Traces of the original architecture are incorporated throughout this renovated Victorian house in south London, which Fraher Architects updated with a new staircase that creates multipurpose landings on each level. More about Etch House by Fraher Architects contains clues about its previous layout
Brooklyn studio DJDS has redesigned the interior of a loft apartment in Lower Manhattan, using white, black, brass and wood surfaces throughout. More about Hanging staircase divides spacious New York loft design by DJDS
To encourage the occupants of this house to socialise with their neighbours, Japanese architect Takanori Ineyama added a patio deck, a first-floor balcony and a large bay window to the building's facade. More about House with "margin space" helps relocating city-dwellers adjust to life in rural Japan
Graduate students at Yale University have completed a prefabricated building in New Haven with two apartments that will be leased to tenants who are experiencing homelessness. More about Yale architecture students create dwelling in Connecticut for the homeless
This revamp of a family home in west London features a loft extension covered in scale-like wooden shingles, yellow-framed arch windows, and interiors that use colour to separate spaces for adults and children. More about Office S&M uses scale-like tiles and vibrant colours to add personality to London house
A wall that depicts a scene of overflowing greenery is one of the original features that Nook Architects has preserved during the overhaul of this apartment in Barcelona. More about Greenery-themed decor leads redesign of Barcelona flat by Nook Architects
An angular, asymmetric roof tops this house designed by Mole Architects for a site overlooking an estuary in Suffolk, England. More about Mole Architects builds house "like a seagull's wing" on Suffolk coast
Walnut cabinetry, sliding doors and industrial steel columns are used to replace walls in this loft in Tribeca, New York, which has been renovated by Brooklyn-based Office of Architecture. More about Office of Architecture swaps walls for walnut furniture in Tribeca apartment
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has extended a typical terraced home in northwest London, by adding a new timber-lined room that opens onto a brick-paved garden. More about O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects adds "simple, warm and characterful" extension to London house
New York firm Barker Freeman Design Office has built a house clad in white cedar that sits directly on the beachin the south of the city. More about BFDO completes wooden Surfboard House near Rockaway Beach
Architecture studio Denizen Works references traditional fishing huts with this apartment building in the English seaside town of Whitstable, which features black brick walls and pointed ceramic details. More about Denizen Works pairs black bricks with pointy panels for Haddo Yard housing in Whitstable
Bands of aluminium and concrete divide up sections of this London residential skyscraper by UNStudio, to foster different communities within the building, while also framing panoramic views for residents. More about UNStudio hopes to create "neighbourhoods in the sky" with Canaletto Tower in London
Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architect has built a three-storey home in the city, featuring two white-clad volumes with a double-height space sandwiched in the middle. More about Glazed atrium connects white sides of Halifax home by Omar Gandhi Architect
New York firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a residential tower for the city's NoMad district, with a window pattern that becomes more decorative towards its top. More about Morris Adjmi designs skyscraper with lancet windows for New York City
Dezeen promotion: New World Development has completed a Hong Kong housing project designed to cater to a new generation of sophisticated urbanites, with interiors that celebrate art, craft, food and local heritage. More about Hong Kong apartment tower targets "urban bohemians" with community kitchen and alfresco dining
Texas studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has created a two-storey building that features a garage at ground level and a home above, part of which cantilevers over the site. More about Matt Fajkus designs asymmetric Austin residence for vintage car lover
Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in London's Dalston, which architecture firm Waugh Thistleton claims is the "world's largest cross-laminated timber building". More about Cross-laminated-timber housing in east London offers "the future of low carbon construction"
A sleeping area for the family dog is the focal point of this house in Toronto, which Canadian architecture firm StudioAC renovated using a plywood insertion to add storage space. More about StudioAC inserts plywood unit complete with dog bed into Toronto home
This residence and nearby guest house for a principal of Carney Logan Burke Architects are meant to sensitively respond to their setting: a forested site that looks toward a verdant valley and towering peaks. More about Carney Logan Burke spends five years creating Wyoming retreat clad in cedar and steel
Montreal architect Anik Péloquin has built an angular extension to a quaint cottage in Canada, with an off-kilter roof and white-washed interiors. More about Anik Péloquin creates contemporary addition for historic cottage in rural Quebec