Sloping zinc surfaces intersect the tiled roof of this Baroque palace in Palma de Mallorca – part of an extension by Barcelona studio Flores & Prats and Palma practice Duch-Pizá that transforms the building into a cultural centre (+ slideshow). More about Baroque palace renovated to create Casal Balaguer Cultural Centre
Six timber boxes protrude from the sides of this house in the hills north of Barcelona by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes (+ slideshow). More about Casa GG by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes comprises six wooden boxes
Gaps between the three brick boxes of this house near Barcelona by local firm H Arquitectes can be transformed from enclosed rooms into covered patios by folding back glass doors at both ends (+ slideshow). More about House 1101 by H Arquitectes has rooms that double as sheltered patios
This house outside Barcelona by Spanish studio MDBA features a glazed living room that thrusts out towards the descending landscape (+ slideshow). More about JGC House by MDBA
This house by Spanish architect Daniel Isern looks like a cluster of concrete cubes, stacked up on a steep hillside on the outskirts of Barcelona. More about Mediterrani 32, Sant Pol de Mar by Daniel Isern
The next intake of architecture students at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia will be accommodated in modular student housing with stark concrete interiors (+ slideshow). More about Student Housing in St. Cugat by H Arquitectes and dataAE
Polished mosaic floors reveal the original room layout of this renovated apartment in Barcelona by local studio Vora Arquitectura (+ slideshow). More about Apartment refurbishment in Gràcia by Vora Arquitectura
Bright shades of yellow and green help elderly people find their way around in this 17-storey housing block in Barcelona by Spanish architects Pau Vidal, Sergi Pons and Ricard Galiana (+ slideshow). More about Torre Júlia by Pau Vidal, Sergi Pons and Ricard Galiana
Guests can lounge amongst orange trees and a water basin in the secluded courtyard of this dreamy Portuguese guesthouse by Jordi Fornells and Rolf Heinemann of Vora Arquitectura (+ slideshow). More about Villa Extramuros by Vora Arquitectura
A fabric cloak stretched across the glass facade of this golf ball-shaped office and showroom shades it from direct sunlight. More about iGuzzini Illuminazione España SA Headquarters by MiAS Architects
A room dedicated to ironing is at the centre of a renovated Barcelona apartment with yellow doors and a spinning mirror. More about An Urban Refuge by Sergi Pons
The perforated brick walls of this triangular house in Barcelona overlap at the corners. More about House 712 by H Arquitectes
Curving metal forms frame the glass facade of this market hall in Barcelona by Spanish firm MiAS Architects. More about Barceloneta Market by MiAS Architects
Barcelona-based H Arquitectes have completed School Gym 704 in Barberà del Vallès, Spain. More about School Gym 704 by H Arquitectes