Georgian studio TIMM Architecture has completed House of Iron Doors, a home on the outskirts of Tbilisi that features an openable facade of perforated weathered steel shutters. More about TIMM Architecture fronts House of Iron Doors with weathered steel shutters
Our latest roundup looks at houses that take a novel approach to roof design, including a reimagination of the dormer window, an unconventional brick roof and waving concrete forms. More about Eight houses that rethink the roof
A circular conversation pit sits at the heart of Seaside House, the renovation of a 1930s coastal cabin near Bordeaux by Studio Razavi. More about Studio Razavi adds circular conversation pit to coastal French home
A pair of gabled volumes conceal the expansive timber-lined interiors of Light House, a home in the Netherlands designed by local studio Woonpioniers. More about Woonpioniers opts for "modernity tucked inside tradition" at timber-lined Dutch home
Architectural studio Heliotrope took a "site-sensitive approach" while designing a vacation house in the Pacific Northwest, resulting in a bow tie-shaped plan and knotty cedar cladding. More about Heliotrope tucks False Bay house into rocky site on a Washington island
London studio Office S&M has used cork as cladding, insulation and flooring in this mansard extension to a house in Walthamstow, which is enlivened by bright yellow details. More about London loft extension by Office S&M explores "how far cork can go"
Local studio Proctor & Shaw looked to Mallorcan villas to create a feeling of calmness at Stone Brick House, a London home extended with walls of pale limestone brick. More about Proctor & Shaw uses limestone bricks for "powerfully tranquil" extension in London
Whether to make sloped sites level, prevent flooding or reduce impact on natural surroundings, houses on stilts are being built around the world. Here are eight of the best contemporary examples. More about Eight contemporary houses raised on stilts
French studio In Sinu Architectes has renovated and extended a woodland house in France, adding large windows to frame painting-like views of the surroundings. More about House at the Edge frames "living tableaux" of forest in France
Local practice Architecture for London and interiors studio Hamish Vincent Design have revamped a neo-Georgian house in London, organising its interior around a triple-height stairwell. More about Islington House extension features details that "might make a Georgian craftsperson proud"
Full-height windows framed by sculptural panels of glass-reinforced concrete overlook two stacked courtyards at Mozart House, a London home extended by local practice Studio Dera. More about Studio Dera adds sculptural extension to Mozart House in London
Japanese studio ICADA has completed a house in Saitama, Japan, that combines inventive storage solutions with a structure of rough-sliced cedar logs. More about Live Sawn House features moving walls and a room on stilts
Local architect Pablo Sanchez Lopez focused on the idea of thresholds for this London house extension, creating a timber-framed porch at the entrance and a large pivot door leading to the garden. More about Pablo Sanchez Lopez updates London house with timber porch
Local studios Jaime Prous Architects and Pineda & Monedero have completed Casa 144º, a corrugated metal-clad home near Barcelona that is raised above a steeply sloping site on skinny steel stilts. More about Metal-clad home perched on steel supports above Barcelona coast
Angular forms cloaked in green-toned metal make up Camp Alliances, a family home in Spain by Madrid studio OF Architects and architect Ignacio G Galán. More about Camp Alliances house has "reciprocal relationship" with Spanish forest
Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Corrugated metal cloaks the long, narrow form of An Unfinished House, a minimalist house in Japan designed by Tokyo studio Kraft Architects. More about Kraft Architects clads minimalist Japanese home with corrugated steel
The vivid architectural style of Luis Barragán spurred design studio Holzrausch to add bright pops of pink, yellow and orange to this holiday home in Mallorca, Spain. More about Holzrausch references Luis Barragán in colourful refresh of Mallorcan holiday home
American studio SPF Architects has included an aluminium skin and an upper volume that "appears to float" over the ground level at completed the Bronze and Black House in California. More about SPF Architects clads cantilevered Beverly Hills house in black and bronze panels
Scaled-down living spaces and Douglas fir joinery help bring a more intimate feel to this townhouse in Lisbon that's been revamped by British architecture practice McLean Quinlan and features an artwork by Anish Kapoor. More about McLean Quinlan gives family townhouse in Lisbon a homelier feel