A residential complex near Helsinki by OOPEAA smoothly combines renovation with construction.

Faulkner Architects designs a ski house around a courtyard in Lake Tahoe.

A design/build dwelling by Stonorov Workshop Architects fits well into its Adirondack setting.

Frank Barkow of Barkow Leibinger returns to his roots with a wood-framed house in Montana.

Architect Arthur Casas designs a seaside dwelling near São Paulo for a long, narrow site.

Architects Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla wrap a Chilean retreat with a wood shell.

Strand Design works with a builder to update a Midcentury house in Minneapolis.

A young firm creates surprising spaces within a gabled-roof house in Chicago.

A house in Aspen fits discreetly into the landscape.

An architect creates a secret garden house for himself and his family in a dense residential section of Cambridge, Massachusetts.