News: architect David Adjaye has submitted plans to overhaul a house in Hackney – made famous by its former resident who dug a warren of tunnels underneath the property – to create a home for artist couple Tim Noble and Sue Webster. More about David Adjaye to transform "Mole Man" house in London into home for artists
News: London architecture firms Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield have been granted planning permission for two hexagonal towers on an estate in the city's borough of Hackney (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield and Karakusevic Carson granted permission for Hackney towers
London architect Ben Kilburn has renovated a Victorian property he owns in Hackney, transforming three separate flats into a large family home featuring a double-height library and an attic playroom. More about Kilburn Nightingale remodels Hackney townhouse with sweet-chestnut joinery
London studio dRMM has completed a house and studio for Hackney artist Richard Woods, using his trademark cartoon-style print to add colour to the building's facade and staircase (+ slideshow). More about Richard Wood's cartoon-style prints added to his new Hackney residence by dRMM
A rooftop extension fronted by a grid of metal mesh and glass contrasts with the original brick facade of this building in east London renovated by Duggan Morris Architects (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris injects new life into Georgian office block in Shoreditch with metal mesh
Walls of dark brick connect the exterior and interior of this mews house in the north London borough of Hackney (+ slideshow). More about Blackbox mews house by Form_art Architects has brick walls inside and out
News: architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a fashion hub in Hackney as part of efforts to regenerate the area after the 2011 riots. More about David Adjaye to design fashion outlet in east London
Rounded shingles create wooden scales across the walls of this small house in Hackney that architect Laura Dewe Mathews has built for herself (+ slideshow). More about Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
London Design Festival: designer-makers East London Furniture have temporarily fitted out the interior of London bar DreamBags JaguarShoes using nothing but scrap materials found on the local streets. More about East London Furniture at DreamBags JaguarShoes