Sliding screens front Granary House guesthouse by MIMA Housing
Architect Marta Brandão has adopted a "rustic minimalism" style to create a two-bedroom mountain retreat in Arouca, Portugal. More
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Stone ruins turned into Spanish holiday home by Atienza Maure Arquitectos
The stone walls of a 16th-century clergy house have been restored and contrasted with new, white concrete elements to create El Priorato, a holiday home in Burgos, Spain, designed by local practice Atienza Maure Arquitectos. More
Forest retreat in Valle de Bravo includes stone and laminated timber
CF Taller de Arquitectura and Merodio Arquitectos have completed a vacation home in Mexico's Valle de Bravo using glue-laminated timber beams to create bright and spacious rooms that open out to the surrounding forest. More
RES4 designs modular house for Lido Beach in New York
Resolution 4 Architecture stacked a modular beach house above sand dunes for an unencumbered view of the Atlantic Ocean in Lido Beach, New York. More
4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views. More
Caleb Johnson Studio clads Pieri Pines lake house in Maine with local cedar
Caleb Johnson Studio has created a timber-clad family home in Otisfield, Maine that has no primary bedroom in order to "reinforce familial bonds". More
Fuse Architects renovates pyramidal 1960s coastal house in California
US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. More
No Architecture arranges Flower House in the Berkshires around hexagonal courtyard
No Architecture arranged pavilions around a hexagonal courtyard to form a family nature retreat in rural Massachusetts that "reinterprets and expands on the glass house typology". More
Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture spans a California creek
Zinc cladding and large stretches of glass feature in a holiday home bridging a creek that was remodelled and enlarged by American studio Fougeron Architecture. More
Estudio Atemporal tops Mexican holiday home with oversized gabled roof
An oversized gabled roof sits atop this Mexican countryside home by local architecture studio Estudio Atemporal, creating a covered space that extends the living room outside. More
Coast House by Stacey Farrell emerges from dunes on New Zealand beach
Architect Stacey Farrell has completed a seaside holiday house in Omaui, New Zealand, which nestles into the landscape for protection from the harsh coastal weather. More
Sou Fujimoto designs circular holiday home topped with bowl-shaped meadow roof
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has revealed the design for a disc-shaped villa with a swooping green roof on Japan's Ishigaki Island for hotelier Not A Hotel. More
Alexis Dornier designs Birdhouses resort in Bali to "blend into nature"
Architect Alexis Dornier has completed a trio of stilted structures in a rainforest in Bali, which feature cantilevered living spaces and balconies that look out to the treetops. More
Nendo stacks concrete tunnels to create archive and guesthouse in Miyota
Japanese studio Nendo has created an archive to house its products and furniture from precast concrete box culverts in central Japan. More
John Pawson designs pair of "intimate" limestone villas in Ibiza
British designer John Pawson has revealed designs for two luxury limestone villas, which will be built on the residential Sabina estate on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. More
GinnerupArkitekter designs stone-clad summer house on Danish island
Local practice GinnerupArkitekter has designed a stone-clad house atop a concrete plinth on the coast of a small island in Denmark. More
MCxA Group arranges Casa Mague in Mexico around existing trees
Mexican studio MCxA Group took cues from a forested setting and an archaeological site to create a holiday home with "labyrinthine spaces" and a strong connection to the outdoors. More
Studio Schicketanz embeds weekend home into hillside in California’s Big Sur
US firm Studio Schicketanz has completed a low-lying, coastal house for a Silicon Valley family with facades that were kept "quiet and simple" in deference to natural terrain. More
Kariouk Architects completes cantilevered chalet overlooking a lake in Canada
Kariouk Architects has completed MORE Cabin, a dramatic cantilevered structure overlooking a lake in Québec meant to stand out from its natural surroundings. More
Sigurd Larsen creates compact timber-clad cabin with panoramic windows
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has designed a cabin for hospitality start-up Raus featuring furniture built into "cave-like" niches and panoramic windows that frame views of nature. More