This holiday home by Japanese studios Taku Sakaushi Architects and OFDA has a tapered form that broadens towards a garden, but narrows where it meets a road, creating a secluded getaway in Karuizawa. More about "Megaphone-shaped" holiday home in Japan prioritises garden views
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is an Amsterdam-based product design role with Marcel Wanders, who recently launched a circus-themed collection of tableware with Alessi (pictured). See more from Marcel Wanders or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Bowl-shaped vessels would collect rainwater on the roofs of buildings located in hot and dry climates in a proposal by Iranian practice BMDesign Studios. More about Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
Basic sheets of plastic, paper or fabric can now be transformed into complex inflatables using a method devised by researchers at MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group. More about Aeromorph inflatables fold themselves from flat sheets into complex origami
A concrete frame angles out from a window at the top of this irregularly shaped housing block in South Korea, which was designed by architect Moon Hoon to resemble an owl. More about Moon Hoon creates housing with owl-like features in South Korea
Geometric alcoves, rope partitions and a dramatic arched ceiling make up the design of this new restaurant by California studio Archisects. More about Cedar-clad ceiling arches over San Diego restaurant by Archisects
Chinese technology firm Lenovo has unveiled its own version of Amazon's smart assistant, which acts as a central command centre for connected-home gadgets and systems. More about Lenovo launches colourful alternative to Amazon Echo smart speaker
A+Awards: a former industrial space in Manhattan's SoHo has been renovated to create a new space for a contemporary art gallery, which received an Architizer A+Award last year. More about Toshiko Mori and Hirsch Corti turn label-making factory into Peter Freeman Gallery
The organiser of Las Vegas technology show CES has branded the UK government's alleged lack of support for startups in the field a "source of embarrassment". More about UK government's support for tech startups is an embarrassment, says CES organiser
In our first comments update of 2017, readers are reacting to a squabble that has broken out between artists Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple over a paint shade dubbed the "world's pinkest pink". More about "Artists laying claim to a colour is hardly a new phenomenon"
US firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 530-metre skyscraper in Guangzhou, the second tallest in all of China and the fifth tallest in the world. More about KPF unveils China's second-tallest skyscraper
Oh Geon is the latest designer to experiment with unusual materials, using leftover sawdust from a woodworking studio to create this blocky stool. More about Oh Geon creates sculptural chair from resin and sawdust
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed double-decker buses will no longer be produced for London, because they cost too much. More about London mayor stops orders for Thomas Heatherwick's Routemaster bus
Dark clay panels and light green tiles cover the cross-laminated timber structure of this holiday home created by Murmuur Architecten for a spot in the Flemish Ardennes countryside. More about Murmuur Architecten uses engineered wood and tiles for holiday home in rural Belgium
Highly personalised frames, glasses that block out screens and lenses that put a filter on the world are among the eyewear concepts proposed by contemporary Israeli designers for the Design Museum Holon. More about 15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Milan-based product designer to work with Patricia Urquiola, who recently designed a hotel on Lake Como (pictured). See more from Patricia Urquiola or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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James Jeffries of 31/44 Architects has designed a spacious and light-filled Amsterdam townhouse for his family, faced in grey brickwork and illuminated inside by a large skylight. More about Grey brick Amsterdam townhouse by 31/44 Architects features large rooflight and sunken living room
Architecture firm Hermansson Hiller Lundberg has completed a brick house for a sloped site in Sundsvall, Sweden, featuring staggered interiors based on Adolf Loos' Raumplan concept. More about Hermansson Hiller Lundberg adapts Adolf Loos concept for brick House Juniskär in Sweden
Wooden slats arranged to create a houndstooth pattern cast shadows across this cafe in Dallas by local studio Official, which also designed a hidden cocktail bar at the back. More about Official designs light-filled cafe and dark cocktail bar in Dallas
The overhaul of this modest residence in Maryland involved the addition of a cylindrical stair tower, but its minimalist owners requested that no furniture be included. More about McInturff Architects renovates home without furniture in Maryland