D'Arcy Jones Architecture has renovated a 100-year-old structure in Vancouver, excavating the basement to create new living spaces with direct access to the home's yard. More about D'Arcy Jones Architecture excavates new living spaces from under Vancouver home
Fala Atelier has transformed a windowless garage in Lisbon into bright, open-plan living space for a young couple with a parking spot for their car. More about Fala Atelier converts windowless garage into home for young couple
Living spaces are enclosed in a plywood box nested inside an expansive gabled volume in this Canadian lakeside property by La Shed Architecture. More about Black beachfront cabin in Canada contains expansive white interior
This holiday dwelling by Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of angled wooden volumes with giant windows that provide sweeping ocean views. More about Malcolm Davis creates redwood-clad Meadow House in northern California
This week's roundup of popular images from Pinterest features 10 homes that demonstrate how colour blocking can be used to add personality to residential interiors. More about 10 homes that feature colour blocking
One of the most famous houses by Italian architect Gio Ponti is set to be demolished, as the owner plans to replace it with a 20-storey hotel. More about Mid-century Iran villa by Gio Ponti faces demolition to make way for luxury hotel
A black staircase lined with perforated white walls zig-zags up through this renovated city dwelling by Canadian studio Post Architecture. More about Post Architecture adds monochrome staircase with built-in storage to Toronto house
Secret hatches, moving walls and a sliding ladder all feature inside the Edinburgh home of architect Richard Murphy, which has been named RIBA House of the Year 2016. More about Richard Murphy's "box of tricks" home named UK house of the year 2016
Wooden structural elements at this loft apartment in Brooklyn were uncovered and retreated during renovation work undertaken by local studio General Assembly. More about General Assembly exposes wooden beams inside revamped Brooklyn loft
From tiny mountain cabins to vast modernist-influenced beach villas, US editor Dan Howarth has selected the 10 best American houses of 2016, as we continue our year in review. More about Dezeen's top 10 US houses of 2016
Lipton Plant Architects created this glazed extension for a house in north London to offer residents views between its various levels and out to the garden. More about Lipton Plant Architects adds double-height glazed extension to London house
Interior design studio Dizaino Virtuvė has created monochromatic living spaces inside a stilted house in rural Lithuania, which is nestled within sloping woodland. More about Monochrome interiors complete house on stilts in a Lithuanian forest
Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang has released a teaser image of a high-rise for St Louis, Missouri, made up of four-storey tiers with faceted slanted sides. More about Studio Gang reveals tiered residential tower for St Louis
Heliotrope, a firm based in the US Pacific Northwest, has completed a contemporary dwelling that features a double-height art studio, a Japanese garden and a wooden soaking tub. More about Heliotrope creates cedar-clad home and studio in Seattle
The stark white surfaces that dominate this minimal house in Monterrey, Mexico, are interrupted by a golden wall that elevates the quality of light inside. More about Minimalist house by Alberto Campo Baeza and GLR is bathed in "golden light" inside
Special Project Venediktov has reorganised an apartment inside a Kyiv high-rise, using different shades of green and blue to define each area. More about Bold colours feature on walls inside Kyiv flat by Special Project Venediktov
British studio Moxon has restored an old granite farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands, and added a larch and metal extension with a matching gabled profile. More about Moxon adds red metal and larch extension to farmhouse in Scottish Highlands
London office Studio Mills has transformed an apartment at an old Kraków monastery into a light-filled family residence. More about Studio Mills converts Kraków monastery flat into light-filled family home
A concrete roof with concave sides sits atop scooped glass and wood walls at this house in Portugal, which is captured in a film starring a child on a red tricycle. More about Cabo de Vila by Spaceworkers features concrete roof with scooped edges
Oslo studio Lund Hagem has completed a holiday cabin on a Norwegian ski resort, featuring a blackened timber and concrete elevations that hunker down to protect it from the winter weather. More about Lund Hagem's blackened timber cabin designed to withstand Norway's harsh winters