Slovakian house by JRKVC features a glazed gable wall
Slovakian studio JRKVC has designed a small house near Bratislava with one gable wall entirely glazed to fill the interior with light (+ slideshow). More
Slovakian studio JRKVC has designed a small house near Bratislava with one gable wall entirely glazed to fill the interior with light (+ slideshow). More
San Francisco office Fougeron Architecture has designed a house in California that steps down the side of a cliff and projects over the edge. More
Copper panels and local timber clad the exterior of this houseboat in the Netherlands by BYTR Architects, which is moored beside a wooded parkland (+ slideshow). More
Vancouver studio MGB has designed "a contemporary version of a cabin in the woods" comprising stacked glazed boxes overlooking the sea in the Canadian province of British Columbia. More
Large circular holes appear to have been punched through the interior of this boxy white house in Japan, creating a sequence of curvy partitions low enough for residents to climb over (+ slideshow). More
Six timber boxes protrude from the sides of this house in the hills north of Barcelona by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes (+ slideshow). More
This family house in northern Japan was designed by Tokyo studio Hannat Architects to embrace darkness as well as light (+ slideshow). More
The swooping ceiling of this house in Japan by NKS Architects is designed to improve acoustics inside a living room that is also used for music recitals (+ slideshow). More
An infinity pool will form the roof of this cavernous house designed by Athens studio Kois Associated Architects for the Greek island of Tinos (+ slideshow). More
Layers of fine stainless steel mesh envelop this house in Tokyo by local architect Fumihiko Sano, making it look like it is wrapped in gauzy fabric (+ slideshow). More
Rusted steel frames project from the traditional stone and plaster walls of this renovated farm house in Spain's Gavarres mountains by Barcelona office Zest Architecture. More
Two houses originally designed by Walter Gropius for professors at the Bauhaus art school in Dessau, Germany, have been rebuilt as a minimalist arrangement of geometric shapes by Berlin office Bruno Fioretti Marquez. More
A cantilevered box containing a wood-lined terrace extends from the vertical core of this house in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga by local architects Alts Design Office (+ slideshow). More
Rows of disused railway sleepers slide open to reveal the ground floor of this copper coloured house in Portugal by Atelier Data (+ slideshow). More
Japanese firm International Royal Architecture (IRA) minimised partitions and balustrades inside this split-level house in Tokyo to make the interior feel as spacious as possible (+ slideshow). More
A pulley system extending through the atrium of this house in Sydney, Australia, by local architects Tribe Studio, is designed so the owners can store bicycles and winch them out of view (+ slideshow). More
Billowing curves sweep across the concrete facade and continue inside this house near Tehran, designed by Iranian studio Next Office (+ slideshow). More
This house in the Australian desert by Dunn & Hillam Architects hunkers down into the earth and features a large angled roof to protect it from extreme temperature fluctuations (+ slideshow). More
Alternating cubes of timber and glass cover the back of this Sydney house extension by Australian office Panovscott, offering a balance of light, shade, views and privacy. More
Vertical aluminium slats screen the exterior and windows of this house in Kuwait by Studio Toggle, providing shade and privacy for the residents. More