A crescent-shaped courtyard creates a "domestic refuge" at the heart of this minimalist house in Galicia, Spain, designed by local architecture studio Sinaldaba. More about Sinaldaba organises Cecebre House in Spain around crescent-shaped courtyard
Italian practice Atelier Matteo Arnone has completed House for Two Musicians, a minimal, symmetrical home with a pair of recording studios on the site of an old winery in Portugal. More about Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs
Sweeping arches define this all-white house in Sydney, designed by Australian practice James Garvan Architecture to reference nearby neoclassical and Federation-style properties. More about Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties
British architecture studio Medium has completed its renovation of Hearth House, a 1950s country home in Surrey, bringing clarity to a series of hotchpotch extensions. More about Medium consolidates and unifies sprawling 1950s home in Surrey
A near-continuous curved facade and slatted screens have been included to create privacy for this house designed by Canadian studio Architecture Building Culture on a prominent rocky outcrop in West Vancouver. More about Architecture Building Culture wraps white curved facade around Piano House in Canada
A lighthouse-style tower protrudes above the thick white walls enclosing this beachfront house, designed by architecture studio TAEP/APP for a coastal resort in southern Kuwait. More about TAEP/AAP raises lighthouse-like tower above White Fortress house in Kuwait
Australian architect Mark Jeavons worked with interior design practice Ohlo Studio to restore Tomich House, a heritage-listed 1970s house in City Beach, Perth. More about Mark Jeavons and Ohlo Studio restore 1970s home in Australia
A large circular opening offers a glimpse through the white wall in front of this California accessory dwelling unit, designed by architect Yan M Wang of Cover Architecture for his mother. More about Moongate ADU by Cover Architecture offers intergenerational living near LA
A cluster of white-plaster volumes steps down a hillside to frame views of the Mediterranean Sea at Bundle House, a villa in Menorca by architecture practice Nomo Studio. More about Stepped villa in Menorca by Nomo Studio offers "an abundance of textures"
US studio Inaba Williams Architects has created two mirrored houses with courtyards in Santa Monica, California that are clad in white stucco and have net-zero energy use, according to the studio. More about Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California
Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has created a minimalist white house in Alicante, which winds through the landscape to enhance its relationship with the outdoors. More about Fran Silvestre Arquitectos references pathways for winding Sabater House in Spain
Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. More about Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden's southern coast
Local architecture studio Stanaćev Granados has created an oceanside holiday house shaped like a cube and clad in wood on the coast of Chile. More about Stanaćev Granados clads cube-shaped Chilean house in white wood
Glossy white-concrete panels clad this holiday home with a pentagonal plan in Italy, which has been designed by Milan studio JM Architecture. More about Pinwheel house by JM Architecture resembles "a white pebble in the landscape"
Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has completed Pura Comporta, a minimalist holiday home with a triple-pitched roof near one of Portugal's most idyllic beaches. More about Falcão de Campos designs zigzagging vacation villa at Comporta beach
Curved white walls define Casa Pátios de Pétalas, a house created by Portuguese studio Sandra Micaela Casinha Atelier with an organic shape that was informed by flowers. More about Casa Pátios de Pétalas is decorated with "flower petal" walls
US architecture studio Mary English and Xavier Vendrell Architects have lined up three courtyards on a linear suburban plot for a white stucco house in San Antonio, Texas. More about Mary English and Xavier Vendrell arrange three courtyards for San Antonio house
Local studio BHY Arquitectos has completed an all-white infill house with painted brick on a narrow lot in Buenos Aires, Argentina that features multiple courtyards and patios. More about BHY Arquitectos arranges multiple courtyards in white Argentinian house
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an all-white stucco home in Mexico by HW Studio Arquitectos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "austere but chic" home in Mexico
Local firm HW Studio Arquitectos has completed an all-white stucco home in Morelia, Mexico, whose hermetic design serves as a haven for the residents. More about HW Studio creates austere white home in Mexico to evoke "sense of security"