In view of Frankenstorm, consider this New Zealand storm-proof "cottage." 

Txt & pix via remodelista.com: http://tinyurl.com/cyl5y8t

Japanese Surfer House

My Japanese beach house designed for surfers....if only.

More pix via designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/8hge7on

Hanging Mushroom Garden House

Hanging mushroom garden illuminated by plastic bottles filled with water. Collaboration between Liter of Light and Touching the Earth Lightly at Shanghai Biennale. 

Txt & slide show vis inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9r5wphq

Swanky Pre-Fab in Chile

Swanky pre-fab in Chile. Takes 10 days to build and then move in.

Pix and txt via busyboo.com: http://tinyurl.com/9kcv7ge

Rotating House

 Concept for "Transformation House." Solar-powered segments can be rotated for light or view. 

Txt & images via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9s8oype

Australian Berm House

"Berm House" in Australia...

Details via: architizer.com: http://tinyurl.com/8cm9xus

Nest House Partially Underground

 "Nest House" has a few surprises inside. It is partially underground! Based on underground animal "nests."

Must see interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/9qx5ld3

Toronto Urban Retreat Pod

An urban retreat-pod in Toronto?

Info & pix via archdaily.com: http://tinyurl.com/8dh3zqw

Small Swedish House

Smallest "apartment" in Sweden? Maybe, but it is freestanding which apartments are not. Adorable? Ban that term for smaller, more practical housing. Small is not cute!

Txt & interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/98glxxv

Pop-Up Housing Pods in London

Pop-Up housing pods proposed in London for empty garages. The future is shrinking. 
Get used to it! 

Info & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/8cvjxrk

Puget Sound Retreat

My new retreat....if only! North of Puget Sound.

Text & pix: http://tinyurl.com/8q5ob92
Via: http://www.blessthisstuff.com/

Ring House, A New Japanese Classic

 "Ring House." Already a Japanese classic? Mini-tower in the woods offers 360 degree views.

Txt & more pix: http://theversatilegent.com/the-ring-house-karuizawa-japan/
Via: subtilitas on tumblr.com

New Japanese Guest House

New Japanese guest house....I think I will stay over, for about a month.
pix of interior: http://www.inuiuni.com/projects/322/
via: subtilitas.com

Roto-Proto "Future Primitive" House

"Future Primitive" rotating house prototype; at 60 sq meters,walls shift to become floors.

Txt, pix, & video talk by designer, via designboom:http://tinyurl.com/9w2cvcj

Breeze House

 "Breeze House" seems to billow.
Txt & pix via: contemporist.com: http://tinyurl.com/9glna6x

Michigan Match Box House

Michigan "Match Box House" is bigger than it looks in pix. Four bedrooms. But oherwise lovely. I suppose when the children leave, if they ever leave and then find jobs and never come back, you could take in boarders, help out granny, or convert those excess bedrooms into storage or....

Txt and slideshow via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9fm7cum

Sky Catcher House

"Sky Catcher House" does just that. A courtyard does the trick.
Take a look inside via designmilk.com: http://tinyurl.com/8f9y6nn

Sauna in Geneva on the Roof

                                                                                                                        

Sauna in Geneva. Say it three times.Then add: on the roof.

Txt & pix via Designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/9ntuhav

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Barn Becomes Neo-Modern House

 Traditional barn converted to Neo-Modern house, Netherlands. Sleek. Minimal. Black.

Txt & pix: http://www.archdaily.com/3229/oeken-pavilion-faro/

Black Cypress House in Patagonia

ARTOPIATECTURE: Three houses clad in cypress painted black in Patagonia. It's a local tradition but perfectly neo-modern, minimalist.

http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/23/clf-houses-by-estudio-babo/

Basalt House

Canary Island basalt house with green roof, turns its back to the street and steals the view out back....Is it true that black is the new white?

Text & pix, via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/8roaafn