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Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture

The rooms of a black and white house in California lead out to a series of stepped terraces with a view of the famous Hollywood sign. More about Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture

Scaffolding Brut by Beta Tank

Berlin designers Beta Tank want to make scaffolding pretty. Designer Eyal Burstein has started out by casting a series of scaffolding joints in glazed porcelain with gold and platinum nuts and bolts. More about Scaffolding Brut by Beta Tank

Maison Beauvallon by Raphaëlle Segond

Stairs lead past lumpy cork-covered walls to a rooftop swimming pool at a house in the south of France by architect Raphaëlle Segond. More about Maison Beauvallon by Raphaëlle Segond

Prelude 01: a Dialogue at Depot Basel

Nine designers including Florian Hauswirth, Kaspar Hamacher and Max Lipsey furnished a grain-silo-turned-art-space in Basel in a five-day experimental workshop. More about Prelude 01: a Dialogue at Depot Basel

Roundles by H2 Architecture

Continuing our special feature about swimming pools, here's a timber pool house with limestone walls beside a farmhouse in Surrey, England.

movie by London photographer Logan MacDougall Pope More about Roundles by H2 Architecture

Forscherkindergarten Apfelbäumchen by Winkens Architekten

German studio Winkens Architekten have completed a kindergarten in Berlin that has sheltered terraces at each end. More about Forscherkindergarten Apfelbäumchen by Winkens Architekten

Instituto de Investigación de Vehículos by ACXT

Tree-like lampposts emerge from a pool of pebbles in front of a metal-clad vehicle research institute in Spain by architects ACXT. More about Instituto de Investigación de Vehículos by ACXT

Dude Cigar Bar by Studiomake

Twisted bricks create openings in the walls of a speakeasy-style bar in Bangkok, allowing passers-by a sneaky glimpse inside. More about Dude Cigar Bar by Studiomake

designjunction at the London Design Festival

London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen are proud to be media partners for designjunction, which will take place at Victoria House Basement, 37 - 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA from 22 to 25 September as part of the London Design Festival. More about designjunction at the London Design Festival

Pop-Out House by Mut Architecture and Benjamin Mahon

A shelving unit displaying children's clothes doubles up as a plywood playhouse with a sliding staircase, swinging doors and removable furniture. More about Pop-Out House by Mut Architecture and Benjamin Mahon