Wavelike roof tops Mikhuna quinoa facility in Ecuador by TEC
Ecuador architecture firm TEC Taller EC has constructed a warehouse with a wavy, white metal upper storey, alongside a plot of grazing horses. More
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Row of ridged bays contains bottling facilities at Santa Margherita vineyard
Italian studio Westway Architects has completed the modernisation of a winery near Venice, which combines wine-coloured zinc-titanium cladding with windows to view the production process. More
Studio MK27 creates minimalist pavilion for Micasa campus in São Paulo
Brazilian firm Studio MK27 has used timber, polycarbonate panels and white metal sheets to form an austere building for Micasa, a contemporary furniture retailer based in São Paulo. More
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Rolling wildflower roof covers Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed Scottish distillery
Undulations in the green roof of the Macallan Distillery by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners hint at the bulbous whisky stills situated below. More
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SOM converts century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory
Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has paired blackened steel with warm-toned wood at a new headquarters for hat maker Optimo, created inside a historic firehouse in Chicago. More
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Minimalist black warehouse by Moarqs occupies triangular site outside Buenos Aires
Black-painted steel panels give this warehouse by Argentinian architecture firm Moarqs a stark and monotonous appearance. More
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Factory with pitched roofs designed to complement terraced housing
Local architecture studio TRANS has rebuilt a factory in a residential neighbourhood of Ghent, with pitched roofs referencing nearby housing. More
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Corn factory in Mexico by Atelier Ars includes memorial garden for facility's founder
A memorial to the founder of a corn-processing facility in Jalisco sits at the heart of this complex designed by Mexican architecture firm Atelier Ars. More
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Paul Raphaelson photographs Williamsburg's derelict Domino Sugar Factory ahead of redevelopment
American artist Paul Raphaelson has published photographs of Brooklyn's dilapidated Domino Sugar Factory, revealing the eerie rust-covered spaces along the East River that were abandoned in 2004 and demolished a decade later. More
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Oil-spill recovery unit in Finland is illuminated by angled clerestory window
Alt Arkkitehdit has completed a bright red storage shed for oil-spill equipment in northern Finland, featuring a full-width clerestory window that projects from the facade to protect it from damage by forklift trucks. More
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Barkow Leibinger clads Rust Belt factory in oxidised steel
German architecture firm Barkow Leibinger has wrapped an angular showroom and office building on the outskirts of Chicago in weathering steel. More
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Concrete machinery depot by Deamicisarchitetti is submerged in a hillside
This shed for storing heavy machinery is set into a hillside in Italy's Piedmont region, sheltered beneath a concrete overhang that swoops upwards to follow the site's topography. More
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Benthem Crouwel adds stripy tower surrounded by a moat to Amsterdam data centre
Brightly coloured circulation spaces contrast with the slick metal exterior of this data centre in Amsterdam, which Benthem Crouwel Architects designed as a more attractive take on high-security infrastructural architecture. More
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Slatted-steel facade allows partial views into jewellery workshop by DSDHA
Local firm DSDHA has completed a workshop building for jeweller Alex Monroe near London's Tower Bridge, featuring a facade covered by horizontal metal slats that allows passers by a glimpse of the jewellers at work. More
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Garciagerman Arquitectos' Desert City centre is dedicated to cactus aficionados
Spanish architect Jacobo García-Germán has designed an experimental garden centre for exhibiting, breeding and growing cacti near Madrid. More
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MVRDV unveils plans for Sri Lankan office building with stepped terraces
Work has begun on an office building designed by Rotterdam studio MVRDV for the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which will feature a gridded facade based on local weaving patterns. More
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Munarq Arquitectes uses sandstone, cork, ceramic bricks and wicker to build solar-powered winery in Majorca
Cork-insulated roofs help create a stable temperature for wine production inside this solar-powered winery in Majorca by Munarq Arquitectes, which also features a sandstone exterior and wicker sunshades. More
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Sewage plant by Padilla Nicás Arquitectos features asymmetric pitched roofs
Buildings with irregular profiles and juxtaposing cladding materials help to break up the volumes and reduce the visual mass of this sewage treatment facility in the Spanish town of San Claudio. More
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Arup Associates completes enormous day-lit factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England
Giant saw-tooth sections containing north-facing windows channel daylight into the machine and assembly halls of this car manufacturing factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England's West Midlands. More
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Sasaki designs hydroponic vertical farm for Shanghai
Architecture firm Sasaki has designed a hydroponic vertical farm for Shanghai, where leafy greens will be grown on rotating loops housed in a huge greenhouse. More
