Oslo studios Koreo Arkitekter and Kolab Arkitekter have transformed an old boathouse on Norway's west coast into a summer house that becomes a glowing beacon by night (+ slideshow). More about Old Norwegian boathouse overhauled to create glowing wooden summer house
A wooden bridge-like corridor connects a master bedroom to a walk-in wardrobe on the mezzanine level of this apartment in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung (+ slideshow). More about Taiwan apartment renovation by Hao Design includes a new floor with house-shaped doors
A sculptural staircase made from slender steel rods connects the living spaces of this Bulgarian residence with an attic workplace used as a dressmaking studio (+ slideshow). More about DontDIY installs black wireframe staircase inside house and atelier in Sofia
These new pictures by photography duo Hufton + Crow reveal the curvaceous form of UNStudio's new transport terminal in Arnhem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio's new station for Arnhem photographed by Hufton + Crow
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has created a modelling kit made up of triangular-shaped wooden pieces, which has been described as the Japanese alternative to Lego (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma's Tsumiki building blocks can be arranged to create original sculptures
Rocks excavated from the site of this apartment building on the Greek island of Santorini were reused to form terraces and retaining walls so it blends with its mountainous setting (+ slideshow). More about Kapsimalis Architects completes mountainside apartments near Santorini's highest point
A timber box with a pitched roof sits atop the handmade-brick ground floor of this house in the English village of Orford by London studio Nash Baker Architects (+ slideshow). More about Nash Baker Architects combines brick base and gabled timber top for Broad Street House
A bedroom at this remodelled and extended house in Porto, Portugal, has been wrapped in cork to shield it from the noise of a nearby school playground (+ slideshow). More about ATKA Arquitectos uses cork cladding to minimise noise inside Casa Bonjardim
Nicholas Grimshaw has completed a factory in the English town of Melksham for American furniture brand Herman Miller, 40 years after designing the company's first UK production facility (+ slideshow). More about Grimshaw Architects completes third UK manufacturing facility for Herman Miller
Chris Dyson Architects has replaced the rear of a Victorian house in east London with a two-storey extension clad in charred cedar (+ slideshow). More about Chris Dyson Architects adds two blackened-wood extensions to a London terraced house
This house for a retired couple in the Norwegian city of Grimstad features a brick base supporting a wedge-shaped timber roof that incorporates a balcony overlooking the nearby fjords (+ slideshow). More about Schjelderup Trondahl Architects' Vardåsen House is topped with an angular timber box
Hennebery Eddy Architects has clad a fire station in rural Oregon with charred wood, turning "the destructive manner of fire into an image of beauty" (+ slideshow). More about Oregon fire station by Hennebery Eddy features a burnt wood facade
Design Miami 2015: Revolution Precrafted is aiming to "democratise high-design and architecture" with prefab structures by over 30 famous designers including Tom Dixon, Marcel Wanders, Kengo Kuma and Zaha Hadid. More about Revolution Precrafted recruits famous architects and designers to create prefab homes
The Tower of London's famous resident ravens have a new home in a set of oak and mesh-encased aviaries designed by local firm Llowarch Llowarch Architects (+ slideshow). More about Llowarch Llowarch Architects completes raven enclosure for the Tower of London
China's rush to build thousands of new museums is leading to cultural buildings "with no vision and mediocre collections", according to architects and curators in the country (+ slideshow). More about China "can't buy culture" with museum boom, say critics
Microsoft employees have moved into a new metal-clad headquarters in Denmark, designed by Henning Larsen Architects but based on a paper written by the tech company's founder Bill Gates (+ slideshow). More about Henning Larsen Architects bases Microsoft headquarters on Bill Gates' workplace theory
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has revamped Cassina's showroom in Midtown Manhattan for her first major project since joining the Italian furniture brand as art director (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola overhauls Cassina's New York showroom
A water-filled patio with a slatted roof cuts into one corner of this L-shaped house near Córdoba, Argentina, which was designed by Agustín Lozada for a young family (+ slideshow). More about Glass walls and terraces frame views from bright white house in Argentina
A women's athletic shop in Seattle by local firm goCstudio features a display system that can be elevated with a hand crank to make way for in-store events (+ slideshow). More about Seattle running store by goCstudio has hanging racks that can be raised toward the ceiling
Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has unveiled designs for three new multi-modal bridges for the growing Chinese city of Huashan (+ slideshow). More about Santiago Calatrava unveils three bridge designs for Huashan, China