A cantilevered box containing a wood-lined terrace extends from the vertical core of this house in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga by local architects Alts Design Office (+ slideshow). More about Projecting terrace intersects Minakuchi House by Alts Design Office
A curved serving counter clad with a honeycomb pattern of white tiles occupies the front space of this cafe in San Francisco by OpenScope Studio (+ slideshow). More about OpenScope Studio converts nail salon into San Francisco cafe with tiled front counter
London designer Dominic Wilcox has created a giant pair of audio binoculars that allows users to "listen" to – rather than see – places around Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England (+ slideshow). More about Binaudios by Dominic Wilcox encourage users to "listen to the city"
News: British car brand Jaguar Land Rover is working with researchers at MIT to develop technology for its vehicles, including controls operated by tracking where the driver is looking (+ slideshow). More about Land Rover developing sight-activated controls for future vehicles
Corrugated cladding with different levels of opacity provides privacy for residents of this housing development in Los Angeles by local office Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) (+ slideshow). More about Cloverdale749 apartments by LOHA feature balconies screened by perforated metal panels
Curvy holes puncture the walls of this university building completed by architecture firm Aedas in Suzhou, China, with courtyards, terraces and balconies designed to encourage interaction between staff and students (+ slideshow). More about Aedas creates cavernous hollow inside Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University building
South Korean designer Il Hoon Roh has created a chair by intertwining carbon fibre strings into a pattern designed to resemble the branches of trees (+ slideshow). More about Il Hoon Roh weaves carbon fibre string into curved armchair
Rows of disused railway sleepers slide open to reveal the ground floor of this copper coloured house in Portugal by Atelier Data (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Data combines wood, concrete and cork for Varatojo House facade
Japanese firm International Royal Architecture (IRA) minimised partitions and balustrades inside this split-level house in Tokyo to make the interior feel as spacious as possible (+ slideshow). More about International Royal Architecture aims for spaciousness with minimal KKZ House interior
Brightly-coloured patterned ceramic tiles line the walls, floor and stairs of this South American restaurant in Copenhagen, designed by Danish studios BIG and Kilo Design (+ slideshow). More about BIG and Kilo Design transform Copenhagen basement into tiled South American restaurant
Dutch firm UNStudio has created a cluster of pavilions modelled on the form of a Chinese flower, as the centrepiece for this summer's horticultural expo in Qingdao, China (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio completes central pavilion for Qingdao Horticultural Expo
A pulley system extending through the atrium of this house in Sydney, Australia, by local architects Tribe Studio, is designed so the owners can store bicycles and winch them out of view (+ slideshow). More about Bicycles are stored on a pulley system in Sydney house atrium by Tribe Studio
Billowing curves sweep across the concrete facade and continue inside this house near Tehran, designed by Iranian studio Next Office (+ slideshow). More about Next Office covers house near Tehran in a curved concrete facade
BMW's MINI brand has teamed up with Italian bespoke sports-car design company Touring Superleggera to create the MINI Superleggera Vision (+ slideshow). More about MINI and Touring Superleggera unveil open-top concept car
This house in the Australian desert by Dunn & Hillam Architects hunkers down into the earth and features a large angled roof to protect it from extreme temperature fluctuations (+ slideshow). More about Dunn & Hillam Architects use angled roof to protect Desert House from the sun
A huge folding wall lifts up to reveal the contents of a weathered steel auditorium at this abandoned printing factory in Beijing, which Chinese studio Origin Architect has converted into a theatre complex (+ slideshow). More about Origin Architect transforms Beijing factory into a theatre complex
London-based Samuel Wilkinson Studio has designed an office space to house a business incubator, featuring fixed furniture and leafy embellishments (+ slideshow). More about Samuel Wilkinson embellishes Seeds office interior with leaves
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014: British design brand Another Country has collaborated with New York studio Workstead to produce a lighting collection formed from reconfigurable metal rods. More about Workstead bolts together metal rods to form lighting for Another Country
Input Creative Studio has created a New York studio for a children's portrait photographer with a playhouse-shaped niche in one wall (+ slideshow). More about Photography studio by Input Creative Studio features a turquoise playhouse
Behind the traditional ceramic-tiled facade of this nineteenth-century building, Portuguese studio OODA has completed a modern renovation to create 14 studio flats (+ slideshow). More about OODA completes modern apartment renovation behind tiled facade in Porto