Fabrication Studio designs Toronto ADU to change with the seasons
Local outfit Fabrication Studio has completed an accessory dwelling unit in a private garden in Toronto, clad in copper so that the building can "register time alongside the trees". More about Fabrication Studio designs Toronto ADU to change with the seasons
Al Borde Arquitectos uses adobe for "biosecure" laboratory in Ecuador
Ecuadorian studio Al Borde Arquitectos has completed a compact laboratory in the Amazon using vaulted adobe construction for local community research to "break external chemical dependency". More about Al Borde Arquitectos uses adobe for "biosecure" laboratory in Ecuador
Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
Taller General has completed a brick-and-heavy-timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls to give residents a view of the surrounding volcanoes in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
New York studio WaCa Design and local studio Julia Kosciuk Arquiteta have used local materials and low-carbon methods for an expansive waterfront compound in Santa Catarina, Brazil, which bridges the beach and mountainous landscape. More about WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
Tres Birds outfits energy-efficient Colorado house with reclaimed materials
Denver-based studio Tres Birds Inc has completed a compact, gabled home using salvaged library fittings and material from a bowling alley in Boulder, Colorado, revealed exclusively on Dezeen. More about Tres Birds outfits energy-efficient Colorado house with reclaimed materials
FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape "speak first" at Costa Rican house
Costa Rican studio FAMM Arquitectura has created a coastal house that features overhangs and a central brick volume and was designed around preexisting trees on the site in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. More about FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape "speak first" at Costa Rican house
Akb Architects creates "deliberate tension" between past and present at Ontario house
Canadian studio Akb Architects has designed a white, hilltop house that "dissolves into the snow" in Mono, Ontario, acknowledging the vernacular architecture while implementing contemporary tactics. More about Akb Architects creates "deliberate tension" between past and present at Ontario house
Wittman Estes "expresses the climate" in Washington house and workshop
Seattle-based studio Wittman Estes has created a low-profile house separated by a lush garden from an adjacent workshop building, all designed to work with the rainy climate of Snohomish, Washington. More about Wittman Estes "expresses the climate" in Washington house and workshop
Quito museum sets children's play area within historic factory
An adaptive reuse museum in Quito, Ecuador, has debuted a children's exhibition space that centres play and exploration at the core of early childhood development, under the direction of international design studio Morphism. More about Quito museum sets children's play area within historic factory
Forma lifts Hudson Valley cedar-clad house on angled legs
US architecture studio Forma has completed a cedar-clad, cube-like house that changes appearance based on angle and lighting on a gently sloping hill in the Hudson Valley. More about Forma lifts Hudson Valley cedar-clad house on angled legs
Worc Studio centres circular stone table at "reverential" Mexico City restaurant
Mexico-based Worc Studio referenced familial traditions and shared experiences at Savvia in Mexico City, placing a circular, communal table, inside a historic structure in the city's core. More about Worc Studio centres circular stone table at "reverential" Mexico City restaurant
Mesh-covered Buenos Aires wine shop designed to "resonate with the city's texture"
Local studio Juan Campanini – Josefina Sposito has fronted wine shop Enofilo with a metallic mesh facade that responds directly to the complex Buenos Aires streetscape. More about Mesh-covered Buenos Aires wine shop designed to "resonate with the city's texture"
HW Studio designs concrete house that "withdraws discreetly" in Mexico
Mexican architecture practice HW Studio has created a concrete house on the Pacific coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with a semi-elliptical wall that frames multiple levels of contemplative courtyards. More about HW Studio designs concrete house that "withdraws discreetly" in Mexico
Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
Local studio Laboratorio de Arquitectura has completed a house with a design geared towards the use of custom concrete blocks in Querétaro, Mexico. More about Laboratorio de Arquitectura explores "sensory potential" of concrete block in Querétaro
MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has designed a restaurant interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto, Ontario. More about MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere
PPAA utilises "subtractive design" for concrete house in Los Angeles
Mexican studio PPAA has created a blocky concrete house on a narrow site in Los Angeles, California, USA, carving out courtyards and voids into the form. More about PPAA utilises "subtractive design" for concrete house in Los Angeles
Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta gives São Paulo pavilion "harp-like" form
Local firm Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta has completed a white pavilion with a large sloped roof for commercial activities and cultural events in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Estúdio Leonardo Zanatta gives São Paulo pavilion "harp-like" form
Omer Arbel Office designs cedar-clad British Columbia house for rising tides
Canadian studio Omer Arbel Office has designed the 91.0 cedar house with sandblasted planks that "evoke" stacked lumber, elevating it above a gully on a waterfront property in British Columbia. More about Omer Arbel Office designs cedar-clad British Columbia house for rising tides
Kwong Von Gilnow shows Rice University architecture school's "rich history" in renovation
American architecture studio Kwong Von Glinow has renovated parts of the architecture school at Rice University, adding three new spaces through a "programmatic re-invention" of the 1947 building in Houston, Texas, USA. More about Kwong Von Gilnow shows Rice University architecture school's "rich history" in renovation
Daria Sheina Studio designs off-grid British Columbia cabin
Daria Sheina Studio has designed The Nest, an off-grid cabin with cedar-wrapped rotated volumes that allow panoramic views of the Howe Sound off the coast of British Columbia. More about Daria Sheina Studio designs off-grid British Columbia cabin