Concrete lattice screens Phra Pradeang House in Bangkok
Architecture practice All(zone) used distinctive criss-crossing of concrete blocks to provide breeze and shade to Phra Pradeang House in Bangkok. More
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Feldman Architecture tucks Meadow Home into grassy Californian knoll
American firm Feldman Architecture has nestled this cedar-clad residence on a hilly California meadow, and topped it with a green roof to act as "an extension of the surrounding prairie". More
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
Nomo Studio designs concrete house in Menorca to frame sea views
Large openings all along the front of the concrete facade of Frame House on the Spanish island of Menorca frame expansive views towards the sea.
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Mary Gaudin photographs little-known Werry/Francis Houses by New Zealand modernist John Scott
The sunlit spaces of a mid-century modern family home in New Zealand, designed by the late architect John Scott, are captured in these new images by photographer Mary Gaudin. More
Hollow brick shell encases glass-walled House SSK in Belgium
De Baes Associates and architect Sophie van Noten's House SSK is a steel and glass house wrapped inside an open-topped brick shell in Kortrijk, Belgium. More
Studio B's V-Plan House in Aspen comprises black gabled forms
Colorado firm Studio B has created a dwelling in the Rocky Mountains that features black wooden cladding, sharply pointed roofs and cosy rooms awash in natural light. More
Atelier Janda Vanderghote turns historic Ghent house into modern B&B
Young Belgian studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has transformed the interior of one of Ghent's historic houses with a new concrete frame and brilliant blue furniture. More
Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye has fir interiors and a black tin exterior
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designed the tin-clad Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye for an architect and a rabbi. More
Ten off-grid homes for a self-sufficient lifestyle
From an isolated house in a Californian nature reserve, to a rural house in China that encourages villagers to be self-sufficient, here are 10 off-grid homes where people are living sustainably. More
Timber walls disguise secret spaces within tiny Pavilion House in Portugal
Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs and Diogo Aguiar Studio have hidden a bathroom, bed and kitchen within the walls of this timber-clad holiday home in Guimarães, Portugal. More
Ten houses with weird and wonderful floor plans
Most houses are designed with regular, rectangular-shaped floor plans. Here are 10 designs that ignore convention and are instead shaped like sausages, stars and even eyeballs. More
Plywood features in Montreal house renovation and extension by Naturehumaine
Architecture studio Naturehumaine has designed a minimal plywood stair with a children's play nook for this house in Montreal, as part of its renovation and extension. More
Three-pronged Orum Residence by SPF Architects offers sweeping views of Bel Air
California studio SPF Architects has wrapped the top level of this three-winged residence in Bel Air with glazing to provide ample sunlight and views of its hilly surrounds in Los Angeles. More
Plant curtain drapes over Breathing House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has covered the roof and facade of Breathing House in Ho Chi Minh City with a canopy of climbing plants to create private outdoor spaces. More
Five concrete houses in Argentina by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk specialises in building with raw, unadorned concrete. Here are five residences, built among Argentina's woodlands and sandy dunes, that make the most of the material. More
Rundzwei Architekten wraps Berlin house in cork
Cork Screw House, designed by Rundzwei Architekten in Berlin, has a facade and roof clad with waste cork from the wine industry. More
Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. More
SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More
Klopf Architecture updates mid-century Eichler home in Silicon Valley
American studio Klopf Architecture has overhauled a low-slung, plywood-clad home in northern California, which was built by visionary developer Joseph Eichler following the second world war. More