Books can be stored beneath the wide steps of this staircase, designed by Zminkowska De Boise Architects to connect the two halves of a split-level living room inside a renovated London flat. More about Zminkowska De Boise inserts combined bookshelf-staircase into London flat
Happy New Year from the Dezeen team and best wishes for 2015! This image of the fireworks competition at England's Belvoir Castle was taken by our design editor Dan Howarth.
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This energy-efficient laboratory by architecture office Go Logic is clad in pale cedar to reference agricultural buildings found close to its site in a remote forest clearing in Michigan (+ slideshow). More about Cedar-clad field station by Go Logic houses University of Chicago laboratory
Italian design studio Alcarol has expanded its collection of furniture made from resin-encased wood to include a bench patterned with holes created by shipworms (+ slideshow). More about Alcarol uses resin to preserve worm holes in wooden bench
To see 2014 out with a bang, we've pulled together our most read stories of the year – including a silk leaf that could create oxygen in space, furniture for space-poor hipsters and a house with a swimming pool instead of a roof. More about Dezeen's 10 biggest architecture and design stories of 2014
News: Classical architect Quinlan Terry is one of a small number of architecture and design industry figures to be recognised in the 2015 New Year Honours list. More about Architect Quinlan Terry awarded in New Year Honours 2015
We published hundreds of projects from all over the world in 2014 – from tiny apartments to technology firm offices, cafes and luxury penthouses – but these are the 10 interiors that proved most popular with Dezeen readers. More about Dezeen's most popular interior design projects of 2014
Described by architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen as a "monolithic prism of concrete", this top-heavy house nestles into the hillside beside a Chilean lagoon (+ slideshow). More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Casa Guna is a top-heavy house beside a lagoon
Funny, cutting, witty and informed – comments from Dezeen readers never fail to get under the skin of a story. Dezeen's social media editor Ross Bryant selects 10 of his favourites from the past 12 months. More about Dezeen's top 10 reader comments of 2014
News: electric car manufacturer Tesla says its Roadster 3.0 upgrade will include a new battery that can increase the range of its sports vehicle to over 400 miles on a single charge. More about Tesla's electric Roadster to travel over 400 miles on single charge
Cologne 2015: Munich design studio Formstelle has created a subtly patterned lounge chair for iconic furniture brand Thonet. More about Formstelle designs Lounge Chair 808 for Thonet with "wave effect" upholstery
Architect Oscar Gutiérrez used bright yellow paintwork to pick out often-overlooked details on the clean white facade of this courtyard house in Mexico. More about Yellow accents brighten the stacked white volumes of Pino Street House by Oscar Gutiérrez
News: British architecture studio Caruso St John has won a competition to restore and expand one of Sweden's most significant 20th century buildings – the Stockholm City Library by Swedish architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. More about Caruso St John to "restructure" Asplund's Stockholm City Library
Over 1000 inflated and illuminated latex gloves appeared to reach out from the surface of a French lake in this installation by Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus (+ slideshow). More about Luzinterruptus creates "weird and sinister" lighting installation using floating latex gloves
A 150-year-old farm complex in Switzerland has been converted into an assortment of office and apartment blocks by Zürich studio EM2N (+ slideshow). More about EM2N converts century-old Swiss farm into housing and office complex
Architects love staircases, and this year we've seen all kinds – from smooth concrete curves and twisting corkscrews, to structures built from reclaimed wood and rusty steel. Dezeen's architecture editor Amy Frearson has selected 10 of the best. More about Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2014
News: a company has been set up to work on and deliver Elon Musk's high-speed Hyperloop transport system, which uses magnets and fans to propel passenger capsules through a network of pipes. More about Elon Musk’s supersonic Hyperloop could be built "within the decade"
News: hackers could exploit wireless and internet-based technologies already being used in new car designs to take control of vehicles – creating the potential for a "terrorist-type threat". More about Connected cars face hacking threat thanks to wireless safety features
German design studio Fifti-fifti has created a simple clothing storage solution using a wooden beam mounted on brackets that look like springs. More about Fifti-fifti's Spring simplifies the wardrobe into a wall-mounted clothes rail
News: Michael Graves' seminal Portland Public Services Building will be spared from demolition, despite being described as a "white elephant" and requiring an estimated $95 million for renovation. More about Postmodern Portland Building will be saved, says architect Michael Graves