Mass Studies pulled no punches in this South Korean shop design, going from an entirely offbeat green-covered building decked in geo-textiles to form living walls and roofs. In its scale and proportions, it seeks a balance between the existing residential texture of the neighborhood and the new layer of commercial being introduced.

The Dome House is a "garden home" in a conservative Melbourne suburb. The design concept of this home was to take a pure form, the copper sphere, bury it and erode it within the conception of a giant puzzle whose components ranged from the large to the infinitesimally small.

Balancing Barn, a cantilevered holiday home near the village of Thorington in Suffolk, England. The Barn is 30 meters long, with a 15 meters cantilever over a slope, plunging the house headlong into nature. Living Architecture, an organization devoted to the experience of modern architecture, commissioned MVRDV in 2008. Mole Architects from Cambridge were executive [...]

Designed by Damilano Studio Architects, the Casa D house is located in Cuneo, Italy. Although it embraces a completely contemporary aesthetic, this low-rise home does have a classic appeal that speaks to past generations. Open and space, Casa D also seems to focus on communal spaces, which really speaks to the Italian love for family. [...]