Maison 2G by Avenier & Cornejo Architectes
French studio Avenier & Cornejo Architectes has used strips of cedar cladding to wrap every surface of this house in Orsay, France (+ slideshow). More
French studio Avenier & Cornejo Architectes has used strips of cedar cladding to wrap every surface of this house in Orsay, France (+ slideshow). More
We're into double figures on our A-Zdvent calendar and at number ten is J House in Japan, which features rooms that open out to one another. Read more about J House »
Made up of a series of interconnecting boxes, this house surrounded by car parks in Japan is the latest addition to our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House I »
A contemporary interpretation of a traditional gabled farmhouse in Hungary is the letter H in our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named with letters. Read more about H House »
These seven woodland cabins are nestled amongst the trees of a park and spa in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More
A refurbished nineteenth century Italian house with tiles arranged in honeycomb patterns across the floor is the latest instalment from our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Casa G+S »
It's day six in our countdown of houses named after letters of the alphabet and today's featured project is a residence in Japan with a courtyard that sits at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. Read more about F-White »
The letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar is HOUS.E+, a concept by architects Polifactory for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. Read more about HOUS.E+ »
A residence on the edge of a cliff in Chile named D House is the fourth project from our A-Zdvent calendar, which is counting down the days until Christmas with houses named after letters of the alphabet. Read more about D House »
Light filters into rooms through chunky chimneys at this dark grey house in Ireland, which is behind the third door of our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters. Read more about C-House »
Today’s window in our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters of the alphabet is B House, a hillside cabin in Japan that generates all its own energy and heating designed by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture. Read more about B House »
Welcome to our A-Zdvent calendar! As we count down to Christmas we'll be showcasing a house named after every letter of the alphabet. First up is House A in Osaka by architect Takeshi Hamada with a stark concrete gallery on the ground floor. Read more about House A »
Despite being surrounded by electricity pylons, this hillside cabin in Japan by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture generates all its own energy and heating using photovoltaic panels and a ground-sourced heat pump (+ slideshow). More
Three sandstone wings protect an inner courtyard from fierce coastal winds at this seaside house in Ireland by Tierney Haines Architects. More
Portuguese architect Miguel Marcelino has completed a rural family house with red concrete walls and three separate terraces. More
Panoramic Pacific views can be enjoyed from terraces created by the tiered levels of this hillside house in Chile by architects Elton + Léniz (+ slideshow). More
This courtyard house in the south-west of England by architects Studio Octopi integrates flush thresholds and wide doorways as subtly as possible, so that no one would notice it was specifically designed for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More
This earthquake-proof house on a hillside in western Chile by architects Pezo von Ellrichshausen has six rooms with glass walls (+ photos by Cristobal Palma). More
The trend for extreme cantilevers continues with this house in Croatia by architect Idis Turato, where one floor dramatically overhangs the other. More
This bright-white house in Alicante by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features an 18-metre-long balcony that stretches out towards the Balearic Sea (+ slideshow + movie). More