N’arrow House is a wedge-shaped subterranean home that is being built into a hillside in Crete. The ambitious project is ...

In Nagano province, the black silhouette ... of Japanese feudal architecture. These days, the site lives on through festivals. The moat, once a defence line, is now home to white swans.

US studio Desai Chia Architecture has merged barn design with "a contemporary sensibility" to create the Clinton Corners House, which features charred cedar facades and a crisp silhouette.