New York design studio TBD has transformed an apartment in Manhattan's West Village with white interiors and a new rooftop patio, complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. More about TBD overhauls West Village penthouse with rooftop deck and pool
New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. More about Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment
The founders of Brooklyn design studio White Arrow have transformed a landmarked building into a bright home for themselves in the New York borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood. More about Interior design couple turn historic Williamsburg schoolhouse into light-filled home
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has renovated a room inside a reinforced-concrete building in Tokyo to create a 34-square-metre studio apartment that can be divided up with sliding wooden screens. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects divides up tiny Tokyo apartment with sliding screens
The past year has seen many architects and designers unveil innovative ideas for space-saving housing, whether in the city or out in the wilderness. Here are some of the best examples to emerge, selected by editor Amy Frearson for our review of 2017. More about Dezeen's top 10 tiny homes of 2017
Architect Vladimir Radutny has renovated an apartment in the iconic 860-880 Lake Shore Drive complex by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Chicago, using a restrained palette to show off the architecture and the views. More about Vladimir Radutny honours Mies' minimalism at renovated Lake Shore Drive apartment
Pebble-dashed stone, etched white marble and a sculptural black metal staircase feature in these residences in New York's Tribeca, styled by Italian architect Stefano Pasqualetti. More about Stefano Pasqualetti completes "soothing and timeless" condos in Tribeca
This apartment in Alicante has had its interior walls removed to create a bright and spacious living space punctuated by brightly coloured niches inspired by the palette used by Danish design brand Hay. More about Alicante apartment renovated by Diego López Fuster Arquitectura references Hay products
Brazilian architecture studio TRIA Arquitetura has overhauled a 27-square-metre apartment in São Paulo, with the aim of making the space more adaptable to its tenants. More about TRIA Arquitetura creates flexible living spaces within compact São Paulo apartment
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has transformed two derelict apartments in downtown Barcelona into a spacious two-storey home, centred around a pair of double-height gold cubes. More about Raúl Sánchez Architects creates duplex apartment with golden cubes at its centre
A show home in the One Thousand Museum tower designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid has been fitted out by Brazilian furniture brand Artefacto. More about First apartment in Zaha Hadid's Miami skyscraper revealed
Images of the penthouse at Japanese architect Tadao Ando's residential complex in New York City have been released, showing large rooftop terraces and an internal spiral staircase. More about Duplex penthouse with expansive roof terraces tops Tadao Ando's 152 Elizabeth Street
Striking green, blue and copper accents create focal points within this otherwise monochromatic apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel, which is set within a 1930s Bauhaus building. More about Colourful cabinetry offsets white interior of Bauhaus-era apartment in Tel Aviv
Brooklyn studio DJDS has redesigned the interior of a loft apartment in Lower Manhattan, using white, black, brass and wood surfaces throughout. More about Hanging staircase divides spacious New York loft design by DJDS
A wall that depicts a scene of overflowing greenery is one of the original features that Nook Architects has preserved during the overhaul of this apartment in Barcelona. More about Greenery-themed decor leads redesign of Barcelona flat by Nook Architects
Walnut cabinetry, sliding doors and industrial steel columns are used to replace walls in this loft in Tribeca, New York, which has been renovated by Brooklyn-based Office of Architecture. More about Office of Architecture swaps walls for walnut furniture in Tribeca apartment
Deep walls with built-in storage are designed to accommodate an expansive collection of art objects at this renovated apartment by New York City-based MOS Architects. More about "Cabinets of curiosities" define rooms in art collector's apartment by MOS
Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London's Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the "world's largest cross-laminated timber building". More about Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers "the future of low carbon construction"
Interior architect Arjaan De Feyter has completed the renovation of an apartment built across four old silos in a former malting distillery in Belgium. More about Arjaan De Feyter creates round monochrome living spaces in former silo building near Antwerp
Portuguese office Rar.Studio has renovated an Álvaro Siza-designed apartment in Lisbon to create a brighter and more spacious interior. More about Rar.Studio renovates an apartment in Álvaro Siza's Terraços de Bragança