Green walls offset a shiny steel tub in the bathroom of this Antwerp apartment, which has been updated by Belgian design studio Atelier Dialect. More about Atelier Dialect places mirrored tub in minty green bathroom of Apartment A
Japanese studio Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects has attached an egg-shaped tomb to an "unconventional" house in the city of Sakai, Osaka prefecture. More about Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects incorporates egg-shaped tomb into Sakai house
US architecture firm GoCstudio has inserted a dark plywood box into an apartment in Seattle that doubles as a studio space for an amateur photographer. More about Stained plywood box houses kitchen and bedroom in renovated Seattle condo
Architecture firm Olson Kundig has designed five pavilions with overhanging roofs to form this residence situated on a lava field in Hawaii. More about Olson Kundig Hale Lana house rises above lava field in Hawaii
House in Pyrgos is a fortress-style holiday home covered with earth-toned plaster built by Kapsimalis Architects on the Greek island of Santorini. More about Kapsimalis Architects builds imposing summer house in Santorini
Brazilian architect Rodrigo Simão has designed a house with a large scooped roof and circular swimming pool near Rio de Janeiro for himself and his family. More about Huge roof curves over House in Samambaia designed for an architect and artist
In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. More about 2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues
Santiago studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has separated a rural house near the ocean in Chile into a pair of elevated structures topped with grooved-metal roofs. More about Offset shed-like volumes form Casa Aguantao on Chile's Peninsula de Rilán
Boston architecture firm Machado Silvetti has been selected to preserve an 18th-century home in Virginia once owned by a signer of the Declaration of Independence. More about Machado Silvetti designs glass enclosure for Virginia home of signer of Declaration of Independence
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed Skigard Hytte, a modern mountain cabin raised on pillars and made entirely from wood. More about Mork-Ulnes constructs raised Skigard Hytte cabin using detached log cladding
A spiral staircase, rooftop pool and slatted doors feature in this concrete house in Mexico's tropical Yucatan Peninsula designed by Mexico City architecture studio Productora. More about Productora designs Casa Bautista on beach in Tulum nature preserve
Designer Tomas Osinsk and Los Angeles film producer Chris Hanley have created a mirrored house near Joshua Tree National Park, designed to look like a New York skyscraper on its side. More about Mirror-clad Invisible House reflects its desert surrounds
The new black is just slightly lighter than black. Timber, metal, stucco and stone are among the materials used to create these 10 residences in hues of dark grey. More about Ten houses in dark shades of grey that reflect the trend for moody exteriors
A latticed concrete-and-ceramic roof hangs from 10 concrete structures to shade the patio of this house in Brasília designed by local studio Bloco Arquitetos. More about Ten concrete frames punctuate Portico House in Brasília by Bloco Arquitetos
Architecture studio Mas-aqui has renovated a 20th-century apartment in the mountains above Barcelona, creating a light-filled home. More about Mas-aqui gives 1910s house in Barcelona a minimalist update
Alberese stones and Carrara marble are some of the Italian materials architects Emanuela Frattini Magnusson and Pietro Todeschini used for the interiors of this Tuscan holiday home. More about Holiday home in Tuscany decked out with Italian stone and marble
US architecture firm William Kaven Architecture has stepped a black house with expansive balconies down a wooded ground to overlook an Oregon forest. More about Black wood and glass volumes stagger down Oregon woodland to form Royal house
A "bed-cabinet", kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle. More about Jürgen Vandewalle arranges Ghent penthouse around three blocks of furniture
New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. More about Athena Calderone revitalises her Long Island home with plaster walls and vintage finds
Architecture firm ODA has designed a residential building in downtown Seattle that splits in half to create an elevated private park. More about ODA carves high-rise park into residential tower proposed for Seattle