

Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard
Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile's northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. More
Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile's northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. More
Whitten Architects clad this Maine retreat with Eastern cedar and placed it on stilts on a steep site so that the single-storey structure would seem like a treehouse. More
Canadian studio Woven Architecture and Design has created a long and narrow holiday home for a challenging site in British Columbia where "there wasn't much space for a home". More
Studio MK27 has designed a Brazilian seaside villa with wide openings to frame views of the surrounding landscape "like a wide-angle camera". More
The two wings of this house on the shores of Michigan's Lake Superior intersect at an irregular angle, offering a variety of views of the surrounding forest and waterfront. More
Norwegian practice Handegård Arkitektur has completed a bright red cabin on the seafront in Hankøsundet, Østfold, elevated above the water on piers of stacked granite. More
A black holiday home by Chilean architecture studio Elton Léniz is lifted off the ground by wooden stilts to help reduce the building's impact on the earth. More
Traditional construction materials are used in contemporary forms at this residential development by Zozaya Arquitectos in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
A glazed courtyard occupies the centre of this Florida residence by Seibert Architects, bringing light to the interiors and organising the circulation around the building. More
Cedar siding and a central breezeway feature in this compact home in the Pacific Northwest designed by US firm SHED for a couple who will soon retire. More
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has completed a nature-infused, riverside hotel that resembles a "small floating village from a distance". More
A glass walkway connects both halves of this holiday home overlooking Quebec's Brome Lake, which Atelier Pierre Thibault designed to offer a variety of outdoor spaces that connect the house to its natural surroundings. More
Large stones conceal a single column supporting the upper level of this concrete house near Porto Alegre, Brazil, configured to protect the roots of a centennial fig tree. More
Wooden screens are used to form walls and overhanging roofs in this duo of Costa Rican beach houses by local firm Studio Saxe, which integrate the surrounding jungle into their design. More
New York practice Kevin O'Sullivan + Associates has completed a waterfront house in the Hamptons with balconies for looking out at the sunset. More
US studio De Reus Architects has perched this villa on an expanse of solidified lava, offering its residents sweeping views of the leeward side of Hawaii's Big Island. More
A lake house in the Pacific Northwest has received a complete overhaul by American studio Graham Baba Architects, creating a "quiet refuge" that prioritises views of the water. More
Chicago practice Wheeler Kearns Architects has built a lake house in Michigan with a cluster of buildings clad in wood. More
A spiral staircase, rooftop pool and slatted doors feature in this concrete house in Mexico's tropical Yucatan Peninsula designed by Mexico City architecture studio Productora. More
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani worked with Argentine-American architect César Pelli to complete this residential skyscraper in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. More