Hollow brick shell encases glass-walled House SSK in Belgium
De Baes Associates and architect Sophie van Noten's House SSK is a steel and glass house wrapped inside an open-topped brick shell in Kortrijk, Belgium. More about Hollow brick shell encases glass-walled House SSK in Belgium
Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye has fir interiors and a black tin exterior
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designed the tin-clad Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye for an architect and a rabbi. More about Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye has fir interiors and a black tin exterior
Atelier Let's enlivens basketball courts in Taiwan with shipping-container pavilion
Cool Cool Seaside is a pavilion made from three raised shipping containers, which provides shelter for two basketball courts in a square near the docks of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. More about Atelier Let's enlivens basketball courts in Taiwan with shipping-container pavilion
McCullough Mulvin Architects revives medieval church with lead-clad extensions
The lost aisle and the chancel of a former church have been reconstructed and clad in lead to create the Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. More about McCullough Mulvin Architects revives medieval church with lead-clad extensions
SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More about SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
IM Interior turns garage in Lithuania into Corten-clad micro home
IM Interior has transformed a garage in Vilnius into a 21-square-metre micro home clad in Corten steel in order to demonstrate "another way of life". More about IM Interior turns garage in Lithuania into Corten-clad micro home
Shigeru Ban designs boutique hotel that winds through woodland in Japan
A "seamless flow" of spaces including a library, 250-tree garden and a shared social space form the heart of the Shigeru Ban-designed Shishi-Iwa House boutique hotel in Japan. More about Shigeru Ban designs boutique hotel that winds through woodland in Japan
Bureau Proberts wraps Brisbane tower in a slatted screen
This 14-storey riverside residential block in Brisbane, named Walan, is conceived as a stack of traditional Queenslander residences with characteristic 360-degree verandas. More about Bureau Proberts wraps Brisbane tower in a slatted screen
Zigzag metal roof covers new and old saunas in Estonia
Peeter Pere and Eva Kedelauk have covered a new sauna and an existing traditional wooden smoke sauna, in Varbola, Estonia, with a zigzagging aluminium roof. More about Zigzag metal roof covers new and old saunas in Estonia
STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
A skinny house by STPMJ dominates its surroundings by stacking five tall floors onto a 100-square-metre plot in Seoul to create a "provocative" take on a family home. More about STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
Oppenheim Architecture designs Swiss water-treatment plant to resemble a natural rock
Oppenheim Architecture has coated a water-treatment plant in Muttenz, Switzerland, in a mixture of stone and clay, to create a building reminiscent of a natural rock form eroded by flowing water. More about Oppenheim Architecture designs Swiss water-treatment plant to resemble a natural rock
Craftworks inserts home with faceted modern gothic roof into abandoned chapel
Craftworks has added a vaulted ceiling and lower ground floor to a derelict chapel to create this south London house, which is the winner of the 2019 Don't Move, Improve! award. More about Craftworks inserts home with faceted modern gothic roof into abandoned chapel
Colonnades and courtyards bring nature into sixth-form college by IF_DO
IF_DO has wrapped a sixth-form college in Surrey, England, around a courtyard and planted a tree in the centre to connect it to its woodland setting. More about Colonnades and courtyards bring nature into sixth-form college by IF_DO
Climbing-frame library in Vietnam has a thriving aquaponics system
VAC Library by Farming Architects is a large wooden climbing frame that uses solar-powered aquaponics to keep vegetables, koi carp and chickens in Hanoi, Vietnam. More about Climbing-frame library in Vietnam has a thriving aquaponics system
Kindergarten in Czech Republic encased in two layers of translucent fibreglass
Petr Stolin Architekt has wrapped a double-skinned translucent facade of fibreglass around the Nová Ruda kindergarten in the Czech Republic. More about Kindergarten in Czech Republic encased in two layers of translucent fibreglass
Haworth Tompkins creates public foyer for Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Haworth Tompkins has renovated Bristol's Grade I-listed Old Vic theatre – the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world – to create "a public room for the city". More about Haworth Tompkins creates public foyer for Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Henning Larsen completes The Wave housing with rollercoaster-like roofs in Denmark
Henning Larsen has completed The Wave, a residential project on the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, according to the original vision of the practice's late founder. More about Henning Larsen completes The Wave housing with rollercoaster-like roofs in Denmark
Eastabrook Architects adds corrugated metal extension to Cotswolds cottage
Gloucestershire-based Eastabrook Architects has completed an extension to a 19th century stone cottage in Upper Swell, a village in the Cotswolds, UK. More about Eastabrook Architects adds corrugated metal extension to Cotswolds cottage
Golden Triangle antiques shop in Chang Mai is "modern retail theatre"
A complex of open-air galleries decorated like film sets designed by Techinphat Khachonphurithanakul form the new outpost of antique furniture shop The Golden Triangle in Chiang Mai. More about Golden Triangle antiques shop in Chang Mai is "modern retail theatre"
CAAT Studio's home for a stone-seller in Iran is a celebration of travertine
Tehran-based practice CAAT Studio has completed a house for a local stone seller in the city of Mahallat, Iran, with a facade made from local travertine. More about CAAT Studio's home for a stone-seller in Iran is a celebration of travertine