Creamy brick walls, terracotta tiles and tropical plants feature in this São Paulo apartment by Brazilian designer Melina Romano, which is intended to feel "modern and bucolic". More about Melina Romano fills São Paulo apartment with earthy elements and muted hues
A folding screen of battens shields a timber-clad extension to an Edwardian-style home in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Australia, designed by Reddaway Architects. More about Reddaway Architects adds timber extension to Melbourne home
Brooklyn practice Arnold Studio has designed this light-filled apartment inside a historic brick house in the borough's Clinton Hill neighbourhood. More about Arnold Studio modernises 19th-century Brooklyn house with black and white
Architecture studio Taller Hector Barroso has used earthen blocks, pine and concrete to help this holiday dwelling blend into its forested setting in central Mexico. More about Mud brick walls form House in Avandaro by Taller Hector Barroso
Floor-to-ceiling curtains carve up the interior of this open-plan apartment in Bilbao, Spain, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Azab. More about Azab swaps partitions for pale-blue curtains inside Bilbao family home
Architecture practice Studio Vural has envisioned a seaside holiday dwelling that is carved into sand dunes and operates without relying on public utilities. More about Studio Vural imagines off-the-grid Dune House for Cape Cod
Red brick archways define the lower and topmost levels of Cadence, a housing development designed by Alison Brooks Architects next to Coal Drops Yard at King's Cross, London. More about Alison Brooks Architects unveils brick archways on London apartments
Monochrome interiors create a minimal backdrop to artworks by William Klein, Ellen von Unwerth and Bill Viola inside this renovated loft in central London. More about Art takes centre stage in monochrome London loft by Originate
Hand-charred wooden planks contrast whitewashed cedar in the facade of this house in Washington state, designed by Portland practice Open Studio Collective. More about Two-toned wood wraps Washington home by Open Studio Collective
Studio Okami Architecten has dug a brick and concrete home into a sloping hillside, looking out over the valley landscape of Mont-de-l'Enclus in Belgium. More about Studio Okami Architecten hides Sloped Villa in a Belgian hillside
Argentinian architects Hernan Landolfo and Marcos Asa have extended an apartment in Buenos Aires and reorganised the living spaces around a double-height atrium with an olive tree growing in the centre. More about Hernan Landolfo and Marcos Asa top courtyard house in Argentina with glass extension
Los Angeles practice Stayner Architects has restored a 1950s house in Palm Desert, California, which was designed by modernist architect Walter S White to feature a wave-shaped roof. More about Stayner Architects restores modernist Wave House in California
Built-in furniture and storage elements made from MDF feature inside this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by local architecture practice MH.AP Studio. More about An Attic for David in Barcelona features a cosy interior crafted from MDF
Architecture studio Bonell+Dòriga has revamped an apartment in Ricardo Bofill's Walden 7 in Barcelona, dotting its interior with colourful geometric elements that reference the building's facade. More about Bonell+Dòriga carries out understated overhaul of Walden 7 apartment
A series of triangular and rectangular platforms create numerous floor levels inside this house in Osaka, Japan. More about House in Takatsuki by Tato Architects has 16 different floor levels
Architecture studio Sārānsh has used an array of materials to define the different living zones of this open-plan studio apartment in Ahmedabad, India. More about Sārānsh combines concrete, blue tiles and teak inside India's MD Apartment
Architecture firm Feuerstein Quagliara has integrated a series of covered outdoor spaces into this country home, which is designed to provide "visual and physical connections to the landscape from every room". More about Hass House by Feuerstein Quagliara is designed to embrace New York's pastoral scenery
Johan Sundberg has designed a Swedish house that has a deliberately simple form to draw attention to its Baltic sea backdrop. More about Johan Sundberg's Sommarhus H is a "discreet and inviting addition" to its coastal setting
Sunny yellow surfaces feature extensively throughout this duplex apartment in Barcelona, which has been refreshed by local studio Arquitectura-G. More about Arquitectura-G completes sunshine-yellow Barcelona apartment for "nuclear family"
California firm LOHA has incorporated stepped terraces and outdoor corridors into this four-storey apartment building in Los Angeles. More about LOHA creates Dillon617 apartment complex in LA's Silver Lake