American firm In Situ Studio has completed a compact, L-shaped family dwelling that makes the most of a challenging suburban site. More about Black stairwell cuts across front of North Carolina home by In Situ Studio
A lightwell, a glass staircase and large windows set behind wooden louvres help to bring natural light into this four-bedroom house, which Belsize Architects squeezed onto a small plot in a traditional mews near London's Hyde Park. More about Pivoting louvres conceal windows set into brick facade of mews house by Belsize Architects
The crisp white-stone facades of this luxury apartment block in Bucharest by local studio ADNBA are punctured by large recessed windows that help to reduce the building's overall massing so it matches the scale of its urban context. More about Stone-clad apartment building in Bucharest features recessed windows and terraces
Timber panels line the walls of this Beijing house by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune, uniting different spaces, and contributing to a warm and soothing ambience. More about Natural materials promote "psychological wellbeing" at Xiang Jiang House by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Double-height spaces allow views of the tiled roof at this house in the Indian town of Alibag by Studio PKA, which uses a palette of natural and tactile materials including brick, stone and wood to complement its lush natural setting. More about Brick-lined interiors open onto garden filled with fruit trees at The Mango House
A slender marble kitchen worktop, and built-in beige and white cabinets are intended to be hardly noticeable in this San Francisco apartment designed by Californian studio Garcia Tamjidi. More about Garcia Tamjidi aims for barely-there finishes in banker's San Francisco bolthole
The zigzag profile of this Canadian lake house allows natural light to enter deep into living spaces from skylights, while helping orient solar panels to maximise their efficiency. More about Sawtooth roof tops lakefront home in Canada by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster
The owners of this Lithuanian holiday cottage can open large shutters incorporated into the timber-clad facades to transform the completely closed gabled volume into a bright space with views toward a nearby lake. More about Timber shutters conceal windows and doors at Aketuri Architektai's Lithuanian lakeside retreat
Two arches made from handmade bricks form an extension at the rear of this Victorian terraced house in York by London practice Studio Ben Allen. More about Studio Ben Allen adds pair of brick vaults to terraced house in York
The first of a series of waterfront buildings that New York firm SHoP Architects is creating at the former Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg has opened. More about SHoP completes first building at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory site
New York architecture studio DFA has imagined a series of latticed apartment towers for Manhattan's Pier 40, which would be able to remain above water in the event of rising sea levels. More about DFA proposes "floating" affordable housing for dilapidated Manhattan pier
Architect Grzegorz Layer has used lengths of blackened wood to clad the asymmetric gables of this house, which is located near the pine-forested shores of Lake Gowidliński in northern Poland. More about Asymmetric house clad in blackened pine stands in a Polish forest
Spanish practice Raúl Sánchez Architects has employed contrasting materials to carve out different zones in the open-plan living space of this apartment in Barcelona's Eixample district. More about Raúl Sánchez Architects updates Barcelona flat with grey granite and bright white walls
Architecture studio Wernerfield has raised this dwelling in Texas several metres off the ground, to provide guests with a sensation of "floating in the forest". More about Wernerfield elevates Treebox guest house on wooded site in Texas
Architectural photographer James Brittain has explored the hidden nooks and apartments of Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, offering a glimpse of day-to-day life in the famous brutalist complex in Montreal over 50 years after it was completed. More about Photographs capture cats, laundry and everyday life in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67
New exterior cladding, a moss garden and a multipurpose room are among the updates to a 1950s residence in the American Midwest revamped by design studio Haus. More about Haus overhauls midcentury modern home in the Indiana woods
Canadian firm Studio North has built a two-storey residence in Calgary with design features including a built-in dog bed, a lofted niche and a pole for scaling. More about Dog nook and fireman's pole feature in laneway house by Studio North
Kohn Pedersen Fox's 68-storey skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn will include the "highest residential infinity pool in the western hemisphere" on its roof. More about KPF's Brooklyn skyscraper to feature record-breaking rooftop pool
Dappling shading created by Sonoma Valley's local flora has informed elements of this T-shaped residence by American studio Schwartz and Architecture. More about Tree lichen influences design of California house by Schwartz and Architecture
A pitched roof extends well beyond the internal walls to create sheltered terraces around the edges of this summer house designed by Danish architecture studio CEBRA for a site overlooking the country's Vejle Fjord. More about Oversized roof shelters terraces on either side of CEBRA's Danish summer house