Australian studio Taylor Knights has linked a house in Melbourne to its garden with a modest brick extension, and taken subtle cues for its interiors from the colours in an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky. More about Taylor Knights opens up garden views at Melbourne home with glass-fronted extension
Russian studio Shkaf Architects inserted asymmetrical and diagonal walls to make the most of the space within this one-bedroom apartment in Moscow. More about Asymmetrical walls divide up blue and white apartment in Moscow
New York studio Fogarty Finger has converted a defunct industrial building in New Jersey into a single-family home, adding a volume on the roof and converting the basement into liveable space. More about Fogarty Finger creates Paulus Hook Residence in New Jersey propeller factory
Nine dark-coloured blocks circle a forest clearing that acts as a courtyard for this home by Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Claudia Rodríguez. More about Black concrete boxes form Casa Bruma in rural Mexico
California studio Edmonds + Lee has refurbished and expanded a gabled-roof dwelling in San Francisco, transforming rooms into light-filled spaces with wood flooring and minimalist decor. More about Edmonds + Lee overhauls slender Victorian home in San Francisco
Danish practice Norm Architects has employed sand-coloured walls and earth-hued furnishings throughout this home near Copenhagen to echo the colour palette of the rugged coastal landscape. More about Norm Architects uses earthen tones to connect family home to coastal setting in Denmark
UK architecture office Eckford Chong has renovated and extended an end-of-terrace property in east London, adding a garden studio that evokes traditional Japanese tea houses. More about Eckford Chong adds blackened-timber garden studio to refurbished London house
A reading room with a daybed and porthole window is built into the living room of Pointing House, a one-bedroom apartment in Rome designed by Studio Strato. More about Studio Strato creates cosy reading den in renovated Rome apartment
A glazed box containing a study cantilevers from the contemporary rural Jackson Residence by architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, which overlooks a river valley in the American West. More about Glass study extends from hilltop home in Wyoming by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Waind Gohil and Potter Architects has created a sculptural staircase, which was fabricated off-site and assembled like a puzzle, as the centrepiece of a house in London. More about Hundreds of timber components form statement staircase for London house
US studio Cutler Anderson Architects has wrapped this house in Connecticut around a large pond so its residents can watch birds, fish and insects at play. More about Connecticut Residence by Cutler Anderson straddles a woodland pond
A secluded garden courtyard surrounded by brick buildings forms The Ada and Tamar De Shalit House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence near Tel-Aviv. More about Amos Goldreich and Jacobs Yaniv Architects complete refuge for victims of domestic abuse
Chilean firm Felipe Assadi Arquitectos has created a long concrete house for a sloping site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with extended portions forming covered balconies and a perpendicular swimming pool. More about Felipe Assadi's linear H House stretches along the Chilean coast
Online design retailer Radnor has furnished a residence in David Chipperfield Architects' residential tower under construction on New York's Bryant Park. More about Radnor curates model apartment at Chipperfield's The Bryant in New York
Brazilian studio Casa 100 Architecture has packed a kitchen and a wardrobe into a thin alcove to make the most of space at a tiny apartment. More about Compact Apartment in São Paulo measures 24 square metres
Numerous design elements help reduce energy costs in this home by Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos that overlooks a lake in a new development. More about BHY Arquitectos creates austere white Casa Lucia on outskirts of Buenos Aires
Images of a mixed-use development for Miami by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly show a pair of perpendicular towers connected at the top by a wedge-shaped sky bridge. More about Rafael Viñoly plans angled residential towers for One River Point in Downtown Miami
Grey cabinetry, brass accents and ash flooring have refreshed a kitchen within a 1960s home, updated by Canadian studio Robitaille Curtis. More about Robitaille Curtis pairs dark and light hues in renovated Montreal kitchen
Architect Ariel Claudet has introduced a network of copper pipes to an otherwise simple studio apartment in Paris, to help it stand out on Airbnb. More about Copper pipes create storage solutions for Paris studio flat by Ariel Claudet
Expanding a remodelled bungalow in Los Angeles and connecting it to an adjacent commercial building has allowed architect Martin Fenlon to create more living spaces for his family and offices for his studio. More about Martin Fenlon completes expansion of his own Los Angeles home and studio