Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans to build a Y-shaped house with a swimming pool cradled into its angular roof. More about MVRDV designs Y-shaped villa with rooftop swimming pool for Taiwan
Cedar boards and slate blocks clad the geometric blocks that make up this house in rural Quebec, designed by Canadian studio Simard Architecture to sit over the remnants of an old farmhouse. More about Canadian country house by Simard Architecture contrasts pale cedar with dark slate
Wilkinson Eyre and Brisac Gonzalez have revealed plans for a pair of skyscrapers near London's Blackfriars Bridge, providing 52 floors of housing and 32 storeys of offices. More about Two skyscrapers proposed for London's Blackfriars
Architects Ran Ankory and Maya Carni of Scenario Architecture have opened up the interior of their Victorian terraced house in north London and added a glazed extension at the rear. More about Scenario Architecture founders add glass-roofed extension to their own London home
Bjarke Ingels Group and Barcode Architects have revealed their competition-winning design for an Amsterdam tower, which will terrace down to touch the surface of the IJ lake. More about BIG and Barcode Architects unveil terraced block for IJburg waterfront
Danish studio EFFEKT has completed a brick-clad apartment block in Copenhagen with a tapered profile that reflects the roof shape of an adjacent church. More about EFFEKT's Thurøhus apartments feature textured brick facades and a staggered roof
This beachside house on Japan's Ikema Island is perched on a concrete base to ensure the living spaces inside enjoy an optimal view of the East China Sea. More about 1100 Architect elevates concrete house above a bluff on a tiny Japanese island
A wall of storage filled with art and ceramics features inside this house that architect Neil Dusheiko has renovated for his father-in-law, near his own home in north London. More about Neil Dusheiko creates home for his father-in-law featuring a wall of ceramics and glassware
Swedish studio Förstberg Ling has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Stockholm to create a light-filled family home for Petrus Palmér, co-founder of furniture brand Hem and design studio Form Us With Love. More about Förstberg Ling transforms blacksmith's workshop into house for Hem founder
This Vienna apartment, renovated by Slovenian architects Kombinat, features a hybrid living space with room for both cooking and working. More about Kombinat designs kitchen-style workplace for Vienna apartment
Architect Jeanne Dekkers has renovated and extended a brick farmhouse in the Dutch village of Banholt, adding contemporary additions clad in horizontal spruce battens that enclose a cobbled courtyard. More about Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur converts traditional Dutch farm into contemporary house and studio
Tigg Coll Architects has renovated a student accommodation building in London's Kings Cross, with interiors based on the area's railway heritage. More about Tigg Coll Architects references London's railway heritage for student accommodation interiors
Montreal firm Appareil Architecture has combined two dwellings in the city, which involved removing walls to bring in more natural light and creating a new sunken lounge space. More about Appareil Architecture merges two Montreal flats to create house with a sunken living room
Nordic Office of Architecture has completed a concrete and glass house on the outskirts of Trondheim, Norway, that offers its occupants impressive views. More about Nordic's Villa Vatnan is a hilltop house with a view over a Norwegian city
Austrian architecture studio Raumhochrosen designed this compact timber cabin as a wilderness retreat for a life coach and songwriter. More about Raumhochrosen's woodland cabin in Austria provides respite for a life coach
Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe. More about Apartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny
This terraced family home in southeast London has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. More about R2 Studio enlivens Victorian London home with bold colour palette
Studio Octopi has overhauled a terraced house in north London, adding an extension that features a three-storey-high window and a two-storey-high pivoting door. More about Extra-tall windows connect Studio Octopi's Slot House with its patio garden
American studio MW Works has knocked down walls and added glazing in a 1960s Seattle home, to create a more open layout and strengthen the connection between inside and out. More about MW Works updates mid-century modern home in Seattle lakeside neighbourhood
American studio Salmela Architect has created a rural Wisconsin home that features a steep roof, square windows and natural cedar cladding meant to age over time. More about Wisconsin country house by Salmela Architect takes cues from weathered barns