This rural house in Switzerland by local studio Architetti Pedrozzi e Diaz Saravia is raised off the hillside on a pair of gigantic concrete columns (+ slideshow). More about House in Sonvico by Architetti Pedrozzi e Diaz Saravia
South Korean studio VOID planning used handmade paper and gravel to create the appearance of a misty landscape for this exhibition stand at a craft fair in Seoul (+ slideshow). More about Onn stand at Craft Trend Fair Seoul by VOID planning
Photographer Edmund Sumner has revealed initial images of the filigree-clad Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) by architect Rudy Ricciotti, which is set to open next month on Marseille's waterfront (+ slideshow). More about MuCEM by Rudy Ricciotti photographed by Edmund Sumner
Unfinished concrete is combined with exposed plywood in this Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architecture firm TANK (+ slideshow) More about 8Kumo by TANK
Spanish architecture studio Sol89 has converted a former slaughterhouse in the historic town of Medina-Sidonia into a school for training chefs (+ slideshow). More about Professional Cooking School in Ancient Slaughterhouse by Sol89
London firm Tony Fretton has sandwiched two rows of brick houses between a pair of canals in the town of Den Helder in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Houses in Molenplein by Tony Fretton Architects
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: Giles Miller's London design studio has positioned a target of reflective pixels in front of a medieval gate for this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, which kicks off in London today (+ slideshow). More about The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio
Over a thousand ghostly white shoes protrude from the walls of this New York store for shoe brand Camper, designed by Japanese studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More about Camper Together New York by Nendo
News: developers have unveiled images of Zaha Hadid Architects' proposed 60-storey residential skyscraper in Miami, USA (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Miami skyscraper revealed
Italian studio Gosplan inserted a perforated metal gate into a fifteenth century marble doorway as part of their renovation of this fashion boutique in Genoa. More about Il Salotto boutique by Gosplan
Barcelona's new design museum is an angular metal-clad structure designed by local studio MBM Arquitectes (+ slideshow). More about DHUB Museu del Disseny de Barcelona by MBM Arquitectes
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has completed a hotel in Miyazaki where guest rooms and dining areas surround a central courtyard and wedding chapel (+ slideshow). More about Garden Terrace Miyazaki by Kengo Kuma and Associates
German artist Tobias Rehberger has created a temporary replica of his favourite Frankfurt bar in a New York hotel and covered the entire thing in bold geometric stripes (+ slideshow). More about New York Bar Oppenheimer by Tobias Rehberger
This renovated family home in Japan by designer Yasunari Tsukada features large internal windows and a mezzanine loft, creating apertures and vantage points for looking into different rooms (+ slideshow). More about House in Takamatsu by Yasunari Tsukada
A house-shaped shop window frames the interior of this renovated beauty salon in Osaka Prefecture by Japanese office Tsubasa Iwahashi Architects. More about Folm Arts beauty salon by Tsubasa Iwahashi Architects
Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has come up with a stove for the developing world that uses two-thirds less wood than a traditional cooking fire (+ movies + slideshow). More about Baker Cookstove by Claesson Koivisto Rune
This glazed garden hideaway by Italian studio Act_Romegialli is disguised inside a dense thicket of bushy plants and blossoming wildflowers. More about Green Box by Act_Romegialli
French practice AWP has remodelled a water-treatment plant outside Paris to reveal its industrial processes to the public. More about Water-Treatment Plant by AWP
This two-storey extension by French architect Loïc Picquet converts an old farm building into a rural guesthouse in the Alsace region of France (+ slideshow). More about Création de 4 chambres d'hôtes by Loïc Picquet
Belgian studio AWG Architecten added pivoting golden cabinets and a golden platform to adapt an old church into a cultural centre in the Dutch village of Leegkerk (+slideshow). More about Leegkerk Church by AWG Architecten