A rooftop deck, an overhauled kitchen and ample glazing are among the notable features in a 50-year-old dwelling in Washington that has been renovated by US firm Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape. More about Wittman Estes brightens up 1960s home in the Pacific Northwest
British practice Heatherwick Studio has designed a glass lobby to link its High Line-straddling condo towers with a scooped roof that "barely touches" the park above. More about Heatherwick Studio unveils glass lobby joining High Line condos Lantern House
The brick-clad Nithurst Farm contains grand concrete rooms that are modelled on the Russian science-fiction film, Stalker. More about Adam Richards models his home on Roman architecture and Soviet-era science fiction
Rise Design Studio has sunk a weathered steel-clad extension in the garden of a London house as a sanctuary from the UK's Brexit-dominated political climate. More about Sunken steel-clad Brexit Bunker built in garden of London house
A red "cannonball" pulley system is among the distinctive features of a 1950s beach house by American architect Paul Rudolph that will be auctioned off next week by Sotheby's. More about Paul Rudolph's Walker Guest House in coastal Florida goes up for auction
Architecture practice Thomas-McBrien extended a London house, adding a oak-lined reading nook and a utility room hidden behind a secret door along with a kitchen and dining space. More about Reading nook and a hidden room added in London house extension
Dark grey cladding, snowy white interiors and ample natural light feature in this home with a basement apartment, designed by Canadian studio D'Arcy Jones Architects for an extended family. More about Vancouver home by D'Arcy Jones Architects designed to mesh with neighbouring buildings
31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham. More about 31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London
Exposed pipes painted pastel tones and a burnt pink ceiling are among the details Brazilian studio SuperLimão added during the renovation of an apartment in downtown São Paulo. More about SuperLimão teams bold colours and historic elements in a São Paulo apartment
A serene meditation room overlooking the Pacific Ocean is lit by a large round skylight in this seaside retreat designed by Mexico City studio Colectivo Lateral de Arquitectura. More about Circular rooflight illuminates meditation room in Mexican beach house
Green shingles cover the exterior of this octagonal, flatpack garden room in south west London, designed by Studio Ben Allen. More about Studio Ben Allen designs artichoke-shaped garden room
New York studio Dean Works has reorganised a former studio apartment in Brooklyn around a multi-functional plywood volume that forms arches, walls and cabinets. More about Plywood cabinetry makes the most of space in Brooklyn Loft for couple with two dogs
Norwegian studio Rever & Drage has completed 1/3 House, a building that one part house and two parts empty space. More about Rever & Drage builds one third of a house for a deer hunter in Norway
Brazilian firm Reinach Mendonça Architects Associados has added a geometric concrete pavilion to a family home in São Paulo, offering a place for reading and entertaining. More about Angular roof tops concrete garden annex for São Paulo home
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed its first residential skyscraper in London, which contains 299 luxury apartments. More about Foster + Partners completes luxury Principal Tower in London
Swivelling wooden walls and a steel I-beam are among the ways that Brazilian studio Nildo José Architects has created partitions in this overhauled São Paulo apartment. More about Pivoting wood doors soften São Paulo apartment by Nildo José Architects
Larch planks finished with matt black barn paint were used to clad this extension of a Victorian terrace in London, designed by architect Harry Thomson. More about Black-painted larch planks clad extension to a house in London
Italian architect Renzo Piano has completed his 565 Broome Soho – a New York condominium development comprising two identical glass towers. More about 565 Broome Soho is Renzo Piano's first residential project in New York City
Odile Decq has revealed visuals of a tower wrapped with sinuous red and white balconies in Barcelona, Spain, which will be her first residential tower. More about Odile Decq unveils sinuous Antares tower for Barcelona
Flow Architecture and Maria Grazia Savito Architects have wrapped timber slats around the lightwell of a Victorian house conversion in Kensington, London. More about Flow Architecture lines stairwell of London house conversion with timber slats