Could this modern concrete and glass house have been the catalyst for the end of a marriage? Yes, according to a black and white movie made by Studio MK27, the architects behind the project (+ movie). More about Casa Redux by Studio MK27: the cause of a marriage collapse?
Italian studio Massimo Galeotti Architetto has filled in the empty corner of a house in Treviso with a timber-clad extension to provide space for a new music room (+ slideshow). More about Massimo Galeotti adds modern timber infill to the corner of an old Italian villa
The brick exterior of this Sydney house by Matthew Gribben Architecture belies its light-filled interior, which features five secluded courtyards arranged around the perimeter (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick walls filter light into Matthew Gribben's Five Courts House
Philippe Starck has unveiled a prototype for his latest series of prefabricated low-energy wooden homes – a glazed and aluminium-clad structure outside Paris that he and his wife Jasmine plan to move into (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Starck's new home is the prototype for a new prefab housing collection
Identically proportioned rooms are arranged in a grid behind the yellow-dyed facade of this house in rural Chile, designed by architect duo Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen. More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Casa Meri contains 10 matching rooms and no corridors
Beijing Design Week 2014: People's Architecture Office has developed a panelling system for building temporary living spaces within the ageing structures of the city's hutong districts (+ slideshow). More about Courtyard House Plugin by People's Architecture Office repurposes ancient Beijing residences
Work is nearing completion on the Amphibious House by Baca Architects – a family home on an island in the middle of the River Thames that can float on rising floodwater like a ship in its dock. More about UK's "first amphibious house" can float on floodwater like a boat in a dock
London architect Henry Goss has revealed how photo-realistic and 3D visualisations helped shape his design for this house in Hertfordshire, England, which is also the first output from the renderings studio he recently launched with fellow artist Peter Guthrie (+ slideshow). More about Carey House by Henry Goss: "Visualisation played a vital role in design decisions"
The exposed criss-crossing skeleton of this see-through house in Japan frames a labyrinth of wall-less rooms connected by over a dozen different staircases (+ slideshow). More about Yuusuke Karasawa's maze-like S House has an entirely transparent facade
News: architect David Adjaye has submitted plans to overhaul a house in Hackney – made famous by its former resident who dug a warren of tunnels underneath the property – to create a home for artist couple Tim Noble and Sue Webster. More about David Adjaye to transform "Mole Man" house in London into home for artists
A freestanding concrete staircase spirals between the floors of this timber-frame and stone building remodelled by the founders of A1 Architects to form their own home and studio in Prague (+ slideshow). More about Charred-timber extension by A1 Architects transforms an old cottage into a home and studio
Double-height lengths of unevenly spaced timber have been added to the side of this Swiss house by Feliz Architects, alluding to the shapes of nearby trees and screening the interiors from harsh sunlight (+ slideshow). More about Villa MM's timber-grille facade echoes the proportions of surrounding trees
Curves have been scooped out of the sides of this house for a pianist in Exeter, England, creating a rhythmic series of expanded and contracted spaces that frame the garden (+ slideshow). More about House for a pianist by David Sheppard Architects features fluted outer walls
Dutch studio 70F Architecture has created a pair of matching – but not identical – houses in Almere, featuring large windows that bring light into the circulation spaces rather than the living rooms (+ slideshow). More about 70F Architecture completes a pair of matching homes for a brother and sister
Behind the black steel exterior of this home on the Stockholm archipelago, Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has created a living space with vaulted ceilings, and bedrooms with one big skylight overhead (+ slideshow). More about Tham & Videgård's Husarö House is a scenic retreat on the Stockholm archipelago
The green-tiled facade of this Lisbon townhouse by Camarim Arquitectos has varying textures and opacities designed to reference the building that previously stood on the site (+ slideshow). More about Camarim Arquitectos pays homage to Lisbon's decorative houses with a patterned-tile facade
External staircases connect the three stories of this cast-concrete house overlooking a lake in Norway by architect Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk (+ slideshow). More about Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk completes "labyrinth-like" concrete home in Norway
Japanese studio Case-Real has completed a small timber-clad cabin at the base of Mount Kamafuse in Saitama Prefecture (+ slideshow). More about Case-Real's House in Nagatoro sits at the base of a mountain
This rural Argentinian home by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos was built from intersecting slabs of timber-imprinted concrete and sheets of glass (+ slideshow). More about Concrete cabin by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos built in an Argentinian woodland
A collection of differently sized cuboids make up the volume of this family house in Shiga, Japan, designed by architect Kouichi Kimura to offer "versatile spaces" with "light and scenery" (+ slideshow). More about Kouichi Kimura's Scape House uses a variety of windows to create a hierarchy of views