Curvaceous extension by Tom Givone abuts farmhouse in Pennsylvania
Self-taught designer Tom Givone has extended a white house in rural America with a warped metal-clad addition that starkly contrasts the traditional architecture. More
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Burlesque act informs Welcome Projects and Boyd Design's design for Shed House
A pair of long volumes with pitched roofs form a T-shaped plan in this Malibu home by Welcome Projects, which combines two different characters in one building. More
Dezeen's top 10 US houses of 2017
The crop of homes we've featured from across America this year range from quaint cottages in Vermont to a luxurious villa with a private lagoon in Florida. US editor Dan Howarth has selected 10 of the best examples for our review of 2017. More
North Carolina farmhouse by Buildsense combines rustic and modern features
Reclaimed materials form simple geometries in this farmhouse in North Carolina by design-build firm Buildsense, which sought to balance the modern appeal of a contemporary home with the cosiness of a rustic farm. More
Living spaces extend into the desert at Arizona home by The Construction Zone
Phoenix architecture firm The Construction Zone has completed a house in Arizona's Sonoran desert, taking full advantage of the arid climate with living spaces both inside and out. More
Will Ruhl lifts house on concrete stilts to create larger family retreat
US architecture firm Ruhl Walker co-founder Will Ruhl has completed a home renovation for his family in Massachusetts, lifting an existing residence on concrete supports to create an extra living space underneath. More
In Situ Studio uses metal, timber and stucco for home on a wooded site in North Carolina
American firm In Situ Studio has paired dark cladding with white stucco for the facades of a modern family residence that overlooks a pond in North Carolina. More
Kansas architecture students wrap affordable home in corrugated metal
Students at Kansas State University have designed and constructed a two-unit apartment building that is intended to be occupied by low-income tenants. More
BFDO redesigns waterfront house with rooftop garden in Virginia
New York firm BFDO has replaced a house in Virginia, tearing down all walls and leaving just the foundation, with a larger residence topped with a rooftop garden. More
Five of the best houses in Montana on Dezeen
The dramatic mountains and vast plains of Montana are the next stop in our series rounding up residential architecture across the US. More
Aspen retreat by CCY Architects overlooks dramatic mountainous scenery
American studio CCY Architects has created a spacious residence for a rugged site in the Rocky Mountains, which consists of timber-clad boxes linked by glazed bridges. More
Michael Hennessey brings mid-century details back to Eichler house in San Francisco
Architecture firm Michael Hennessey has refreshed a 1960s house in California built by Joseph Eichler, the father of America's modernist housing subdivisions. More
Stacked volumes form Los Angeles hilltop home by Aaron Neubert Architects
Three black boxes stacked on a steep lot in Los Angeles form this residence by Aaron Neubert Architects, and create outdoor living spaces without needing to use any additional land. More
Hawaiian summer camps influence tropical island estate by Walker Warner Architects
This complex at the foot of a volcano in Hawaii was modelled on a summer camp, where Walker Warner Architects has spread out living spaces across a series of cabins on the site. More
Matt Fajkus organises Austin home around old oak tree
The rooms of this family residence in Texas by local studio Matt Fajkus Architecture are punctured with windows of different sizes, to frame views of an old tree at the centre of the plot. More
Carney Logan Burke clads remote Montana home in stone and oxidised steel
American firm Carney Logan Burke Architects has completed a spacious residence at the base of a forested butte, which consists of linked rectilinear volumes topped with overhanging roofs. More
Michael Viviano designs gabled house for his parents in Houston
Architect Michael Viviano has worked with his mum and dad to create them this concrete and timber house with a gable roof in Houston, Texas. More
Historic homestead informs McLean Quinlan's stone house in Wyoming
British architecture firm McLean Quinlan has constructed a stone house in Jackson, Wyoming, modelled on a nearby 19th-century log cabin. More
Long Island house for a tailor is built using trees felled in hurricane
New York-based Narofsky Architecture has built this house on a hurricane-damaged site in Long Island, with wooden cladding and furniture made from trees knocked down during the storm. More
Hawaiian cabins by Erin Moore are designed for life outdoors
Oregon-based architect Erin Moore has completed a tropical getaway in Hawaii that consists of two pavilions sited on either edge of a 300-year-old solidified lava formation. More