Productora models Oaxacan hotel suites after pre-Hispanic pyramids
Mexican studios Productora and The Book of Wa have unveiled the boutique Kymaia Hotel with suites of coloured concrete in a pyramidal form near Puerto Escondido, along Mexico's southwestern coast. More about Productora models Oaxacan hotel suites after pre-Hispanic pyramids
CLB Architects converts former Kmart building into manufacturing facility
American studio CLB Architects adapted a former Kmart department store into a headquarters for an energy and manufacturing company in Wyoming, adding a weathering steel facade More about CLB Architects converts former Kmart building into manufacturing facility
BarlisWedlick opens renovated Hamptons house to the shoreline
New York-based studio BarlisWedlick has renovated and expanded a Southampton house to create multigenerational living spaces that open up to the seaside. More about BarlisWedlick opens renovated Hamptons house to the shoreline
HDR references Midwestern machine-sheds for Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha
Global architecture and engineering company HDR has created an interactive museum and workshop for children with a dynamic aluminium facade in Omaha, Nebraska. More about HDR references Midwestern machine-sheds for Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha
HEMAA uses black steel for narrow skyscraper in Mexico City
Local studio HEMAA has completed the narrow, 13-storey Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca 780 with steel, concrete and glass on a skinny, post-industrial lot in Mexico City. More about HEMAA uses black steel for narrow skyscraper in Mexico City
Gonzalo Bardach tops Argentinian forest retreat with garden roof
Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Arquitectura has created a concrete woodland house with a ramping green roof near the coast outside Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about Gonzalo Bardach tops Argentinian forest retreat with garden roof
Colectivo C733 installs museum inside 18th-century Mexican port building
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has helped preserve an 18th-century port customs building, constructing a cultural centre and museum around it using historical adobe and steel in Nayarit, Mexico. More about Colectivo C733 installs museum inside 18th-century Mexican port building
Miami art deco informs design of Dominican Republic baseball academy
US studio Jones Haydu and Dominican studio JMF Arquitectos have created a baseball complex with a winged concrete form for the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. More about Miami art deco informs design of Dominican Republic baseball academy
Ryan Leidner Architecture creates home and studio in High Desert
San Francisco studio Ryan Leidner Architecture has based the design of a wood-and-stucco desert house and art studio in southern California on mid-century Eichler homes and southwestern art. More about Ryan Leidner Architecture creates home and studio in High Desert
HCMA designs all-electric aquatic center in British Columbia
Canadian studio HCMA has completed an aquatic and community centre in British Columbia that is the country's first zero-carbon certified building. More about HCMA designs all-electric aquatic center in British Columbia
Ménard Dworkind combines bold yellows with muted tones in Montreal restaurant
Local studio Ménard Dworkind has outfitted an irregularly shaped Vietnamese restaurant interior with blue and white mosaic tile and yellow accents in Montreal. More about Ménard Dworkind combines bold yellows with muted tones in Montreal restaurant
Studio Becker Xu revises dogtrot model for North Carolina house
Chicago-based Studio Becker Xu has separated a vernacular dogtrot house to create a set of concrete pavilion-like blocks capped with a pine gable to form a house in North Carolina. More about Studio Becker Xu revises dogtrot model for North Carolina house
Group Projects Architecture clads Catskills house in corrugated metal
Brooklyn-based studio Group Projects Architecture has nestled a long gabled house clad in corrugated metal in a meadow in North East, New York. More about Group Projects Architecture clads Catskills house in corrugated metal
Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos creates adaptable concrete house in Ecuador
Local studio Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos has designed a concrete house with a large overhang and spaces designed to adapt to the varying needs of its residents near Quito, Ecuador. More about Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos creates adaptable concrete house in Ecuador
Bates Smart creates "uniquely Australian" monolithic embassy in Washington DC
Australian architecture studio Bates Smart has referenced Australia's architectural culture and the "monolithic forms" of its landscape for the design of an embassy in Washington DC, cladding it with glass and copper. More about Bates Smart creates "uniquely Australian" monolithic embassy in Washington DC
Volcanic landscape informs Hacker Architects design of Oregon lodge
Portland-based studio Hacker Architects has replaced an outdated lodge with a blackened wood-and-glass structure featuring elements informed by the volcanic landscape of Sisters, Oregon. More about Volcanic landscape informs Hacker Architects design of Oregon lodge
Aidia Studio lifts lightweight metal roof over Mexican grandstand
International design practice Aidia Studio has revitalised a sports complex in Oaxaca, Mexico, by constructing a new grandstand and locker room for a football field. More about Aidia Studio lifts lightweight metal roof over Mexican grandstand
Productora designs two-toned Mexican house for raffle
Mexican architecture studio Productora has designed a tiled house in Nuevo León that is slated to be raffled off in the annual Tecnológico de Monterrey fundraiser. More about Productora designs two-toned Mexican house for raffle
DRM Arquitectura uses prefabricated structure for Buenos Aires ice cream shop
Local studio DRM Arquitectura has designed a space-framed drive-through ice cream parlour lifted on inverted V-shaped columns in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about DRM Arquitectura uses prefabricated structure for Buenos Aires ice cream shop
Peterson Rich Office inserts glass-lined gallery between historic Connecticut buildings
American studio Peterson Rich Office has inserted a glazed art gallery into the heart of a university campus, creating a contemporary thoroughfare between two neoclassical buildings at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. More about Peterson Rich Office inserts glass-lined gallery between historic Connecticut buildings