Architect Alexandre Pavlidis has completed Within the Earth, a house on the Greek island of Sifnos contained within a series of sunken stone walls that step down a coastal hillside. More about Rough drystone walls frame sunken home on Greek island by Alexandre Pavlidis
Local studio Stylus Architects has completed Green Lodge, a partially submerged family home in Roehampton Village, southwest London, where a series of sunken lightwells brings daylight into rooms set below ground. More about Sunken lightwells illuminate partially submerged London home by Stylus Architects
Greek studio Mold Architects has completed a hospitality retreat on the island of Serifos, using stone excavated from the rugged terrain to create five guest residences overlooking the Aegean Sea. More about Mold Architects carves stepped retreat into rocky hillside overlooking the Aegean Sea
Architecture studio AECOM has unveiled designs for a subterranean visitor screening centre as part of US president Donald Trump's revamp of the White House in Washington DC. More about Donald Trump proposes subterranean White House visitor screening centre
University of Hong Kong professors John Lin, Olivier Ottevaere and Lidia Ratoi have worked with students to overhaul an underground house in northern China, suggesting a new future for these traditional dwellings. More about Underground House of the Future reinvents Chinese cave home with 3D printing
Greek practice Ateno Architecture Studio has completed Olen, an underground coastal hotel on the island of Syros, which is half-buried into its cliff-edge site to offer uninterrupted views across the Aegean Sea. More about Ateno Architecture Studio sinks Olen resort into Greek cliff edge
A jagged entry pavilion and a suspended concrete sculpture are among the elements at a vast memorial in rural Brazil designed by local studio GPAA to honour the hundreds who died during a mining dam collapse in 2019. More about GPAA designs details of Brazil's Brumadinho Memorial to "carry profound meaning"
Ecuadorian studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos has designed El Pastizal, a house composed of a series of courtyards enclosed by board-formed concrete living spaces on a hillside in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Diez + Muller Arquitectos settles concrete house into Andean landscape
London's lack of space and strict planning restrictions are pushing some locals to look underground in their search for a home. Our latest lookbook brings together six sun-catching examples. More about Six surprisingly light-filled London basement homes
Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Arquitectura has created a concrete woodland house with a ramping green roof near the coast outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about Gonzalo Bardach tops Argentinian forest retreat with garden roof
The interior of this subterranean speakeasy in downtown Hong Kong was designed by local studio NCDA to echo underground water reservoirs, with lighting by LightOrigin Studio to emphasise its "ethereal ambience". More about Underground cisterns inform interior of Hong Kong's Artifact Bar
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a submerged concrete and glass house in California, designed by local studio Donaldson + Partners. More about "Gives off a cool Bond villain vibe" says commenter
California-based studio Donaldson + Partners has designed a circular house partially embedded in the landscape with large concrete parabolic arches in Montecito, California. More about Donaldson + Partners creates arched house "for the twenty-first century"
British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper has documented a subterranean fallout shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada, complete with a four-hole putting green surrounded by faux pine trees and painted scenery. More about Alastair Philip Wiper captures "over-the-top kitsch" 1970s doomsday bunker in Las Vegas
Construction is underway on ten underground schools in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeast Ukraine, designed to protect thousands of children against Russian air raids. More about Underground schools "to create safe conditions" for children in Ukraine
Architecture studio Kallos Turin paired the cubic facade of this poured concrete Athens house with a sloping internal staircase to avoid creating a "rigid" home. More about Kallos Turin nestles monolithic Athens residence in oasis-like garden
Lumpy recycled plastic furniture and circular skylights characterise this sunken London house, which designer James Shaw concealed on a 60-square-metre plot for himself and his family. More about James Shaw's light-filled London home is almost entirely underground
Technology brand Apple has opened its first store in Kuala Lumpur in an underground shop topped with a dome, designed by UK studio Foster + Partners. More about Foster + Partners tops subterranean Apple Store with square dome
Architecture studio Buzz has transformed three sunken courtyards created for an underground car park into gallery, event and activity spaces for Beijing MAHA Arts Centre in China. More about Buzz creates subterranean Hermit Space galleries in Beijing park
Canadian designer and lighting brand Bocci founder Omer Arbel has created a home in British Columbia with expressive pillars made from concrete poured into fabric. More about Omer Arbel uses fabric formwork for concrete pillars in Canadian house