Chicago firm Vladimir Radutny Architects has transformed a dilapidated building in the city, using a hardwood veneer staircase to connect a pair of previously separate residences. More about Vladimir Radutny turns two Chicago apartments into home with walnut interiors
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video reveals how a 2.3-metre-wide house in south London, designed by Alma-nac, has a staggered floor plan and sloped roof dotted with windows to make most of natural light. More about Slim House has large sloped roof to increase natural light
American studio Renée del Gaudio Architecture has created a nature retreat for a remote site with spectacular views, composed of two buildings clad in cedar and topped with gabled roofs. More about Renée del Gaudio creates pair of rustic cabins for rocky perch in Colorado
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More about Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
Architecture studio Office S&M combined on-trend millennial pink with green terrazzo details to give this house in east London a character that sets it apart from the city's other rental properties. More about Pink and green house designed by Office S&M to offer antidote to London's "dire rental market"
Architect Julius Taminiau borrowed principles from traditional Japanese tatami rooms to create a well-proportioned layout featuring space-saving built-in furniture at his floating home in Amsterdam. More about Julius Taminiau creates compact living spaces inside Japanese-inspired houseboat
Brazilian firm Estúdio BRA Arquitetura has designed a compact house for a long and narrow parcel of land, incorporating front and rear courtyards, and a rooftop deck. More about Estúdio BRA creates slender urban home for young couple in São Paulo
A series of extruded volumes face specific views of the coastline and farmland surrounding this house in New South Wales, Australia. More about Coastal house by Atelier Andy Carson features cantilevered rooms looking out to sea
New Mexico-based firm Archaeo has completed a low-slung home traversed by a bright red wall in the desert close to Santa Fe. More about Red wall cuts through New Mexico house by Archaeo
A slide and bright yellow ladder are among the playful interventions employed by Alter & Company in its modernisation of a farm in Surrey, England. More about Alter & Company creates playful extension to historic farm cottage
Brazilian architect Felipe Rodrigues has created a split-level house, with a glazed living area between thin concrete planes that project from a hillside. More about Concrete balcony extends from Brazilian house by Felipe Rodrigues
Brooklyn studio Light and Air Architecture has overhauled a local home using a new structural stairwell to link together the whole interior below a skylight. More about Light and Air Architecture transforms Brooklyn row house with "switchback" staircase
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled plans for two apartments blocks built on stilts, as part of its redevelopment of an abandoned brewery on the banks of the Moscow River. More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals plans for "horizontal skyscrapers" in Moscow
New York-based MB Architecture has clad a gabled concrete house and matching garage in the Hamptons in pale timber to give the simple volumes a rustic look. More about MB Architecture covers Hamptons farmhouse in charred cypress inside and out
Gabled buildings wrapped in aged wood form this vineyard home, which Field Architecture designed to make the most of its setting above Napa Valley. More about Field Architecture designs gabled house overlooking California vineyard
American studio WOJR has designed a black house with a roof shaped like half-pipes at a skate park, for a site in Silicon Valley originally earmarked for a Spanish-style residence. More about WOJR visualises sculptural House of Horns for Northern California
"Don't hurt the boulders" was the request from the client who asked Faulkner Architects to design this remote getaway on a rocky site in California. More about Creek House by Faulkner Architects preserves boulders on steep site in California
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has created an isolated desert retreat in Andalusia, featuring glazed walls that take advantage of the vast landscape and dramatic night skies. More about OFIS Arhitekti's Glass Pavilion is a star-gazing retreat in Spain's Gorafe desert
New York architecture firm MKCA has gutted an outdated apartment in the West Village, transforming its dim interiors into light-filled spaces. More about MKCA overhauls West Village apartment with custom carpentry throughout
Mexico City-based architect Rozana Montiel has completed a four-bedroom home in Tepoztlán, using local materials as a way to integrate the home into its natural setting. More about Rozana Montiel pairs wood and stone for lush garden home outside Mexico City