Dutch architect Bastiaan Jongerius was commissioned by six families to design this group of houses around a communal courtyard in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about Housing Elandsstraat by Bastiaan Jongerius Architecten
News: Dutch studio MVRDV has won a competition to design 95 homes in Emmen, Switzerland, with plans that give every residence an identifiable colour. More about MVRDV wins Swiss housing competition
Seaweed pillows were used as cladding for this holiday house on the Danish island of Læsø by architecture studio Vandkunsten and non-profit organisation Realdania Byg (+ slideshow). More about The Modern Seaweed House by Vandkunsten and Realdania Byg
This cantilevered wooden house by Japanese studio UID Architects hovers ten metres above the forest floor and has a hole underneath to let trees grow up inside (+ slideshow). More about +node by UID Architects
More architecture from Australia: architect Clare Cousins has extended a family house in Mornington Peninsula by adding a timber-framed guest house raised up on stilts. More about Beach House Mornington by Clare Cousins
Andrew Maynard Architects has linked two terraced homes in the Richmond suburb of Melbourne, Australia, by adding a periscope-shaped extension with a special area for graffiti artists (+ slideshow). More about HOUSE House by Andrew Maynard Architects
This zinc-clad house in Australia by Sydney architect James Stockwell has a sand dune-shaped body that turns its back to the prevailing wind (+ slideshow). More about Crofthouse by James Stockwell
The rural Lo Barnechea commune in the north-eastern area of Santiago city is the setting for this small oak-clad house by architectural firm emA (+ slideshow). More about Hijuela El Durazno Caretaker's House by emA
A long white staircase leads straight to the top floor of this small house in Tokyo by Japanese office Apollo Architects & Associates. More about Arrow by Apollo Architects & Associates
Argentinean studio Adamo-Faiden has overhauled an ageing townhouse in Buenos Aires with the addition of a rooftop courtyard and an underground yoga room. More about Venturini House by Adamo-Faiden
A jumble of wooden boxes provide a compact storage solution in this São Paulo micro apartment by Brazilian architect Alan Chu (+ slideshow). More about AP 1211 by Alan Chu
A translucent plastic house in the woods is the location for a fantasy movie directed by Spanish architect Miguel de Guzmán that features a wolf, three bears and Little Red Riding Hood. More about Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
Roughly hewn concrete gives a rocky texture to the walls of this Alpine holiday home by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
This guest house consists of interconnected boxes that meander between the trunks of cherry and pine trees in a forest near Yonago City, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Residence of Daisen by Keisuke Kawaguchi+K2-Design
Metal trellises offer a framework for climbing plants and vines around these recently completed houses in Poitiers, France, by Bordeaux studio Lanoire & Courrian (+ slideshow). More about 32 houses in Poitiers by Lanoire & Courrian
A bulky concrete first floor balances above pale brick walls and tall grasses at this family house in Brazil by São Paulo architect Guilherme Torres (+ slideshow). More about BT House by Studio Guilherme Torres
News: Scandinavian firm CF Møller has revealed proposals that could see the world's tallest timber-framed building constructed in Stockholm. More about CF Møller designs world's tallest wooden skyscraper
This plain white house in Osaka Prefecture was designed by Japanese architect Takeshi Hamada to look as simple as a block of tofu (+ slideshow). More about House T by Takeshi Hamada
Architecture studio NOARQ has doubled the size of a house in northern Portugal by extending its rooftop into the hillside (+ slideshow). More about NP House in Vila Nova de Famalicão by NOARQ
This lakeside lodge in rural Ontario was designed by Toronto firm MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects as a weekend retreat for a family of five (+ slideshow). More about Clear Lake Cottage by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects