Board-marked concrete and warm wood are contrasted in this synagogue in Asunción, Paraguay, which has been renovated by local studio Equipo de Arquitectura. More about Equipo de Arquitectura updates synagogue in Paraguay with board-marked concrete
Designers Michael Godmer and Mathieu Turgeon's home in Montreal features contemporary Danish pieces alongside oak, terracotta and marble. More about Michael Godmer and Mathieu Turgeon renovate their Montreal design studio and home
American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has placed skylights over existing wood framing to streak the interiors of this San Francisco house with beams of light. More about Woodwork and skylights stream light into Noe Valley Residence in San Francisco
Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family's holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. More about Leandro Garcia outfits Praia Mansa Apartment with Brazilian marble and local designs
US firm KoningEizenberg Architecture left worn-looking ornate walls, brickwork and columns inside this museum for children in Pittsburgh, which occupies a historic library that was struck by lightning. More about MuseumLab opens in ruins of lightning-struck Pittsburgh library
Kitchens, bathrooms and storage spaces are slotted behind an MDF "scenography" in these apartments designed by architects Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann. More about Jagged MDF creates entire walls of storage for El Guateque apartments in Barcelona
Concrete columns draped in greenery, steel beams filled with books and a small pool feature in this apartment in Quito, Ecuador that local architect Aquiles Jarrín has overhauled for a family of three and their dog. More about Quito apartment A Forest House has a mini indoor pool
Curved glass doors puncture the residential extension of this brick house in Montreal, designed by local studio TBA. More about TBA adds pale brick volume to traditional Montreal "shoebox" home
A renovated home in San Francisco features a pared-down colour scheme with places to eat, mingle and relax, designed by Los Angeles studio JDP Interiors. More about JDP Interiors renovates San Francisco home for couple that loves to entertain
Weathered wooden trusses cover the office of Mexico City's Esrawe Studio, led by designer Hector Esrawe, which takes over a former dance hall. More about Esrawe Studio's Mexico City office has an "honest industrial aesthetic"
The Hanwha headquarters office tower in Seoul has been remodelled by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio, retrofitting its facade to hold solar panels. More about UNStudio renovates and reclads fully occupied Seoul office tower
Will Gamble Architects has updated a house in west London with an extension modelled on a Japanese tea house. More about Burnt House is a charred wood extension that looks like a Japanese tea house
California architect Juan Saez Pedraja has added a studio fronted with aluminium panels and cedar shades to the backyard of a remodelled Santa Monica residence. More about Saez Pedraja adds small studio to a fashion designer's Santa Monica residence
Mexico City's AG Studio has turned a colonial house in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico into a boutique hotel featuring tiled archways and yellow walls that look like a "large corn cob". More about Colourful tiles and Mexican craft feature in Casa Hoyos hotel by AG Studio
A patchwork of wood shingles and stone forms this Toronto home that local practice Batay-Csorba Architects has extended and renovated. More about Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto
These five houses in San Francisco are traditional in the front and have contemporary extensions in the back. More about Five San Francisco house extensions designed to contrast the original architecture
New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has brought new life to a former artist's studio in the city, stripping paint off wood pillars and adding a large kitchen island. More about Worrell Yeung contrasts wood pillars and grey marble in Chelsea Loft
Mexican architect Delfino Lozano has turned a family home in Guadalajara into four apartments detailed with blue-painted beams and arched doorways. More about Arched terracotta volume tops Delfino Lozano's Guadalajara apartment complex
San Francisco studio John Lum Architecture has contrasted the look of this cottage-style house in the city with a steel-and-glass extension at the back. More about John Lum Architecture reimagines charming San Francisco home with modern extension
Architecture firm Roth Sheppard has added a pair of steeply pitched metal gables and a raised rear wing to this brick Tudor Revival house in Denver. More about Roth Sheppard adds black metallic extension to 1930s Rabbit House