Italian studio Mezzo Atelier chose a vibrant shade of pink for the walls of these guesthouses in the Azores, which are housed inside a converted stable. More about Mezzo Atelier transforms century-old barn into pair of bright pink guesthouses
Brazilian architecture studio TRIA Arquitetura has overhauled a 27-square-metre apartment in São Paulo, with the aim of making the space more adaptable to its tenants. More about TRIA Arquitetura creates flexible living spaces within compact São Paulo apartment
As families and friends get together across the US to celebrate Thanksgiving today, we've selected 10 dining rooms perfect for hosting the traditional feast. They include a candle-lit cabin, a retreat warmed with a wood-burning stove and a quirky chalet with a sloping table. More about 10 dining rooms that are ideal for a family Thanksgiving dinner
Car brand MINI is diversifying into urban development with the MINI Living building in Shanghai, which will see a disused industrial complex transform into apartments, offices and leisure spaces. More about MINI's co-living destination in Shanghai "brings know-how from vehicles into places where we live"
Deep in the woods of Quebec, Canadian firm Appareil Architecture has built a black house with a matching smaller cabin, linked together with outdoor decking. More about Appareil Architecture's black metal cabin hides in a Quebec forest
Architecture studio CZWG is preparing to build a 228-metre-high tower in London's Croydon, featuring Matisse-inspired facade patterns. More about "Spectacularly tall" skyscraper by CZWG set to be built in Croydon
American firm Carney Logan Burke Architects has completed a spacious residence at the base of a forested butte, which consists of linked rectilinear volumes topped with overhanging roofs. More about Carney Logan Burke clads remote Montana home in stone and oxidised steel
New York's empty walls could be covered with honeycomb-like clusters of pods to house the city's growing homeless population, as part of this proposal by creative agency Framlab. More about Framlab proposes parasitic hexagonal pods to sleep New York's homeless
Architect Michael Viviano has worked with his mum and dad to create them this concrete and timber house with a gable roof in Houston, Texas. More about Michael Viviano designs gabled house for his parents in Houston
British architecture firm McLean Quinlan has constructed a stone house in Jackson, Wyoming, modelled on a nearby 19th-century log cabin. More about Historic homestead informs McLean Quinlan's stone house in Wyoming
New York-based Narofsky Architecture has built this house on a hurricane-damaged site in Long Island, with wooden cladding and furniture made from trees knocked down during the storm. More about Long Island house for a tailor is built using trees felled in hurricane
The founder of MW Architects used black-blue engineering bricks to add an extension of just seven square metres to his renovated London home. More about Matthew Wood adds seven-square-metre extension to his small London home
Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has attached a geometric extension onto the back of a brick townhouse in Montreal, to include more space in the kitchen and a balcony for the master bedroom. More about Natalie Dionne extends Montreal residence using offset black boxes
Macdonald Wright Architects has added a barn clad in black-stained boards to Caring Wood – a Kent country villa that is vying to be named the UK's House of the Year. More about Black-stained barn built by Macdonald Wright Architects at Caring Wood country house
Toronto firm StudioAC has gutted a Victorian property in the city to reconfigure the layout and create more spaces for entertaining. More about StudioAC opens up interior of century-old Hilton House in Toronto
Canadian studio Naturehumaine has extended a house in Montreal to create a family living area and an elevated master bedroom, which are all encased in a large grey frame that offers privacy from neighbours. More about Angular frame juts over Montreal house extension by Naturehumaine
Oregon-based architect Erin Moore has completed a tropical getaway in Hawaii that consists of two pavilions sited on either edge of a 300-year-old solidified lava formation. More about Hawaiian cabins by Erin Moore are designed for life outdoors
A show home in the One Thousand Museum tower designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid has been fitted out by Brazilian furniture brand Artefacto. More about First apartment in Zaha Hadid's Miami skyscraper revealed
For this week's roundup of popular images from Pinterest, we're featuring homes that treat their balconies as extra living spaces. Examples includes a plant-filled lounge space, a tiny spa and a miniature vegetable garden. More about 10 homes that make the most of their balconies
Long, narrow shotgun homes influenced the design of this backyard structure in Boulder by Studio B, which features a concrete base and an upper level wrapped in grey metal and glass. More about Studio B creates skinny backyard dwelling for landscape architect in Colorado