Chiselled stone walls and vast stretches of glass define a coastal California home by US studio Field Architecture, which was designed to "bring the residents closer to nature with every turn". More about Field Architecture perches Big Sur House on bluff overlooking the ocean
Canadian studios Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere have reflected the "rugged and serene" surroundings of an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, in the materials used for the interior of this family holiday home. More about Pine Island Cottage interiors reflect textures of the Ontario landscape
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More about DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
Local designers Andrea McLean Studio and the Airey Group have teamed up to create a light, urban beach house with open roof decks and a folding screened facade in Vancouver, British Columbia. More about The Airey Group and Andrea McLean open Vancouver beach house with folding facade
Salvaged lumber and Corten steel were used to create a waterfront house on a British Columbian island that belongs to the founder of Measured Architecture and was designed to explore a "zero-take approach" to design and construction. More about Measured Architecture designs Shor House to be a "test bed of recycling"
Architecture studio Lake Flato and HR&A Advisors have unveiled updated plans for a waterfront development that will reroute the Trinity River to create a mixed-use island in Fort Worth, Texas. More about Lake Flato plans to create "vibrant, mixed-use waterfront district" on Fort Worth island
US studios PKA Architecture and Martha Dayton Design have completed a waterfront residence with a glass-clad entry volume designed to "make an architectural statement". More about Channel glass and wood wrap Lakeside Modern house in Minnesota
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More about MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. More about Rectilinear and sculptural forms converge at Bridgehampton Beach House
US studio Olson Kundig Architects has utilised a variety of wooden storm shutters and deep roof overhangs for a Hawaiian holiday home called Hale Napo'o. More about Operable screens wrap beachfront house in Hawaii by Olson Kundig
New York-based studio Fuller Overby has created a home clad in charred cypress that cascades down a hill to a lake in North Carolina. More about Fuller Overby stacks cypress-wrapped spaces for North Carolina lake house
Bringing the ocean inside was the primary goal of interiors studio Falken Reynolds when designing this waterfront home on Vancouver Island. More about Falken Reynolds applies beach-toned palette to Cadboro Bay House interiors
Cedar cladding and distinctive windows feature on the exterior of tall rowhouses that were designed, developed and constructed by California architect Brett Farrow. More about Brett Farrow creates "chiseled" houses for Laguna Row development in California
Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. More about Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay
An enormous thatched roof structure with open sides covers the communal areas of this home perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Mexico by Zozaya Arquitectos. More about Zozaya Arquitectos tops cliffside home in Mexico with open thatched roof
US studio Desai Chia Architecture designed a highly sculptural, waterfront home wrapped in concrete and charred cypress that has vaulted roofs resembling wings. More about Desai Chia creates "winged" roofs for Copake Lake House in New York
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More about Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house
Three gabled volumes come together to form this "village-like" coastal residence in Chile called Casa El Pangue by local architecture studio Combeau Arquitectura and Andrea Murtagh. More about Combeau Arquitectura clusters gabled forms for Chilean ocean getaway
Umberto Bonomo and Felipe Alarcón have created a house with an exterior of cinder blocks, overlooking sweeping views of Chile's rugged Pacific coastline. More about LBS house is a cinder block retreat on rugged Chilean coastline
Juan Pablo Ureta has completed an beach house on Chile's northern coast, organising most of the living areas around an internal courtyard. More about Juan Pablo Ureta orients wooden Chilean beach house around a courtyard