Ubon by Rashed Alfoudari
Charred timber lines this Thai bistro in Kuwait City by architect Rashed Alfoudari. More about Ubon by Rashed Alfoudari
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Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More about Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
Rocksalt by Guy Hollaway Architects
Charred larch clads the curved walls of a seafood restaurant that projects towards the harbour in Folkestone, England. More about Rocksalt by Guy Hollaway Architects
House on Zaru Street by Open AD
These twin residences in Riga, Latvia, mirror one another exactly, except that one is clad in timber and the other in blackened steel. More about House on Zaru Street by Open AD
House in Marupe by Open AD
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia. More about House in Marupe by Open AD
Soot by Note Design Studio and Karolina Stenfelt
This architects' desk designed by Note Design Studio of Stockholm has been covered inside and out with pine veneer in a herringbone pattern, then charred black on the outside. More about Soot by Note Design Studio and Karolina Stenfelt
Tsumuji+Hako by UID Architects
This house in Fukuyama, completed by Japanese studio UID Architects, is composed of four separate blocks clad in black-stained cedar. More about Tsumuji+Hako by UID Architects
Long Studio by Saunders Architecture
Saunders Architecture of Norway have recently completed the first of six artists' studios on Fogo Island off the coast of Canada (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More about Long Studio by Saunders Architecture
Four-Cornered Villa by Avanto Architects
Helsinki studio Avanto Architects have completed this house with four wings overlooking four distinct views in Virrat, Finland. More about Four-Cornered Villa by Avanto Architects
Ivy by Thomas Bernstrand for Swedese
Stockholm 2011: designer Thomas Bernstrand of Sweden presented this skewed stackable shelving unit at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Ivy by Thomas Bernstrand for Swedese
Solbrinken Ordinary House by In Praise of Shadows
This wood panelled house and studio in Nacka, Sweden, is by Swedish studio In Praise of Shadows. More about Solbrinken Ordinary House by In Praise of Shadows
Ogaki House by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
This triangular house poking out of the ground in Gifu, Japan, is by Japanese studio Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates. More about Ogaki House by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
Shingle House by NORD Architecture
The Shingle House by NORD Architecture is the second completed holiday home in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project. More about Shingle House by NORD Architecture
Hunsett Mill by Acme
This extension to a mill-keeper's house on the Norfolk Broads by London studio Acme has been awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2010 for the best new house in the UK. More about Hunsett Mill by Acme
Unagi by STAD
Japanese architect Toru Shimokawa of STAD clad this shop selling eels in burnt and carbonised cedar. More about Unagi by STAD
V21K07 by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Rotterdam studio Pasel Kuenzel Architects have completed a house on the site of a former slaughterhouse in Leiden, Netherlands, inverting the typical functions by putting the lounge at the top and the attic at the bottom. More about V21K07 by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Het Entreehuis by Bureau B+B
Dutch studio Bureau B+B have completed a house on a country estate in the Netherlands with a thatched roof but no eaves. More about Het Entreehuis by Bureau B+B
DG House by Geneto
Japanese architects Geneto have completed a house in Tokyo dominated by plywood structures that form furniture and room devisions. More about DG House by Geneto
The Black Cloud by Heather and Ivan Morison
A temporary pavilion of scorched timber by artists Heather and Ivan Morison opened in Bristol, England last month. More about The Black Cloud by Heather and Ivan Morison
Knut Hamsun Center by Steven Holl Architects (more images)
Here are more images of Steven Holl Architects' Knut Hamsun Center at Hamarøy, Norway, which opened last week. More about Knut Hamsun Center by Steven Holl Architects (more images)