NC Design & Architecture has applied an array of naturally flawed materials throughout this Hong Kong apartment, which has been designed in accordance with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. More about Hong Kong's Imperfect Residence embraces the values of wabi-sabi
American designer and artist John-Paul Philippe has turned a weathered log cabin in Connecticut into his home and studio featuring striped wooden walls, eclectic ornaments and rustic finishes. More about John-Paul Philippe refurbishes neglected Connecticut barn to create his remote home and studio
Studio Razavi has abandoned excessive decoration for simple plaster walls and arched niches inside this Lyon apartment, which is meant to channel a sense of calm. More about Studio Razavi completes "introspective" Apartment XVII in historic Lyon neighbourhood
A glazed cut through a barn-style gabled house set into a hill in rural Poland by Kropka Studio has views of its mountain surroundings. More about Mountain house in Poland has glazed cut between gables
Canadian studio La Firme has turned a former industrial space in a Montreal heritage building into a contemporary home. More about Room-sized shower "big enough for two" features inside Montreal apartment McGill 120
A house in Japan by Atelier Kento Eto is clad entirely in black corrugated metal with sliding doors that reveal a double-height hall with white walls. More about Atelier Kento Eto designs minimal black house hiding lofty interiors
While commonly known as a tech hub, Silicon Valley is home to a number of impressive residential designs. US reporter Bridget Cogley picks out six stand-out homes in the area. More about Six striking houses in California's Silicon Valley
Architects Peter McNeil and Clarissa Nam have built two detached houses on a corner lot in Toronto to live in and use as a rental property. More about Semi Semi by COMN Architects comprises two matching homes on a lot in Toronto
PriestmanGoode has unveiled designs for the interiors and branding of Indian co-living venture Olive, which will launch with a 15,000-bed community in Bangalore. More about PriestmanGoode to design interiors of vast Indian co-living spaces
Chinese practice Arch Studio have renovated an abandoned hutong in Beijing, making a house with curving glass walls around internal courtyards. More about Curving glass walls bulge into courtyards of converted Beijing hutong
New York studio General Assembly has reconfigured a 1970s apartment in the city's Upper East Side into a sun-light space with a home office. More about General Assembly upgrades apartment inside brutalist Manhattan tower
Argentinan studio Carolina Vago Arquitectura has added a metal and glass volume on top of old horse stables to create this rural holiday home. More about Carolina Vago transforms horse stables into country home in Argentina
The brick piers of an old Victorian coach house are incorporated in the facade of this skinny house in New Cross, London, designed by architecture studio Selencky Parsons. More about Skinny house built in gap for Victorian coach house in London
Zaha Hadid's recently completed Miami skyscraper One Thousand Museum – one of the late architect's last buildings – is revealed in a short movie and photography. More about Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum in Miami features private aquatic center and helipad
American studio MW Works has created an "intentionally modest" dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a nature retreat for a multi-generational family. More about MW Works designs quiet dwelling for family farm in Washington
Scullion Architects has remodelled and extended a house in Dublin, adding a long glazed sun room with deep sill and copper parapet that opens on to a garden. More about Glazed sun room with copper parapet extends Dublin house
Mexican firm Reyes Rios + Larrain Arquitectos has covered the walls of an apartment complex in Tulum in stucco that is pigmented pink to contrast pockets of greenery. More about Pink Tulum residences surround central courtyard and pool
A new sleeping mezzanine, a bookcase with a rolling ladder and a sprinkler main painted bright red are among the features in this airy New York apartment that has been updated by local architect Julian King. More about Sculptural white wall hides staircase in renovated 19th-century Soho warehouse
Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London's Television Centre, which takes cues from the "pure geometrics" of post-war British aesthetics. More about Waldo Works pulls elements from post-war British interiors for Television Centre apartment
A stone-clad house in woodland close to Antwerp by DDM Architectuur features an indoor pool and a double-height music room overlooking a pond. More about Forest house of stone and glass is reflected back in water