Ten homes with dramatic cantilevers
From a tubular holiday home to the Balancing Barn, we've rounded up 10 of the most impressive cantilevered houses from Dezeen's archive. More about Ten homes with dramatic cantilevers
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Mid-century renovations
Woods + Dangaran updates 1960s California home by Craig Ellwood
Glazed walls, teak flooring and an original koi pond feature in a mid-century residence in Los Angeles that has received a sensitive refresh by local firm Woods + Dangaran. More about Woods + Dangaran updates 1960s California home by Craig Ellwood
Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU have used layers of perforated metal to transform two disused buildings on the banks of Taizhou's Yongning River into a bright and modern bookshop. More about Wutopia Lab and Office ZHU wrap bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds
Alsace LA hotel by Home Studios has a Mediterranean flavour
Mediterranean influences, warm wood tones and vintage objects are found throughout this Los Angeles hotel with interiors by Home Studios. More about Alsace LA hotel by Home Studios has a Mediterranean flavour
Apartments
Riparia creates concrete Kokonut building in the Yucatán Peninsula
Riparia Architecture Studio has completed an apartment building in a Mexican resort town that consists of three volumes, one of which has a large screen and "opens like a fan towards the jungle." More about Riparia creates concrete Kokonut building in the Yucatán Peninsula
AndrénFogelström installs sculptural spheres in Stockholm park
Children can play, hide and climb inside a series of sculptural spheres in a playground in Vårbergstoppen, Stockholm designed by Swedish architecture studio AndrénFogelström. More about AndrénFogelström installs sculptural spheres in Stockholm park
OMA designs Audrey Irmas Pavilion as extension to Jewish temple in Los Angeles
Architecture firm OMA has put the finishing touches to an extension of a Jewish temple on Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard. More about OMA designs Audrey Irmas Pavilion as extension to Jewish temple in Los Angeles
SAU Taller d'Arquitectura opens up narrow interior during Spanish home renovation
A double-height living area crossed by a small wooden bridge sits at the centre of this home in Girona, Spain, renovated and extended by SAU Taller d'Arquitectura. More about SAU Taller d'Arquitectura opens up narrow interior during Spanish home renovation
Weathering steel roof shelters Utah desert home by Studio Upwall Architects
American practice Studio Upwall Architects has designed a house on a desert site in Moab, Utah, sheltered from the harsh climate by a weathering steel roof. More about Weathering steel roof shelters Utah desert home by Studio Upwall Architects
23o5studio completes textured Pink House in Vietnam
Vietnamese practice 23o5studio has completed a home in Long Xuyen city featuring pink pebble-wash walls inside and out, cut through by geometric openings and planted patios. More about 23o5studio completes textured Pink House in Vietnam
CumuloLimbo inserts plywood-clad loft within UpHouse in Madrid
Inexpensive materials such as salvaged plywood feature in a compact apartment in Madrid that has been overhauled by Spanish firm CumuloLimbo Studio. More about CumuloLimbo inserts plywood-clad loft within UpHouse in Madrid
Office architecture
Sergei Tchoban uses Corten steel to create huge basket-weave facade
Undulating panels of Corten steel create a woven effect across the facade of a seven-storey office block in St Petersburg designed by architect Sergei Tchoban. More about Sergei Tchoban uses Corten steel to create huge basket-weave facade
Miller Hull retrofits mid-century Loom House on Washington's Bainbridge Island
A 1960s dwelling in the Pacific Northwest has become the first renovated home to achieve Living Building Challenge certification following an overhaul by US firm The Miller Hull Partnership. More about Miller Hull retrofits mid-century Loom House on Washington's Bainbridge Island
Concrete house by Gestalt Associates take cues from Querétaro's colonial architecture
Gardens carved from this concrete home near Quérétaro, Mexico by Gestalt Associates bring light, air and vegetation into the living spaces. More about Concrete house by Gestalt Associates take cues from Querétaro's colonial architecture
Kiyoaki Takeda designs Tsuruoka House to accommodate both people and plants
Japanese studio Kiyoaki Takeda Architects has completed a plant-covered house in Tokyo featuring vaulted slabs filled with soil for growing plants. More about Kiyoaki Takeda designs Tsuruoka House to accommodate both people and plants
Ten projects that showcase Kengo Kuma's "unexpected and innovative" approach
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed significant projects around the world including the Japan National Stadium and V&A Dundee. Editor Philip Jodidio picks 10 of the architect's key projects from a new book dedicated to his work. More about Ten projects that showcase Kengo Kuma's "unexpected and innovative" approach
Renovations
The DHaus Company adds hotel and Japanese-informed homes to London pub
Architecture and design studio The DHaus Company has overhauled The Bull and Last pub in north London, adding boutique hotel rooms and a pair of Japanese-inspired duplex flats. More about The DHaus Company adds hotel and Japanese-informed homes to London pub
Kazoo Sato designs hemispherical public toilet for Tokyo
Designer Kazoo Sato has created a public toilet that uses voice commands to control functions including the door, toilet flush, taps and ambient music as part of the Tokyo Toilet project. More about Kazoo Sato designs hemispherical public toilet for Tokyo
Fettle designs Schwan Locke Hotel in homage to early German modernism
A proto-Bauhaus association that counted architects Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe among its members informed this nostalgic hotel interior in Munich, designed by Fettle for aparthotel chain Locke. More about Fettle designs Schwan Locke Hotel in homage to early German modernism
Triangular-patterned canopy shelters stalls at modernised Portuguese marketplace
Architect Rui Mendes Ribeiro has covered the marketplace in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Famalicão with a perforated canopy that shades the market square. More about Triangular-patterned canopy shelters stalls at modernised Portuguese marketplace