Moises Sánchez uses local construction methods for cubic Mexican house
Guadalajara-based architect Moises Sánchez has created a stucco-clad, cube-shaped holiday home shaded by a large tree in western Mexico. More about Moises Sánchez uses local construction methods for cubic Mexican house
Juan Alberto Andrade adds workspace onto multifamily housing in Ecuador
Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade has completed an extension to a multifamily housing complex with rammed earth walls in Guayaquil. More about Juan Alberto Andrade adds workspace onto multifamily housing in Ecuador
Side Angle Side transforms mid-century Austin post office into restaurant
Texas architecture studio Side Angle Side has adapted a portion of a 1960s post office into a food market and restaurant in Austin. More about Side Angle Side transforms mid-century Austin post office into restaurant
Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides
Brazilian architect Marcelo Couto and landscape designer Rodrigo Oliveira have created a cantilevering house with multiple courtyards and an interior staircase with a slide attached in Fazenda da Grama, São Paulo. More about Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides
Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques
Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. More about Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques
Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural
Texas studio Method Architecture has completed an office for itself in Houston with maximalist design, vibrant colours and a mural at its centre. More about Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural
Michael Hsu converts 1900s Austin house into luxury office
Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture adapted a 110-year-old bungalow into an office for technology and bio-science investment firm 8VC in Austin. More about Michael Hsu converts 1900s Austin house into luxury office
Ménard Dworkind outfits Montreal restaurant with custom wine storage
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has created an intimate French restaurant in the Villeray neighborhood of Montreal complete with warm interiors and a custom white oak wine cellar. More about Ménard Dworkind outfits Montreal restaurant with custom wine storage
25:8 Architecture + Urban Design adds "bird wing" extension to Ottawa house
Canadian studio 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design has added a cedar-clad extension with a shape informed by birds in flight to a house in Ottawa. More about 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design adds "bird wing" extension to Ottawa house
Artistree Home raises a telescopic treehouse in California
US company Artistree Home designed a treehouse with vaulted form, raised off the ground in Sonoma County, California. More about Artistree Home raises a telescopic treehouse in California
McLeod Bovell uses cantilevers in "fortress-like" West Vancouver house
Local design studio McLeod Bovell has completed a seaside home with a dramatic cantilever and multiple lightwells in West Vancouver, British Columbia. More about McLeod Bovell uses cantilevers in "fortress-like" West Vancouver house
Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction
An architecture team of Nicolás Norero, Leonardo Quinteros and Tomás Villalón has created a community theatre out of glued laminated timber along a lake's shoreline in Panguipulli, Chile. More about Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction
WMR Arquitectos runs wood-framed house down a Chilean cliffside
Chilean studio WMR Arquitectos has balanced a slanted wooden house with open interiors on a hillside overlooking the sea in Matanzas, Chile. More about WMR Arquitectos runs wood-framed house down a Chilean cliffside
Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house
Canadian architecture studio Partisans has completed a house with an undulating yellow brick facade designed to look pixelated in Toronto, Ontario. More about Partisans creates pixelated brick facade for Toronto house
La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen
Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about La Base Studio wraps glass Buenos Aires house with shading screen
Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"
Mexican architecture studio Lucio Muniain has created Casa HMZ, a brutalist house with raw board-formed concrete walls in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. More about Lucio Muniain designs Mexican concrete house as "habitable sculpture"
Stanaćev Granados divides levels of Chilean beach house with cargo-net floor
Chilean architecture studio Stanaćev Granados has created a seaside house with a concrete and wood-clad exterior and a cargo net in the floor in Chorrillos, Chile. More about Stanaćev Granados divides levels of Chilean beach house with cargo-net floor
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture rounds the corners of limestone Austin residence
Local studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has completed a house clad in limestone bricks and hemlock siding overlooking a nature preserve in Austin. More about Michael Hsu Office of Architecture rounds the corners of limestone Austin residence
CCA runs arched colonnade through community centre in Mexico
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a concrete community centre defined by a series of arches in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico. More about CCA runs arched colonnade through community centre in Mexico
Dialog uses "gradient of architectural intensity" for Calgary recreation centre expansion
Canadian architecture studio Dialog has renovated and expanded a gymnasium with an indoor park in Calgary, Alberta. More about Dialog uses "gradient of architectural intensity" for Calgary recreation centre expansion