Florida-based firm Oppenheim Architecture + Design and Swiss studio Huesler Architekten have created offices for themselves in an eighteenth century building in northern Switzerland and constructed a new house in the garden behind (+ slideshow). More about Kirchplatz Office and Residence by Oppenheim and Huesler Architekten
Residents can step through holes in the walls inside this house in Japan by architects Atelier Cube (+ slideshow). More about House in Amagi by Atelier Cube
Perforated steel doors fold open like the wings of a butterfly at the backstreet entrance to this London house by architects Teatum+Teatum. More about Hidden House by Teatum+Teatum
Shanghai architects Polifactory have developed a concept for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. More about HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
Timber batons create geometric patterns across the exterior of this houseboat in Amsterdam by Framework and Studio Prototype. More about Water Villa by Framework and Studio Prototype
One storey hangs precariously over the other at this isolated hilltop house in Australia by architects Denton Corker Marshall. More about View Hill House by Denton Corker Marshall
The staircase in this west London house by Tigg Coll Architects has a glass balustrade and open treads to allow light to flood through from above (+ slideshow). More about Butterfly Loft Apartment by Tigg Coll Architects
This 4.5 metre-wide house in Los Angeles by Anonymous Architects was inspired by the narrow residences found in Japanese cities. More about Eel's Nest by Anonymous Architects
Dezeen Wire: work starts today on an affordable housing development in Harlem by architects Adjaye Associates More about Sugar Hill housing by Adjaye Associates
The stark concrete exterior of many of London's postwar housing blocks could be made more attractive with thatching, proposes architecture student James Kirk (+ movie). More about London Thatch by James Kirk
Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). More about Tabasco 127 by JSa
Balconies of these two apartment blocks in northwest France by architect Philippe Gazeau protrude like a set of open drawers. More about Housing in La Courrouze by Philippe Gazeau
A panoramic view of the harbour is mirrored onto a PVC ceiling at this apartment in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects (+ slideshow). More about R1T Flat by Paritzki & Liani Architects
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Indoor and outdoor staircases lead from a roof terrace to a sunken courtyard at this house in Portugal by Lisbon studio [i]da Arquitectos. More about Casa DJ by [i]da Arquitectos
This concrete house in Portugal by architect Paula Santos features an indoor swimming pool and a painter's studio (+ slideshow). More about House in Ovar by Paula Santos
A dozen layers of concrete planters create a vertical garden on the facade of this house in Ho Chi Minh City by Vietnamese architects Vo Trong Nghia. More about Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia
Apartments in this raw concrete block in Tokyo by architects Key Operation feature indoor balconies that look over both the street and internal stairwells, so neighbours can see who's coming and going (+ slideshow). More about Yotsuya Tenera by Key Operation
An enormous frame surrounds a little window in the reconstructed stone wall that flanks this holiday home in northern Italy by architects bergmeisterwolf (+ slideshow). More about Farmstead Next to the Chapel by bergmeisterwolf
Architect John Lin has adapted the traditional style of a rural Chinese courtyard residence to create a village house that is entirely self-sufficient (+ slideshow). More about House For All Seasons by John Lin
These London townhouses by architects Piercy & Company have chunky banisters formed from thickly layered birch plywood. More about Wakefield Street Townhouses by Piercy & Company