Heavy-duty materials, including oriented strand board and steel, lend an industrial aesthetic to this renovated loft apartment in Paris, called Under the Roof. More about Attic apartment in Paris overhauled with industrial materials by Florent Chagny Architecture
Creating enough space for long dinners with friends was a top priority for Note Design Studio when designing the interiors of this block of compact apartments in Stockholm. More about Note Design Studio's small city apartments are designed for socialising
Bamboo slats are laid diagonally between the dark vertical ribs of this residence in Brazil, by architecture firm Vilela Florez. More about Vilela Florez designs Bamboo House with chevron-patterned exterior in rural Brazil
American firm Butler Armsden has designed this residence in northern California as a series of cedar-clad volumes, which are each accessed from a large outdoor area at the centre. More about Butler Armsden's Valley of the Moon house in California has no front door
Local architecture studio Panovscott has modernised a cottage in Sydney by introducing a courtyard that the living spaces and bedrooms all open directly onto. More about Panovscott rearranges Sydney cottage around central courtyard garden
Miami-based Touzet Studio has used touches of blue throughout this house on a tiny Cat Cays island in the Bahamas to match the hues of the ocean that it overlooks. More about Touzet Studio offers "modern take on island architecture" at Bahamas holiday home
American studio MW Works has designed a compact cabin in a Washington forest with exterior walls clad in weathered cedar and blackened cement. More about Little House by MW Works sits on bluff overlooking Washington's Puget Sound
Nikjoo has transformed a former chapel in south London into a home and workspace for an artist featuring a pulpit-like mezzanine that overlooks the main living space. More about Nikjoo transforms disused chapel into artist's house and studio
American firm Kieran Timberlake has used prefabricated components to create a mountaintop retreat, composed of a main dwelling wrapped in weathering steel and glass, and two micro cabins for guests. More about High Horse Ranch by Kieran Timberlake overlooks forested valley in northern California
Architect Frederic Schnee has modernised and extended a traditional house in Beijing by moving the courtyard onto the first floor so a shop can be accommodated at street level. More about Peach House is a contemporary brick-clad courtyard house in Beijing
A black kitchen, pale cypress and caned cabinetry, and earth-toned furnishings are among the details that complement the brick walls marked with plaster and paint inside this residence in Charleston, South Carolina. More about Workstead's Carriage House features brickwork walls splattered with plaster and paint
Masonry walls partition a patio and create various swimming areas at this renovated Mexican residence by Punto Arquitectónico. More about Swimming pool flows between courtyard walls of Mexico's Casa Xólotl
Fouad Samara Architects has completed a tower in Beirut, which features huge steel panels that can slide out from reconfigurable apartments and be stored outside the building. More about Sliding walls animate the facade of Fouad Samara Architects' Modulofts apartments
This rural Quebec chalet from the 1960s faced demolition, but was salvaged and given a new life by Montreal-based studio Alain Carle Architecte, which sought to restore the home's original charm. More about Alain Carle Architecte renovates rundown Résidence Maribou chalet in Canada
Californian designer Teresa Xu has kept the interiors of this newly built house in San Diego simple, so as not to clash with the owner's eclectic furniture and art collection. More about Teresa Xu designs San Diego Residence interiors for well-travelled client
A trio of black-and-white residences line up in a row on a site in northern Mexico, created as a collaboration between architects S-AR and Marisol González. More about Three houses form greyscale Casas SP complex in Mexico by S-AR and Marisol González
Chilean studio Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has completed a remote dwelling with a vivid scarlet exterior that contrasts with its lush, green surroundings. More about Felipe Assadi's bright red Casa La Roja nestles in the Chilean mountains
Austin Maynard Architects has created a "forever home" for a family of four, by overhauling a dilapidated horse stable, building a curved extension and planting a new garden. More about Converted stable and "pocket park" feature in revamped Melbourne house by Austin Maynard Architects
American firm John Ronan Architects has completed a square-shaped, waterfront home in Michigan that features a wooden exterior and rooms organised around open-air courtyards. More about John Ronan's charred wood Courtyard House frames views of Lake Michigan
London architecture office Emulsion has built a trio of homes around the structure of a former corner shop, including an apartment for studio director Michael Deeley and his partner. More about London off-licence transformed into industrial-style apartment building by Emulsion