Bradley Van Der Straeten adds hidden half-storey extension to London home
Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has extended a house on a housing estate in Stoke Newington, London, by adding an additional half storey hidden from the street. More about Bradley Van Der Straeten adds hidden half-storey extension to London home
Large sloping roof shelters House in Gakuenmae by FujiwaraMuro Architects
An oversized roof supported by large wooden beams shades the interiors of this home that FujiwaraMuro Architects designed in the Japanese city of Nara to take cues from the form of a mountain hut. More about Large sloping roof shelters House in Gakuenmae by FujiwaraMuro Architects
Bonba Studio encases extension in Barcelona in white metal mesh
White metal mesh filters daylight into the terrace of this extension of a 1950s detached home in Barcelona by Bonba Studio. More about Bonba Studio encases extension in Barcelona in white metal mesh
Branch Studio Architects uses skylights to bring light into Australian island house
A courtyard with a concrete pool sits at the centre of a house on Phillip Island in Australia, designed by Branch Studio Architects and illuminated by large skylights. More about Branch Studio Architects uses skylights to bring light into Australian island house
Shift Architecture Urbanism adapts historic Dutch monastery for ageing residents
Dutch studio Shift Architecture Urbanism has extended the Oude Dijk monastery in Tilburg with a brick extension with a nursing home and apartments for its residents, the Sisters of Charity. More about Shift Architecture Urbanism adapts historic Dutch monastery for ageing residents
Space Encounters puts office building on stilts above brick warehouse
Architecture studio Space Encounters built a tile-clad office building on stilts in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, above an existing brick warehouse. More about Space Encounters puts office building on stilts above brick warehouse
House in Russia hidden beneath artificial green hill
Russian studio Niko Architect has sunk a Teletubby-style house underneath an artificial hill punctuated by conical skylights that pop out of its planted roof. More about House in Russia hidden beneath artificial green hill
Shipping containers turned into mirrored architects' studio
Belgian practice TOOP Architectuur has designed two mobile architects' studios for its staff made of repurposed shipping containers clad in mirrors and timber. More about Shipping containers turned into mirrored architects' studio
Colonnade extends from concrete house on an old vineyard in Switzerland
A concrete house in Switzerland by architecture practice DF_DC has an outdoor terrace on a plinth banded by an asymmetrical colonnade of rectangular columns. More about Colonnade extends from concrete house on an old vineyard in Switzerland
Pale green ceramic tiles cover exhibition centre in China
Architecture practice Playze and design firm Schmidhuber covered the Ningbo Urban Planning Exhibition Center in eastern China in a skin of pale green glazed ceramic tiles. More about Pale green ceramic tiles cover exhibition centre in China
Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants
MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne. More about Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants
Angular outdoor terraces and feature staircase define house in Norway
Swedish design practice Claesson Koivisto Rune has collaborated with the architect Todd Saunders on a white house on a steep, stone-walled plot overlooking the city of Bergen . More about Angular outdoor terraces and feature staircase define house in Norway
Architect and artist build their house by the sea in Sweden
Architect Arne Algeröd and his artist wife Soile clad their house on a rocky site in Sweden with corrugated fibre cement panels to protect it from the sea's salty spray and harsh winds. More about Architect and artist build their house by the sea in Sweden
Houses in Kuwait interlock around sunken stone courtyard
A courtyard lined in pale Omani stone and with a fountain and trees sits at the centre of a pair of houses in Kuwait City by Studio Toggle. More about Houses in Kuwait interlock around sunken stone courtyard
Weathered timber cladding covers shed-like house in rural England
A cantilevered upper floor and a glazed gable end feature in a house in Berkshire, England, by architecture practice Spratley & Partners. More about Weathered timber cladding covers shed-like house in rural England
Bookshop in paddy field sandwiched between walls of abandoned house
Trace Architecture Office has inserted a bookshop and cafe into old rammed earth gables of a long-abandoned house in rural China. More about Bookshop in paddy field sandwiched between walls of abandoned house
Mountain house in Poland has glazed cut between gables
A glazed cut through a barn-style gabled house set into a hill in rural Poland by Kropka Studio has views of its mountain surroundings. More about Mountain house in Poland has glazed cut between gables
Atelier Kento Eto designs minimal black house hiding lofty interiors
A house in Japan by Atelier Kento Eto is clad entirely in black corrugated metal with sliding doors that reveal a double-height hall with white walls. More about Atelier Kento Eto designs minimal black house hiding lofty interiors
Charlie Luxton Design refurbishes and extends Cotswolds bungalow
Charlie Luxton Design has refurbished a neglected brick bungalow on the edge of a village in the Cotswolds to create a family home. More about Charlie Luxton Design refurbishes and extends Cotswolds bungalow
School for squatters in India can be dismantled to evade bulldozers
Social Design Collaborative has created ModSkool, a modular anti-eviction school for farming communities in Delhi that can be quickly dismantled if the settlement is demolished. More about School for squatters in India can be dismantled to evade bulldozers