Irregular-shaped boxes have been grouped together to create storage, a study, and stairs up to a mezzanine play area in this renovated loft by Brooklyn studio SABO Project (+ slideshow). More about Doehler loft renovation by SABO Project features an irregular clustered storage unit
A mountain landscape offers a picturesque backdrop to this housing development designed by Gohm Hiessberger Architekten for three siblings in northern Liechtenstein (+ slideshow). More about Housing Estate Papillon sits in the shadow of a mountain range
Eastabrook Architects and Jonathan Tuckey Design have added a contemporary glazed extension to a Grade II-listed Cotswolds house to provide additional space without detracting from the original building (+ slideshow). More about Eastabrook Architects and Jonathan Tuckey Design add glazed extension to Grade II-listed Yew Tree House
Naruse House by MDS has been clad using the traditional Japanese technique of Yakisugi, which involves charring cedar wood to create a blackened, weather-resistant surface that resists decay (+ slideshow). More about MDS designs blackened timber house on a sloping junction in Tokyo
An elevated concrete tunnel provides the entrance to this house in Cuernavaca, Mexico, created by local architecture studio APT in a converted colonial-style annex (+ slideshow). More about Concrete tunnel extends through an old stone wall at Leyva 506 house by APT
A minimal arch frames the entrance to this former farmhouse that architect Manuel Aires Mateus has transformed into a modern retreat in the rural landscape of Portugal's Alentejo region (+ slideshow). More about Manuel Aires Mateus revives a Portuguese farmhouse to create Casa no Tempo
Japanese architect Kazunori Fujimoto used the golden ratio to generate the proportions of this raw concrete house on the seafront of Fukuyama, Japan (+ slideshow). More about House in Tajiri by Kazunori Fujimoto is a raw concrete home facing out to sea
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has revealed its second-phase prototype for an affordable and low-maintenance dwelling for Vietnam, as part of a project aimed at solving the country's housing crisis (+ slideshow). More about Vo Trong Nghia unveils second prototype for low-cost Vietnamese housing
Brutalism: Le Corbusier's first Unité d'Habitation is arguably the most influential Brutalist building of all time. With its human proportions, chunky pilotis and interior "streets", it redefined high-density housing by reimagining a city inside an 18-storey slab block. More about Brutalist buildings: Unité d'Habitation, Marseille by Le Corbusier
Irish architect John McLaughlin incorporated sliding glass doors into the timber frame of this suburban house in Dublin to improve the relationship between the interior and the garden. More about Sliding doors connect John McLaughlin's timber-framed Open House with its garden
Translucent polycarbonate panels reveal the frame of this renovated house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Italian architects Alessandro Armando and Manfredo di Robilant, which also features giant shutters on wheels (+ slideshow). More about Polycarbonate House in Massachusetts features translucent plastic walls and wheeled shutters
Brutalism: described by Queen Elizabeth as "one of the modern wonders of the world", the Barbican Estate in London is one of the largest examples of the Brutalist style and represents a utopian ideal for inner-city living. More about Brutalist buildings: Barbican Estate by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
Stone tiles and horizontal cement boards were used to define the various volumes of this house in South Korea by architecture studio SPLK (+ slideshow). More about Honsinzi House by SPLK contrasts cement panels with local stone
This house in Onomichi, Japan, by Suppose Design Office is framed by five parallel walls, which have been placed at an angle to frame views of an adjacent waterway (+ slideshow). More about Walls run diagonally across the site of Suppose Design Office's House in Onomichi
The upper floor of this Japanese mountain home is twice the size of the base, creating a dramatic overhang that appears to be supported by nothing but a pair of angular stilts (+ slideshow). More about Mountainside home by Kidosaki Architects extends out into the sky
Brutalism: next up in our series on Brutalist architecture is Habitat 67, the experimental modular housing presented by Moshe Safdie at the 1967 World Expo in Montreal as a vision for the future of cities (+ slideshow). More about Brutalist buildings: Habitat 67, Montreal by Moshe Safdie
The entire glazed front of this beach house in Hampshire, England, concertinas open to join a waterfront terrace (+ slideshow). More about The Kench is a British seaside chalet designed to "encourage outdoor living"
This house on the Malaysian island of Langkawi was designed by WHBC Architects to be entirely constructed from reclaimed wood, including a framework made from old telegraph poles (+ slideshow). More about Malaysian island home by WHBC built from reclaimed telegraph poles
Brutalism: to kick off a series of building studies looking back at classic Brutalist buildings from around the world, we revisit Park Hill – the housing estate that brought "streets in the sky" to Sheffield, England, after the Second World War. More about Brutalist buildings: Park Hill, Sheffield by Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith
This charred timber cabin by Chilean studio DRAA is raised over a hillside on stilts to afford better views of the nearby mountains (+ slideshow). More about Charred Cabin by DRAA is a blackened timber shelter on stilts