Architecture practice Lucas y Hernández-Gil has carefully injected a centuries-old Spanish home with new rooms and features so as not to disturb its original character. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil conducts "architectural acupuncture" on 18th-century home in Spain
Walls of glass brickwork pull natural light into Glass Brick House, a home on an enclosed infill site in Belgium designed by local studio Delmulle Delmulle Architecten. More about Glass-brick facade pulls light into Belgian infill home by Delmulle Delmulle Architecten
Walls of roughcast render and a concrete roof enclose this coastal home on Cruit Island in Ireland, designed by Donegal studio Pasparakis Friel to blend in with the surrounding rocky outcrops. More about Coastal Irish home by Pasparakis Friel embraces "exposed island context"
Pitched roofs made of red corrugated metal have recently proven popular among both architects and Dezeen readers. Below, we've rounded up five examples of otherwise modest houses that use this striking feature to their advantage. More about Five unassuming houses crowned with bold red metal roofs
Designer Jeffrey Renz has utilised his weekend home, the Toyhill house by Frank Lloyd Wright, as a space to showcase products from his new brand, Ready To Hang, alongside a curated design collection. More about Frank Lloyd Wright's Toyhill house hosts Ready To Hang designs
Croatian studio Njiric+ Arhitekti has completed a low-slung duo of homes in Zagreb, Croatia, creating two pavilion-like structures that are clad in perforated brick and metal. More about Njiric+ Arhitekti designs Double Villa Bukovac in Zagreb as "case study" for low-density housing
Curved roofs and corners bring "light, height and flow" into Cereus House, a house renovation and extension in Melbourne by local practice Circle Studio Architects. More about Circle Studio Architects adds curved extension to Melbourne cottage
Australian studio Second Edition has completed the Love Shack, a flexible extension to a family home in Sydney made almost entirely from salvaged and repurposed materials. More about Second Edition uses reclaimed materials for Sydney home extension
Australian studio Healy Ryan Architects has used a red-metal roof to crown this "simple yet impactful" extension to a house in Melbourne. More about Red roof tops Thornbury House extension by Healy Ryan Architects
Angular concrete roof trusses frame the flexible open-plan attic that crowns this Indonesian house, which has been renovated by local studio RAD+ar in Jakarta. More about RAD+ar "eliminates barriers" of Jakarta home to create open-plan layout
Mexican architecture studio Lanza Atelier has taken an "introspective" approach to this house in Cancun, which incorporates sea-snail shells into its concrete surfaces and features a curved circulation core. More about Lanza Atelier uses shells to inform and build Caracol House
Irish studio A2 Architects has completed Gate Lodge, a home in Navan, Ireland, creating a minimal white form topped by a pyramidal roof made of red corrugated metal. More about A2 Architects tops Gate Lodge in Ireland with red roof
Dutch practice Studioquint has renovated and extended a farmhouse in the Netherlands, adding a barn-like form clad in black timber that was designed to resemble the "shadow" of the existing building. More about Studioquint extends Dutch farmhouse with black-timber Shadow Barn extension
Dutch studio V8 Architects has created a pair of semi-detached homes in the Netherlands using recycled and reused materials above all else to demonstrate how circular design principles can be applied to housing. More about V8 Architects builds Rotterdam homes almost entirely from reused and recycled materials
Australian studio Karen Abernethy Interiors and Architecture has restored and extended a 1950s modernist home in Melbourne, Australia, nestling two small pavilions into a lushly planted site. More about Karen Abernethy adds metal-clad pavilions to modernist Melbourne home
Untreated lime plaster, pine, concrete and steel were used to "capture the essence of architectural authenticity" at this minimalist home in Sweden, designed by local architect Per Bornstein in collaboration with its client. More about Per Bornstein designs minimalist home in western Sweden as a "timeless sanctuary"
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has nestled a curved holiday home under a planted garden on Ishigaki Island, Japan, for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about Sou Fujimoto tops coastal holiday home in Japan with sloping green roof
Local studio Alterstudio Architecture has balanced the wood and stone-clad City Park Residence on a sloped site overlooking Austin, Texas, USA. More about Alterstudio Architecture suspends U-shaped Austin house on sloped site
Local architecture studio Park + Associates has completed QR3D, a 3D-printed house in Singapore, which was made from layered concrete and has a sculptural void at its centre. More about Park + Associates designs Singapore's "first multi-storey 3D-printed house"
Chilean studio Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos has placed a corrugated metal house deep within the forest of Puerto Varas, Chile, suspending it on concrete arches to minimise its footprint on the terrain. More about Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest