Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal
New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More
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PPAA designs pink prototype for Mexican low-cost housing initiative
Pinkish cement covers the exterior of this dwelling in Mexico, which architecture firm PPAA designed for an experimental housing initiative led by the federal institute Infonavit. More
Tomoaki Uno Architects creates peaceful home to be "healing architecture"
Tomoaki Uno Architects has limited the material palette of this windowless Japanese house to cedar and cypress to offer its sick owner a pared-back and therapeutic home. More
Francesco Pierazzi Architects delicately clashes materials inside London maisonette
A plywood-lined staircase, red-steel beams and exposed-brick surfaces appear throughout this maisonette in west London, which has been overhauled by Francesco Pierazzi Architects. More
Get cosy with our living room Pinterest board
This week, we've updated our living room Pinterest board with images from new projects, including a holiday home featuring a mix of designs from all over Africa and a spacious open-plan kitchen and living room in the Hamptons decorated in honey tones. More
Fala Atelier adds colourful shower tower to small granite house
A skinny chimney-style tower houses the bathroom and shower of a residential renovation in Amarante, Portugal, designed by architecture studio Fala Atelier. More
A Woodwork Enthusiast's Home in Xiamen is set inside a former cement factory
ZMY Design has transformed a cement factory in southeast China into a tranquil home, dotting its cavernous living spaces with a minimal amount of furnishings. More
Francesc Rifé Studio designs AdH House with "emotional quality" in Mexico City
The dark walls of this house in Mexico City were designed by Spanish practice Francesc Rifé Studio to conceal outdoor areas from the street. More
Smilgu House in Lithuania has a glass garage to display its owner's car
Plazma Architecture Studio has completed a house in Vilnius, Lithuania, clad in timber with deep-set glazing and a display garage for showcasing a car. More
Garden with bonsai trees lies at heart of Seattle residence by Stuart Silk Architects
Washington firm Stuart Silk Architects has completed a waterfront house in Seattle, which consists of cedar-clad pavilions organised around a Japanese garden. More
Canvas House is a co-living space in Singapore with all-white interiors
Ministry of Design has created completely white interiors for this co-living space, which occupies a traditional shophouse in Singapore. More
Assembledge+ founder designs Laurel Hills Residence in Los Angeles for himself
The founder of architecture firm Assembledge+ has completed a house for himself in Los Angeles featuring walls that seem to completely disappear to open up to a garden. More
Tato Architects uses old barrels to clad exterior of home and shop
Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. More
Paul Uhlmann Architects builds barn-like rural retreat in Australian bush
Agricultural barns were an inspiration for this holiday home in Pullenvale, Australia, designed by Paul Uhlmann Architects and featuring glazed gable-ends. More
Antonio Zaninovic and Tara Bean renovate clifftop Icaria House in Cape Town
South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town with designer Tara Bean, adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. More
Concrete floor splices House L224 by Felipe Gonzalez Arzac in two
Argentinian architect Felipe Gonzalez Arzac has used folding wooden blinds and a chunky concrete floor slab to provide shade to this house near Buenos Aires. More
One Manhattan Square apartment by Jamie Bush features sculptural decor
American designer Jamie Bush has decked out a New York apartment with 1970s furniture and contemporary pieces to fuse architectural designs that are new and old. More
Anna and Eugeni Bach convert former chocolate factory into home and studio
Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has converted a 19th-century chocolate factory in the Spanish town of La Bisbal into a family home and studio apartment. More
White Arrow retains original features in overhaul of Berlin's Glogauer Apartment
New York-based studio White Arrow has overhauled this early 20th-century apartment in Berlin, adding in plenty of storage space while carefully preserving the home's original features. More
Natalie Dionne Architecture creates Brick House from Montreal apartment building
Montreal firm Natalie Dionne Architecture added a new brick facade to an apartment building in the city to transform it into a light-filled and contemporary home. More