Jorge Ramón Giacometti Taller de Arquitectura designed Casa Ocal to suit its hard-to-reach location in the mountains in the north of Ecuador. More about Casa Ocal is a eucalyptus-wood house in the Ecuadorian mountains
Dark bricks cover this house on the southern tip of Sweden, which Lund-based studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur arranged around a lush courtyard and swimming pool. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur completes brick house in a Swedish forest
Spanish firm Plantea Estudio has layered "light and warm" materials such as plywood and chipboard to create the interior of this Madrid street food restaurant. More about Plantea Estudio casts minimalist Madrid restaurant in shades of beige
Japanese studio Nendo has developed a football that doesn't need to be inflated and can instead be assembled by hand from 54 interlocking plastic modules. More about Nendo designs build-your-own football for kids from impoverished communities