Australian studio BLOXAS adopted elements from Japanese architecture to reorganise the spaces of this Melbourne residence around a courtyard then added a new timber-clad extension shaped like a periscope (+ slideshow). More about BLOXAS adds periscope-shaped extension and courtyard veranda to Engawa House in Melbourne
Belgian studio Atelier Tom Vanhee has renovated and extended the brick buildings of a community centre in the village of Westvleteren using a contrasting contemporary brick (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre Westvleteren by Atelier Tom Vanhee contrasts old and new bricks
Three mature trees were rooted to the centre of this site in Western Australia, but architecture firm MORQ managed to convince the owners to build their family house around the peeling trunks and burgeoning foliage (+ slideshow). More about Karri Loop House by MORQ folds around three indigenous Australian trees
This all-black house in the Yucca Valley desert was designed by Los Angeles office Oller & Pejic to look "like a shadow" (+ slideshow). More about Oller & Pejic's Desert House designed to look "like a shadow"
Emerging Dutch firm Unknown Architects has renovated a 200-year-old house in Leiden by stripping back its interior, and inserting built-in furniture and a twisting white staircase (+ slideshow). More about Unknown Architects updates 200-year-old house with twisting staircase and wooden furniture
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has transformed the former home and studio of painter David Alfaro Siqueiros into a public gallery and encased the entire complex behind a triangulated concrete lattice (+ slideshow). More about Perforated concrete walls encase La Tallera gallery by Frida Escobedo
This Tokyo house by Japanese office Atelier Tekuto features a huge triangular window that angles up over the rooftops of surrounding houses to bring daylight in from above (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo house by Atelier Tekuto with skylight designed to "frame the sky"
Portuguese studio Armazenar Ideias used blocks of white marble to build this cube-shaped mausoleum for a family living in the city of Póvoa de Varzim (+ slideshow). More about Family mausoleum built from white marble and black glass by Armazenar Ideias
This performing arts centre in São Paulo by Brasil Arquitetura features huge concrete volumes lifted off the ground to create accessible public spaces and has been named on the shortlist for the Designs of the Year awards, announced this week (+ slideshow). More about Praça das Artes by Brasil Arquitetura features concrete boxes projecting over a public plaza
This concrete Second World War bunker in Hamburg has been converted into a renewable energy plant and visitor centre by urban development company IBA Hamburg (+ slideshow). More about Abandoned concrete bunker converted into a green power plant by IBA Hamburg
Stockholm 2014: young designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho have designed a series of clothing racks that resemble the regular shape of a wave (+ slideshow). More about Wave-shaped clothes rails keep items evenly spaced
Designer Konstantin Grcic has produced a collection of furniture that combines industrial sheet glass with pistons, hinges and cranks for his latest exhibition at Galerie Kreo in Paris (+ slideshow). More about Konstantin Grcic designs glass furniture with moving parts for Galerie Kreo show
This house by Japanese architect Shogo Aratani clambers over a steep rocky site in Hyogo, so it was named Krampon after the spiky devices that strap onto shoes to improve grip for climbing (+ slideshow). More about Krampon house by Shogo Aratani climbs over a rocky site
A corner appears to have been sliced away from this hilltop house in Portugal by architect Manuel Aires Mateus (photos by Fernando Guerra + slideshow). More about House in Fontinha by Manuel Aires Mateus has a cross-shaped plan and a missing corner
This six-sided wooden cabin by Estonian designer Jaanus Orgusaar has walls that zigzag up and down and two circular windows resembling fisheye camera lenses (+ slideshow). More about Six-sided modular cabin by Jaanus Orgusaar with wooden walls and fisheye windows
Gaps between the three brick boxes of this house near Barcelona by local firm H Arquitectes can be transformed from enclosed rooms into covered patios by folding back glass doors at both ends (+ slideshow). More about House 1101 by H Arquitectes has rooms that double as sheltered patios
Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey mapped sight lines along the narrow streets of the London School of Economics campus to generate the faceted red brick structure of the university's new student centre (+ slideshow). More about O'Donnell + Tuomey complete faceted brick student centre at London School of Economics
Jewellery that resembles stove pipes is among body adornments by Dutch fashion design duo Gijs+Emmy to go on show at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum later this month (+ slideshow). More about Stedelijk Museum shows Gijs+Emmy exhibition of Futuristic jewellery
Stockholm 2014: here's an interactive slideshow showcasing the latest collection from Finnish brand One Nordic Furniture Company, which features flat-pack designs specifically created for online retail. More about Interactive slideshow: One Nordic Furniture Company extends flat-pack furniture range
Japanese design studio Nendo has installed screens based on wrought iron fences in the women's clothing section of Tokyo's Seibu department store so it resembles a European city park (+ slideshow). More about Nendo styles Tokyo department store like a European park