New York studio Champalimaud has transformed a 1920s residence that was destroyed by a hurricane into a luxury holiday home on a resort in Dorado, Puerto Rico. More about Champalimaud revitalises hurricane-ravaged Su Casa villa in Puerto Rico
Triangular windows fold up the corner of this OMA-designed housing block, which marks the architecture firm's first ground-up structure in New York City. More about OMA completes black Manhattan apartments with "prismatic corner"
American firm Office of Jonathan Tate has completed a cluster of sculptural white homes on an urban New Orleans site that are meant to attract buyers on a limited budget. More about OJT completes sculptural affordable housing in New Orleans
Gresford Architects has added an extension with a sunken seating area to a Victorian house in London's Hackney, featuring pink walls inside and out. More about Gresford Architects adds pink concrete extension to Hackney house
As the weather warms up in the US, we've picked out eight houses in New York's Long Island that are perfect for relaxing, including a bayside residence with an infinity pool by Marvel Architects and a beachfront home topped with grass by Mapos Studio. More about Eight New York residences ideal for celebrating the start of summer
Rama Estudio has fronted this apartment block in Ambato, Ecuador with wooden louvres to encourage interactions between residents and passersby. More about Wooden shutters shade Edificio Criba apartments in Ecuador by Rama Estudio
Veld has clad a former blacksmith's workshop in zinc panels and whitewashed its blackened interior to convert it into a home extension in Belgium. More about Veld turn former blacksmith's workshop into home extension in Belgium
Architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar has created renderings of House Inside a Rock, a concept for a modernist concrete house built within a giant rock. More about Amey Kandalgaonkar imagines home built into giant boulder
American designer Alex P White has created a model unit for a high-end condominium building in Manhattan that features exposed concrete ceilings, grey plaster walls and vanilla-coloured decor. More about Alex P White pairs soft tones and raw textures in model New York apartment
Sans-Arc Studio has added a playful kitchen extension to a cottage in Torrensville, Australia, which is characterised by white-plaster walls, arches and terrazzo. More about Sans-Arc Studio's Plaster Fun House takes cues from cruise liners
This house in Poland by architect Robert Konieczny has a moving outdoor living space that pivots and docks with rooms on either side of the garden. More about Moving terrace follows the sun at Robert Konieczny's Quadrant House
American architect Jennifer Bonner has topped this slender white house in Atlanta with an asymmetrical roofline to make the most of the space on its tight plot. More about Jagged roof tops Jennifer Bonner's Haus Gables in Atlanta
Mork-Ulnes Architects has joined three concrete volumes to form this Sonoma County guesthouse overlooking forested hills recently devastated by wildfire. More about Mork-Ulnes designs Ridge House to endure wildfires in northern California's wine country
Design Haus Liberty has built a lake house in Italy with a series of living spaces connected to rounded terraces that extend out like petals from a flower. More about Curving terraces surround Villa Mosca Bianca by Design Haus Liberty
This holiday home in Mexican beach town Zihuatanejo was designed by Zozaya Arquitectos to step down a steep slope towards the Pacific Ocean. More about Bamboo screen fronts minimal home on Mexico's west coast by Zozaya Arquitectos
Architecture office AP Valletta has restored an old coach house in the town of Balzan, Malta, adding a contemporary extension featuring a weave-patterned stone facade. More about AP Valletta adds extension with "woven" stone facade to The Coach House in Malta
A star-shaped arrangement of gables allows for sweeping views across the surrounding landscape from this house in the village of Radailiai, Lithuania. More about Implant Architecture designs Lithuanian house with star-shaped plan
Dezeen promotion: custom-designed windows, made by Reynaers Aluminium, wrap the facades of this pair of twisting towers designed by Alexander Mezhevidze, which are the tallest buildings in Tbilisi. More about Tbilisi's tallest towers wrapped in stone and glass
Nimtim Architects has completed an extension called Hive House in south London, featuring red brick walls that complement an exposed geometric timber structure inside. More about Nimtim Architects adds "unpretentious" brick and timber extension to London house
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has completed a three-storey nature retreat in Costa Rica, featuring local teak wood, slatted walls and columns made of tree trunks. More about Olson Kundig designs Costa Rica Treehouse to tread lightly on the earth