Architect Vaughn McQuarrie has completed a house on New Zealand's Waiheke Island that features fully glazed gable ends, and a helical staircase connecting an open-plan ground floor with mezzanines above. More
A smoked-oak staircase suspended from steel poles joins a flight of taperedĀ terrazzo steps in this Copenhagen apartment, which has been overhauled by local practice Jac Studios. More
Sid Lee Architecture has completed an extensive renovation for one of Montreal's most prestigious hotels, opening its lobby and public spaces to serve a broader clientele than just hotel guests. More
The staircase at the centre of this Toronto house has mirrored balustrades that bounce light and reflections off one another to create a kaleidoscopic effect. More
Nearly 2,000 pieces of plywood slot together like a puzzle in this staircase, which features in a London homeĀ thatĀ has been overhauled by local studio Tsuruta Architects. More
Foster + PartnersĀ has built yet anotherĀ tree-filled Apple Store, but this one also features hand-carved stone staircases. More
A+Awards: a staircase lined in bright green spirals up the middle of this Architizer A+Award-winning cultural centre in Norway, partially visible through its metal-mesh cladding. More
Atelier XĆK has added a corrugated-metalĀ attic room to this Spanish colonial-style house, which was designed in the 1920s by a Hungarian architect for a plot in Shanghai's French quarter. More
PVC sheets provide weather protection for the gridded plywood walls ofĀ this rural Thailand bar, designed byĀ Bangkok Project StudioĀ to offer visitors river views while they sup wine. More
Metal curtains can be drawn across the windows of thisĀ three-and-a-half-metre-wide house in Osaka byĀ FujiwaraMuro Architects, which features a split-level layout with multiple staircases. More
Slender metal columns support the offset concrete roof of this cylindrical officeĀ block designed by Local Architecture for the International Motorcycling Federation on the outskirts of Geneva. More
Danish studio CEBRAĀ has redesigned a science centre in Copenhagen, adding a shimmering copper-clad staircase that represents the structure of a DNA strand. More
This loft apartment in a former tank station in the Austrian city of Salzburg features a sweeping concrete staircase and a glass shower cubicle that cantilevers over the living space. More
TheĀ stacked volumes that make up thisĀ multipurpose building in Seoul's Gangnam district are clad inĀ various materials and diminish in size like the components of a nested Russian doll. More
A spiralling steel staircase connects the living spaces inside this timber and glass extension to a semi-detached property in Hackney, north London.Ā More
Cubes made from white-painted reinforcing rods form frameworks that support staircases and climbing plants at this renovated house in Ho Chi Minh City. More
A staircase connecting a series of split levels ascends through a void at the centre of this house in Jakarta, which features a cantilevered upper storey that projects over the entrance. More
This west London house has been overhauled by British practiceĀ Theis + KhanĀ to include a "cave-like" swimming pool in the basement and a twisting white staircase. More
A grand, open-air staircase cuts through the centre of this spaciousĀ dwelling by US firm Sagan Piechota Architecture, which was designed to blend with the natural terrain. More
A black staircase lined with perforated white walls zig-zags up through this renovatedĀ city dwelling by Canadian studio Post Architecture. More