Playful accents including an indoor slide and a climbing wall fill Union House, a steel-and-glass home with an original Dutch-gabled facade designed by Austin Maynard Architects in Melbourne, Australia. More about Austin Maynard Architects adds steel-and-glass extension to brick cottage in Melbourne
Architecture photography studio Tarry + Perry has documented a concrete house hidden within a verdant site in southern England to spotlight its monastic character and unexpectedly warm interiors. More about Tarry + Perry captures monastic qualities of concrete house in East Sussex
London studio Bureau de Change has used different varieties of terrazzo to create a richly textured interior for a remodelled family home. More about Bureau de Change makes creative use of terrazzo in Frame House renovation
Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has designed Steel Craft House, a self-build project in Utrecht to convert an old garage into an artist's home with a Corten-steel facade. More about Zecc Architecten turns former garage into Corten-steel clad home in Utrecht
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features our round-up of 10 living rooms with calming interiors. More about 10 living rooms with relaxing interiors feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
New renders show Aquarela, a high-rise apartment complex designed by French practice Ateliers Jean Nouvel for Cumbayá, Ecuador, which will be covered in planted balconies. More about Jean Nouvel releases new visuals of plant-covered Aquarela complex in Ecuador
Japanese architecture office Case-Real has completed a house on a compact site in Tokyo featuring galvanised steel cladding and a concealed rooftop terrace. More about Case-Real clads House in Higashi-Gotanda in galvanised steel panels
Pollard Thomas Edwards has completed a 300-home development in northeast London, comprising two low-rise courtyard blocks and three towers clad in contrasting bands of brown and ivory panels. More about Streamlined "Smart Deco" towers provide focal point for Pollard Thomas Edwards' Motion development
Interior designer Ian Lee has lined the walls of the LIFE micro-apartments in South Korea with birch wood to offer tenants pared-back spaces that they can personalise. More about Minimalist micro-apartments in Seoul form "blank canvas for tenants"
UK architecture studio David Chipperfield Architects has revealed its plans to revamp and extend the Grand Hotel apartment block in the Belgium seaside resort of Nieuwpoort. More about David Chipperfield Architects set "to restore the grandeur" of Nieuwpoort's Grand Hotel
Dark bricks cover this house on the southern tip of Sweden, which Lund-based studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur arranged around a lush courtyard and swimming pool. More about Johan Sundberg Arkitektur completes brick house in a Swedish forest
In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we've rounded up 10 living rooms with calm, relaxing interiors, including rooms with soothing colours and natural materials that create a peaceful environment. More about Ten contemporary living rooms with calm interiors
The walls of this Italian villa, designed by Giordano Hadamik Architects, are formed of natural stone excavated from the home's site. More about Giordano Hadamik Architects builds hillside Villa Nemes using stone excavated on site
Oslo-based Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed Cabin Son, a holiday home set on the water's edge overlooking the Oslofjord and Jeløya island on the south coast of Norway. More about Jon Danielsen Aarhus designs spruce-clad holiday home overlooking the Oslofjord
No 33 Park Row, the first residential project in New York from British architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, is nearing completion in Downtown Manhattan. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' No 33 Park Row nears completion in New York
The furnishings and finishes in this London home, designed by interiors studio House of Grey, were chosen for the health of its occupants as well as the health of the planet. More about House of Grey designs Highgate home using natural tones and materials
Dutch architecture office i29 has completed a floating home on a canal in Amsterdam that features angled openings and cutaway corners providing views across the watery neighbourhood. More about i29 completes angular floating house as part of sustainable Amsterdam community
Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has designed a Scandinavian holiday home featuring living spaces interspersed with courtyards that frame views towards the ocean. More about House of Many Courtyards incorporates sheltered terraces along its entire length
Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes has completed Casa Estudio, which serves as both his family home and a show space for clients. More about Manuel Cervantes builds his own home and studio on a Mexican hillside
A rooftop walkway will form the main circulation route for the Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which Zaha Hadid Architects and Leigh & Orange are developing in Clear Water Bay. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs student housing topped with rooftop walkway in Hong Kong