London Design Festival: the family home of the future will feature mechanised floors and furniture that emerge from walls, floors and ceilings at the touch of a button, according to Yo! Sushi and Yotel founder Simon Woodroffe (+ slideshow). More
A large glass vitrine holds rooms like exhibits at the centre of this apartment in Singapore by Chinese architects Neri&Hu. More
Surfaces of marble and hardwood spread through the rooms of this renovated apartment in Madrid by Spanish architects Schneider Colao (+ slideshow). More
A white desk folds up the wall and across the ceiling like a crumpled aeroplane wing in this apartment in Seoul by South Korean design firm AnLstudio (+ slideshow). More
A wireframe staircase leads to a new top floor inside this renovated apartment in Milan by architect Francesco Librizzi. More
The floors and ceilings are covered in the same boards in this tiny Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architects TANK. More
A suspended net provides a hammock over the staircase of this apartment in Porto by architects OODA. More
A panoramic view of the harbour is mirrored onto a PVC ceiling at this apartment in Tel Aviv by Paritzki & Liani Architects (+ slideshow). More
This apartment by Taiwan firm KC Design Studio features rotating walls, allowing four rooms to be converted instantly into one (+ slideshow). More
This Barcelona apartment by Spanish studio Nook Architects combines modern kitchen and bathroom fittings alongside original mosaic flooring and exposed wooden ceiling beams. More
Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti have created an apartment in Ljubljana where rooms are separated by staggered floors rather than walls, with storage areas located underneath. More
Slideshow: Californian architects Garcia Tamjidi have completed a studio apartment in San Francisco that looks more like an art gallery or showroom. More
A suspended ceiling folds erratically around the uppermost apartment of a Lisbon block that Portuguese architect Jorge Mealha has refurbished. More
Hackney architects Theis and Khan have refurbished this apartment in south-west London by removing dividing walls, exposing the roof trusses and adding a terrace at the rear. More
The living room of this apartment renovated by Portuguese architect Tiago Filipe Santos opens onto a tiered courtyard garden. More
Slideshow: Russian architect Peter Kostelov has removed the welded metal walls of an apartment he first completed seven years ago and replaced them with light timber partitions. More
Kitchen cabinets made from concrete blocks and removable patches of carpet that function as flip-flops can be found inside this Tokyo apartment by architects TANK. More
A staircase at the centre of this Amsterdam apartment has risers that are almost but not quite at right angles to the treads. More
A room dedicated to ironing is at the centre of a renovated Barcelona apartment with yellow doors and a spinning mirror. More
Japanese studio 403architecture laid the patchwork floor of this bedroom using timber stripped from the ceiling. More