This blackened plywood box added by architect Antonin Ziegler to one end of a rural home on France's northern coast provides a private library and garage for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More about Blackened timber reading room extends a coastal home in northern France
A swimming pool on a "massive concrete cone" sits in front of this summer house, which has been elevated above the tree canopy of a Croatian island to offer views out to sea (+ slideshow). More about Turato Architects raises Gumno House above the forest canopy of a Croatian island
Design Indaba 2015: Royal Collage of Art graduate Ackeem Ngwenya has designed a set of all-terrain wheels to help farmers in rural Africa carry heavier loads to market and replace the traditional method of "head-carrying" (+ slideshow). More about Roadless wheels aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages
An Edinburgh roof extension, a house that cantilevers across a beach and Steven Holl's new wing for the Glasgow School of Art are among the projects shortlisted for Scotland's national architecture awards (+ slideshow). More about Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland reveals 2015 awards shortlist
A layer of glass envelopes this pair of homes in Zurich, while a zigzagging concrete partition between them is the only opaque wall in the building (+ slideshow). More about Crooked concrete wall divides Zurich building by Christian Kerez into semi-detached homes
A tall white wall wraps around the base of this house in Tsukuba City, Japan, screening it from the street and creating the illusion of a triple-level structure (+ slideshow). More about Japanese house hides a balcony and terrace behind tiered walls
Photo essay: New York photographer Richard Silver travels the world shooting well-known buildings over the course of a single sunset and splicing the pictures together to create a single image – a technique he describes as slicing time. More about Richard Silver splices images of iconic buildings to show the passing of time
Brazilian designer Bianca Cheng Costanzo has created a woollen blanket from 180 triangles hand-sewn into tessellated pyramids (+ slideshow). More about Wool pyramids form origami-inspired Bloom blanket
The bell tower of this monastery on the outskirts of Valencia features a ridged surface with a cross-shaped cut-out to indicate the buildings' use to passers by (+ slideshow). More about Hernández Arquitectos' minimal white monastery features a concrete-clad bell tower
An apartment, community space and shop are accommodated in this skinny building squeezed onto a narrow plot in the South Korean city of Busan by local office JMY Architects (+ slideshow). More about JMY Architects combines living and retail spaces on a narrow site in Busan
A sloped section of roof joins this timber-clad extension by Melbourne studio Julie Firkin Architects to the adjacent weatherboard house (+ slideshow). More about Triangular void connects a two-storey timber extension to a Melbourne bungalow
The jagged roof of this warehouse and office space in the Netherlands is designed to reference a 1950s weaving mill by Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld (+ slideshow). More about Office with a sawtooth roof pays homage to a Dutch mill by Gerrit Rietveld
Dark brick cladding contrasts with the pale wood and plasterboard interior of this house in Oslo by local architecture office Narud Stokke Wiig (+ slideshow). More about Villa Wot is a brick cuboid punctured by different-sized windows
Visitors to a park in Xiangyang are greeted by over 500 bright purple fins, which are dotted with LEDs and play traditional Chinese music from internal speakers (+ slideshow). More about Penda creates landscape of purple pillars for audio-visual installation in a Chinese park
This timber-clad ski chalet has a crystalline form designed to "shed snow" from the roof and an elevated living room that optimises views across Canada's Whistler Valley (+ slideshow). More about Patkau Architects designs chalet with steep angled roof beside a Whistler ski slope
Colourful chocolate bars are displayed in a transparent chest of drawers in this Tokyo shop designed by Japanese studio Nendo for a Belgian chocolatier (+ slideshow). More about Nendo presents chocolate bars like paint swatches in Tokyo shop
This 19th century barn in rural Germany has been remodelled into a holiday home and guest house, connected by a huge open hall featuring a network of original wooden trusses (+ slideshow). More about Thomas Kroeger creates a holiday home inside an old German cowshed
Milan 2015: a curved rattan structure forms the flexible backrest of this sofa by Japanese designer Hiroomi Tahara (+ slideshow). More about Rattan backrest curves around Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap sofa
A collection of old school buildings in Rye, East Sussex, has been converted into a cinema and arts centre with the addition of a shed-like extension (+ slideshow). More about Jonathan Dunn converts Victorian school house into cinema for an English town
These renders by London architect James Whitaker depict a proposal for a low-cost studio space in Germany comprising a cluster of shipping containers, which are arranged to direct sunlight into the interior at different times of day (+ slideshow). More about James Whitaker proposes cluster of shipping containers as an affordable workplace