Hotel on the Santorini coast has rooms in white-painted caves
Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has turned a cluster of former homes, barns and cellars on the island of Santorini into a hotel with rooms in caves. More
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Kapsimalis Architects converts caves for summer houses on Greek island
The vaulted forms and underground caves of an old house on the Greek island of Santorini have been converted into a holiday home complex by Kapsimalis Architects. More
DecaArchitecture carves holistic spa into Greek mountain
This cavernous 3,000-square-metre spa by DecaArchitecture with Natalia Efraimoglou & Partners is located within a building that is carved into the base of a mountain in Mystras, Greece. More
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Pitsou Kedem adds white plaster and black iron surfaces to vaulted Jaffa apartment
Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem has updated an apartment in the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, adding arched windows and door frames that echo the form of the traditional vaulted ceilings. More
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Snøhetta unveils visitor centre for world-famous Lascaux cave paintings
A major new building by architecture firm Snøhetta has opened in the south of France, framing a huge replica of one of the world's most important examples of prehistoric cave art. More
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OOZN Design creates cavernous cafe in Jakarta using undulating timber slats
Undulating layers of timber create a cave-like interior inside this cafe in Indonesia by local studio OOZN Design. More
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Gruta do Escoural by Nuno Simões + DNSJ.arq
Lisbon architect Nuno Simões of DNSJ.arq has completed a series of staircases and walkways to allow visitors to explore a historic cave near Évora, Portugal. More
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Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry
News: construction has started on a hotel resort that will nestle into the 100 metre-high rockface of an abandoned water-filled quarry outside Shanghai. More
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Oasis Centre of Pastoral Care by X Architekten
Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. More
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Wellington International Airport by Warren & Mahoney and Studio Pacific
In this interview taken from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Nick Barratt-Boyes of Studio Pacific and Ralph Roberts of Warren & Mahoney about their design for a new terminal at Wellington International Airport, where copper-clad structures connect three exisiting buildings. More
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Pupa by Lazerian
Manchester designer Liam Hopkins of Lazerian used waste cardboard from media company Bloomberg to construct a meeting area inside their London headquarters. More
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Roca London Gallery by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have completed a showroom in London for Spanish bathroom brand Roca. More
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Fortress of Franzensfeste by Markus Scherer and Walter Dietl
Here are some photographs of a renovated fortress in northern Italy that now features patinated steel bridges, an extended underground tunnel and concrete towers. More
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Dezeen archive: caves
Dezeen archive: one of our most popular stories this week features a cafe where timber stalactites hang down from an undulating ceiling (top right), so we've compiled a selection of stories from the Dezeen archive about caves and grottoes. See all the stories »
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Zmianatematu by xm3
The timber stalactites of an undulating cave-like ceiling bear down around the bar of a coffee shop in Łódź, Poland. More
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Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More
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Wadi Resort by Oppenheim Architecture + Design
Florida-based practice Oppenheim Architecture + Design have released these images of their proposals for 47 desert lodges at a resort in Wadi Rum, Jordan. More
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The JWT Agency by Mathieu Lehanneur
This office in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur for advertising agency JWT features caves made from pulped paper and plants that play music. More
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Zebar by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
This bar in Shanghai by 3Gatti Architecture Studio has an undulating cave-like form created by apertures cut into fins along its length. More
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The Cave by Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez
Architecture student Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez of the Universidad de Alcalá, Spain has designed a conceptual auditorium for the Tate Modern gallery in London. More
