Boston architecture firm NADAAA has remodelled a 1920s Washington DC residence by extending the attic, adding large windows, and using plywood sheets to arrange the internal layout. More about NADAAA overhauls brick house in Washington DC with ample glazing and a plywood interior
This renovated Manhattan apartment by Russian architect Peter Kostelov features tucked-away furniture that pulls out to suit the needs of its user. More about Peter Kostelov creates transformable rooms for New York apartment
KC Design Studio has updated a 3.7-metre-wide house in Taiwan by adding a perforated facade and a lightwell, both intended to combat the lack of daylight in the 50-year-old property. More about KC Design Studio adds perforated facade and atrium to skinny Taiwanese townhouse
Big windows replace the rear wall of a 20th-century house in Rotterdam, which has been overhauled by Shift Architecture Urbanism to create two light-filled apartments. More about Shift exchanges brickwork for glazing to create bright apartments in Rotterdam townhouse
Architect Rob Hootsmans has renovated a 1970s courthouse in the Dutch city of Zwolle and added a "transparent and approachable" extension featuring sawtoothed glass facades. More about Rob Hootsmans adds serrated glass extension to stone-clad Dutch courthouse
Architects Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin have altered the layout of a "cramped" home in Los Angeles to maximise space and natural light. More about Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin reconfigure 1960s house in LA to create bright and open interior
Threefold Architects has renovated a mews property in London's exclusive Primrose Hill area, pairing stark white walls with blackened metalwork, polished concrete and painted brickwork. More about Threefold Architects updates London mews house with monochrome interiors and rustic details
Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann has subdivided a 19th-century building in Zurich into nine flats with concrete and chipboard finishes that complement its existing vaulted ceilings and stone walls. More about Gus Wüstemann arranges nine apartments around rugged stone wall in Zurich
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a 1960s guesthouse in upstate New York into a boutique hotel with snug interiors and impressive mountain views. More about Studio Tack transforms old motor lodge into cosy mountain retreat in New York's Catskills
Benn + Penna Architecture has renovated and extended a dilapidated terrace in Sydney's eastern suburbs, creating a new kitchen with a long counter that continues into a planted courtyard. More about Worktop extends from kitchen to garden in Sydney residence by Benn + Penna Architecture
Sydney architecture studio CO-AP has renovated and extended a typical suburban home in the Australian city, adding a two-storey concrete structure that opens onto a garden at the rear. More about CO-AP adds contemporary concrete and glass extension to Sydney home
Architecture studio Atelier In Vitro took a nostalgic approach to the renovation of three apartments in an old building in Porto, by restoring parquet and marble floors, and adding mid-century furniture. More about Atelier In Vitro creates retro interiors for three apartments in 1940s Porto building
Canadian design studio EMarchitecture has renovated one of the homes in Habitat 67, the iconic brutalist complex in Montreal by architect Moshe Safdie that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. More about Apartment in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 undergoes full interior redesign
Jonathan Hendry Architects has built a beach hut clad in red-stained timber on top of an old toilet block in the English seaside town of Sandilands. More about Red beach hut by Jonathan Hendry Architects stands atop former toilet block
Tel Aviv architect Asaf Lerman has renovated a library building designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Israel's Haifa University, and added a new wing to complement its brutalist concrete and glass construction. More about Asaf Lerman updates Oscar Niemeyer's Haifa University library building in Israel
Indonesian architecture and interior firm ATT Architects has transformed a loft space in Jakarta into a pared-back office, which draws inspiration from Scandinavian design. More about ATT Architects transforms Jakarta loft into light-filled office
Pedro Ferreira Architecture Studio has converted a derelict 19th-century house in Porto into six flats with pine, white marble and concrete finishes. More about Pedro Ferreira converts abandoned Porto house into flats with pine and marble surfaces
Cubes made from white-painted reinforcing rods form frameworks that support staircases and climbing plants at this renovated house in Ho Chi Minh City. More about Block Architects adds trellises and steel-bar walls to Vietnamese house
This red brick building that once formed part of a cigarette factory in Brussels has been converted into a council office with minimalist interiors by Stéphanie Willox, LD2 Architecture and Mamout. More about Cigarette factory in Brussels converted into city hall by trio of Belgian architects
Anne-Laure Dubois has renovated a family apartment in Paris, using dark blue tiles and pale poplar plywood to offset the existing wooden flooring. More about Anne-Laure Dubois uses dark blue tiles and poplar plywood to update Paris apartment