Designed around the idea of an 'outdoor camp,' Mawhitipana maximizes sun, views, and connections to the outdoors, all while remaining light on the land

—Mawhitipana Beach House, by MacKay Curtis. Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand.

Soft tones and organic materials take a cue from the surrounding mountain forests

—Casa de Madera, by Taller Hector Barroso. Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

Tropical paradise

—Tegel House, by The Lennon Project. Canggu, Bali.

Perched on the Pacific coast

—Tree House, by Hassell/Griblin. Lions Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

Nordic and Japanese styles meet to turn an old farm into a tranquil retreat for gastro-tourists

—Sjöparken, by Norm Architects. Halland, Sweden.

Madrid's gathering place, inspired by the 1970s designs of Gianfranco Frattini

—Gilda Haus, by CODOO STUDIO. Madrid, Spain.

Midcentury modernism with a Brazilian flair >>

—Casa Figueira, by buck&simple + Luigi Rosselli Architects. Sydney, Australia.

Embedded in the rocks

—House in Port de la Selva, by Marià Castelló Martínez + José Antonio Molina. El Port de la Selva, Spain.

Picasso-inspired

The Hôtel des Académies et des Arts, by Lizée-Hugot. Paris, France.

A nod to Bauhaus

—Ido & Friends Cafe, by Aurora Design. Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Aesop's glass block ground-scape, inspired by Hong Kong's stepping streets >>

—Aesop Gough Street, by March Studio. Hong Kong.

'[The space] is layered with different eras, an accumulation of different moments, to make it look like the house has been lived in through generations.”

—A. Quincy Jones's personal residence (1938), redesigned by Giampiero Tagliaferri. Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.

Comfort, openness, shelter and fluidity: the guiding principles for a utilitarian space that serves both people and horses

—Equestrian San Ramón, by Módica Ledezma. Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

Inspired by 'the traditional cottages of the Ebro Delta, the vanished seafront of L’Ampolla, and the rustic charm of agricultural buildings'

—Casa TD, by gr-os. L’Ampolla, Catalonia, Spain.

A study on perspective

Daichi Isumi House, by Suppose Design Office. Isumi, Japan.

Life in the jungle >

—Ipó House, by Estúdio BRA Arquitetura. Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A meticulously renovated midcentury gem, just listed for $5.5M

—Coe House, by Richard Neutra. Rolling Hills, California.

Alpine chalet meets Japanese Ryokan

—Deer Valley, by Electric Bowery. Park City, Utah.

Among the olive trees

—Casa en los Olivos, by Balzar Arquitectos. Quesa, Spain.

The “Cathedral of Fried Chicken”

—COQODAQ, by Rockwell Group. New York City.