Gonzalo Claro hides rooftop extension of Chilean house behind dark waterproof membrane
Chilean architect Gonzalo Claro has renovated a family home in Santiago, reducing the ground floor footprint but adding a level for bedrooms. More
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Studio Rik ten Velden's vinyl-storage cabinet doubles as a home DJ booth
Dutch designer Rik ten Velden is targeting home DJs with the Selectors Cabinet – a wooden DJ booth, room divider and record storage unit that he will showcase at Milan design week. More
10 of the most popular all-white interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
This week we're highlighting 10 popular home interiors from our from Pinterest boards that feature an all-white colour palette. More
Fakro launches skylights designed especially for flat roofs
Dezeen promotion: window manufacturer Fakro has launched a range of skylights suited to flat roofs, including one that shuts automatically when it begins to rain. More
Thórunn Árnadottir creates interactive toys using traditional Icelandic materials
Reykjavík-based designer Thórunn Árnadottir has combined local Icelandic materials with broken toys to create a series of interactive devices, which she is presenting at DesignMarch 2017. More
Doug Wheeler installs spiky-floored Synthetic Desert at New York's Guggenheim Museum
American artist Doug Wheeler has transformed a gallery at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York into an all-white room designed to evoke the sensation of vast infinite space. More
MVRDV unveils pair of stone towers for The Hague topped with "crown of terraces"
MVRDV has revealed its design for a pair of mixed-use towers in The Hague, which will feature natural stone facades that stagger into wooden outdoor spaces on top. More
TON launches Alba chair based on shape of folded leaves
Dezeen promotion: Czech furniture brand TON presents upholstered chairs based on the shapes of leaves, created by Italian designer Alexander Gufler, during Milan design week next month. More
House in a Japanese forest features secluded courtyards framing views of trees and sky
Architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama arranged this house in the forest near Karuizawa around five courtyards to provide views of vegetation both inside and outside the building. More
Full-size houses by Ryue Nishizawa and Terunobu Fujimori built inside Japanese House exhibition at Barbican
One of the best-known projects of SANAA co-founder Ryue Nishizawa has been recreated inside London's Barbican as part of an exhibition about Japanese housing, along with a charred timber teahouse by Terunobu Fujimori. More
Huge inclined roof spans cathedral built by John McAslan + Partners on Kenyan tea plantation
John McAslan + Partners and Triad Architects have built a cathedral on the edge of a tea plantation outside Nairobi, Kenya, featuring a tiled and angled roof lined with wooden slats. More
Romanian designers champion "clumsy, simple but honest" furniture
Romanian designers say they are about to storm the world stage – and they're not going to let the lack of home-grown brands, manufacturers or heritage stop them. More
Job of the day: senior architect at OMA
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a California-licensed architect at OMA, which won a contest last year to transform a site in Downtown Los Angeles into a public park. More ›
Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week
During this year's Milan design week, London studio Made in Ratio will present an environmentally sustainable table with recycled aluminium legs and a bamboo top. More
Pleated shutters enclose cylindrical enamelware museum and cultural centre by Wutopia Lab
Perforated-aluminium screens zigzag around the walls of this cylindrical arts museum in Shanghai, which was designed by Wutopia Lab and features a 1970s-style rockery. More