In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 20th-century villa in Lviv by Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau. More about "They should have embraced what they avoided" says commenter
Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan
Ukrainian architecture studio Replus Bureau has renovated a 20th-century villa in Lviv, contrasting the exposed surfaces of its historic shell with contemporary extensions and finishes. More about Replus Bureau avoids "nostalgic reconstruction" in Ukrainian villa renovation
Local practice Wiercinski Studio has updated a 1930s villa in Poznań, Poland, creating a total of 45 bespoke, industrial-style fittings and furniture pieces to celebrate Polish craftsmanship. More about Wiercinski Studio designs bespoke, industrial-style furniture for renovation of historic villa
A panoramic first floor elevated on steel columns creates a "lookout point" surveying the ocean at this villa in Portugal, designed by Brazilian firm Bernardes Arquitetura. More about Bernardes Arquitetura's Casa Tejo "gazes entirely towards the sea"
Architecture practice UnTAG has created a home in the Western Ghats mountain range, India, which has terracotta-hued spaces and integrated planting. More about UnTAG uses plants and earthen textures for biophilic villa in India
Luxury fashion brand Armani has revealed its plans for its first series of branded residences, which will be built in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and have private beach access. More about Armani reveals plans for branded coastal villas in UAE
The Shebara Resort has opened on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, featuring mirrored orbs developed by Killa Design and interiors by Studio Paolo Ferrari that were crafted to make best use of the complex curved dimensions. More about Shebara Resort features shiny cantilevered pods and "transcendent" interiors
Zigzagging stone volumes offer vantage points across the landscape surrounding this coastal villa in Andalusia, completed by Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. More about Stepped volumes create panoramic terraces for Villa 95 by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
The weather-beaten concrete shell of an old villa overlooking Lake Como in northern Italy has been transformed into a modern home by British practice Tuckey Design Studio. More about Tuckey Design Studio uses concrete ruin as "blank canvas" for Lake Como Villa
A ring of rooms staggered around a courtyard doubles as an indoor dog run at this rental villa on Awaji Island, designed by Japanese studio 1110 Office for Architecture. More about "Humans and dogs live harmoniously" at stepped Necklace Villa in Japan
A series of interconnected clay volumes will form the Red Sol Resort, a residential complex designed by Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in Dhërmi, Albania. More about Bofill Taller de Arquitectura references kasbahs for Albanian seaside resort
A double-height courtyard filled with trees and plants forms the focal point of this house in the south of the Netherlands, designed by Dutch architecture studio i29. More about Double-height courtyard opens up Hidden Villa in the Netherlands by i29
Swiss architecture studio Atelier Archiplein has refurbished and extended La Villa house in Annecy, France, renewing the home's dated interiors. More about Atelier Archiplein updates 1960s lakeside villa in France
British designer Tom Dixon has collaborated with Greek studio A31 Architecture on Aimasia Residence, a villa in Mykonos built around an existing stone wall. More about Local geology informs Mykonos hillside villa by Tom Dixon and A31 Architecture
A cluster of white-plaster volumes steps down a hillside to frame views of the Mediterranean Sea at Bundle House, a villa in Menorca by architecture practice Nomo Studio. More about Stepped villa in Menorca by Nomo Studio offers "an abundance of textures"
A semi-enclosed, winding extension that aims to facilitate "inside-outside living" defines Ring House, a 1930s villa in Slovenia renovated by local studio OFIS Arhitekti. More about OFIS Arhitekti adds looping extension to modernist villa in Slovenia
Promotion: UAE-based developer Mira Developments has unveiled its plans for a community of luxury residences in Dubai, named Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home. More about Mira Developments encircles Bentley Home villas with private lagoon
A minimalist exterior of white render and local stone paving reference the traditional architecture of Italy's Salento region at Casa Ulìa, a villa by local architecture studio Margine. More about Margine draws on Salento's vernacular architecture for minimalist Italian villa
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. More about "Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA