Memphis-based firm Designshop has added orange accents to the protruding window shades of this house in Tennessee, bringing pops of colour to its otherwise grey and white facades (+ slideshow). More about Designshop uses metal and brick to clad rural Tennessee home
The butterfly wing-shaped roof of this rear extension to a Victorian house in north London by local architect Kenny Forrester references the shape of the city's traditional terraced rooflines (+ slideshow). More about Forrester Architects' London house extension has a "butterfly" roof and exposed wooden rafters
Lisbon architecture office Cais has renovated and extended an outdated house in the city, preserving its existing facade and creating an open-plan interior that extends into a new terraced garden at the rear (+ slideshow). More about Renovated Lisbon house by Cais conceals modern interior behind traditional facade
Narrowly spaced steel louvres wrap around the exterior of this extension to a house in Beijing, providing privacy and creating linear patterns of light and shadow throughout the minimal white interior (+ slideshow). More about Remix Studio's Shunyi House extension features louvred cladding and an all-white interior
London studio Quinn Architects has designed a minimal interior for this apartment in the city's Barbican Estate, pairing white lacquered surfaces with timber skirting and oak cabinets (+ slideshow). More about Quinn Architects renovates apartment in London's Brutalist Barbican Estate
London studio Liddicoat & Goldhill has remodelled a derelict barn in Kent, England, to create a home featuring mechanically operated doors and a staircase that wraps around a chimney (+ movie). More about Liddicoat & Goldhill transforms an 18th-century barn into an English countryside home
Japanese architect Kentaro Ishida has completed a steel-plated house on the outskirts of Tokyo, featuring an asymmetric pitched roof designed to maximise sunlight for residents (+ slideshow). More about Kentaro Ishida adds stripy steel skin to asymmetric house in Japan
Architect William Tozer applied Adolf Loos' Raumplan concept to this London house extension, which features several stepped levels that are all visually connected. More about William Tozer's split-level Raumplan House is based on the theories of Adolf Loos
Steel shutters fold open to bring plenty of fresh air into this studio for Bengaluru architecture firm BetweenSpaces, which is situated above the home of one of its founders (+ slideshow). More about Folding steel shutters reveal interior of BetweenSpaces' Bengaluru architecture studio
Four separate volumes fit together "like a puzzle" to form this villa in the Netherlands, designed by Studio Prototype as a contemporary interpretation of the region's typical black barns (+ slideshow). More about Four volumes piece together to form Studio Prototype's Villa Schoorl in Holland
Bjarke Ingels' firm has unveiled designs for a major residential development in downtown Toronto, reminiscent of the experimental housing complex built by Moshe Safdie in the 1960s (+ slideshow). More about BIG designs "Habitat 2.0" for Toronto
Via 57 West, the tetrahedron-shaped Manhattan apartment tower by BIG, is preparing to welcome its first group of tenants next month. More about New York "courtscraper" by Bjarke Ingels set to open in March
Brazilian office Terra e Tuma has demolished and rebuilt the narrow São Paulo home of an elderly woman to combat numerous problems with structure and sanitation (+ slideshow). More about Narrow São Paulo house rebuilt for an elderly resident by Terra e Tuma
A trio of glass-ended boxes forms this compact Melbourne house by Austin Maynard Architects, which was designed to give the resident family "just the right amount of space" (+ slideshow). More about Melbourne house by Austin Maynard is deliberately half the size of its neighbours
This board-marked concrete residence by architect Agustín Lozada features a series of terraces and pools, offering views over a valley in Argentina's Sierras Chicas hills (+ slideshow). More about Concrete villa by Agustín Lozada has coarse walls to suit its rugged hilltop setting
Architecture studio Morrow + Lorraine has been given the go ahead to build a set of clifftop holiday homes on the Isle of Portland, England (+ slideshow). More about Morrow + Lorraine to build five holiday homes on England's Jurassic Coast
To allow parents more time in bed, Russian architecture studio Ruetemple has added a play area above the master bedroom at this summer house to keep the children occupied (+ slideshow). More about Ruetemple adds children's playhouse to bedroom in Russian summer house
Architecture studio Freadman White has remodelled a 1930s Melbourne house that was extended in the 1970s, and created a new room featuring an angular roof (+ slideshow). More about Freadman White creates new layout for extended 1930s house in Melbourne
This retirement residence by Schwartz and Architecture features a sheltered patio with a large oval skylight, which frames views over Silicon Valley, California (+ slideshow). More about Retirement house by Schwartz and Architecture nestles into a hillside above Silicon Valley
Pale grey bricks are arranged to create a herringbone pattern across the facade of this housing and studio block in New Cross, southeast London. More about Grey herringbone brickwork covers Chan & Eayrs' south London block