A robust concrete facade provides protection from traffic noise for these two houses squeezed onto a narrow plot in the Colegiales neighbourhood of Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More about BAK Arquitectos squeezes two concrete homes onto a narrow city plot
The concrete walls of this Tokyo house were designed by architect Hugo Kohno to step in and out, giving the building extra structural support while creating built-in shelves and seating (+ slideshow). More about Cranks house by Hugo Kohno features concrete walls that step in and out
Israel-based Studio Itai Bar-On has created a set of concrete pendant lamps that are patterned with a grid of lines designed to look like a digital wireframe model (+ slideshow). More about Studio Itai Bar-On's concrete Grid lamps are patterned with wireframe lines
Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro designed this corrugated steel and concrete warehouse for a components manufacturer, but prior to moving in its art collector-owner filled the space with work by Andy Warhol, John Baldessari and Antony Gormley (+ slideshow). More about Warehouse in Portugal by João Mendes Ribeiro used to exhibit Andy Warhol artwork
Surrounded by pine trees on the outskirts of Madrid, this concrete structure by Spanish architecture firm FRPO provides shelter and cooking facilities beside a swimming pool (+ slideshow). More about San Lucas Pavilion by FRPO is a concrete pool house amongst pine trees
Herzog & de Meuron has completed a concrete apartment building on the outskirts of Zurich, which has staircases housed in four cylindrical corner towers (+ slideshow). More about Staircase towers form corners of Uster apartment building by Herzog & de Meuron
Black textured walls give this seemingly windowless Tokyo residence by ARTechnic Architects a bunker-like appearance (+ slideshow). More about Angular black walls fold around SRK home in Tokyo by ARTechnic Architects
A translucent lightbox hides the concrete interior of Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios' first flagship store in Seoul, designed by London architect Sophie Hicks (+ slideshow). More about Sophie Hicks conceals "concrete monster" within translucent walls for Acne Studios' Seoul flagship
London Design Festival 2015: Dublin studio Grafton Architects has installed rows of textured concrete monoliths inside the V&A museum's tapestry gallery, referencing an ancient script and prehistoric standing stones. More about Grafton Architects stands concrete columns in rows to create The Ogham Wall at the V&A
Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem has completed a family residence in Tel Aviv, using a cantilevered concrete box and glass walls to create a building that "corresponds with the Modernism of the 1950s" (+ slideshow). More about Pitsou Kedem uses board-marked concrete, glass and steel for Modernist-inspired home in Tel Aviv
Glass boxes frame a tennis court, gym and pool set into the basement of this Mexico apartment building, which is formed from a series of stacked concrete blocks that cascade down a hill towards a wooded glen (+ slideshow). More about Glass and concrete boxes separate spaces in Mexico City housing
Canadian cedar shingles and slats cover the gables of this community centre and scout hut, which sit behind a concrete wall on the edge of Copenhagen's Søndermarken park (+ slideshow). More about Shingled community centres by Sophus Søbye Arkitekter face into Copenhagen parkland
Gabled blocks with brightly coloured facades house bedrooms for children with Cerebral Palsy at this treatment centre in Madrid, which has been updated by local studio Hans Abaton (+ slideshow). More about Hans Abaton styles children's dormitory at Esther Koplowitz Foundation as row of colourful houses
Measured Architecture has completed a family residence in Vancouver that features an exterior made from blackened steel and wood-marked concrete (+ slideshow). More about Measured Architecture clads a Vancouver home in wood-textured concrete
The folded concrete canopy of this burial service structure in an Israeli graveyard is supported by slender tree-shaped columns that pay homage to a razed orchard (+ slideshow). More about Jagged concrete canopy by Ron Shenkin shelters mourners at a cemetery in Israel
A new installation by Boston-based architecture studio Matter Design features a wooden box with sculptural interior walls that radiate different temperatures, creating an "intimate and contradictory set of experiences". More about Matter Design's Microtherme conceals voluptuous concrete forms within a wooden box
Sunken below the crest of a hill in southern Italy, this concrete home and its outdoor pool were designed by Rome studio OSA to be almost imperceivable from the road above (+ slideshow). More about OSA submerges concrete home in a hill above Italy's San Giuliano lake
Rough concrete and crumbling stone walls act as a windbreak for the grounds of the Bauzium sculpture gallery in South Korea by Seoul studio Archium (+ slideshow). More about Craggy concrete walls surround South Korean sculpture park by Archium
This multifunctional building by French studio PPA Architectures, provides a residence, gallery, workshop and events space, and stands at the edge of a golf course on the outskirts of Toulouse, southern France (+ slideshow). More about PPA Architectures completes gallery space and residence overlooking a Toulouse golf course
This moulded concrete cinema by Irish studio dePaor Architects is built on the site of a Georgian merchant's house in Galway, west Ireland (+ slideshow). More about Cast-concrete Galway Picture Palace by dePaor Architects stands behind a Georgian terrace