Scottish architecture studio Pend has updated a heritage-listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian, adding an extension clad in fluted, blush-toned blocks of precast stone. More about Pend wraps extension to historic Scottish home in fluted pink-toned stonework
Perforated screens of reclaimed terracotta brick and metal mesh for climbing plants wrap the volumes of this home in Australia, designed by local architect Peter Besley. More about Peter Besley shelters Brisbane home with walls of perforated brickwork
Promotion: developer Richmind and executive architects Dewan Architects + Engineers have commissioned Zaha Hadid Architects to design the Oystra development in the UAE, which features a 40-metre curved steel truss spanning two towers. More about Zaha Hadid Architects brings Richmind's vision to life for sculptural Oystra development
London architecture studio Material Works has updated a Victorian home in Hackney, extending into its garden with a large double-height bay window framed with natural stone. More about Material Works extends Hackney home into an oversized bay window
Chilean studio Paralelo Transversal has utilised passive strategies, including multiple courtyards for ventilation, in the design of a house oriented around a skylight on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. More about Light, air and shadow are "core design tools" for Chilean courtyard house
Spanish studio MIAS Architects has renovated a historic housing block in the centre of Barcelona into a series of social housing apartments, defined by a bold palette of red render, patterned ceramic tiles and geometric metal grilles. More about Barcelona social housing by MIAS Architects is a "tribute to the cultural roots of its inhabitants"
Brussels-based architecture studio Hé! has updated a traditional Flemish home in Belgium, inserting a glazed timber and metal volume to form a "new living space" on its upper floor. More about Hé replaces traditional roof of Flemish home with glazed winter garden in Belgium
Valencia-based studio Paloma Bau incorporated architectural detailing when renovating this seaside apartment, which was designed to nod to East Asian and Mediterranean interiors. More about Beachfront Spanish apartment blends "the artisanal and the architectural"
A narrow alleyway winds between the monolithic, blocky volumes and patios of this coastal home in Sicily, designed by Italian architecture practice Solum. More about Solum carves "labyrinthine" alleyway through coastal home in Italy
An inverted pitched roof creates sloping and curved ceilings that "blur structure and sculpture" at this home in Porto, Portugal, designed by local studio Fala Atelier. More about Inverted roof creates sculptural interiors for home in Porto by Fala Atelier
Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has completed the Wonderwoods Vertical Forest in Utrecht, the Netherlands, a 104-metre-tall mixed-use tower wrapped by balconies supporting hundreds of trees and thousands of plants. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti completes latest Vertical Forest skyscraper in Utrecht
From a Barcelona apartment to a home extension in Sydney, our latest lookbook rounds up interiors humbled by the presence of wooden milking stools. More about Five non-farmyard interiors where milking stools add rustic charm
Berlin-based Studio Wijsman has updated an apartment housed in a former sugar refinery in Amsterdam, using materials including stone and stainless steel to complement the building's industrial heritage. More about Studio Wijsman designs "elemental and intimate" interior for converted Amsterdam apartment
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has reconfigured a Georgian townhouse in west London, adding a flowing spiral staircase that connects all five floors of the minimalist interior. More about Sculptural staircase forms centrepiece of renovated London home by Michaelis Boyd
Farm buildings informed the design of Stanfordville House in New York by US studio Desai Chia Architecture, which features charred cedar cladding and a sculptural roofscape. More about Desai Chia creates Upstate New York home with "crisp silhouettes"
Dutch studio JA Joubert Architecture has completed a series of undulating, mixed-use towers on a lakeside site in Tirana, Albania. More about JA Joubert Architecture designs towers "echoing the hills and mountains" in Tirana
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has expanded a 19th-century terraced house in Melbourne, adding two contrasting brick extensions informed by Arts and Crafts-style architecture. More about Matt Gibson adds Arts and Crafts-style brick extensions to Melbourne home
For our latest lookbook, we take a look at eight kitchen interiors where veiny marble surfaces form hardwearing and decorative kitchen islands. More about Eight elegant and durable kitchen islands that demonstrate the versatility of marble
Colombian studio 5 Sólidos has outfitted a duplex apartment in Medellín with a curvaceous red velvet couch and a concrete stair surrounded by vintage glass brick as an homage to 1980s style. More about 5 Sólidos "channels the 1980s" with glass brick and velvet for Medellín apartment
Bross and Nick Flygt have completed Horsö, a minimalist summer house in Kalmar finished in untreated wood that complements its surroundings. More about Bross and Nick Flygt design "low-key" coastal home in Sweden