A minimalist charred-wood extension, a garden studio wrapped in green terrazzo and an origami-inspired annexe are in the running to be crowned London's best home improvement of 2021. More about Don't Move, Improve! 2021 shortlist spotlights London's best house renovations
Hertfordshire studio Michael Collins Architects has added a boxy, two-storey copper and charred larch extension to a terraced house alongside a railway station in south London. More about Michael Collins Architects adds Jewellery Box extension to London home
Satish Jassal Architects has remodelled a four-storey Victorian house in north London and added an oak-framed extension at the rear. More about Satish Jassal Architects adds oak framed conservatory to renovated London townhouse
Alexander Owen Architecture has added a marble-clad extension and garden room to this Victorian mid-terrace in East Dulwich, London, to accommodate a home office and a well-stocked bar. More about Alexander Owen Architecture wraps London house extension in two types of marble
Architecture studio DeDraft has remodelled a terraced house in east London, adding a kitchen extension clad in green aluminium panels that connects the interior with the garden. More about DeDraft completes green metal extension to east London home
A nearly six-metre-high green wall and a basement floor with a walk-on skylight are among the additions made by design and development firm Echlin to this remodelled mews house in Knightsbridge. More about Echlin uses broken-plan layout to create spacious interiors within London mews house
An abundance of bright hues and recycled materials were used by London studio Office S&M to renovate a Georgian townhouse in Islington. More about Office S&M injects bold colours into renovated Mo-tel House in London
Proctor & Shaw has completed an L-shaped extension with angular glazing that connects a terraced house in southwest London to its leafy garden. More about Quarter Glass House by Proctor & Shaw is an angular extension to an Edwardian terrace
The furnishings and finishes in this London home, designed by interiors studio House of Grey, were chosen for the health of its occupants as well as the health of the planet. More about House of Grey designs Highgate home using natural tones and materials
Architect Sarah Wigglesworth has carried out an extensive upgrade and retrofit of the influential Stock Orchard Street home in London to improve its energy performance and age-proof its interiors. More about Sarah Wigglesworth future-proofs self-designed straw bale house in London
Rider Stirland Architects has remodelled the interiors of a Victorian terraced house in south London by adding a small rear extension clad in blackened wood and London stock bricks. More about Victorian townhouse in London remodelled with charred-wood extension
A fake Disneyland mountain informed this playful revamp of a family house in south London by architecture studio CAN. More about CAN adds fake mountain to Edwardian house in south London
Dominic McKenzie Architects has overhauled a Victorian house in north London, adding an extension with a zigzagging outline, bronze exterior and maple wood interior. More about Dominic McKenzie experiments with bronze and zigzags in Hampstead House renovation
UK studio Gruff Architects has created a four-bedroom house in south London that has a first floor that is clad in black timber and overhangs its driveway. More about Gruff Architects supports Pitched Black house on bright blue columns
Black walls, built-in raw concrete furniture and a fish pond in a lightwell define Lost House, a residential project designed by David Adjaye in London's King's Cross, which has recently come on the market. More about Lost House by David Adjaye features black interiors and bedroom with a pool
The final video tour published in collaboration with this year's Open House London festival spotlights Walters Way, a collection of 13 adaptable houses in Lewisham that were self-built by their owners with the help of architect Walter Segal. More about Walters Way houses can be easily adapted to their owner's needs
Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture utilised "the materials of garages and sheds" to create a small two-storey house on Stories Mews in south London. More about Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture inserts brick and timber mews house into south London lane
Sandy Rendel Architects, working with Sally Rendel, has built a 2.8-metre-wide skinny home named Slot House in a disused alley in Peckham, south London. More about Sandy Rendel Architects slots narrow house into Peckham alley
Szczepaniak Astridge has added a rooftop extension to Leaf House, a terrace in south London for architectural photographer Edmund Sumner and writer Yuki Sumner. More about Szczepaniak Astridge focuses London loft extension on timber bath
Architecture studio Alma-nac has extended and added a second grey-brick skin to a 1950s property in Brockley, south London to create a contemporary family home. More about Alma-nac wraps London home in brick to create House-within-a-House