Two Passive Solar Gain Houses in Porthtowan by Simon Conder Associates
British firm Simon Conder Associates has built two wooden houses into the side of a steep hill in the English coastal village of Porthtowan (+ slideshow). More
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Staithe End by Henry Goss Architects
These hyper-realistic computer renderings show a forthcoming concrete and glass house in Christchurch, England, designed by London-based Henry Goss Architects (+ slideshow). More
Astley Castle renovation by Witherford Watson Mann
A contemporary house inserted behind the crumbling walls of a ruined twelfth-century castle in Warwickshire, England, by Witherford Watson Mann is one of the six projects nominated for the 2013 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More
Trish House Yalding by Matthew Heywood
The facade of this black and white house by British architect Matthew Heywood is sliced up into irregular shapes to mimic the crooked angles of tree branches (+ slideshow). More
Tigh Port na Long by Dualchas Architects
The southernmost tip of Scotland's Isle of Skye is the setting for this small wooden house by local firm Dualchas Architects (+ slideshow). More
Green Orchard by Paul Archer Design
This house in western England by London studio Paul Archer Design features a mirrored facade that slides across to cover the windows (+ slideshow). More
Long Farm by Lucy Marston
This house in rural England was designed by British architect Lucy Marston to reference old English farmhouses and features red brickwork, a steep gabled profile and a corner chimney (+ slideshow). More
Manor House Stables by AR Design Studio
Architecture office AR Design Studio has converted an old stable block in Hampshire, England, into a three-bedroom family house (+ slideshow). More
East London House by Mikhail Riches
London studio Mikhail Riches has renovated a nineteenth-century house in London and added a glazed kitchen and dining room at the rear (+ slideshow). More
Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
Rounded shingles create wooden scales across the walls of this small house in Hackney that architect Laura Dewe Mathews has built for herself (+ slideshow). More
The Boathouse by Alex Cochrane Architects
London-based studio Alex Cochrane Architects added a timber balcony and an open-plan interior to this Victorian boathouse in a deer park in the south of England. More
Orchard House by Studio Octopi
This courtyard house in the south-west of England by architects Studio Octopi integrates flush thresholds and wide doorways as subtly as possible, so that no one would notice it was specifically designed for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More
Archway Studios by Undercurrent Architects
A home and studio for a photographer are contained inside this Corten steel bunker that Undercurrent Architects has squeezed beside and beneath the arch of a railway viaduct in south London. More
Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). More
A House for Essex by FAT and Grayson Perry
Architects FAT have teamed up with artist Grayson Perry to design a house inspired by fairytales on the east coast of England. More
Slip House by Carl Turner Architects
Planks of translucent glass provide the walls for this house in south London designed by architect Carl Turner for himself and his partner (+ slideshow). More
Old Bearhurst by Duggan Morris Architects
A converted nineteenth century farm building once used for drying hops has been nominated for the RIBA Manser Medal for the best new house in the UK, following a renovation and extension by architects Duggan Morris (photographs by James Brittain + slideshow). More
Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
Perforated steel doors fold open like the wings of a butterfly at the backstreet entrance to this London house by architects Teatum+Teatum. More
Wakefield Street Townhouses by Piercy & Company
These London townhouses by architects Piercy & Company have chunky banisters formed from thickly layered birch plywood. More
Amhurst Road by Edgley Design
Hoxton architects Edgley Design have tucked a rubber-clad residence and aluminium artist's studio behind a row of semi-detached houses in Hackney. More