MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington state by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington state by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More
A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. More
US studio Olson Kundig Architects has utilised a variety of wooden storm shutters and deep roof overhangs for a Hawaiian holiday home called Hale Napo'o. More
New York-based studio Fuller Overby has created a home clad in charred cypress that cascades down a hill to a lake in North Carolina. More
Bringing the ocean inside was the primary goal of interiors studio Falken Reynolds when designing this waterfront home on Vancouver Island. More
Cedar cladding and distinctive windows feature on the exterior of tall rowhouses that were designed, developed and constructed by California architect Brett Farrow. More
Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. More
An enormous thatched roof structure with open sides covers the communal areas of this home perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mexico by Zozaya Arquitectos. More
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More
Three gabled volumes come together to form this "village-like" coastal residence in Chile called Casa El Pangue by local architecture studio Combeau Arquitectura and Andrea Murtagh. More
Umberto Bonomo and Felipe Alarcón have created a house with an exterior of cinder blocks, overlooking sweeping views of Chile's rugged Pacific coastline. 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