Local architecture studio Taller David Dana has stacked a series of boxes to create a vertical terraced house on a hillside in Mexico City. More about Taller David Dana stacks concrete house on Mexico City hillside
Sweeping curves and planted terraces feature in this staggered office building which London-based studio Eric Parry Architects has created alongside a Singapore park. More about Eric Parry Architects staggers "cascade of garden terraces" down Singapore office block
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing an "elegant" rectangular house with circular garden terraces in São Paulo, Brazil. More about "Like a box of matches over gravel" says commenter
Brazilian architect Denis Joelsons has completed a rectangular house in São Paulo, Brazil that is set into a slope composed of round garden terraces. More about Denis Joelsons juxtaposes linear house with circular garden terraces in São Paulo
Seattle architecture studio Hybrid and Mexico City-based Palma have created a hotel called NICO Loma Alta that features elements of brutalism and vernacular architecture. More about Hybrid and Palma include organic elements within brutalist Mexican hotel
Stables linked by steel bridges and a clubhouse with a cantilevered terrace feature at the Hípico Piedra Grande equestrian complex in rural Mexico, designed by Studio RC. More about Studio RC embeds geometric equestrian complex in Mexican mountain terrain
An angular wall of exposed concrete informed by origami wraps this courtyard home in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by local studio Atelier Gratia to be a "sanctuary" from the surrounding city. More about Atelier Gratia designs angular concrete courtyard house in Taiwan
Formafatal has constructed twin villas out of rammed earth on a jungled hillside in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, which open to the Pacific Ocean with expansive frameless glass. More about Formafatal creates pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica
Local firm Studio Noju has updated a two-storey Madrid apartment within the Torres Blancas high-rise with a renovation that remains "in constant dialogue" with the original apartment design. More about Studio Noju renovates curvy apartment in brutalist Torres Blancas tower
Local studio Strang Design has created a contemporary residence with a garden terrace in Miami, Florida, complete with Brazilian influences and vintage touches. More about Strang Design tops Miami mansion with slatted volume and planter
Architect Alexander Symes has added an angular addition to a house in Unanderra, Australia, featuring wood-lined living spaces that open onto a terrace perched in the canopy of a large tree. More about Alexander Symes arranges Pepper Tree Passive House around existing tree
Tokyo studio Yuko Nagayama & Associates has completed a copper-clad eyewear store for brand JINS in Maebashi, Japan, which contains a cafe and rooftop terrace. More about Yuko Nagayama & Associates creates trapezoidal glasses shop and community hub
Luciano Basso has completed a concrete home in the forests of southern Brazil that is built around a mature Paraná pine tree. More about Luciano Basso raises concrete home around tree in southern Brazil
Architect Rafael Pardo has completed a towering apartment block in Veracruz, Mexico, using concrete pigmented with minerals from the site. More about Rafael Pardo creates towering Zoncuantla Apartments from pigmented concrete
Mexican firms Taller ADG and Estudio MDB have created a pair of identical homes for two brothers on a steep site overlooking a lake. More about Taller ADG and Estudio MDB create matching Izar Houses in Mexico
For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up 10 homes from the Dezeen archive with inviting, inventive or unusual terraces each offering a pleasant place to while away a warm evening. More about Ten homes with welcoming terraces to spend a summer night on
A blank exterior clad in corrugated metal conceals a large terrace at this holiday home, which architecture studio UGO has created close to a lake in Wielkopolska, Poland. More about Wooden terrace acts as "additional room" for Polish house by UGO
Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can "step onto grass from the bedrooms". More about Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos
Mumbai studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a building for Prestige University in India that will feature a stepped green roof punctuated with courtyards. More about Sanjay Puri Architects designs Indian university with accessible stepped green roof
Danish studio CF Møller Architects has nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm, creating a pair of stepped terraces with views of the nearby Oslofjord. More about CF Møller Architects hides "invisible villa" in Norway under green roof