Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos has slotted a modern concrete house behind the crumbling stone walls of a ruined building, located on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. More about Ageing stone walls frame concrete structure of E/C House by SAMI Arquitectos
The homes of three families are contained behind the smooth stone facade of this building in Kuwait by local architecture studio Massive Order. More about Box House in Kuwait contains a trio of apartments with private courtyards
Pietri Architects has driven a deep pink ravine through the heart of this apartment complex in southern France, creating a protected rooftop garden for residents (+ slideshow). More about Cerise walls frame rooftop garden of housing block by Pietri Architectes
Forty-two identical windows puncture the exterior of this house in Japan by Tato Architects, which also features a staircase that leads onto a piece of furniture (+ slideshow). More about A staircase lands on a desk inside House in Hikone by Tato Architects
Oriented strand board panels can slide back and forth to create a flexible floor plan whilst concealing utilities in this family apartment remodelled for a single inhabitant in Madrid by TallerDE2 Architects (+ movie). More about TallerDE2 Architects uses engineered wood to create adaptable Madrid apartment
A Suffolk house designed by Michael and Patty Hopkins in the 1970s has been overhauled by London studio Project Orange to create "a doughnut of living space" with a conservatory at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Project Orange reconfigures interior of Hopkins' Tracey House
Architecture studio Lipton Plant has turned a small space at the side of a Victorian house in north London into the glazed entrance for a basement extension focused around an oak staircase (+ slideshow). More about Lipton Plant creates a nanny flat underneath a London home
A plywood staircase with built-in cupboards and bookshelves frames a doorway in this Madrid apartment – which follows the London home with a combined bookshelf and staircase we published yesterday. More about Plywood staircase by Buj+Colón Arquitectos integrates shelves and cupboards for a small flat
This lagoon-side residence featuring a green copper exterior and a warm cherry-wood interior is part of a series of architect-designed houses built in the grounds of Steven Holl's Nanjing Sifang Art Museum in China (+ slideshow). More about Copper-covered house by Sanaksenaho Architects accompanies Holl's Sifang Art Museum
Books can be stored beneath the wide steps of this staircase, designed by Zminkowska De Boise Architects to connect the two halves of a split-level living room inside a renovated London flat. More about Zminkowska De Boise inserts combined bookshelf-staircase into London flat
We published hundreds of projects from all over the world in 2014 – from tiny apartments to technology firm offices, cafes and luxury penthouses – but these are the 10 interiors that proved most popular with Dezeen readers. More about Dezeen's most popular interior design projects of 2014
Described by architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen as a "monolithic prism of concrete", this top-heavy house nestles into the hillside beside a Chilean lagoon (+ slideshow). More about Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Casa Guna is a top-heavy house beside a lagoon
Architect Oscar Gutiérrez used bright yellow paintwork to pick out often-overlooked details on the clean white facade of this courtyard house in Mexico. More about Yellow accents brighten the stacked white volumes of Pino Street House by Oscar Gutiérrez
A 150-year-old farm complex in Switzerland has been converted into an assortment of office and apartment blocks by Zürich studio EM2N (+ slideshow). More about EM2N converts century-old Swiss farm into housing and office complex
Solar panels provide all the energy needed to power this colourful brick dormitory designed by architect Louise Braverman to house medical staff at a rural village in Burundi. More about Solar-powered housing by Louise Braverman accommodates medical staff in an African village
A Tel Aviv flat that was once the home of Israel's first prime minster has been renovated and extended by local firm Pitsou Kedem Architects to create a new basement level with industrial-style fittings (+ slideshow). More about David Ben-Gurion's former home renovated by Pitsou Kedem Architects
We've published hundreds of weird and wonderful residences on Dezeen over the past year, from super-skinny city houses to wintery chalets, underground bunkers and revamped farmhouses. Architecture editor Amy Frearson picks her favourites. More about Dezeen's top 10 houses of 2014
A white spiral staircase that contrasts with the surrounding stone walls is one of several modern interventions that architect Elisabete Saldanha has added to this converted farmhouse in Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Elisabete Saldanha combines historical features with contemporary details at House in Guimarães
The owners of this brick house in the Netherlands, by Reitsema & Partners, can drive their car up a shallow ramp into a sheltered parking area that frames a view of the low-lying landscape. More about Villa SR by Reitsema & Partners has a parking space driven through its middle
It's rare to find new houses in Japan that haven't been designed by Japanese architects – but this Tokyo residence with a textured glass facade is the work of Dutch architect Wiel Arets (+ slideshow). More about Glass-coated Tokyo house by Wiel Arets looks like it's been shrink wrapped