In this week's comments update, readers are curious about a concept for a subterranean concrete home, which was inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenters think "Bond villains" might like an underground concrete home concept
A shiny brass wardrobe that's meant to resemble a precious jewellery box features in this apartment near Barcelona designed by Raúl Sánchez Architects. More about Golden wardrobe forms focal point of The Magic Box Apartment in Spain
British firm Foster + Partners has unveiled a masterplan for a site in Beverly Hills that will include plant-covered residences and elevated botanical gardens. More about Foster + Partners' One Beverly Hills masterplan includes luxury hotel and lush gardens
Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi designed Mountain Refuge as a prefabricated cabin-style micro-home built from plywood. More about Mountain Refuge is a concept for a tiny modular cabin
Architecture firm PPAA has created a pair of slender houses in Mexico City that have rear patios accessed by glass doors to flood natural light inside. More about Huge window opens to patios in matching Mexico City houses by PPAA
Catalan architect Aixopluc has created an experimental apartment above its office in Reus, featuring a modular furniture system designed to rehabilitate abandoned buildings. More about Catalan architect Aixopluc creates prototype Alfondac guest apartment in abandoned studio
Sergey Makhno Architects has envisioned a concrete home built like a bunker for enduring the "unpleasant surprises" that may await in the post-pandemic world. More about Underground House Plan B is a hideout concept for the next global crisis
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has created ash-lined living spaces with expansive windows inside a gardener's home in Lewisham, southeast London. More about Grove Park house by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has wooden lining and verdant views
Reinforced white concrete panels punctured with cylindrical openings form shutters across the facade of this house in southern Brazil designed by Arquitetura Nacional. More about Diagonal slits pierce white shutters wrapping Casa Ventura by Arquitetura Nacional
Architecture studio Sārānsh used a range of materials to create a rich sense of tactility inside this family home in Ahmedabad, western India. More about Timber and Indian stone tiles feature inside VS House in Ahmedabad
Architecture studio Mas-aqui has transformed an apartment in Barcelona into a multi-level home lined with wood and ceramic tiles. More about Mas-aqui uses multiple levels to open up Yurikago House in Barcelona
Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade. More about Bloco Arquitetos reconfigures 1960s Brasília apartment with translucent walls
Argentinian architect Alejandro Sticotti wrapped an outdoor lounge and dining area around two trees in this house in Mexican city Guadalajara. More about Existing trees left to grow up Guadalajara House by Alejandro Sticotti
This house in California's Silicon Valley, designed by local studios Pacific Peninsula Architecture and Leverone Design, is built with blocks of Texas split-cut limestone. More about Chunky limestone walls feature in California residence Atherton Contemporary
From converted caves to underground pools, here are seven hotels and houses on the Greek island of Santorini designed by local studio Kapsimalis Architects. More about Seven Santorini island retreats by Kapsimalis Architects
Architecture studio KennedyTwaddle prioritised privacy in the construction of this pitched-roof housing development, which has been built on a awkward plot in Finchley, north London. More about KennedyTwaddle inserts pitched-roofed houses with private courtyards into former timber yard
Architecture studio Cavaa has revamped this apartment in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, using multi-functional furniture to maximise the space. More about Cavaa designs colourful built-in furniture for an apartment in Spain
Nearly 300 pounds of paper was cast in large holes in the ground before being flipped over to create the Agg Hab prototype home on a Texas ranch, which the designers claim is one of the "world's largest, self-supporting, papier-mache structures." More about I/thee builds prototype papier-mache home on Texas cattle farm
US architecture firm Olson Kundig has installed large wooden shutters across the front of a house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming designed to take advantage of its mountainous landscape. More about Pulleys open wood shutters covering Wyoming house by Olson Kundig
Salvaged time-worn bricks line the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia, designed by local architect Martin Skoček. More about Martin Skoček contrasts contemporary facade of House V with rustic brick interiors