A residential extension wrapped in galvanised metal is positioned over a garden and attached to an old carriage house in this project by Montreal studio Thomas Balaban Architecte. More about TBA creates elevated extension for Berri House in Montreal
American firm SHED Architecture and Design has transformed a 1950s building that formerly served as an adult living facility into a contemporary home for a family of five. More about SHED gives mid-century Golden House in Seattle an extensive update
Two gabled brick volumes informed by the architecture of the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement define this home in Claygate, Surrey, designed by Alexander Martin Architects. More about Alexander Martin Architects designs Arts and Crafts-influenced home in Surrey
Native ferns and trees grow within the centre of this home in Molco, Chile, which architect Lucas Maino Fernandez designed to establish continuity between the living spaces and the surrounding forest. More about Lucas Maino Fernandez completes Casa Un Patio in dense Chilean forest
The Royal Institute of British Architects has urged the UK government to retrofit over three million homes in England to help cut carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. More about RIBA urges mass retrofit of England's interwar housing
Architect Dan Gray has upgraded his own 19th-century house in Brighton, England, adding a loft extension lined with birch plywood that makes the most of the angular roof space. More about Studiotwentysix adds plywood-lined loft extension to Edwardian family home
A facade of bright yellow steelwork and an industrial-style interior informed by the high-tech architecture movement define this house in Barcelona, designed by local architecture studio MACH. More about MACH references high-tech architecture at yellow house in Barcelona
Concrete is usually associated with an industrial-looking shade of grey, but it doesn't always have to be that way. Here, Dezeen rounds up 10 concrete houses that bring colour to the material. More about Ten houses made from colourful concrete
Mexican design studio Palma has renovated and extended a home on the Pacific coast, reorganising the living spaces around a central circular swimming pool. More about Palma reorganises San Ignacio beach home in Mexico around circular pool
LA studio Pentagon has completed a ground-up residential project in the city's Venice neighbourhood, using rounded walls to create a sculptural composition and enhance the home's natural light. More about Curved plaster walls feature in bright Los Angeles home by Pentagon
Warm-toned oak panelling lines the interior of this house near Lake Ontario by Omar Gandhi Architect, which mimics the plan of a previous home on the site. More about Oak staircase links split levels of Canadian house by Omar Gandhi
Jamie Fobert Architects has overhauled a Victorian house in north London, creating new basement floors that provide a light-filled living room and a travertine-lined swimming pool. More about Jamie Fobert adds two floors under House in Primrose Hill
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has created a nature retreat for a landscape architect and her family that features brick walls and glue-laminated timber roofs. More about Palicourea House by Bloco Arquitetos steps down hillside in rural Brazil
Architecture studio Nua Arquitectures has completed the renovation of an old house in the historic centre of Tarragona, Spain, reinforcing its worn structure with pastel-coloured steel. More about Nua Arquitectures revamps old Spanish home with pastel-coloured steelwork
Barrionuevo Villanueva Arquitectos has designed a house outside of Buenos Aires with a cantilevered upper floor that projects towards the nearby Lujan River. More about Barrionuevo Villanueva Arquitectos completes cantilevered villa outside Buenos Aires
Argentine architect Fabrizio Pugliese has incorporated both handcrafted and industrial elements while creating a family's holiday home just outside of Buenos Aires. More about Vaulted brick roof tops Casa Monopoli in Argentina by Fabrizio Pugliese
UK studio Kirkland Fraser Moor has created a contemporary house named Ashraya in Hertfordshire, England, which is topped by a cross-laminated timber arch. More about Kirkland Fraser Moor tops chalk-walled house with CLT arch
Architecture firm Sher Maker has designed a home and music studio in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a cluster of raised living spaces connected by wooden walkways that enjoy expansive views of its rural surroundings. More about Sher Maker designs home and studio in Thailand connected by open-air walkways
Architect Javier Sanjurjo and architectural design studio Ameneiros Rey have completed an L-shaped house in Vilalba, Spain, featuring living spaces elevated above the ground on pillars to optimise views of the surrounding nature. More about Hórreo House is raised on stilts to look out over a nearby forest
This home on the side of a hill in Ecuador was designed by El Sindicato Arquitectura to provide maximum privacy to its owners and their two daughters. More about Slope House by El Sindicato Arquitectura steps down a Quito hillside