Barcode House by David Jameson
A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. More
A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. More
The golden ratio determines proportions throughout this raw concrete house in Germany. More
The roof of this extended house in Melbourne sweeps outwards to create an exterior canopy and curves steeply upwards over a double-height dining room. More
Open-plan rooms of subtly different proportions are created by an off-centre courtyard in this square house in rural Japan. More
This roof of this sea-facing holiday house in Mandurah, south of Perth, jolts up and down to create four irregular gables. More
French studio CUT Architectures have extended a Paris house by squeezing a glass-fronted music room and a garage between the building and its neighbour. More
Dezeen archive: as we've been bombarded by beautiful Australian houses in recent weeks and our story from last week about a cliff-top house inspired by a Picasso painting (top left) continues to be popular with readers, we've grouped together all our stories about houses in Australia. See all the stories »
Cooling pools of water and trees line corridors and rooms inside an Indonesian house by architects Budi Pradono. More
These twin residences in Riga, Latvia, mirror one another exactly, except that one is clad in timber and the other in blackened steel. More
This jumbled house in India features an elevated steel tunnel, bridged corridors and a rooftop swimming pool on stilts. More
Two stark concrete houses in Lisbon feature secluded courtyards with overflowing ponds and swimming pools (photographs by Fernando Guerra). More
Indonesian architects Budi Pradono have designed a leaning house for Jakarta with a tree growing inside. More
Residents of this small Japanese house can warm their feet in a heated sunken hollow beneath the dining table. More
A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window. More
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia. More
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More
After hours, rolling metal shutters fasten across these New York apartments designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More
Faeces, electric eels and fruit would power conceptual communities designed by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Catrina Stewart. More