To make the most of space in this micro apartment in Moscow, Studio Bazi added a raised wooden volume that contains the sleeping quarters, but also creates disguised storage space. More about Studio Bazi's tiny self-designed home features a wooden "sleeping box"
Porto architecture studio Fala Atelier has overhauled a fragmented 19th-century Lisbon flat, creating a long narrow living area framed by a subtly curved wall. More about Fala Atelier uses new curving wall to reorganise Lisbon flat
Cement-fibre panels that appear to have the same texture as an elephant's skin clad the exterior of this home that architect Sean Guess built for himself in Austin, Texas. More about Self-built Austin home by Sean Guess is clad in hide-like cement panels
The residents of this seaside home in Australia can easily cook inside or out, thanks to a kitchen and dining space that opens onto a sculptural barbecue courtyard. More about Wolveridge Architects builds Courtyard Cottage on Australia's scenic Mornington Peninsula
A patterned wall of black metal wraps the upper level of this two-storey apartment in Tel Aviv, designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects. More about Pitsou Kedem designs dark brass lattice wall for Tel Aviv apartment
Belgian architect Hans Verstuyft has transformed the top two floors of an Antwerp office building into a penthouse with minimal interiors, a courtyard garden and a rooftop pool. More about Hans Verstuyft converts 1960s Antwerp office into minimal penthouse
Canadian studio Post Architecture has added a protruding window box to a century-old brick house as part of a major renovation of the urban residence. More about Historic Toronto home gets contemporary update by Post Architecture
White accordion partitions, thin marble counters and furniture made from coloured mirrors feature in this petite apartment overlooking the rooftops of Paris. More about Ubalt Architectes creates compositions with custom furniture in minimalist Paris flat
Continuing the trend for tiny urban apartments, London-based practice CIAO has renovated this studio flat for a young buyer to make the most of every inch of space. More about CIAO adds space-saving custom furniture to London micro apartment
American firm Carney Logan Burke has extended a house in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to provide its residents with a workspace that boasts sweeping views. More about Carney Logan Burke uses rammed earth to build home-office extension
Tall living spaces in this single-storey house close to Jackson, Wyoming, are oriented to make the most of views of the nearby Teton Mountains. More about Fish Creek residence by Dynia captures views of Wyoming mountains
This weekend retreat by American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of rectilinear volumes clad in weathering steel and topped with sloped metal roofs. More about Malcolm Davis creates off-grid retreat in California wine valley
Rust Architects has reorganised an apartment in Tel Aviv to allow light to flood into specific spaces at different times of the day. More about Rust Architects divides Tel Aviv apartment into halves
Sliding polycarbonate screens are set in front of the windows covering the stepped facade of this Catalan house by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. More about Sliding polycarbonate panels open up facade of Catalan house by H Arquitectes
The original brick walls and a high timber-trussed ceiling are left exposed inside this former barn in Suffolk, which has been converted into a contemporary home by David Nossiter Architects. More about David Nossiter Architects transforms brick barn in Suffolk into spacious home
HAO Design has reorganised this family home in Taiwan so the residents have to walk through their garden to get inside, creating the feeling of "walking from the city into a country cottage". More about HAO Design rearranges Taiwanese home to put emphasis on the garden
Taiwanese firm Soar Design Studio and architect Chen-Tien Chu have refurbished a 1960s house in the city of Taichung, creating open and connected spaces that look out onto a series of garden terraces. More about Glass doors open onto terraces at Taiwanese house revamped by Soar Design Studio
Mexican studio Intersticial Arquitectura has renovated a dilapidated structure in a formerly industrial part of Queretaro, exposing structural elements and using simple construction techniques. More about Intersticial Arquitectura renovates 1980s industrial building to create home and studio in Mexico
Arched openings punctuate the brick facade of this apartment building in Amsterdam, which is co-owned by its occupants and tailored to accommodate their varying lifestyles. More about Arches puncture brick facade of Amsterdam apartment block by WE Architecten
Minnesota-based firm Alchemy Architects has completed a home in California's Sonoma Valley, which comprises two separate modules that were almost entirely prefabricated before being brought to site. More about Prefabricated weathering-steel boxes form California retreat by Alchemy Architects