Rama Estudio has fronted this apartment block in Ambato, Ecuador with wooden louvres to encourage interactions between residents and passersby. More about Wooden shutters shade Edificio Criba apartments in Ecuador by Rama Estudio
Design firm Estudio Yeye used a limited palette of colours and materials to create a "simple and efficient" design for a cafe that serves up Mexican coffee. More about Wooden pegboards wrap walls of Mexico's Negro Blanco Café by Estudio Yeye
Veld has clad a former blacksmith's workshop in zinc panels and whitewashed its blackened interior to convert it into a home extension in Belgium. More about Veld turn former blacksmith's workshop into home extension in Belgium
Swiss company Moving Walls has extended its range of activity-based office furniture with a table that can also be used as a presentation panel for the wall. More about Moving Walls' latest office table doubles up as a wall-hung whiteboard
Our new Pinterest board is dedicated to sustainable design, including an eco-friendly coffin that uses fungus to biodegrade the body and MIT's self-growing sandbars, islands and beaches. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Aberrant Architecture has created a huge playground in a former Madrid slaughterhouse, based on the work of Dutch architect Aldo van Eyck. More about Landscape for Play is a huge colourful playground in Madrid