This week's picks:

+ dRN Arquitectos' 140 sq. meter Los Canteros Mountain Refuge at Arch Daily, "For designing this contemporary mountain refuge we proposed a monolithic volume of stone that partially fills the void left by the existing containment walls. Window openings are minimal and were placed so as to illuminate specific acts, or to frame certain parts of the surrounding landscape, keeping away the sight of the neighbours.".

+ Johnston Marklee & Associates' Sale house at Arch Daily, "The modestly scaled 2-4-6-8 House characterizes the type of early commissions that launched a generation of Los Angeles architects. The massing concept of the Sale House originated from a Morphosis drawing that multiplied 2-4-6-8 as identical quadruplets.".

+ KWK PROMES' OUTrial House at Arch Daily, "A green clearing surrounded by forest was the only context for the proposed small house. Hence the idea to 'carve out' a piece of the grass-covered site, move it up and treat it as the roofing to arrange all the required functions underneath.".

+ Replinger Hossner Architects' EB1 Home at Arch Daily, "This contemporary modern house by Replinger Hossner Architects is up for sale in Seattle, WA. Amazing views and good interior spaces.".

+ Studio Paralelo's Casa en São Francisco de Paula at Plataforma Arquitectura, a corrugated steel and wood weekend house nestled in the Brazilian jungle, "Its volume is simple: two rectangular boxes of different textures intersect.".

+ Van Noort Designs' Spoorhouse prefab at Inhabitat, "equipped with plenty of eco components, including soy-based insulation, floor heating and cooling, integrated whole-house ventilation, and water conservation technologies.".

+ Alphaville's House Twisted at What We Do Is Secret, "built on a narrow and irregular plot of land surrounded by tradesman's houses. Like W-Window House, the house is steel frame construction and sheet metal cladding. This one 'maneuvers' horizontally while the other one rises vertically - same materials, different approaches.". See the House Twisted interior here.

+ Alphaville's W-Window House in Kyoto at What We Do Is Secret, "designed and built by the husband and wife team of architects (Alphaville) Kentaro Takeguchi and Asako Yamamoto as their residence.". See the W-Window House exterior here.

+ Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects' Farm house inspired by a barn nearby "Both in terms of organization, and by usage of the old wooden cladding for the new house. The continuous band of windows allows for a varied story of light and view throughout the day". At Below The Clouds.

+ Takeshi Hosaka Architects' Garden House "merges indoor with outdoor, incorporating an enclosed, two-story courtyard within the confines of the perimeter walls.". Via sub-studio design blog and CoolBoom.

+ Marmol Radziner Prefab's RINCON 5 at Jetson Green, "RINCON is the moniker for their latest modular series, a line of homes that can double as a small prefab dwelling or ancillary living structure, you name it. The name is inspired by the Spanish word for "nook" -- an apt description for this little accessory structure. The largest model in the series is RINCON 5, and it's a 660 sf model with full kitchen, living room, bedroom, and deck area.".

+ Tezuka Architects' Big Window House at rolu|design.

+ HHF Architects' Global Summit house at the NYTimes TMagazine, "The house, which looks like a series of boxes, is elegant and slightly forbidding on the outside but expansive and light-filled on the inside.".

+ The Tom Kundig: Prototypes and Moving Parts video via AMNP.