Celebrating the dwelling’s beachside location in Brighton, House on the Bay by Lovell Burton is a forever home that celebrates joy and connection to its surrounds.

Maria Danos Architecture plays with cultural expression through place, drawing on a combination of nostalgic elements and locally sourced materials such as Laminex.

Located on a hillside in San Francisco’s Noe Valley, Redwood House was originally designed in the 1970s and has been renovated recently by Studio Terpeluk.

Lee House sees Candalepas Associates focus on a modest approach in sculpting the new as a considered extension of the existing, creating an outward focus and curated engagement with light.

Koch Architects has renovated a cabin at Sea Ranch, a community development in California’s Sonoma County conceived the 1960s.

Robinsons Run sees Bennett Murada Architects draw from the unique and enviable positioning of the home to create an immersive engagement of the senses and an embrace of the surrounds.

A collaboration between architects Judith Sheine and Norman Millar, Ramirez Residence presents a contemporary coastal retreat on a dramatic stretch of northern Californian coastline.

Sausalito Houseboat by Craig Steely Architecture is a unique home that is complemented with an enriching history and surrounded by inspiring sceneries.

Andrew Child Architect transforms and expands Fitzroy Laneway House into a warm family home that engages with the streetscape.

Peninsula House sees Carr propose a monolithic and bold reinterpretation of the modern farmhouse through a deliberately contemporary lens, resulting in a residence that invites both inward.

Generously unfolding across an oceanfront clifftop on New Zealand’s Waiheke Island, Mawhiti by Stevens Lawson Architects presents a sculptural masterpiece of context and craft.

Distinctively robust and private, Cloister House I celebrates openness and timelessness. MORQ creates a refuge and a sanctuary in the suburbs of Peth.