The three parallel boxes that form this house in Tel Aviv all culminate in a full-height glazed wall facing the garden, while large square apertures puncture the various side walls (+ slideshow). More about Three white boxes extend into the garden of Paritzki & Liani's T/A House
The windows of this extension to a 1920s bungalow in Tasmania sit within faceted timber reveals, contrasting with the white-painted weatherboard walls (+ slideshow). More about Tasmanian house extension by Preston Lane features faceted wooden window recesses
Broad white piers create a rhythm of regular openings around the facade of this small residence near Stockholm by architecture firm Hermansson Hiller Lundberg (+ slideshow). More about Hermansson Hiller Lundberg references Classical architecture with monochrome House Skuru
Anodised aluminium panels surround windows and doors set into the angular concrete facades of this house in Tübingen, Germany, by Steimle Architekten (+ slideshow). More about S3 House is a concrete and aluminium villa by Steimle Architekten
The living spaces of this beach house in Byron Bay, Australia, by Refresh Design are accommodated in an upper storey that projects outwards at both ends from a timber-clad plinth (+ slideshow). More about Northern Rivers Beach House is raised off the ground to avoid flooding
The front of this family home in South Korea comprises three blank white blocks, designed to shield views from the house opposite, while the rear is glazed to open it out to a protected garden and balcony (+ slideshow). More about 172M2 House by JMY Architects maintains privacy with a blank facade and a secluded garden
Japanese architect Yoshihiro Yamamoto has sandwiched a house with a width of just 3.4 metres between a pair of existing properties in Osaka (+ slideshow). More about Kakko House by Yoshihiro Yamamoto is a 3.4-metre-wide home in Japan
Format Elf Architekten has disguised a three-storey family home as a two-storey building by incorporating both upper floors within a large asymmetrically pitched roof (+ slideshow). More about House B by Format Elf contains two floors within its large asymmetric roof
Sandwiched between a shrine entrance and a farm in Japan's Shiga Prefecture, this family residence by Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura comprises metal-clad blocks that frame a courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Kouichi Kimura's Courtyard House wraps around a private terrace
A trio of overlapping buildings all pointed in different directions make up this house in South Korea, designed by Engineforce Architects to accommodate a family of three (+ slideshow). More about Every occupant has their own domain in South Korean home by Engineforce Architects
Located on a cliffside overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, this house by Cadaval & Solà-Morales is a cluster of 10 cubes that are each oriented towards a different viewpoint (+ slideshow). More about Sunflower House comprises ten cubes pointed in different directions
This family home nestled against the remnants of an ancient stone cottage on the Welsh coast features a composition inspired by the client's interest in abstract art (+ slideshow). More about Stephenson Studio completes a Mondrian-inspired home for a remote site on the Welsh coast
White aluminium panels give a ridged texture to the walls and rooftops of these residential properties completed by BURO II & ARCHI+I in a Belgian coastal town (+ slideshow). More about Homes near Belgium's coastline feature ridged skins of white aluminium
Tasked with designing a "small but prestigious residence" in an Alpine village, Italian studio Pedevilla Architects planned an asymmetric house with a chalky-white exterior (+ slideshow). More about House at Mill Creek by Pedevilla Architects features a homogenous off-white exterior
Over three years after completing their first prefabricated dwelling, architects Mário Sousa and Marta Brandão have now installed modular homes all across Portugal. Their latest is a summerhouse in scenic Alentejo (+ slideshow). More about MIMA House in Alentejo is the latest in a series of prefabricated Portuguese homes
Four "legs" support the upper level of this house in Portland, Oregon – a design intended to offer the openness of a glass house, without compromising on privacy (+ slideshow). More about The form of Ben Waechter's Pavilion house is derived from a dining table
An arched tunnel is formed between these two houses located beside a Japanese tea garden near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Pair of houses by Naf Architect & Design stand together to form an arch
A tall white wall wraps around the base of this house in Tsukuba City, Japan, screening it from the street and creating the illusion of a triple-level structure (+ slideshow). More about Japanese house hides a balcony and terrace behind tiered walls
This addition to a house in Kudamatsu, Japan, features an oversized pitched roof and a covered courtyard surrounded by arched openings (+ slideshow). More about Japanese house extension by Container Design is arranged around a covered courtyard
Glass sliding doors surrounding the living areas of this coastal house in South Africa can be retracted to create open-air spaces overlooking the ocean (+ slideshow). More about Pearl Bay Residence provides ocean views from South African coast