W-Window House by Alphaville
This shimmering steel house in Kyoto by Japanese architects Alphaville towers above its vernacular neighbours. More about W-Window House by Alphaville
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Villa Nieuw Oosteinde by Engelarchitecten
A prefabricated concrete cube appears to hover above the wooden base of this house near Amsterdam by Dutch practice Engelarchitecten (+ slideshow). More about Villa Nieuw Oosteinde by Engelarchitecten
Stripe House by GAAGA
Horizontal grooves create tactile stripes across the plaster-covered walls of this house in Leiden, the Netherlands, by architects GAAGA (+ slideshow). More about Stripe House by GAAGA
Wu Residence by Neri&Hu
A large glass vitrine holds rooms like exhibits at the centre of this apartment in Singapore by Chinese architects Neri&Hu. More about Wu Residence by Neri&Hu
Orfila Flat by Schneider Colao
Surfaces of marble and hardwood spread through the rooms of this renovated apartment in Madrid by Spanish architects Schneider Colao (+ slideshow). More about Orfila Flat by Schneider Colao
House HV by Kombinat
Slovenian architects Kombinat have transformed a gloomy Alpine chalet into a contemporary home with concrete wings and timber shutters like a sliding puzzle (+ slideshow). More about House HV by Kombinat
HouseWING by AnLstudio
A white desk folds up the wall and across the ceiling like a crumpled aeroplane wing in this apartment in Seoul by South Korean design firm AnLstudio (+ slideshow). More about HouseWING by AnLstudio
Sunset Villa by TT Architects
A covered courtyard has been inserted into the side of this Kurashiki house by Japanese firm TT Architects (+ slideshow). More about Sunset Villa by TT Architects
Gallery House by Lekker Design
This combined house and gallery in Singapore by architecture studio Lekker Design comprises a single rectilinear building with another twisted inside it. More about Gallery House by Lekker Design
House in Kitaoji by Torafu Architects
Every room inside this concrete house in Kyoto by Torafu Architects is accessible for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More about House in Kitaoji by Torafu Architects
Castlecrag Residence by CplusC Architectural Workshop
Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has extended a house in a Sydney suburb so that it looks like a doll's house with the back wall taken off (+ slideshow). More about Castlecrag Residence by CplusC Architectural Workshop
Une Maison sur la Maison by THE Architectes
A mysterious black gable frames two new bedrooms on the roof of a house in the outskirts of Paris. More about Une Maison sur la Maison by THE Architectes
Wardrobe in the Landscape by Enrico Scaramellini
Italian architect Enrico Scaramellini squeezed this narrow holiday house into the passageway between two farm buildings in the Alpine countryside of northern Italy. More about Wardrobe in the Landscape by Enrico Scaramellini
Wohnhaus Ginkgo by on3 architekten
This concrete house in Switzerland by Basel studio on3 architekten has gabled end walls that appear folded along central vertical seams (+slideshow). More about Wohnhaus Ginkgo by on3 architekten
House D by TANK
The floors and ceilings are covered in the same boards in this tiny Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architects TANK. More about House D by TANK
Casa Cerrada Reforma 108 by DCPP Arquitectos
A high-walled courtyard runs parallel to this long black house in Mexico City by DCPP Arquitectos. More about Casa Cerrada Reforma 108 by DCPP Arquitectos
Sky Condos by DCPP Arquitectos
Vertiginous swimming pools would cantilever like diving boards from every apartment in this tower proposed for Lima, Peru, by Mexican studio DCPP Arquitectos. More about Sky Condos by DCPP Arquitectos
House K by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
The skinny west wing of this Tokyo house by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects is nine metres high, but less than two metres wide. More about House K by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
K House by D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m
This small faceted house by Japanese studios D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m is embedded in a steep slope overlooking the city of Nagoya (+ slideshow). More about K House by D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m
KE 12 Townhouse by SoHo Architektur
The square windows and mansard roof silhouette of this Bavarian townhouse by German architects SoHo Architektur are an echo of the building that formerly occupied the site (+ slideshow). More about KE 12 Townhouse by SoHo Architektur