Inexpensive materials such as salvaged plywood feature in a compact apartment in Madrid that has been overhauled by Spanish firm CumuloLimbo Studio. More about CumuloLimbo inserts plywood-clad loft within UpHouse in Madrid
This family house in Quebec is modelled on the region's vernacular architecture and was designed to Passive House standards of energy efficiency. More about L'Abri and Construction Rocket complete Saltbox Passive House in Quebec
Argentinian practice Patio Estudio has completed a concrete and stone home in the city of Córdoba that features living spaces arranged around a checkerboard of 11 planted patios. More about Patio Estudio fills "introverted" home in Argentina with internal patios
Spanish practice Company Studio has completed a family home in Mallorca featuring large wooden shutters that allow the living spaces to extend onto a south-facing garden and pool. More about Large wooden shutters filter light and air into Mallorcan home by Company Studio
Architecture office Resell+Nicca has added an extension to a semi-detached house in Oslo comprising a tower linked to existing living spaces by a glazed bridge. More about Resell+Nicca's Tower Bridge extension contains dining room that straddles a car port
Thai architect Kuanchanok Pakavaleetorn has built her own family home in Bangkok, with a design that prioritises privacy and airflow. More about Kuanchanok Pakavaleetorn creates inward-facing family home in Bangkok
For our latest lookbook, we have selected ten living spaces from the Dezeen archive that use concrete as a focal design feature. More about Ten living rooms that use concrete to create textural interest
Indian architecture office Red Brick Studio has completed a house in the Western Ghats mountain range featuring a curved roof that is lifted above pigmented-plaster walls. More about Curved roof tops weekend retreat near Pune by Red Brick Studio
Two flats in a Mumbai high-rise were combined to create a "minimal but playful" home for three generations, which local studio The Act of Quad has decorated with multiple spherical and rounded shapes. More about The Act of Quad designs multi-generational Mumbai apartment with its own temple
Australian studio Nielsen Jenkins has completed a "tough" family home with lush green courtyards protected from extreme bushfires by high blockwork walls. More about Nielsen Jenkins designs Brisbane home to withstand bushfires
Architect Arney Fender Katsalidis will transform a disused railway site in Rome into a low-carbon neighbourhood as part of the Reinventing Cities programme, which encourages cities to strive towards net-zero urban developments. More about Arney Fender Katsalidis to transform Tuscolana railway site into low-carbon 15-minute city
Moscow's chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov has completed a pipe-shaped cabin, constructed like the hull of a ship and balanced on the edge of a slope in Russia's Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. More about Tubular holiday home cantilevers over hill in Russian art park
Brazilian designer Ana Sawaia has renovated a São Paulo apartment in an iconic building, introducing a broken-plan interior filled with vintage furniture and colourful patterned surfaces. More about Louveira Building apartment brings together 1940s style and broken-plan living
American studio Feldman Architecture has completed matching structures for dining and working out in the verdant backyard of a northern California residence. More about Cedar slats wrap backyard pavilions by Feldman Architecture at Silicon Valley home
Ismail Solehudin Architecture has designed a red metal and brick boarding house in Indonesia where the stairs serve as both a corridor and a light-filled social space. More about Ismail Solehudin Architecture builds bright red Indonesian boarding house
Japanese studio Unemori Architects has completed a house in the city of Takaoka that is raised 70 centimetres above the ground on concrete stilts to protect it from flooding and heavy snow. More about Concrete stilts protect House in Takaoka from extreme weather
Dutch office Orange Architects has completed a compact holiday home on the island of Texel in the Netherlands, featuring an interior that adapts to its occupants' changing needs throughout the day. More about Holiday Home by Orange Architects is a timber-clad cabin with a flexible interior
US firm Best Practice Architecture has converted a simple outbuilding on a Seattle property into an office and workout space for use during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Best Practice transforms storage shed into backyard studio in Seattle
Contrasting finishes of concrete, brick, wood and aluminium fins form this country vacation home in Ballantrae in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Canada by Drew Mandel Architects. More about Drew Mandel designs country home overlooking a woodland site in Canada
With the pandemic leading to a move away from open-plan domestic interiors, our latest lookbook showcases 10 homes with broken plans that provide more privacy. More about Ten home interiors with inventive broken-plan layouts