Gosize designs its own home studio in Japan around a minimalist pond
Japanese practice Gosize has combined an architects' studio with a house in a concrete frame with large openings around a small courtyard with a simple pond in Hyōgo, Japan. More about Gosize designs its own home studio in Japan around a minimalist pond
Kooo Architects inserts glass walls into frame of concrete hotel
Kooo Architects has converted a seven-storey building in the centre of Guangzhou, China into a guesthouse with lantern-like frosted glass walls. More about Kooo Architects inserts glass walls into frame of concrete hotel
Portal 92 designs Village Cafe to evoke feeling of an Indian village
A frame of monolithic concrete portals supports a bar and cafe, designed by Portal 92, which overlooks a raised terrace of terracotta-coloured seating in Moradabad, India. More about Portal 92 designs Village Cafe to evoke feeling of an Indian village
Feld72 builds housing estate from timber in Alpine town
Architecture studio Feld72 have completed the Maierhof housing estate in the Alpine town of Bludenz, Austria, comprising eight timber buildings in a mountain landscape. More about Feld72 builds housing estate from timber in Alpine town
Outpost tops London terrace extension with a zigzag zinc roof
A zigzagging zinc facade and a bright blue kitchen are part of an extension to a house in London's Albion Terrace, designed by architecture studio Outpost. More about Outpost tops London terrace extension with a zigzag zinc roof
Elevated concrete pathway on stilts shades brick training centre in Hanoi
A walkable concrete roof on thin steel stilts connects and shades the textured brick blocks of a training centre in Hanoi by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. More about Elevated concrete pathway on stilts shades brick training centre in Hanoi
Adam Knibb adds metal and timber corner extension to Georgian vicarage
British studio Adam Knibb Architects has completed a contemporary metal and wood-clad extension to Gatti House, an old Georgian vicarage in Hampshire, England. More about Adam Knibb adds metal and timber corner extension to Georgian vicarage
Curving larch wood buildings with green roofs form school extension in Germany
Mono Architekten has restored and extended a 1970s concrete school block in Germany with a cluster of curving larch-clad volumes topped with sloping green roofs. More about Curving larch wood buildings with green roofs form school extension in Germany
Industrial shed converted into skinny house and studio in Amsterdam
Parts of an industrial shack in Amsterdam have been incorporated into the 5-metre-wide Huis M&M, a residential conversion by NEXT Architects and architect Claudia Linders. More about Industrial shed converted into skinny house and studio in Amsterdam
Folding timber shutters open Mountain Bar & Restaurant to the air in China
Mountain Bar and Restaurant in Guizhou Province, China by ZJJZ Atelier has sliding glass doors and a screen of wooden louvres that can be folded back. More about Folding timber shutters open Mountain Bar & Restaurant to the air in China
Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Creeping plants will eventually overtake the hollow timber walls of this chapel by in Queensland by Wilson Architects, so it looks like a ruin amid a landscape of lavender fields. More about Wedding chapel by Wilson Architects will slowly become overgrown with vines
Kaan Architecten and Pranlas-Descours Architect and Associates design stacked glass Eurartisanat headquarters in Lille
A stack of low, glazed forms house the Eurartisanat Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Hauts-de-Franc in Lille, France, designed by Dutch architecture firm Kaan Architecten and Pranlas-Descours Architect and Associates. More about Kaan Architecten and Pranlas-Descours Architect and Associates design stacked glass Eurartisanat headquarters in Lille
Pop-up pavilions for kissing and "dangerous play" draw attention to rules of privately-owned public spaces
Tato Architects and Dot Architects are among six studios that created pop-up pavilions at the Kyoto Art Center to examine the various prohibitions that apply to privately-owned public spaces in Japan. More about Pop-up pavilions for kissing and "dangerous play" draw attention to rules of privately-owned public spaces
Bureau de Change covers barn-style Cotswolds house with ombré effect charred larch
Architecture studio Bureau de Change has covered a Cotswolds house formed of a pair of interlocking barn-style buildings in stone and larch, which has been charred for a graduated effect. More about Bureau de Change covers barn-style Cotswolds house with ombré effect charred larch
Takeru Shoji Architects designs Japanese home with "live-in foundations"
Takeru Shoji Architects has completed a home in the Japanese city of Uonuma, with small rooms suspended above a double-height living space which sits in a "live-in foundation". More about Takeru Shoji Architects designs Japanese home with "live-in foundations"
AY Architects adds timber science laboratory to London school
A zigzagging structure of spruce beams supports the roof of a science laboratory at the Eleanor Palmer Primary School in Kentish Town, London, designed by AY Architects. More about AY Architects adds timber science laboratory to London school
Visitor centre occupies thin concrete bridge over wetland park in China
A visitor centre designed by Trace Architecture Office for a park in Rongcheng, China, is a long and thin concrete bridge complete with a lighthouse-like viewing tower clad in wooden shingles. More about Visitor centre occupies thin concrete bridge over wetland park in China
Pink marble core cuts through concrete interiors of Portuguese house
Architect Daniel Zamarbide and Leopold Banchini Architects have designed a concrete house in Lisbon with a central core of local pink marble. More about Pink marble core cuts through concrete interiors of Portuguese house
LUO Studio designs recyclable shed to house Chinese marketplace
Chinese practice LUO Studio has designed a glass and metal shed-like structure to provide a temporary home for the Shengli Market in Puyang City, China, while its original site is redeveloped. More about LUO Studio designs recyclable shed to house Chinese marketplace
Kohn Pedersen Fox slots raised gardens into Robinson Tower in Singapore
Stepped and planted roof terraces have been slotted into the 175-metre-high Robinson Tower in Singapore, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox with local practice Architects 61. More about Kohn Pedersen Fox slots raised gardens into Robinson Tower in Singapore