a small terraced house in Ghent, Belgian architects Fragmenture inserted a central triangular volume that houses the kitchen, laundry and storage spaces. More about Fragmenture inserts wedge-shaped storage volume into small terraced house in Ghent
Argentinian firm Besonías Almeida has built a house in Buenos Aires around existing foliage, using board-formed concrete and dark laminated timber panels. More about Concrete house in Buenos Aires by Besonías Almeida fits among mature trees
Canadian firm Campos Studio has designed an angular one-bedroom annex for a home in Vancouver, creating more space for a three-generation family. More about Faceted roof folds over shingle-clad laneway house in Vancouver
New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. More about Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment
Rough concrete, white cedar and vast expanses of glass define this light-filled house designed by Canadian studio Bourgeois/Lechasseur Architects near a ski resort. More about Bourgeois/Lechasseur nestles Quebec home with metal staircase into snowy hillside
The windows of this house in Cambridge, by architecture office Nilsson Pflugfelder, are carefully positioned and sized to prevent overlooking by neighbouring properties. More about Nilsson Pflugfelder's prefabricated wooden house is designed to maintain owners' privacy
Dismantling an existing property allowed design-and-construction firm Buildsense to reuse materials for this ranch-style home in North Carolina. More about North Carolina home by Buildsense reuses materials from previous building on site
Japanese architect Takashi Okuno designed this house with a U-shaped plan, to ensure every room has a view of the tree in the central courtyard. More about Hiiragi's House is a Japanese home arranged around a courtyard and old tree
Architect Pascal Madoc Jones has added a new house to a Victorian terrace in north London, featuring a curved recess intended to give the street a more distinctive end. More about Madoc Architecture builds house with curved recess to "bookend" a London terrace
The founders of Brooklyn design studio White Arrow have transformed a landmarked building into a bright home for themselves in the New York borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood. More about Interior design couple turn historic Williamsburg schoolhouse into light-filled home
With 2017 coming to a close, we've pulled together images from Pinterest of homes that would make great places to host a New Year's Eve party. Our top 10 includes an English country house with interiors by Kate Moss and an Israeli residence with a six-metre-high wine bar. More about 10 homes that would make ideal venues for a New Year's Eve party
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has revealed renderings for a copper ziggurat-like housing tower designed for the site of a former military camp in the Norwegian town of Ski Vest. More about Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter reveals visuals of tiered copper tower for Norway