Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
A sheltered deck separates the bedroom from the living spaces of this tiny home in a suburb of Brisbane (+ slideshow). More about Keperra House built around a sheltered deck by A-CH
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De Burgemeester office with an angular wooden staircase by Studioninedots
An angular wooden staircase ascends the lobby of this office renovation in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp by Amsterdam architects Studioninedots (+ slideshow). More about De Burgemeester office with an angular wooden staircase by Studioninedots
Jaime Hayón says his Groninger Museum exhibition is full of "all kinds of crazy products"
A giant chess set and a hot-dog-shaped rocking horse are on show at a retrospective of work by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands (+ slideshow + interview). More about Jaime Hayón says his Groninger Museum exhibition is full of "all kinds of crazy products"
Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneur
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a meeting room in a London hotel where guests can relax beneath a canopy with an image of trees projected onto its surface (+ slideshow). More about Business Playground meeting room by Mathieu Lehanneur
Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition for Danish theatre complex
News: Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to design a theatre and cultural centre in Hjørring, Denmark, with plans for a series of buildings clad in Corten steel (+ slideshow). More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen wins competition for Danish theatre complex
John Pawson's minimal St Moritz Church photographed during a choir rehearsal
This huge slideshow of images by British photographers Hufton + Crow shows the minimal interior of John Pawson's St Moritz Church in Augsburg, Germany, during a rehearsal for a choir recital. More about John Pawson's minimal St Moritz Church photographed during a choir rehearsal
Reality Lab. Issey Miyake boutique by Tokujin Yoshioka
Clothes are displayed on precariously balanced tables at this Tokyo boutique designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for fashion label Issey Miyake (+ slideshow). More about Reality Lab. Issey Miyake boutique by Tokujin Yoshioka
Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center rises from the landscape in Baku
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan - a cultural centre with walls that rise seamlessly from the surface of the surrounding plaza (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center rises from the landscape in Baku
Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion that charges an electric car by Synthesis Design + Architecture
This tensile pavilion is covered in solar panels that can be used to charge an electric car and then folded up to fit in its boot (+ slideshow). More about Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion that charges an electric car by Synthesis Design + Architecture
YOAP White House apartment block in Seoul by Design Band YOAP
South Korean studio Design Band YOAP has squeezed nine apartments and a shop inside this compact white housing block in Seoul (+ slideshow). More about YOAP White House apartment block in Seoul by Design Band YOAP
Spruce Stove that burns a whole tree trunk by Michiel Martens and Roel de Boer
The wood for this stove by Michiel Martens and Roel de Boer needn't be chopped as whole tree trunks can be fed into it (+ slideshow). More about Spruce Stove that burns a whole tree trunk by Michiel Martens and Roel de Boer
Borreraig House on a Scottish island by Dualchas Architects
Scottish firm Dualchas Architects used Scottish stone and larch to build this single-storey house on the Isle of Skye (+ slideshow). More about Borreraig House on a Scottish island by Dualchas Architects
Bio-surfaces containing "hacked" bacteria could clean your feet as you walk on them
Buildings in the future could feature floors embedded with synthetic bacteria that eat dirt and clean your feet, according to this project by design student Tashia Tucker (+ slideshow). More about Bio-surfaces containing "hacked" bacteria could clean your feet as you walk on them
Ardmore Residence skyscraper in Singapore by UNStudio
An elaborate facade comprising curved edges, deep recesses and sliced windows wraps this 135-metre skyscraper by Dutch office UNStudio in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Ardmore Residence skyscraper in Singapore by UNStudio
House with an iron staircase by Roberto Murgia and Valentina Ravara
An iron staircase reminiscent of structural trusses connects the two floors of this house in Milan by Italian architects Roberto Murgia and Valentina Ravara (+ slideshow). More about House with an iron staircase by Roberto Murgia and Valentina Ravara
Esterházy Etyeki Kúria Winery with gabled rooftops by Bord Architectural Studio
This cluster of gabled buildings by Hungarian office Bord Architectural Studio provides new tasting rooms for a winery in Hungary's Etyek-Buda region (+ slideshow). More about Esterházy Etyeki Kúria Winery with gabled rooftops by Bord Architectural Studio
Cassata primary school with lettering on its facade by Cadence
Rounded lettering frames windows on the facade of this primary school in Bangalore by Indian firm Cadence (+ slideshow). More about Cassata primary school with lettering on its facade by Cadence
Clubhouse for Tennisclub IJburg with seats on its roof by MVRDV
Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled images of a tennis clubhouse with seating on the roof, which is to begin construction later this month in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about Clubhouse for Tennisclub IJburg with seats on its roof by MVRDV
Eclépens apartment interiors with boxy wooden furniture by Big-Game
A combined staircase and bookshelf is one of several multifunctional wooden furniture pieces that Swiss design studio Big-Game has inserted into two plain white apartments in Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Eclépens apartment interiors with boxy wooden furniture by Big-Game
Trylletromler wooden installation that looks like a maze by FABRIC
Dutch design studio FABRIC has installed a slatted wooden structure that creates a curvy maze in the garden of Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark (+ slideshow). More about Trylletromler wooden installation that looks like a maze by FABRIC