Atelier Vens Vanbelle tops cinematic guesthouse with watchtower
Architecture studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle has built a Corten steel guesthouse with a watchtower in Uitbergen, Belgium, for a client in the film business. More
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Studio Bright extends Ruckers Hill House to make room for rest and play
The two-floor extension that Studio Bright has added to this Edwardian family home in Melbourne includes fun features like a theatre-style sitting room and a pool that resembles a Roman bath. More
Welsh + Major uses patterned window screens for residential extension in Sydney
Perforated metal screens decorate this residential extension built by architecture studio Welsh + Major in a three-metre-wide gap next to a converted grain mill. More
La Madriguera is a mirrored extension for a hidden house in Madrid
Reflected greenery shrouds the mirrored extension that architecture practice Delavegacanolasso added to house in Madrid, which occupies a disused art studio. More
Alma-nac wraps London home in brick to create House-within-a-House
Architecture studio Alma-nac has extended and added a second grey-brick skin to a 1950s property in Brockley, south London to create a contemporary family home. More
El Quincho guesthouse in Córdoba is designed for asado and family gatherings
Architect Lalo Carrillo worked with firms Colombo and Serboli Architecture and SY Arquitectos to design this guesthouse for his family in Córdoba, Argentina. More
Smartvoll builds timber-clad extensions around old cottage in Klosterneuburg
Architecture studio Smartvoll has preserved an old cottage in Klosterneuburg, Austria, enveloping it in three more buildings to create a spacious family home. More
Flavin Architects adds "creative sanctuary" Modern Lantern Studio to Massachusetts home
Boston firm Flavin Architects has built a three-storey addition for a house in Massachusetts to offer space for a couple to write, garden and repair antique scooters. More
Woodwork and skylights stream light into Noe Valley Residence in San Francisco
American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has placed skylights over existing wood framing to streak the interiors of this San Francisco house with beams of light. More
Oliver Chapman Architects combines technology and craft in Flitch House
Oliver Chapman Architects has added a garden room to a house in Edinburgh, combining an Arts and Crafts approach with smart-home technologies. More
TBA adds pale brick volume to traditional Montreal "shoebox" home
Curved glass doors puncture the residential extension of this brick house in Montreal, designed by local studio TBA. More
Burnt House is a charred wood extension that looks like a Japanese tea house
Will Gamble Architects has updated a house in west London with an extension modelled on a Japanese tea house. More
Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto
A patchwork of wood shingles and stone forms this Toronto home that local practice Batay-Csorba Architects has extended and renovated. More
Oliver Leech Architects uses soft colours to create bright and airy kitchen extension
Oliver Leech Architects has extended a house in south London, adding a kitchen that pairs natural wood and brick with a muted colour palette. More
Fabian Tan adds barrel-vaulted concrete extension to Kuala Lumpur home
A large concrete arch frames new living and dining spaces in this Kuala Lumpur house extension by Malaysian architect Fabian Tan. More
Five San Francisco house extensions designed to contrast the original architecture
These five houses in San Francisco are traditional in the front and have contemporary extensions in the back. More
John Lum Architecture reimagines charming San Francisco home with modern extension
San Francisco studio John Lum Architecture has contrasted the look of this cottage-style house in the city with a steel-and-glass extension at the back. More
The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls
The ruins of a 17th-century parchment factory and old cattle shed form part of a residential extension by Will Gamble Architects in Northamptonshire, UK. More
South Yarra House extension designed to look like a treehouse
Plants are expected to grow up the sides of this treehouse-inspired house extension in Melbourne, by AM Architecture. More
Glass corridor connects underground concrete extension to house in Spain
Architecture studio Jordi Hidalgo Tané has extended a small stone building in rural Navarra, Spain, with a subterranean concrete annex accessed via a glass corridor. More