To encourage Bloomberg's Hong Kong employees to interact more, architecture studio Neri&Hu has given them a staircase with generous landings, seating areas and strategically positioned windows. More about Neri&Hu creates "stair of encounters" inside Bloomberg's Hong Kong office
German furniture maker Nils Holger Moormann has released a flat-pack bed designed for the needs of man's best friend (+ slideshow). More about Nils Holger Moorman launches dog-sized version of its flatpack bed
American architect Wesley Walls has created a home for his family in central Arkansas that is composed of stacked boxes clad in stone, metal and glass (+ slideshow). More about Wesley Walls embeds multi-level home into forested Arkansas hillside
A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge. More about Henri Cleinge adapts grand Montreal bank for Crew Offices and Cafe
A+Awards: brickwork assembled by robots forms wavy facades across these apartment blocks in Switzerland – the latest project in our series about winners from this year's Architizer A+Awards (+ slideshow). More about Brick "pixel patchwork" envelops Residenza Le Stelle housing by Buzzi Studio Di Architettura
Trans activist and entrepreneur Buck Angel has created a sex toy designed specifically for gender-transitioning men (+ slideshow). More about Buck Off is the world's first sex toy for transgender men
London Design Festival 2016: Polish designer Olga Bielawska has used slices of marble to create the illusion of a table draped in striped silk (+ slideshow).
More about Olga Bielawska creates visual effects with marble for Veiled tables
London Design Festival 2016: London designer Ariane Prin has added to her Rust collection with a series of blue and green-tinged clocks and pots made using copper dust (+ slideshow). More about Ariane Prin's Rust collection changes over time as it oxidises
Dutch office Studio MAKS has built a compact concrete house in an old industrial area of Deventer, the Netherlands, for a young couple on a tight budget (+ slideshow). More about Studio MAKS builds cuboidal concrete house filled with space-saving solutions
Curving walls made up of vertical strips of bleached wood form the inside of this dental practice in Dublin, which was transformed by Urban Agency to make visiting the dentist less daunting. More about Dublin dental practice by Urban Agency features curved walls and pale wood paneling
These images by Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra offer a tour of Peter Zumthor's thermal baths at Vals, which celebrate their 20th anniversary this year (+ slideshow). More about Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa photographed by Fernando Guerra
This tiny slatted timber pavilion is intended as a space for contemplation, and was designed by Milanese architect Giovanni Wegher to tour Italy's largest national park (+ slideshow). More about Mobile meditation pavilion by Giovanni Wegher stands on a lake shore in northern Italy
London Design Festival 2016: British designer Sebastian Bergne's glass Drop carafe has been created to resemble an oversized droplet of water (+ slideshow). More about Sebastian Bergne designs jug shaped like enormous water droplet
Architecture studio Archohm has completed a campus for promoting crafts in the Indian city of Lucknow, featuring a cluster of grass-roofed workshops and a spiralling shopping arcade (+ slideshow). More about Awadh Shilpgram is a crafts hub influenced by traditional Indian architecture
The PK6 and PK7 chair and sofa designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Kobylka are made from industrial metal screens (+ slideshow). More about Paulo Kobylka designs furniture using brightly painted industrial mesh
US firm Modus Studio has extended a rustic studio and workshop building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to add a shop, guesthouse and entertaining areas within a steel structure built by the owner (+ slideshow). More about Modus Studio turns old workshop into Manzeum guesthouse with steel extension
This ambulance station in the Dutch town of Zeist features a curved wooden framework and sloping walls covered with climbing plants to help it blend into its woodland setting (+ slideshow). More about Ambulance station by Architectenforum features plant-covered walls and a curved roof
To celebrate the 12th anniversary of a Jins eyewear store, Schemata Architects has completed a renovation that involved taking a sledgehammer to the walls. More about Schemata Architects deconstructs interior of Jins eyewear shop in Japan
Tall translucent doors open two sides of this theatrical rehearsal space created by Brazilian architect Alan Chu for an actor in São Paulo (+ slideshow). More about Alan Chu adds rehearsal studio with huge doors to the home of a Brazilian actor
London Design Festival 2016: the frame of this simple chair by designer Samuel Wilkinson is made using the traditional technique of steam-bending wood (+ slideshow). More about Samuel Wilkinson creates minimal chair using steam-bent wood