Architecture firm Anonimous took cues from pre-colonial architecture designing Casa Cova, a sprawling beach house made of concrete, parota wood and dried palm leaves. More about Large thatched roof covers Casa Cova in Mexico by Anonimous
Architect Tanijiri Makoto of Japanese studio Suppose Design Office has created a monolithic concrete home for himself and his family in Tokyo, featuring dark living spaces that open onto a sheltered terrace. More about House T by Suppose Design Office is a "cave-like" concrete house in downtown Tokyo
Architect Nicholas Burns has hidden a chapel made from concrete amongst trees and granite boulders on a large private estate in northern Portugal. More about Nicholas Burns nestles concrete chapel within grounds of Portuguese estate
Canadian designers Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster have created Breakwater, a concrete sky-blue playground in Jamestown, New York out of repurposed wave breakers. More about Breakwater in Jamestown is both a public playground and a sculpture
Mexican firm Viga Arquitectos sought to lighten up the atmosphere in a concrete house by reconfiguring the layout, adding pale-toned finishes and incorporating more greenery. More about Viga Arquitectos overhauls 1970s home in Mexico City
Design offices including Esrawe Studio and Rojkind Arquitectos have unveiled a proposal for a resort in New Jersey featuring sand-coloured concrete sunshades. More about Asbury Beach Club proposal for Jersey Shore features sandy concrete canopies
Architecture studio MAPAA has created a barrel-vaulted concrete office for a family-run wine business based in Pirque, Chile. More about MAPAA builds vaulted concrete office for family wine business in Chile
New York architecture studio Young & Ayata and Mexico City office Michan Architecture collaborated on DL1310, an apartment block with an exposed concrete facade. More about Windows punctuate board-marked concrete facade of DL1310 in Mexico City
Chinese architecture studio MAD has released construction photos of its sinuous Wormhole Library after the building topped out on Haikou Bay in Hainan. More about Wormhole Library by MAD nears completion in China
Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed a house near Osaka with concrete walls that separate the interior spaces and extend through walls into the garden. More about Concrete walls create "maze-like" feel inside House in Minoh-shinmachi by FujiwaraMuro Architects
White concrete walls and chimneys feature in this seaside residence that was designed by Fuster + Architects to be able to endure tropical storms. More about Hurricanes inform design of coastal home in Puerto Rico by Fuster + Architects
Architect Gerhard Heusch has completed a subterranean extension for his own 15-year-old home that sits atop pilotis over a hillside in California. More about Heusch adds underground concrete office to Beverly Hills house
Wood-wool cement-board walls and concrete tabletops feature in this Tokyo restaurant interior by Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa. More about Keiji Ashizawa uses "rough materials" to create cosy restaurant interior
Architecture photography studio Tarry + Perry has documented a concrete house hidden within a verdant site in southern England to spotlight its monastic character and unexpectedly warm interiors. More about Tarry + Perry captures monastic qualities of concrete house in East Sussex
Baca Architects has designed a marine observatory called the Australian Underwater Discovery Centre that will mimic a whale surfacing off the coast of Geographe Bay. More about Australian marine observatory by Baca Architects will resemble a whale emerging from water
TOB Architect has added a monolithic extension to a Victorian townhouse in Dublin, Ireland, with exposed concrete interiors that are intended as a protective shell for its inhabitants. More about Concrete house extension in Dublin recreates feeling of "being a child under a very robust table"
Dezeen Showroom: commercial flooring manufacturer Patcraft has released a range of wood- and concrete-effect flooring with diagonal metallic inlays. More about Patcraft's Inset flooring collection resembles wood and concrete
A large overhanging roof stands above this house that Gus Wüstemann Architects designed in the village of Buchberg, Switzerland. More about Gus Wüstemann Architects tops barn-like home with overhanging roof
Narayantala Thakurdalan by Indian practice Abin Design Studio is a concrete Hindu temple with a glazed corner that opens onto the street in Bansberia. More about Abin Design Studio creates latticed concrete and glass temple in India
Tehran-based Hooba Design Group has designed a series of concrete volumes to house the showrooms and administrative spaces of the Aptus concrete factory in the suburbs of Karaj, Iran. More about Hooba Design Group arranges concrete showroom in Iran around fish pond and greenery