An elongated lightwell has been cut through this 1940s house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has been renovated by locally based architecture studio Kientruc O. More about Kientruc O carves elliptical lightwell between Vietnamese house and its extension
Italian studio GGA Architects has transformed the site of an old hilltop settlement in the country's Marche region into a contemporary house comprising stone structures perched on a pigmented concrete plinth. More about Rural Italian residence combines traditional stone exterior with contemporary details
PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. More about PARKA Architecture overhauls modernist Canadian home
Francisco Sutherland Architects has slotted a timber structure containing a bathroom, mezzanine and wardrobes into a triplex apartment in London's brutalist Barbican Estate. More about Francisco Sutherland Architects inserts an oak structure into a Barbican flat
A pointy black entrance building has been added to the historic dockyards of Chatham, England, as part of a major expansion of the local nautical museum – one of six projects in the running for this year's Stirling Prize. More about Baynes and Mitchell creates museum complex within historic buildings of Chatham Dockyard
Lisbon-based practice Extrastudio has converted a winery in southern Portugal into a family home by covering its walls with red-pigmented mortar, introducing light wells and adding a black-bottomed swimming pool. More about Extrastudio transforms Portuguese winery into house covered with rough red mortar
UK firm Beech Architects has converted a 125-year-old windmill stump in Suffolk, England, into a guest house topped with an elliptical zinc-clad pod. More about Beech Architects creates guest house inside derelict Suffolk windmill
William Tozer Associates has completed the renovation of a Victorian house in north London that involved rearranging the interior around a pair of double-height voids and introducing integrated storage elements to separate some of the spaces. More about Shelving units and concealed doors compartmentalise refurbished London home
Geometric-patterned and monochrome tiles, rounded mirrors and brown leather seats feature this 1960s-inspired restaurant in Reykjavík, Iceland, which was designed by local practice HAF Studio. More about HAF Studio completes 1960s-styled restaurant in Reykjavík
US firm Jensen Architects has revamped a Victorian home in San Francisco with perforated aluminium panels across the back and minimalist interiors to match. More about Jensen Architects adds contemporary rear facade and pared-down interiors to historic San Francisco house
A bathroom doubles as a meeting room in this live-work space created by Jonathan Tuckey Design for Egg fashion boutique inside a small mews house in Knightsbridge, London. More about Jonathan Tuckey slots home and fashion boutique into Knightsbridge mews
New photos have been released showing one of the homes inside Cast Iron House – the 135-year-old New York building that is being overhauled by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about First apartment unveiled inside Shigeru Ban's revamped Cast Iron House
A long bright corridor punctuated by three wood-lined skylights spans this apartment in Lisbon, Portugal, which was been refurbished by local office Aurora Arquitectos. More about Aurora Arquitectos opens up 1970s apartment in Lisbon with angular skylights and folding walls
Spanish architects Adrian Elizalde and Clara Ocaña broke down walls to create an open-plan layout for this apartment in Barcelona's Eixample neighbourhood, and lined its new light-filled rooms in warm-toned wood. More about Adrian Elizalde and Clara Ocaña eschew tiles for timber in Barcelona apartment renovation
Located near Dublin's docklands, this three-storey Georgian terraced house has been converted from three bed-sits into one light-filled "upside-down house" with a charred-larch extension at the back. More about Scullion Architects adds charred-larch tower to terraced home in Dublin
Giant sliding doors allow occupants to take in the sunrise and sunset from this modest boathouse that was overhauled by American studio Hoedemaker Pfeiffer. More about Traditional Washington boathouse by Hoedemaker Pfeiffer offers sweeping coastal views
New Jersey architecture firm Jeff Jordan Architects has renovated a mid-century home in the Hudson Valley with a fully glazed wall, white flooring and cedar walls. More about Jeff Jordan Architects updates mid-century home with floor-to-ceiling windows
Designer and hotelier Liz Lambert has taken this boutique hotel in Austin back to its roots with brightly coloured furniture, bold wallpaper and vintage paraphernalia. More about Austin Motel receives 1950s makeover from Liz Lambert
As part of a huge revamp of the Central European University, Irish architecture firm O'Donnell + Tuomey has added a new limestone-clad building to a street in downtown Budapest. More about O'Donnell + Tuomey uses "surgical strategy" to link new and old buildings of Budapest university
Spanish architect Raúl Sánchez has overhauled a five-bedroom house in Barcelona so it can function as either a weekend retreat for its owners or as a rental home for tourists. More about Revamped Barcelona house features herringbone floors and a covert dining area