TAOA designs see-through walls for Landscape House in Beijing
Glass walls and perforated metal screens help to blur the boundaries between inside and outside for this house in Beijing by architecture studio TAOA. More
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A Woodwork Enthusiast's Home in Xiamen is set inside a former cement factory
ZMY Design has transformed a cement factory in southeast China into a tranquil home, dotting its cavernous living spaces with a minimal amount of furnishings. More
Arch Studio surrounds holiday house in China with covered courtyards
A brick holiday home in Tangshan, China designed by Arch Studio has four external terraces partially sheltered under a pitched roof. More
Green ceramic tiles cover extension of a house in rural China
Wonder Architects have used pale green ceramic tiles to clad a house extension in Yangqing, China, that mirrors the form of its traditional neighbours. More
Arch Studio reconnects a series of neglected Beijing houses with rooftop walkways
Chinese practice Arch Studio has completely rebuilt a group of old brick and concrete structures in Beijing, joining them together with a "folding" circulation route that reimagines their flat roofs as walkways. More
AZL Architects wraps wheelchair ramp around multi-generational house
AZL Architects has completed Song House, a concrete five-bedroom house adapted to the needs of its elderly and infirm occupants in the rural village of Nansong, China. More
Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom
Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. More
MDDM Studio completes House on the Great Wall in China
Beijing-based MDDM Studio has extended a house near the Great Wall of China by transforming a nearby storage unit into minimalist living quarters. More
Beijing house by Atelier About Architecture features a storey for a disabled dog
The layout, colour scheme, materials and furniture of this house in Beijing have been built to cater to the needs of the owner's disabled dog. More
O-office Architects reinterprets traditional Chinese courtyard house in concrete and steel
This contemporary reinterpretation of a vernacular courtyard house in the Chinese city of Guangzhou features a sequence of living areas and bedrooms arranged around a central pond. More
Peach House is a contemporary brick-clad courtyard house in Beijing
Architect Frederic Schnee has modernised and extended a traditional house in Beijing by moving the courtyard onto the first floor so a shop can be accommodated at street level. More
AZL Architects creates 3D-printed pavilion alongside stone house in Chinese village
A translucent garden pavilion made from 3D-printed plastic blocks provides a lightweight counterpoint to a robust, stone-clad house by AZL Architects in the Chinese village of Shanyinwu. More
Atelier Tao+C inserts lightwell to brighten interiors of traditional Shanghai lane house
Beijing practice Atelier Tao+C has inserted a narrow light shaft into the centre of this 1930s home in Shanghai to illuminate its light-starved rooms. More
Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
A 1940s house in Shanghai has been reconfigured by RIGI Design to create a light-filled family home with a steel staircase, adaptable modular furniture and playful house-shaped elements. More
Rural Urban Framework builds post-disaster housing in China featuring rooftop farms
Crops are planted on the roofs of these houses in China's Sichuan Province, which were designed by Rural Urban Framework as a possible solution for accommodating people affected by natural disasters. More
Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV
Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. More
Vector Architects adds barrel-vaulted roof to refurbished house in Chinese port
Vector Architects has renovated a house perched on a rocky peninsula in China's Fujian Province, adding a vaulted concrete roof that encloses a new living area with views towards the sea from either end. More
Atelier XÜK adds wedge-shaped roof extension to Spanish-style villa in Shanghai
Atelier XÜK has added a corrugated-metal attic room to this Spanish colonial-style house, which was designed in the 1920s by a Hungarian architect for a plot in Shanghai's French quarter. More
People's Architecture Office uses prefabricated panels to update Beijing hutong house
People's Architecture Office has overhauled a rundown home in one of Beijing's historic hutong neighbourhoods, using prefabricated panels to create a contemporary and light-filled residence. More
Xu Fu-Min completes "paradise-like house" in rural China that brings the landscape inside
Parts of the mountain landscape extend into this house in southeast China, which was planned by designer Xu Fu-Min to offer its residents a peaceful retreat from city life. More