Glass corridor connects underground concrete extension to house in Spain
Architecture studio Jordi Hidalgo Tané has extended a small stone building in rural Navarra, Spain, with a subterranean concrete annex accessed via a glass corridor. More
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Michael Hennessey creates modern bay windows for San Francisco townhouse
Large stretches of glass front this black house in San Francisco, which local firm Michael Hennessey Architecture designed to exhibit alternatives to "conventional building strategies". More
Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal
New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More
PPAA designs pink prototype for Mexican low-cost housing initiative
Pinkish cement covers the exterior of this dwelling in Mexico, which architecture firm PPAA designed for an experimental housing initiative led by the federal institute Infonavit. More
Irregularly stacked boxes hide central courtyard of village house in India
A cluster of irregularly stacked boxes forms a house for a village official in Talangpor, India, designed by Gujarat-based practice Neogenesis+Studi0261. More
Francesc Rifé Studio designs AdH House with "emotional quality" in Mexico City
The dark walls of this house in Mexico City were designed by Spanish practice Francesc Rifé Studio to conceal outdoor areas from the street. More
Smilgu House in Lithuania has a glass garage to display its owner's car
Plazma Architecture Studio has completed a house in Vilnius, Lithuania, clad in timber with deep-set glazing and a display garage for showcasing a car. More
Garden with bonsai trees lies at heart of Seattle residence by Stuart Silk Architects
Washington firm Stuart Silk Architects has completed a waterfront house in Seattle, which consists of cedar-clad pavilions organised around a Japanese garden. More
Tato Architects uses old barrels to clad exterior of home and shop
Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. More
Antonio Zaninovic and Tara Bean renovate clifftop Icaria House in Cape Town
South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town with designer Tara Bean, adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. More
Concrete floor splices House L224 by Felipe Gonzalez Arzac in two
Argentinian architect Felipe Gonzalez Arzac has used folding wooden blinds and a chunky concrete floor slab to provide shade to this house near Buenos Aires. More
Natalie Dionne Architecture creates Brick House from Montreal apartment building
Montreal firm Natalie Dionne Architecture added a new brick facade to an apartment building in the city to transform it into a light-filled and contemporary home. More
House clad in slate shingles by Telha Clarke features glazed gable end
Projecting windows and a fully glazed gable end provide views of nature from inside the black and white living space of a house in the resort town of Hepburn Springs, Australia. More
Pavel Míček Architects sinks house into a hillside in Czech mountains
Pavel Míček Architects has built a concrete holiday home in the Beskydy Mountains of eastern Europe. More
Yoshichika Takagi adds translucent facade to asymmetric house in Hokkaido
A house with an asymmetrical roof on the Japanese island of Hokkaido has been renovated and extended by architecture studio Yoshichika Takagi + Associates. More
Brick and copper turrets define Melbourne house by Wowowa
Australian architecture studio Wowowa built three cylindrical brick turrets with copper accents for a house in Melbourne. More
Wood-clad gabled volumes form Grove House on Long Island by Roger Ferris + Partners
American studio Roger Ferris + Partners has created a trio of wood-clad volumes with pitched roofs for a family relocating from New York City to the Hamptons. More
Arches puncture floors and walls of Glebe House by Chenchow Little Architects
Chenchow Little Architects has completed a house in the Glebe suburb of Sydney featuring upside-down arches in the walls and curved openings in the floors. More
Jeffrey Dungan Architects builds Harrison Residence on Florida waterfront
Alabama practice Jeffrey Dungan Architects has modelled this white-rendered concrete house in Florida's Panhandle on a range of architectural styles. More
Studio 30 Architects remodel London home using reclaimed materials
Reclaimed materials feature alongside brightly painted new spaces in this transformation of two Victorian maisonettes in London by Studio 30 Architects. More