Architects Anna and Eugeni Bach have suspended a desk from the ceiling of this renovated Barcelona apartment so residents can use its mezzanine level as a study (+ slideshow). More about Desk hangs from ceiling of Barcelona apartment by Anna and Eugeni Bach
Barcelona studio BCQ chose translucent plastic panels for the walls of this municipal sports hall in Spain, giving the building an ethereal quality that helps it match the colours of the sky (+ slideshow). More about BCQ completes sports hall with translucent polycarbonate skin
The facade of this private guesthouse in northern Spain extends out to become a fence, enclosing a large tree that was already growing in the garden (+ slideshow). More about Taller Basico de Arquitectura completes House for a Man and a Tree in Spain
Tiny porthole windows pierce this concrete extension to a Granada primary school by Elisa Valero Arquitectura – a protective measure against stray balls from the adjacent sports court (+ slideshow). More about Circular perforations create natural spotlights inside Elisa Valero's concrete school extension
One end of this concrete funeral building in Spain by Salas Architecture + Design angles up towards the sky, funnelling light into a waiting room for mourners (+ movie). More about Stark concrete funeral home by Salas Architecture + Design tilts up towards the sun
Contemporary oak cabinetry features alongside original patterned tiles in this 19th-century Barcelona apartment recently renovated by local studio Built Architecture. More about Built Architecture uses oak cabinetry to reorganise a mosaic-floored Barcelona apartment
Railway sleepers form the walls of this extension to a library in Azkoitia, Spain, which is located at the town's former railway station. More about Estudio Beldarrain uses reclaimed railway sleepers to extend Spanish library
Spanish architect Carles Enrich has built a 20-metre-high elevator next to a Catalan cliffside to connect the old and new parts of a town (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick elevator by Carles Enrich connects medieval Spanish town to riverside
London firm Jump Studios has renovated a 19th-century battery factory in Madrid to create the sixth Google Campus – a co-working space for entrepreneurs and start-up companies. More about Jump Studios completes Google co-working space in former Madrid battery factory
The Sagrada Família basilica has entered its final stage of construction, over 100 years since its foundation stone was laid and 90 years after its designer Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi died. More about Gaudi's Sagrada Família enters final stage of construction
Rows of brightly lacquered metal slats wrap the upper levels of this multi-storey car park that serves the maternity and oncology wards of a hospital in A Coruña, Spain. More about Coloured metal slats and textured concrete panels enclose hospital car park in Spain
Nan Arquitectos has used a muted material and colour palette to evoke feelings of peace and calm at this combined physiotherapy and beauty centre in northwest Spain (+ slideshow). More about Nan Arquitectos selects pale palette to relax visitors at SanaSana physiotherapy centre
Guests at this hotel near the Spanish city of Alicante stay in prefabricated cabins, which are raised off the ground to reduce their impact on the rugged landscape and enable views over the adjacent valley (+ slideshow). More about Glass-walled boxes on stilts accommodate guests at Daniel Mayo's Vivood hotel
Surrounded by pine trees on the outskirts of Madrid, this concrete structure by Spanish architecture firm FRPO provides shelter and cooking facilities beside a swimming pool (+ slideshow). More about San Lucas Pavilion by FRPO is a concrete pool house amongst pine trees
Cavaa Arquitectes has stripped back the interior of an apartment in Barcelona's Poblenou neighbourhood, creating an open-plan living space featuring traditional vaulted ceilings. More about Cavaa Arquitectes exposes vaulted ceiling inside revamped Barcelona apartment
Tasked with creating a painting studio for an artist in rural Mallorca, local studio Munarq has overhauled a crumbling farmhouse and added a stone-walled extension (+ slideshow). More about Munarq transforms an old farmhouse into an art studio and gallery in Mallorca
Architects Lluís Corbella and Marc Mazeres have converted a former dairy in Barcelona into a loft-style house featuring a suspended walkway and glass walls (+ slideshow). More about House in an old Barcelona dairy has new spaces inserted around its original structure
A long strip of glazing runs along the front of this cantilevered Spanish house by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes, giving the two siblings who inhabit it views of a mountain range near Barcelona (+ slideshow). More about Cantilevered timber house by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes overlooks Barcelona mountains
Gabled blocks with brightly coloured facades house bedrooms for children with Cerebral Palsy at this treatment centre in Madrid, which has been updated by local studio Hans Abaton (+ slideshow). More about Hans Abaton styles children's dormitory at Esther Koplowitz Foundation as row of colourful houses
Barcelona studio NOEM has designed a home for a film director and science-fiction fan that resembles a spaceship raised above its forested site in a suburb of Madrid (+ slideshow). More about The Spaceship Home by NOEM is a shiny elevated structure influenced by sci-fi movies