Eco-design studio Biobased Creations has built a showhome almost entirely from biomaterials including wood, mycelium, seaweed, straw and vegetable fibres as well as earth and sewage. More about House built from 100 different plant-based materials unveiled at Dutch Design Week
A glass walkway connects both halves of this holiday home overlooking Quebec's Brome Lake, which Atelier Pierre Thibault designed to offer a variety of outdoor spaces that connect the house to its natural surroundings. More about Two angular wings form Quebec chalet by Atelier Pierre Thibault
Interior design studio FWS_work has used natural materials and neutral colours to complete this calming apartment renovation in Xinpu, Taiwan, designed to offer the owner a refuge from his busy job as a pilot. More about FWS_work designs Residence W as a tranquil retreat in the city
Japanese studio Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates has created a house in the city of Ichinomiya, Japan, with exaggerated eaves that shelter an outdoor living space and garden. More about Extended eaves shelter garden of Imaise House by Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates
The gut renovation of a Brooklyn brownstone for a chef and their family led Home Studios to create spaces intended for hosting dinner parties. More about Home Studios renovates Fort Greene Townhouse designed for entertaining
Lukstudio has overhauled a formerly gaudy apartment interior in Guangzhou, China, to feature a series of serene living spaces lined in Douglas fir. More about Lukstudio decks out Guangzhou apartment with Douglas fir
Italian architect Stefano Boeri has completed the plant-covered Trudo Vertical Forest social housing tower in Eindhoven. More about Stefano Boeri covers social housing tower with 10,000 plants
Black granite, terrazzo, and concrete all contrast the lush vegetation at this compound on Mexico City's elite Paseo de la Reforma, which houses the official residence of the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico. More about FHV Architectes and Blancasmoran overhaul Swiss Ambassador's Residence in Mexico City
More than 1,000 plants adorn the exterior of the Palazzo Verde housing that Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has recently completed in Belgium. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti covers Palazzo Verde in Antwerp with greenery
CLB Architects has completed a holiday home in Wyoming's Teton mountain range, drawing references from settler communities that were built as the United States expanded further West. More about CLB Architects completes rural Wyoming compound influenced by agricultural buildings
Indonesian studio RAW Architecture used local materials and traditional building techniques including bamboo construction to create a new studio adjoining a multipurpose building designed by its founder in Jakarta. More about RAW Architecture uses bamboo to build Guha studio extension in Jakarta
US firm Best Practice Architecture looked to vernacular architecture while designing a weekend retreat in a rural town that is becoming an arts hub. More about Best Practice creates Cloud Ranch for a Washington artist
Vietnamese studio ODDO Architects has slotted a spacious family home into a narrow gap between two buildings in Hanoi. More about ODDO Architects builds five-storey CH House on four-metre-wide site in Hanoi
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a vacant 1970s villa on the Greek coast, which features a concrete roof with a pair of arches that frame views towards the sea. More about Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece
Australian practice Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has restored and extended a historic home in the suburbs of Melbourne, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Matt Gibson transforms Melbourne home with courtyards and glazed bridge
Redwood cladding and large stretches of glass feature in a 1960s house in northern California that has been updated by American firm Klopf Architecture. More about Klopf Architecture revamps mid-century home at Stanford University
Board-formed concrete imprinted with eucalyptus planks forms the exterior of this home in Quito, Ecuador, by local firm Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos. More about Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos combines eucalyptus and concrete in Quito home
Antwerp studio Bovenbouw Architectuur has designed a house in Belgium with an interior that spans four levels and was designed to make visitors feel like they are walking up a path. More about Bovenbouw Architectuur designs black-brick Bazel home on sloping terrain
Architecture firm Productora has completed a small housing complex in Denver, Colorado, that provides eight units with shared amenities on a lot that would typically accommodate only two single-family homes. More about Blue co-housing complex by Productora fits eight units onto two Denver lots
A trio of vaulted wooden structures connected by an exterior walkway make up this house on the island of Chiloé, Chile, by local firm Edward Rojas Arquitectos. More about Three vaulted volumes form remote Chilean retreat by Edward Rojas Arquitectos