Balconies with bronze-toned frames break up the brick exterior of these three housing blocks in northwest London by Alison Brooks Architects – a finalist for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Bronze-coloured balconies project from trio of brick housing blocks by Alison Brooks Architects
Architecture firm Zeller & Moye has outfitted an old residence with a sprawling rooftop garden, serving as a getaway within a crowded neighbourhood in the Mexican capital. More about Verdant garden with white marble paths tops renovated Mexican home by Zeller & Moye
Five years ago British rapper Tinie Tempah bought a house designed for the late Alexander McQueen. In this exclusive interview and photoshoot, Tinie reveals how he adapted the house, added more taxidermy and how he plans to move into architecture himself. More about Tinie Tempah: "I bought a zebra so the giraffe could have a friend in the house"
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate, which features photographs of apartments inside the brutalist complex. More about Competition: win a book showcasing 22 apartments inside the brutalist Barbican estate
These fictional images created by Belgian photographer Xavier Delory imagine Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House covered in De Stijl-style blocks of yellow, red and blue paintwork. More about Xavier Delory imagines Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House covered in primary-coloured paintwork
A huge, round opening is carved above the outdoor dining area of this house in southern France by Pascual Architect, which also features large glass doors that swing open to the garden. More about Huge circular skylight punctures terrace canopy in south of France house
Chilean architect Felipe Alarcón Carreño has added an angled volume to the top of this small house in the city of Linares to raise the ceiling and create a brighter, more spacious interior. More about Protruding roof offers skyward views at renovated Chilean home by Felipe Alarcón Carreño
American studio Hazelbaker Rush has created a mountainside residence where the lower levels blend into the rocky site, while the bright white upper volume stands out in contrast. More about Volcanic stone contrasts with white stucco at Texas desert home by Hazelbaker Rush
Positioned at the base of a dormant volcano on Japan's Hokkaido Island, this simple gabled holiday home by Florian Busch Architects is perfectly positioned for skiers. More about Stripped-back holiday chalet by Florian Busch is set at the foot of Mount Yōtei in Japan
This extension to a 1930s bungalow in suburban Sydney features glass walls, protruding box windows and decorative brickwork that pays tribute to the building's heritage. More about Tribe Studio builds Sydney house extension featuring "brick sunburst"
Bonba Studio has transformed an office in Barcelona's Eixample district into a two-bedroom flat featuring traditional vaulted ceilings and multi-hued surfaces. More about Tiled surfaces and vaulted ceilings add character to Barcelona flat by Bonba Studio
This home surrounded by lush greenery in Mexico City pays homage to the aesthetics of modernism, and includes raw materials such as volcanic stone, exposed concrete and steel columns. More about JJRR/Arquitectura sets modernist-influenced Mexico City home within verdant garden
When transforming this skinny Tel Aviv apartment into a family holiday home, Yael Perry opted for bright white colour palette to make the space seem bigger. More about Yael Perry washes skinny Tel Aviv apartment in an all-white colour palette
Stone walls extend past the four volumes of this holiday home for an elderly couple near Seoul, designed by local studio OBBA to disguise when the residents are away. More about OBBA designs stone-walled holiday bungalow in rural Seoul for an elderly couple
A zigzag forms the junction between warm-coloured carpet and grey tiling in this Barcelona home, which has been overhauled by local studio Arquitectura-G, and also features vaulted ceilings. More about Zigzags and arches feature in renovated Barcelona flat by Arquitectura-G
Appareil Architecture entirely renovated this Montreal duplex to restore existing elements of the structure, extend the home with an additional floor, and bring more light to the interiors. More about Appareil Architecture combines two Montreal flats to create single-family home
This week's roundup from Pinterest features industrial-style loft apartments and warehouse conversions that take design inspiration from their past lives as factories or barns. More about 10 popular homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that reference their industrial past
Lofty interiors and a folded black steel staircase feature behind the larch-clad walls of this gabled house, designed by Karawitz and situated outside Paris. More about Larch-covered prefab house designed by Karawitz to bring city feel to Paris suburbs
Clusters of diagonal columns splay out like tree branches inside this house completed by Japanese architect Kensuke Watanabe in the seaside city Kamakura. More about Angular tree-like columns form structure of Kensuke Watanabe's Y-house
Blackened steel, plywood and local stones were used to construct this modern country home in the American Midwest by Bamesberger Architecture. More about Bamesberger Architecture builds compact dwelling next to Indiana wetland