Shutters are concealed in the walls of Austrian farmhouse extension by Firm Architekten
Firm Architekten has extended a gabled farmhouse in Bezau, Austria, with a matching structure clad in timber louvres that double as shutters. More
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TOB Architect builds "deliberately unharmonious" Killan Farmhouse
The palette of exposed, untreated materials used to construct this house in Killan, Ireland, results in a building with an intentionally unfinished appearance. More
Red Hill Farm House is a modern twist on vernacular agricultural architecture
This low-lying house on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, designed by Australian practices Carr and Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, features blackened-timber facades that reference local farmhouses. More
Monochrome materials define living spaces inside converted Italian farmhouse
Architecture office Deltastudio used a palette of monochrome materials to create light-filled rooms with views of the surrounding countryside at this modernised farmhouse near the Italian town of Caprarola. More
Kaplan Thompson Architects completes angular extension to rural Maine residence
The contemporary extension that Kaplan Thompson Architects has added to a traditional home in Maine is linked to the original structure by a bright yellow volume. More
Tom Givone's Floating Farmhouse features a glazed waterside kitchen
Designer Tom Givone has overhauled a farmhouse in rural New York, with the addition of a glass-fronted extension overlooking a creek. More
Huge rolling shutters shade Pennsylvania farmhouse by Cutler Anderson Architects
Double-height rolling shutters can open up or enclose this farmhouse in Pennsylvania that Cutler Anderson Architects designed for a rural property. More
LAMAS builds contemporary Canadian farmhouse with reclaimed timber walls
The old agricultural buildings of Quebec informed this modern farmhouse near Montreal, which features walls of reclaimed wood, steeply pitched roofs and a secluded inner courtyard. More
Sculptural extension to French farmhouse protects its interiors from harsh summer sun
Paris studio Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix has completed a concrete extension to a traditional farmhouse in France's Provence region, featuring very few openings in its faceted facades. More
Moxon adds red metal and larch extension to farmhouse in Scottish Highlands
British studio Moxon has restored an old granite farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands, and added a larch and metal extension with a matching gabled profile. More
Norm Architects completes contemporary farmhouse in the Suffolk countryside
Panoramic glazing frames views of meadows and cornfields from this farmhouse designed by Danish studio Norm Architects for a working farm in southern England (+ slideshow). More
Lloyd Architects and Louise Hill Design build community-oriented farmhouse in Utah
US firms Lloyd Architects and Louise Hill Design have completed a new barn in Utah for a family that has been farming the same land since the 1800s (+ slideshow). More
Atelier Tom Vanhee adds pair of gabled extensions to brick farmhouse in Belgium
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has added two offset gabled volumes onto the side of an existing brick structure near the village of Aartrijke to turn it into a modern home (+ slideshow). More
Traditional farmhouse in Austria updated with contemporary extension
Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher Architekten has added a contemporary extension to a traditional farmhouse in Austria, featuring rough-sawn spruce cladding and a folded fibre-cement roof (+ slideshow). More
Link Arkitektur extends Norwegian farmhouse with contemporary gabled structure
Link Arkitektur has added a gabled extension to a 19th-century Norwegian farmhouse, featuring a wooden facade designed to age with the building (+ slideshow). More
Aboim Inglez Arquitectos adds bright white extension to farmhouse in rural Portugal
Portuguese studio Aboim Inglez Arquitectos has converted and extended a century-old farmhouse near Lisbon to create a series of holiday homes overlooking the Alentejo plains (+ slideshow). More
Whitewashed stone and glazed tiles feature in renovated Spanish farmhouse by Arquitectura-G
Barcelona studio Arquitectura-G has revamped a country house with a "labyrinthine character" into a family home featuring a tile-covered kitchen, a spiral staircase and a secluded swimming pool (+ slideshow). More
Baumhauer adds timber-lined living spaces to vernacular Swiss farmhouse
Berlin studio Baumhauer has renovated a traditional farmhouse in the Swiss hamlet of Florins, inserting a timber structure that contains new living areas in place of an existing barn (+ slideshow). More
Ares Partners and Atelier Liu Yuyang transform old Chinese farmhouses into mountain resort
Shanghai studios Ares Partners and Atelier Liu Yuyang have converted a group of disused farm buildings into a boutique resort nestled among the rocky pinnacles of China's Yangshuo County (+ slideshow). More
Century-old farmhouse on Jeju Island gets a whale-inspired makeover by Z_Lab
South Korean studio Z_Lab has renovated a 100-year-old farmhouse on Jeju island, and renamed it Blind Whale in reference to the curves of its two smooth grey roofs (+ slideshow). More