London-based architects Edgley Design used stainless-steel panels more typically applied as roofing to make this ageing Surrey house weather-tight. More about Edgley Design wraps a dilapidated 1960s house in stainless steel roofing
Slate-grey bricks applied in zigzagging rows give the walls of this London house extension a faceted texture that contrasts the smooth, pale yellow brickwork of the original property (+ slideshow). More about Fraher Architects includes textured brick cladding on north London house extension
After almost five years in the making, architecture studio FAT and artist Grayson Perry have completed their fairytale-inspired Essex holiday home, which was designed as a shrine to the fictional character Julie Cope (+ slideshow). More about Grayson Perry and FAT reveal the elaborate interiors of their House for Essex
A sliver of glazing stretches all the way up from the ground to the roof of this extension to a west London house, which is named The Lantern in reference to the way it glows at night (+ slideshow). More about Fraher Architects completes an extension with a window that stretches up to the roof
This compact brick house in north London by local office Satish Jassal Architects is squeezed onto a small plot at the end of a Victorian terrace, which influenced the use of materials and the facade arrangement (+ slideshow). More about Small London home by Satish Jassal Architects is clad in brick both inside and out
Tall brick chimney stacks and half gable profiles characterise these east London bungalows by Patel Taylor that are designed to house the area's retired residents (+ slideshow). More about Brick bungalows provide social housing for elderly residents in east London
Architects Deborah Saunt and David Hills used underground rooms and mirrors to help disguise the volume of their house, which is located in a conservation area in leafy south London (+ slideshow). More about DSDHA's Covert House is designed to camouflage with its surroundings
This family home in Surrey, England, is fronted by an asymmetric wall of blue bricks, described by designer Groves Natcheva Architects as a "lighthouse in a sea of green" (+ slideshow). More about Esher House by Groves Natcheva Architects pairs blue brickwork with red wood
The blackened timber walls of this family holiday home by WT Architecture are hidden within the shell of an old stone mill in the Scottish countryside (+ slideshow). More about Scottish holiday home by WT Architecture masquerades as an old stone mill
Diagonal strips of timber clad this single-storey addition to a Hampstead apartment block, which also features a rooftop garden that can be used by neighbouring residents (+ slideshow). More about Claridge Architects inserts timber-clad house behind north London mansion block
The sloping roofline of an old extension to a London residence is surrounded by the pale brickwork of its replacement, designed by local studio Tsuruta Architects (+ slideshow). More about Remodelled London house extension reveals the outline of its predecessor
Bronze-framed windows pierce the yellow-brick facade of this house on one of the oldest streets in London's borough of Kensington and Chelsea (+ slideshow). More about TDO pairs brick and bronze for contemporary house on a historic London street
London studio Kirkwood McCarthy has renovated a derelict workshop in east London to create a brick house that is tacked onto the end of a narrow mews yard (+ slideshow). More about Old upholsterer's workshop in London transformed into a narrow brick home
A painted fabric screen concealing windows and balconies merges with the crisp white facade of this artist's house in north London by local firm Guard Tillman Pollock (+ slideshow). More about Stretched fabric hides the windows and balconies of an artist's Hampstead home
Behind the Georgian facade of a dilapidated house and workshop in west London, West Architecture has slotted in a new residence that pairs industrial fittings with period details (+ slideshow). More about West Architecture guts a Georgian townhouse and rebuilds with industrial fittings
Forming a new end to a 1960s housing estate in London, this timber-framed house extension was designed to look contemporary but also to match the aesthetic of the original block (+ slideshow). More about Maccreanor Lavington extends a 1960s London housing estate with a modern interpretation
Behind the Georgian facade of a historic London property, architecture office Cullinan Studio has overhauled living spaces to create an oak-framed family room that opens out to the garden (+ movie). More about Cullinan Studio transforms Hampstead house with glazed garden room
Architecture studio Sevil Peach has overhauled a house once owned by Victorian painter and illustrator Frederick Barnard to create an artist's residence boasting period features and a patio-side bathtub. More about Home of Charles Dickens illustrator converted by Sevil Peach into an artist's studio
A Suffolk house designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins in the 1970s has been overhauled by London studio Project Orange to create "a doughnut of living space" with a conservatory at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Project Orange reconfigures interior of Hopkins' Tracey House
Hexagonal slate tiles cover this extension to a west London home designed by architects Christian Ducker and Tyeth Gundry to create a bright and spacious new kitchen (+ slideshow). More about Gundry and Ducker's Slate House is an extension clad with hexagonal tiles