House in Yangsan looks like a cluster of small houses
Architecture studio Raum designed this house in the South Korean city of Yangsan as a cluster of clean-lined, interconnected blocks that can adapt to the changing needs of a young family. More
Architecture studio Raum designed this house in the South Korean city of Yangsan as a cluster of clean-lined, interconnected blocks that can adapt to the changing needs of a young family. More
Concrete forms and outdoor passageways define this waterfront dwelling in the Turks and Caicos islands, which was designed by US studio Rick Joy Architects to embrace the natural landscape. More
Portland studio Skylab Architecture designed the triangular floor plan of this Colorado retreat to allow optimum views of the region's mountainous landscape. More
This holiday home on the south coast of Iceland features a sheltered central courtyard lined by a pair of timber volumes and a terrace with a panoramic view of a nearby lake. More
Toronto firm Williamson Williamson has completed a multigenerational home in the town of Ancaster, designed to allow ageing parents to live with their adult children. More
Two volumes are stacked at irregular angles to form this Canadian forest retreat, which Montreal-based architecture firm Atelier Boom-Town designed for siblings. More
Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has revealed it design for a faceted affordable housing block for seniors in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighbourhood. More
A pale plywood interior is hidden behind the slatted black timber walls of this house in Chile, which occupies a rural site with views towards one of the country's most active volcanoes. More
Wooden shutters fold open along the length of this Brazilian home's upper storey, which global architecture firm Perkins+Will raised on thin columns to create a shaded outdoor living space underneath. More
US firm Wittman Estes has added a studio building and a Chinese-inspired courtyard to an existing residence in a dense neighbourhood, aiming to show how to maximise an urban lot. More
Architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen have completed a tall and narrow concrete house, which perches on a cliff facing a sea-lion reserve on Chile's Coliumo Peninsula. More
Studio Guilherme Torres has transformed a family home in Brazil into a contemporary pad for a DJ and music producer. More
A 1960s prefabricated dwelling in northern Indiana has been preserved by Karen Valentine and Bob Coscarelli, who purchased the home without ever seeing it in person. More
Rows of pivoting glass doors can be opened to allow air to flow through living spaces that open onto courtyards, terraces and lush gardens at this house in the Indonesian city of Semarang. More
Timber screens can be pulled aside to provide uninterrupted views towards the ocean from this house near the Australian resort of Noosa. More
Belgian practice Steven Vandenborre has added this annex to the rear of a family dwelling in Ghent, employing abundant glazing to frame garden scenes. More
Architect Les Eerkes rescued plywood cladding, kitchen cabinets and a tiny porthole window from houses set to be bulldozed for this rural cabin near the Puget Sound. More
We've created a new Pinterest board dedicated to homes on water, including the Japanese-inspired houseboat we published this week, a prefab floating house and an amphibious home that rises to avoid flood water. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More
Broad wooden steps lead from the living space of this Quebec residence, by local architects Bourgeois Lechasseur, down to the shores of Lac St-François. More