A perforated metal facade wraps this angular apartment building in Belo Horizonte designed to offer views from the inside while protecting the residents' privacy. More about Gisele Borges Arquitetura wraps tapered apartment block in perforated "second skin"
Dutch architecture studio Concrete has completed The West Residence Club condominium building in Manhattan, which features a brick base made with recovered debris and an upper portion made of glass boxes. More about Concrete designs apartment block with "cloud-like" top for Hell's Kitchen
Green tilework in multiple rooms is contrasted with terracotta plaster at this São Paulo apartment, renovated for a couple by local studio Casulo. More about Green tiles fill renovated São Paulo apartment by Casulo
Copenhagen design brand Frama has contrasted modern furnishings against dark wood panelling inside this hybrid apartment and workspace in Florence, which belongs to Spanish director Albert Moya. More about Frama designs apartment for filmmaker Albert Moya in Renaissance villa
As BIG and Barcode Architects' recently revealed Sluishuis building demonstrated, housing blocks don't have to be cuboid. Here is a roundup of 10 unusually shaped apartment buildings. More about Ten apartment blocks that break the mould with unusual shapes
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has released designs for a structure in Miami Beach that will be the studio's first residential tower in the United States. More about Kengo Kuma unveils first US residential tower
A pop-up guest bedroom features in this open-plan apartment by Studio Noju, which was renovated to create the illusion of having separate spaces and dressed in colours that nod to its Seville location. More about Studio Noju creates intimate colourful spaces within open-plan Seville apartment
Boxy balconies and decorative recessed windows characterise this colourful housing complex in Raipur, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects, which was engineered to withstand its location's hot climate. More about Vibrant colours define housing complex in India by Sanjay Puri Architects
Antique and mid-century furnishings are combined with sleek contemporary cabinetry in this intentionally unfinished apartment in Rome, designed by local architecture and interiors studio 02A. More about Styles and eras mingle inside "unfinished" diplomat's home in Rome by 02A
Mexican studio Diseño Norteño has created a multi-storey residential building that features an earthy colour palette and frontal lattices that provide privacy. More about Diseño Norteño completes concrete apartments with lattices in Tijuana
New York architect Martin Hopp aimed to make the most of his dark, irregularly shaped apartment by using lots of white and creating clever "micro elements" like a retractable dining table. More about Martin Hopp adds space-saving "micro elements" to his Manhattan apartment
Naturehumaine has completed six new apartments in a historic Montreal neighbourhood, renovating an existing volume and adding a similar building to an adjacent, vacant lot. More about Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition
A large blue unit provides extra space and storage in a compact Barcelona apartment, which has been renovated by local architecture studio NeuronaLab. More about NeuronaLab reorganises Barcelona loft with blue stair storage unit
Australian studio YSG has added quirky fixtures and furnishings to this penthouse in Sydney's Darlinghurst neighbourhood to suit the owners' new post-lockdown design tastes. More about YSG designs playful Sydney penthouse for empty nesters
Brooklyn studio Light and Air has renovated a loft in New York City's financial district by removing partitions to create an open, inviting space. More about Light and Air updates Financial District apartment with open floor plan
Architect Rafael Pardo has completed a towering apartment block in Veracruz, Mexico, using concrete pigmented with minerals from the site. More about Rafael Pardo creates towering Zoncuantla Apartments from pigmented concrete
Split-level bedrooms and natural finishes characterise this apartment complex in Cancún, Mexico, by Kiltro Polaris, WEWI, and JC Arquitectura. More about Cancún apartment building is designed for workers and tourists to coexist
Baldio Arquitectura has completed a small apartment with light wells and a central tree as part of a residential complex in Córdoba. More about Baldio Arquitectura designs Córdoba row house around existing carob tree
Local studio Mesh Architectures has completed Timber House, a condominium in Brooklyn that developer The Brooklyn Home Company claims is "the largest mass timber building in New York City." More about Park Slope condo becomes New York City's "largest mass-timber building"
INC Architecture & Design has designed the Saint Marks Place housing block with terracotta-clad facades in Brooklyn, New York. More about INC Architecture & Design wraps Brooklyn apartments in off-white terracotta