A zigzagging form gives extra privacy to the medical staff living in Thai studio Plan Architect's nurse dormitory apartment block at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok. More about Plan Architect designs apartment block for nurses with zigzagging facade
Bright colours provide an uplifting environment for formerly homeless tenants at a Los Angeles complex with micro-apartments and a community building that was designed by local studio Lehrer Architects. More about Lehrer Architects creates Willowbrook Apartments in LA for disabled veterans
Japanese studio Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture has completed a mixed-use development in Tokyo comprising a community performance space and apartments housed in angular concrete volumes. More about Ryuichi Sasaki creates angular community performance space near Tokyo temple
A dividing wall that's part transparent, part mirrored separates the public and private spaces of this loft apartment in Manhattan, which architect Andrea Leung has renovated for herself. More about Andrea Leung conceals "secret spaces" within renovated Tribeca Loft
Mexican architecture studio Void Studio has completed a small residential development in Tulum called Cuatro Cielos that features internal courtyards and exterior corridors that are designed to promote encounters among the residents. More about Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards
Design studio Norman Kelley and architect Spencer McNeil have completed Apartment for Chairs, a two-storey unit that features ample space for guests and a diverse collection of chairs. More about Norman Kelley remodels Chicago apartment to showcase chair collection
Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. More about OEO Studio adds Nordic influences to Japandi-style apartment in Tokyo
Balancing natural and industrial materials was a key focus during Brazilian studio Memola Estudio's renovation of this São Paulo apartment. More about Memola Estudio leaves concrete structure exposed for Gale Apartment in São Paulo
Architecture and research studio Gheorghe has inserted two triangular cross-laminated timber structures into a loft in Vienna as part of its renovation of the apartment. More about Caged wooden galleries feature in Puzzle Link apartment by Gheorghe
Los Angeles design studio Part Office has renovated two condominiums on the California coast, as part of a wider conversion of buildings into hybrid residential and office spaces. More about Part Office transforms Venice Beach condos into "calm" live-work units
Architecture studio Groupwork has designed a bronze mesh-covered block of apartments informed by buildings lost in world war two bombings for a site opposite St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol, UK. More about Groupwork emulates lost 18th-century buildings with Bristol apartment block
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