UberRaum Architects has added a stepped wooden extension to this mountainside house in Germany's Black Forest, offering its residents views of the surrounding trees and valley. More about UberRaum Architects staggers Cloud Cuckoo House to offer views of Rhine Valley
R2 Studio has renovated a 1960s home on a London council estate, creating a playful interior for a family with two young children. More about Former London council home remodelled to create bright and open living space
Herringbone-patterned parquet, grey-veined marble and shiny brass fittings adorn the kitchen of this renovated north London house, while black paintwork creates a cosy lounge. More about Herringbone parquet, grey marble and brass feature in revamped Stoke Newington house
Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a prayer room at a priory in Dublin, placing walls and furniture made from solid ash wood inside the existing space. More about Niall McLaughlin Architects adds timber-lined prayer room to historic Dublin church
Swedish architecture studio VIDA has renovated two offices for an estate agent company in Stockholm, drawing inspiration from boxing rings and construction scaffolding. More about VIDA creates boxing ring-inspired platforms inside Stockholm estate agents
Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura have won a competition to overhaul Spain's most important art museum, the Museo del Prado in Madrid. More about Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura to extend Madrid's Museo del Prado
Sixteen escalators clad with nickel bronze now feature in the entrance hall of London department store Harrods, as shown in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen for architecture office Make. More about Make upgrades entrance hall of London's Harrods with 16 bronze escalators
A black box with pegboards for walls forms the centrepiece of this Chicago office renovated by Australian studio Those Architects, which also includes a batting cage for baseball breaks. More about Chicago office by Those Architects features pegboard walls and a baseball batting cage
Architect Jeanne Dekkers has renovated and extended a brick farmhouse in the Dutch village of Banholt, adding contemporary additions clad in horizontal spruce battens that enclose a cobbled courtyard. More about Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur converts traditional Dutch farm into contemporary house and studio
Canadian firm Quadrangle Architects has transformed a 19th-century brick building once used to store wine into a workspace for designers, artists and tech companies. More about Quadrangle Architects transforms brick warehouse in Toronto into creative workspaces
This terraced family home in southeast London has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. More about R2 Studio enlivens Victorian London home with bold colour palette
Shanghai studio Neri&Hu has converted a former missile factory in Beijing into a car repair garage and offices with an industrial-style metal staircase, mesh cages and painted brickwork. More about Neri&Hu transforms Beijing missile factory into car workshop and office
Swathes of bright colour combine with patterned ceramic tiles in the Hong Kong apartment home of multidisciplinary design studio Lim + Lu. More about Lim + Lu creates bright apartment home to double as its showroom
A mid-century concrete structure in the heart of Mexico City has been renovated and extended to accommodate a contemporary art gallery. More about Riestra, Arnaud and Werz convert brutalist Mexico City building into OMR Gallery
A white metal-framed staircase connects the two floors of this Parisian apartment, which local studio Les Ateliers Tristan & Sagitta has overhauled to make room for the clients' two young children. More about Paris apartment updated with slender white staircase and dark green kitchen
Taiwanese design practice ST Studio has opened up the interior of a Taipei apartment to create a flexible space for the owner and his two cats. More about Taipei apartment renovation gives owner and his cats room to play
Studio 304 has added a glazed bathroom to a London flat, featuring a sunken bathtub that offers Japanese-style bathing to its occupants. More about Sunken washroom by Studio 304 allows residents to bathe in a garden setting
US studio WORKac has renovated a 19th-century structure in New York and added a spacious penthouse topped with a folded metal roof. More about WORKac adds jagged black rooftop extension to historic Manhattan building
A long social space dotted with green elements forms one half of this apartment, located in a 1930s neighbourhood in Lisbon, Portugal. More about Atelier Data uses light and greenery to transform Lisbon penthouse into urban oasis
Bloco Arquitetos has created an extra storey for a family home in Brasília by adding a stilted concrete structure that incorporates panels of perforated brickwork. More about Brick screens are set into framework of concrete columns and beams at Casa Grid