Japanese architect Takato Tamagami used the golden spiral of the Fibonacci mathematical sequence to plan the twisted proportions of this house in Hokkaido, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Northern Nautilus by Takato Tamagami
This tiny house in northeast Los Angeles by local studio Anonymous Architects contains only three rooms and is lifted off the hillside on a set of concrete pilotis (+ slideshow). More about BIG & small House by Anonymous Architects
The interior of this Hong Kong restaurant by architect Nelson Chow was inspired by Malaysia's bustling night markets and traditional coffee shops (+ slideshow). More about Old Street Kobiteh by Nelson Chow
This suburban family house in Japan by architect Yoshiaki Nagasaka is pretending to be a cabin in a forest (+ slideshow). More about Hut In Woods by Yoshiaki Nagasaka
Chairs, carpets and blinds cleared from homes in the wake of deaths, divorces and bankruptcies form the raw material for these stools by Dutch designer Joost Gehem (+ slideshow). More about Transformation and Distribution Centre for Abandoned Household Items by Joost Gehem
The bright lights of Broadway and the Eiffel Tower's ironwork inspired the interior of this Parisian hamburger restaurant by French studio CUT Architectures (+ slideshow). More about Paris New-York by CUT Architectures
This gabled steel shed surrounded by crops is a self-sufficient farmhouse in Ontario by Studio Moffitt (+ slideshow). More about House on Limekiln Line by Studio Moffitt
Hackney-based Studio Weave has constructed a network of listening pipes in a back courtyard of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital to create a secret factory of lullabies for children (+ slideshow). More about Lullaby Factory by Studio Weave
Ilse Crawford of Studioilse has converted a 100-year-old house in Stockholm into a boutique hotel filled with richly coloured wood, leather and velvet (+ slideshow). More about Ett Hem Hotel by Studioilse
Stockholm 2013: a wall lamp that mimics an eclipse of the sun and tray of vases held fast by magnets were among the objects on show in an exhibition of work by young Norwegian designers during Stockholm Design Week (+ slideshow). More about State of Things by Klubben
Windows are hidden behind timber screens that fold back in all different directions at this family house in Israel by architect Pitsou Kedem (+ slideshow). More about Kfar Shmaryahu House by Pitsou Kedem
This house beside a mountain in South Korea has a curved grey-brick facade that its architects compare to the body of a fish (+ slideshow). More about The Curving House by JOHO Architecture
This concrete photography studio in São Paulo by Studio MK27 features two folding walls that allow the garden to be included in shoots (+ slideshow). More about Studio R by Studio MK27
French designer Sasufi used reclaimed wooden doors to recreate the decorative panelling of nineteenth century French interiors on the walls of this patisserie on the outskirts of Melbourne. More about By Josephine by Sasufi
This rural residence outside Melbourne by architects Studio Four features a blackened timber exterior and terraces that step down a hill (+ slideshow). More about Ridge Road Residence by Studio Four
This house in Toronto by Drew Mandel Architects features pale grey stone walls and an overhanging top storey (+ slideshow). More about Cedarvale Ravine House by Drew Mandel Architects
Google's new Tel Aviv headquarters include a meeting area filled with orange trees, workstations on a make-believe beach and slides connecting different floors (+ slideshow). More about Google Tel Aviv by Camenzind Evolution
Slideshow feature: following the news that Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto is designing the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, here's a look at some of his best-known projects, including the Final Wooden House made from chunky timber beams and the Tokyo Apartment that comprises four house-shaped apartments stacked on top of each other. More about Key projects by Sou Fujimoto photographed by Edmund Sumner
Spanish practice F451 Arquitectura has completed a faceted house and studio for an artist that folds out from a hillside in Gijón, Spain (+ slideshow). More about House and Atelier for Lara Rios by F451 Arquitectura
British artist Richard Wentworth has collaborated with Swiss architects GRUPPE to build a pop-up wooden auditorium in the atrium of Central Saint Martins art and design college in London (+ slideshow). More about Black Maria by Richard Wentworth and GRUPPE