Movie: next up in our exclusive video series celebrating the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones looks back at how Zaha Hadid's marquee from 2000 launched the annual commission. More about Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion set the bar for what followed, says Julia Peyton-Jones
A brick wall almost completely conceals this small courtyard house that London architect Jack Woolley has completed on a former garden site in south London (+ slideshow). More about Jack Woolley's Spiral House is hidden behind a simple brick wall
Space Group Architects has renovated a 19th-century house in east London, adding details inspired by Minimalist artists and a sunken glass-walled extension (+ slideshow). More about Space Group Architects add sunken glass box extension to heritage-listed London house
Architectural designer James Furzer has developed a modular homeless shelter that would hang off the sides of existing buildings, and launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to finance a prototype. More about James Furzer to crowdfund parasitic sleeping pods for London's homeless
A glass "sky pool" is planned to be suspended between apartment blocks in London's new Nine Elms quarter, close to Battersea Power Station. More about Glass-bottomed swimming pool to be suspended 10 storeys above south London
Glass walls and simple furnishings are paired with pale surfaces to give this Bloomsbury renovation by London studio Stiff + Trevillion a minimal aesthetic (+ slideshow). More about Stiff + Trevillion updates Bloomsbury mews house with gridded glazing and double-height bookcase
A brick wall conceals the majority of this two-storey house that Phillips Tracey Architects has slotted between a pair of heritage-listed buildings in south London (+ slideshow). More about Phillips Tracey replaces a derelict London dental surgery with a simple brick house
Tamir Addadi Architecture has converted the loft of a north London house, adding a staircase that also serves as a spacious bookcase (+ slideshow). More about Staircase doubles as a bookcase in London loft conversion by Tamir Addadi Architecture
Graduate shows 2015: University of Westminster graduate Freddie Jackson has designed a tidal barrage that can produce energy from the sea, but also incorporates a community of 20,000 new homes. More about Freddie Jackson proposes a Thames tidal barrier containing housing and entertainment districts
MW Architects added a large corner window and a section of floor-to-ceiling glazing to this pair of London house extensions, to make the occupants feel like they work and shower in the garden (+ slideshow). More about Shed-like house extensions by MW Architects maximise views into a verdant garden
Scenario Architecture has completed an extension to an east London residence, featuring blackened wood cladding that references Japanese architecture, and a dedicated walkway for cats (+ slideshow). More about Blackened timber extension by Scenario Architecture features a high walkway for cats
American fashion designer Alexander Wang has worked with Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen to create a greyscale interior for his latest store, inside a former post office in London's Mayfair (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Wang opens first European flagship store in London
Bureau de Change Architects gave this north London house extension a pleated ceiling to create the illusion it has been squashed onto the rear of the brick terraced property (+ slideshow). More about London extension by Bureau de Change Architects zigzags like a row of gabled houses
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has created a new limited-edition banknote for the Brixton Pound, a currency that supports south London's local economy. More about Jeremy Deller designs special-edition note for Brixton Pound
Dara Huang of London studio Design Haus Liberty said she "used the palette that was already there" to ensure the newly created apartments of this converted building in the city's Marylebone district kept within a small budget (+ slideshow). More about London homes by Design Haus Liberty combine exposed plaster with off-the-shelf materials
By lowering the ceiling of this London home, Scenario Architecture has created a view between the living room and the roof terrace, allowing parents to keep an eye on their children when they play outside (+ slideshow). More about Scenario Architecture lowers a ceiling to create a sunken roof terrace for a London home
A glossy black marble wall divides the glass facade of this extension to a 19th-century townhouse in north London by local architecture office Paul Archer Design (+ slideshow). More about Paul Archer Design pairs glass with marble for extension to a remodelled London townhouse
The latest bid to grant listing status to the Brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London has failed and the local MP has called for it to be "brought down ASAP". More about Politician calls for immediate demolition of Robin Hood Gardens after listing bid fails
Italian studio Arabeschi di Latte and curator Jane Withers have installed a bar at London's Selfridges that invites visitors to "imagine life without the plastic water bottle" as part of an exhibition about ocean plastic (+ slideshow). More about Selfridges hosts Water Bar for marine plastic exhibition Project Ocean
This staircase inserted into a terraced house in London features alternating treads that make the most of a tight space, and perforated steel surfaces that allow light to filter through. More about DBLO Associates adds perforated steel staircase to refurbished London home