Diez + Muller Arquitectos settles concrete house into Andean landscape
Ecuadorian studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos has designed El Pastizal, a house composed of a series of courtyards enclosed by board-formed concrete living spaces on a hillside in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Diez + Muller Arquitectos settles concrete house into Andean landscape
Pearce+ creates doughnut-shaped inflatable pop-up restaurant in Canada
British studio Pearce+ has created a temporary, inflatable structure for a pop-up restaurant as part of the RAW: Almond food festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. More about Pearce+ creates doughnut-shaped inflatable pop-up restaurant in Canada
Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
Toronto studio Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect has wrapped a gabled house in blackened wood and included wedge-shaped clerestory windows to respond to the lakeside landscape in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. More about Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Architecture studio Furman & Keil Architects has replaced a small dwelling with a lightweight, two-level pavilion for birdwatching alongside a waterway near Austin, Texas. More about Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club
Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a 130-year-old building in Austin into an all-day restaurant, bar and gathering space where "old world meets new world". More about Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos utilises red concrete for Atlas FC academy in Mexico
Mexican studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has created a sports academy out of red concrete for one of Mexico's longest-standing football teams in Guadalajara, Mexico. More about Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos utilises red concrete for Atlas FC academy in Mexico
Superkül utilises "exaggerated roof" for Ridge House in Ontario
Toronto-based studio Superkül has created a gabled house in a forest clearing in Grey County, Canada, with a monochromatic colour scheme that emphasises the building's distinct roofline More about Superkül utilises "exaggerated roof" for Ridge House in Ontario
SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Seattle studio SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1960s house designed by American architect Saul Zaik on a forested site overlooking Mount Hood in Portland, Oregon. More about SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black-metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina, USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. More about Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
Ayers Saint Gross embeds plant motifs in Missouri Botanical Garden visitor centre
US architecture studio Ayers Saint Gross has created a light-filled visitor center to serve as a gateway for the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis. More about Ayers Saint Gross embeds plant motifs in Missouri Botanical Garden visitor centre
Bates Masi creates two-toned Navy Beach house in Montauk
Local studio Bates Masi + Architects has settled a hillside house on a brick base overlooking the seashore in Montauk, New York, USA. More about Bates Masi creates two-toned Navy Beach house in Montauk
Rustic Canyon Residence in Los Angeles references early Richard Neutra design
Los Angeles-based Assembledge+ and Jamie Bush + Co have teamed up to create the Rustic Canyon Residence in Pacific Palisades, referencing the form of a previous Richard Neutra design, updated using natural materials. More about Rustic Canyon Residence in Los Angeles references early Richard Neutra design
Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest
Costa Rican design firm Studio Saxe has used stilts to elevate part of the round courtyard house Sinfornia Verde in the rainforest of the Peninsula de Osa. More about Studio Saxe elevates doughnut-shaped house in Costa Rican rainforest
Faulkner Architects centres Nevada house around water basin
California-based studio Faulkner Architects has topped a concrete house with a weathering steel cantilever that overlooks Las Vegas. More about Faulkner Architects centres Nevada house around water basin
HW Studio carves pyramidal lightwell into Mexican house
Local architecture practice HW Studio has centred Casa Emma around a lightwell and wrapped its interiors in wood on an infill lot in Morelia, Mexico. More about HW Studio carves pyramidal lightwell into Mexican house
Ménard Dworkind creates Quebec forest house with "dynamic facade"
Montreal-based design studio Ménard Dworkind has completed a blocky residence wrapped in cedar designed to immerse residents in the tranquility of a forest in Quebec. More about Ménard Dworkind creates Quebec forest house with "dynamic facade"
Mexico City house becomes temporary brick altar for religious relic
Local studios T-Unoauno and Taller Popular de Diseño adapted a small home in Xochimilco, Mexico to be a community altar wrapped in red bricks. More about Mexico City house becomes temporary brick altar for religious relic
Estudio Cristina Grappin uses local stone for Mexican beach house
Mexican architecture firm Estudio Cristina Grappin has opened a large stone house to coastal breezes between the courtyard and the Pacific Ocean in Punta Mita, Mexico. More about Estudio Cristina Grappin uses local stone for Mexican beach house
Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura create tiered concrete house on Mexican cliffside
Mexico City architecture studios Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura have teamed up to construct a stacked seaside residence called Iyari, giving it inverted concrete roofs in Nayarit, Mexico. More about Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura create tiered concrete house on Mexican cliffside
SHED creates wood-clad house with "jagged peak" in Seattle
Local studio SHED Architecture & Design has created a house clad in vertical wood siding and a sloped roof in in Seattle, Washington that evokes the steep peaks of Swiss mountains. More about SHED creates wood-clad house with "jagged peak" in Seattle