Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). More about Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). More about Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Japanese studio UID Architects installed a mound of earth and a tree into the centre of this renovated 40-year-old townhouse in Hiroshima. More about Machi Building by UID Architects
Canadian architect Omar Gandhi has completed a wooden cabin for two artists that appears to be climbing up a hill in rural Nova Scotia (+ slideshow). More about Moore Studio by Omar Gandhi
This student housing building in Paris by Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti was designed to resembled a stack of wooden baskets. More about Basket Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
Chunky concrete boxes form a grid of secluded balconies across the facade of this apartment block in Kyoto by Japanese studio VIDZ Architects. More about Housing in Onmae by VIDZ Architects
Movie: Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 used cinematic techniques he picked up in his early career as a movie director to film one of his latest projects through the eyes of the client's pet cat. More about Movie: Toblerone House by Studio MK27 through the eyes of a cat
Circular hollows create sunken rooms and curved balconies inside this wooden house in Japan by UID Architects (+ slideshow). More about Pit House by UID Architects
This narrow house in Osaka by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio contains hollow white boxes for stairs and a skewed upper storey. More about House in Tamatsu by Ido, Kenji Architectural Studio
This rooftop house extension by Californian architects SFOSL has a metal bridge at its entrance and a facade that folds open. More about 20th Street Residence by SFOSL
Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann used raw concrete, oak and travertine to create the smooth walls and floors of this home and poolhouse overlooking Lake Zurich (+ slideshow). More about Two Verandas by Gus Wüstemann
Dutch architects Shift ripped out the walls of this central Rotterdam townhouse and replaced them with a three-storey bookshelf. More about Vertical Loft by Shift
World Architecture Festival 2012: here's a slideshow of the winner in the villa category at the World Architecture Festival, which is a house on a working sheep farm on North Bruny Island, Tasmania, by John Wardle Architects. More about Slideshow: Shearer's Quarters by John Wardle Architects
This house by Japanese architects a.a.+H has two roofs and four more tiny houses inside (+ slideshow). More about Outside (Outside) ((Outside)) by a.a.+H
This gabled farmhouse by architects Budapesti Műhely is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Hungarian peasant house (+ slideshow). More about H House by Budapesti Műhely
This all-white summer house outside Moscow by architect Peter Kostelov has sunbeds and a see-saw but no windows or doors. More about Dacha's Origami by Peter Kostelov
Dutch studio BaksvanWengerden has added a splayed concrete extension to a triangular brick house in north Holland (+ slideshow). More about SH House by BaksvanWengerden
Concrete bricks create geometric patterns on the facade of this house in Québec by architects Kariouk Associates (+ slideshow). More about Chelsea Hill House by Kariouk Associates
This holiday cabin in Sweden by architect Mikael Bergquist is clad with untreated timber that will fade to grey as time passes (+ slideshow). More about Summer House by Mikael Bergquist
Rooms are shared between two matching concrete blocks at this house in Israel by architects Shilo Benaroya. More about Ben Ami House by Shilo Benaroya
This concrete bungalow on a remote Japanese island is built to protect its occupants from both extremely bright sunshine and destructive typhoons (+ slideshow). More about Villa 921 by Harunatsu-Archi