House T by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
There are huge rectangular holes in the walls and floors of this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. More about House T by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
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Casa Prè de Sura by Casati
This gabled house in Italy by Austrian architects Casati has stripy wooden walls on the outside and bumpy limestone walls on the inside (+ slideshow). More about Casa Prè de Sura by Casati
Casa en la Ladera de un Castillo by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
This bright white wedge-shaped house by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos thrusts out from the rock face behind it in the valley town of Ayora, near Valencia (+ slideshow). More about Casa en la Ladera de un Castillo by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Kirchplatz Office and Residence by Oppenheim and Huesler Architekten
Florida-based firm Oppenheim Architecture + Design and Swiss studio Huesler Architekten have created offices for themselves in an eighteenth century building in northern Switzerland and constructed a new house in the garden behind (+ slideshow). More about Kirchplatz Office and Residence by Oppenheim and Huesler Architekten
House in Amagi by Atelier Cube
Residents can step through holes in the walls inside this house in Japan by architects Atelier Cube (+ slideshow). More about House in Amagi by Atelier Cube
Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
Perforated steel doors fold open like the wings of a butterfly at the backstreet entrance to this London house by architects Teatum+Teatum. More about Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
Shanghai architects Polifactory have developed a concept for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. More about HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
Water Villa by Framework and Studio Prototype
Timber batons create geometric patterns across the exterior of this houseboat in Amsterdam by Framework and Studio Prototype. More about Water Villa by Framework and Studio Prototype
View Hill House by Denton Corker Marshall
One storey hangs precariously over the other at this isolated hilltop house in Australia by architects Denton Corker Marshall. More about View Hill House by Denton Corker Marshall
Butterfly Loft Apartment by Tigg Coll Architects
The staircase in this west London house by Tigg Coll Architects has a glass balustrade and open treads to allow light to flood through from above (+ slideshow). More about Butterfly Loft Apartment by Tigg Coll Architects
Eel's Nest by Anonymous Architects
This 4.5 metre-wide house in Los Angeles by Anonymous Architects was inspired by the narrow residences found in Japanese cities. More about Eel's Nest by Anonymous Architects
Sugar Hill housing by Adjaye Associates
Dezeen Wire: work starts today on an affordable housing development in Harlem by architects Adjaye Associates More about Sugar Hill housing by Adjaye Associates
London Thatch by James Kirk
The stark concrete exterior of many of London's postwar housing blocks could be made more attractive with thatching, proposes architecture student James Kirk (+ movie). More about London Thatch by James Kirk
Tabasco 127 by JSa
Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). More about Tabasco 127 by JSa
Housing in La Courrouze by Philippe Gazeau
Balconies of these two apartment blocks in northwest France by architect Philippe Gazeau protrude like a set of open drawers. More about Housing in La Courrouze by Philippe Gazeau
R1T Flat by Paritzki & Liani Architects
A panoramic view of the harbour is mirrored onto a PVC ceiling at this apartment in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects (+ slideshow). More about R1T Flat by Paritzki & Liani Architects
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Casa DJ by [i]da Arquitectos
Indoor and outdoor staircases lead from a roof terrace to a sunken courtyard at this house in Portugal by Lisbon studio [i]da Arquitectos. More about Casa DJ by [i]da Arquitectos
House in Ovar by Paula Santos
This concrete house in Portugal by architect Paula Santos features an indoor swimming pool and a painter's studio (+ slideshow). More about House in Ovar by Paula Santos
Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia
A dozen layers of concrete planters create a vertical garden on the facade of this house in Ho Chi Minh City by Vietnamese architects Vo Trong Nghia. More about Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia
Yotsuya Tenera by Key Operation
Apartments in this raw concrete block in Tokyo by architects Key Operation feature indoor balconies that look over both the street and internal stairwells, so neighbours can see who's coming and going (+ slideshow). More about Yotsuya Tenera by Key Operation