Steel-wrapped staircase winds through Hackney extension by Cousins & Cousins
A spiralling steel staircase connects the living spaces inside this timber and glass extension to a semi-detached property in Hackney, north London. More
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CO-AP adds contemporary concrete and glass extension to Sydney home
Sydney architecture studio CO-AP has renovated and extended a typical suburban home in the Australian city, adding a two-storey concrete structure that opens onto a garden at the rear. More
Red beach hut by Jonathan Hendry Architects stands atop former toilet block
Jonathan Hendry Architects has built a beach hut clad in red-stained timber on top of an old toilet block in the English seaside town of Sandilands. More
Asaf Lerman updates Oscar Niemeyer's Haifa University library building in Israel
Tel Aviv architect Asaf Lerman has renovated a library building designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Israel's Haifa University, and added a new wing to complement its brutalist concrete and glass construction. More
Lipton Plant's Ugly House is a 1970s property with a black and orange extension
Lipton Plant Architects has updated a 1970s house in Berkshire, England, with a small two-storey extension, featuring a concealed brick-patterned door and windows with bright orange frames. More
University of Kansas architecture school extension features double-layered glass skin
A+Awards: next in our series of Architizer A+Award winners is Studio 804's glazed extension to the stone architecture school at the University of Kansas. More
Dorte Mandrup adds thatched wing to Wadden Sea visitor centre in Denmark
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter paired thatch with blackened wood for this extension to a visitor's centre on the Wadden Sea mud flats in Denmark. More
Glasshouse on stilts by Austin Maynard Architects extends Australian beach shack
Fed up with all the "McMansions" springing up along Australia's Great Ocean Road, Austin Maynard Architects has restored an old beach shack and built a second, elevated building alongside it. More
West Architecture converts London church into restrained home
West Architecture has transformed a Methodist church in Islington into a pared-back home dressed with just a few items of furniture to reflect the minimalist lifestyle of its owner. More
Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More
Gabled extension improves connection between Melbourne house and its mature garden
Inbetween Architecture's founder John Liu added this gabled extension to his home in suburban Melbourne, creating a new entrance that leads straight through to a garden at the rear. More
Gundry & Ducker adds sooty brick and glass extension to London house
A darkened brick tower and a glass volume form this extension by Gundry & Ducker, added to the rear of a north London residence to create a kitchen and living room with garden views. More
Timber fins shade asymmetric glazed gable added to Melbourne home by Warc Studio
Warc Studio has reinterpreted the typical lean-to extensions of many Melbourne houses with this timber and glass addition to a home in the city's Oakleigh suburb. More
Brick house extension by Studio 1 features garden-facing window seat
Studio 1 Architects has added a brick extension with a large window to the rear of this Victorian house in London, creating a light-filled seating area lined in white-washed ash slats. More
AR Design Studio adds glazed extensions to 1970s house in southern England
AR Design Studio has extended a 1970s house in Hampshire, England, with two glass-fronted volumes featuring huge windows. More
Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue
Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More
Office Project transforms Beijing factory into skylit artist's home and studio
A former factory in Beijing has been overhauled to create a studio and home for a calligraphy artist, featuring bright white galleries and a sloping roof with stepped windows. More
Snøhetta adds crinkled stainless-steel extension to 1960s museum in Norway
Snøhetta has extended the Lillehammer Art Museum and Cinema in Norway with a cantilevering cube covered in a layer of crinkled and polished stainless steel. More
EU headquarters features glass box containing curvaceous glowing "lantern"
The European Union is moving into a new headquarters in Brussels, which features a huge glass atrium enclosing a bulging, lantern-like structure. More
Moxon adds red metal and larch extension to farmhouse in Scottish Highlands
British studio Moxon has restored an old granite farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands, and added a larch and metal extension with a matching gabled profile. More