Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has transformed a brick water tower in Utrecht into a series of elevated apartments, using its cylindrical form to provide 360-degree views of the city. More about Zecc Architecten transforms Utrecht water tower into apartments
Dutch architecture office Eek en Dekkers has completed a barn-like house in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, featuring a large, open interior punctuated by volumes containing more intimate or private rooms. More about House R is a voluminous Eindhoven home influenced by agricultural archetypes
Chicago-based Studio Gang has completed a pair of residential buildings called the Q Residences in Amsterdam with balconies that "migrate in and out of the facade" and a public plaza that links them. More about Studio Gang unveils its first European buildings in Amsterdam
Architecture office Bureau Fraai used freestanding wooden volumes to organise the interior of this penthouse in the Netherlands, preserving panoramic views of the surroundings from within the living areas. More about Oak-lined boxes delineate living spaces at Bureau Fraai's Panorama Penthouse
Dutch practices Space Encounters and Studio Vincent Architecture have completed BD House, an extension of a 1950s villa with a brick garden pavilion intended to create the feeling of "living in the forest". More about Brick extension opens up Dutch home to forested garden
A spiral staircase made from plywood is the showpiece of this thatched barn in Gelderland, the Netherlands, which architectural designer Julia van Beuningen has converted into a residence. More about Julia van Beuningen adds spiral stair in Dutch barn conversion
A mixture of colourful tile, stone and metal claddings give a playful character to this residential development in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed by local practice Space Encounters in collaboration with Mees Visser and Zecc Architecten. More about Space Encounters enlivens Utrecht townhouses with varied materials and finishes
Designer Marjan van Aubel has collaborated with Dutch architecture studio V8 Architects to create a pavilion topped with multicoloured solar panels, which Dezeen has captured in the third and final video in a series of Instagram reels for Dutch Design Week. More about Solar Pavilion at Dutch Design Week showcased in Dezeen video
Dezeen has filmed an Instagram reel showcasing an exhibition by Dutch designer Fides Lapidaire about the benefits of using human waste as compost in the second of our three-part video series for Dutch Design Week. More about Shit Show at Dutch Design Week captured in Dezeen video
Design graduate Liselot Cobelens has presented a rug at Dutch Design Week that visualises real-world data on how climate change-induced droughts are damaging local landscapes. More about Burnt and shorn Dryland rug captures consequences of drought in the Netherlands
In the first of three Instagram reels shot by Dezeen for Northern Europe's largest design event Dutch Design Week, Alice Finney showcases our pick of this year's events, exhibitions and installations. More about Highlights from Dutch Design Week 2022 captured in Dezeen video
Dutch studio Merk X has renovated the 19th-century Groote Museum at Amsterdam Zoo, combining the reinstatement of its original features with the addition of a new basement and contemporary accents informed by natural forms. More about Merk X references nature for renovation and extension of Amsterdam's Groote Museum
Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. More about Powerhouse Company builds floating office in Rotterdam's Rijnhaven
In this week's comments update, readers have had strong reactions to Studio Job's surreal stained glass screen for a Dutch art institute, in the Netherlands. More about "Fantastic! And I love the feet" says commenter
Netherlands-based Studio Job has created a curved bronze-and-glass sculpture named The Embrace for Dutch art institute KunstKerk as a humourous update on traditional stained-glass windows. More about Studio Job creates "surrealist take on classical church windows" in front of KunstKerk
A mountain-like angular skyscraper with jagged peaks named Valley, which was designed by Dutch studio MVRDV, has officially opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More about MVRDV's angular Valley skyscraper opens in Amsterdam
Dutch firm DP6 Architectuurstudio has created a mostly bio-based pavilion for the Floriade 2022 horticultural expo in Almere, the Netherlands, which aims to demonstrate exemplary use of natural materials in contemporary construction. More about The Natural Pavilion by DP6 Architectuurstudio is designed "as a model for innovative bio-based construction"
Amsterdam-based brand and studio Róhe Frames populated a show space with curated vintage furniture and Crafted Columns, a woven installation by artist Fransje Gimbrère, to launch its latest collection during Amsterdam Fashion Week. More about Fransje Gimbrère inserts woven installation at Róhe Frames pop-up during Amsterdam Fashion Week
Circular openings sliced into an existing brick wall provide views through to exhibition spaces inside this shoe museum, which Amsterdam-based Civic Architects designed in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. More about Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Dutch studio Overtreders W has used hempcrete and reclaimed timber to create a demountable pavilion in Almere, the Netherlands, named The Voice of Urban Nature. More about Pink hempcrete brightens demountable Floriade pavilion by Overtreders W