ODDO Architects looks to urban alleyways for narrow extension in Vietnam
Local studio ODDO Architects has extended TH+ House in Vietnam, organising a series of shared, flexible spaces around tall voids informed by the "social intensity" of Hanoi's urban alleyways. More about ODDO Architects looks to urban alleyways for narrow extension in Vietnam
Heydar Aliyev Centre is the ultimate expression of parametricism's "seamless fluidity"
Our parametricism series launches with a look at the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan. Designed by Zaha Hadid, the project was described by the architect as the "closest thing" to translating her theoretical visions into a built reality. More about Heydar Aliyev Centre is the ultimate expression of parametricism's "seamless fluidity"
Unfinished Lisbon shopping mall "hulk" turned into innovation campus
Architecture studios KPF and Saraiva+Associados have completed the Oriente Green Campus in Portugal, transforming the structure of an abandoned shopping mall into a block of workspaces punctuated by green terraces and courtyards. More about Unfinished Lisbon shopping mall "hulk" turned into innovation campus
Bernard Tschumi Architects winds helical slides through school science centre
A skylit atrium traversed by staircases and slides forms the heart of Philo, a ring-shaped science centre at a school in Switzerland by international studio Bernard Tschumi Architects. More about Bernard Tschumi Architects winds helical slides through school science centre
"Nothing is superfluous" in compact Greek holiday cabin by Kasawoo
London architecture studio Kasawoo has created The Root, a prefabricated holiday cabin in Greece, clad in deep-red timber planks and designed to be relocatable. More about "Nothing is superfluous" in compact Greek holiday cabin by Kasawoo
Will Gamble Architects frames Ribbon House extension with weathered steel
Weathered steel shaped like a "pressed ribbon" frames the rear extension of this Victorian townhouse in London, renovated by local studio Will Gamble Architects. More about Will Gamble Architects frames Ribbon House extension with weathered steel
Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman complete "flatpack" Newcastle home
UK studios Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman have completed a courtyard home in Newcastle, which was constructed using a prefabricated structure of cross-laminated timber. More about Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman complete "flatpack" Newcastle home
Studioninedots fronts skinny Amsterdam home with glass blocks
Glass bricks, metal grilles and glossy tiles lend an industrial character to Light House, a family home in the Netherlands designed by local architecture practice Studioninedots. More about Studioninedots fronts skinny Amsterdam home with glass blocks
Align perches off-grid cabin on coast of tiny Tasmanian island
Australian studio Align has completed Picnic Island Cabin, a holiday retreat on the edge of a tiny island in Tasmania, clad in a palette of spotted gum timber and steel. More about Align perches off-grid cabin on coast of tiny Tasmanian island
Thing converts historic Cornish library into The Ladder arts space
UK architecture studio Thing has transformed a former library in Cornwall into an arts and cultural hub, contrasting its historic surfaces with timber elements informed by theatre stage sets. More about Thing converts historic Cornish library into The Ladder arts space
Neil Dusheiko Architects extends Cambridgeshire home to frame neighbouring church
A large picture window draws focus to a Gothic church beside this house extension in Cambridgeshire, completed by London studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. More about Neil Dusheiko Architects extends Cambridgeshire home to frame neighbouring church
STARTT opens up concealed ruins behind Pantheon in Rome
Italian architecture studio STARTT has used a series of "micro-architectures" to open up a previously inaccessible archaeological site behind the Pantheon in Rome to the public. More about STARTT opens up concealed ruins behind Pantheon in Rome
Mud-coated shipping containers form Petti restaurant in India by Wallmakers
A cluster of stacked shipping containers has been coated in a layer of poured earth to create this restaurant in Tamil Nadu, India, designed by local studio Wallmakers. More about Mud-coated shipping containers form Petti restaurant in India by Wallmakers
Iki Builds uses local stone and earth for "cascading" vaulted home in India
A geological palette of rammed earth, local stone and terracotta tiles reflects the rugged, rocky character of the nearby Deccan Plateau at this home in South India, designed by local architecture studio Iki Builds. More about Iki Builds uses local stone and earth for "cascading" vaulted home in India
Sosokki Anac designs angular Abogoga cafe in Gimpo to resemble ancient ruins
Monolithic brick volumes intended to evoke "the ruins of an undiscovered ancient civilisation" conceal this cafe in South Korea, designed by local architecture studio Sosokki Anac. More about Sosokki Anac designs angular Abogoga cafe in Gimpo to resemble ancient ruins
Rammed-earth walls enclose A House Born of Four Soils in India
Sand sourced from four different regions creates a "geological canvas" of coloured and textured strata in the rammed-earth walls of this home in India, designed by Ahmedabad studio Hiren Patel Architects + Design. More about Rammed-earth walls enclose A House Born of Four Soils in India
Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects use "sculptural forms" for self-designed studio in Seoul
South Korean studios Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects have transformed a 1970s brick building in Seoul into their own workspace and residence, contrasting its blocky exterior with curvilinear timber-lined interiors. More about Sukchulmok and BRBB Architects use "sculptural forms" for self-designed studio in Seoul
Vatea apartment block resembles "ship set along the riverbank" in France
Local studio Nicolas Laisné Architectes has completed Vatea, a riverside apartment block in France with a sleek, skinny form that references ship design. More about Vatea apartment block resembles "ship set along the riverbank" in France
Moxon Architects references farmsteads for Corriebeg house extension in Scotland
Scottish studio Moxon Architects has extended a house in rural Aberdeenshire, adding two barn-like volumes that are clad in timber battens. More about Moxon Architects references farmsteads for Corriebeg house extension in Scotland
Sabella Arquitetura crowns Brazilian house with gridded timber roof
A gridded timber roof shelters the interiors and external terraces of Casa Colmeia, a low-lying home outside São Paolo designed by local studio Sabella Arquitetura. More about Sabella Arquitetura crowns Brazilian house with gridded timber roof