Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. More about FOG Architecture transforms Beijing courtyard house into fragrance store
Shanghai studio Atelier d'More has turned a concrete brick building outside Beijing, China, into a boutique hotel with a courtyard filled with sculptural concrete dividers. More about Atelier d'More designs curved concrete Sleeping Lab hotel
London architecture and design practice Yellow Cloud Studio has completed Courtyard House, the renovation of a Victorian terrace in Stoke Newington, creating bright living spaces that overlook an internal courtyard. More about Yellow Cloud Studio extends London home with internal courtyard
Indian studio Matharoo Associates has created Cut Bend Fold Play, a concrete home in Chennai with internal courtyards and layered spaces that bring a feeling of spaciousness to its compact urban site. More about Matharoo Associates folds concrete home in India around courtyards
A colourful pavilion sits in the Joy Garden at Sheffield Children's Hospital, which British artist Morag Myerscough has created to offer patients and staff respite from a medical environment. More about Morag Myerscough creates "secret garden" for Sheffield Children's Hospital
A series of bridges, walkways and exterior staircases connect the various parts of this community centre in one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Mexico City by Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura. More about Rozana Montiel designs Mexico City community centre as "recreational cultural oasis"
New Orleans architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has unveiled plans for a welcome centre at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge that will feature a sloped roof, glass walls and a sunken central courtyard. More about Eskew Dumez Ripple designs courtyard pavilion for Burden Center in Baton Rouge
An austere exterior conceals a series of living spaces around a central courtyard at this home in the Spanish town of Citruénigo, designed by local studio Lecumberri & Cidoncha and architect Ińigo Beguiristain. More about Paved courtyard hidden by "muted facade" of LR House in Spain
Davies Toews Architecture has overhauled a factory building in Ridgewood, Queens to serve as a mixed-use commercial and arts space. More about Davies Toews Architecture refurbishes industrial Queens building
Architect Marc Perrotta has renovated a traditional home in Mérida, Mexico by removing a "clumsy" addition to the home and substituting it for a concrete structure with glass and brick walls. More about Marc Perrotta updates traditional Mérida home with courtyard extension
A sequence of eight courtyards and gardens are incorporated into the linear floor plan of this house in Melbourne, Australia, which Studio Bright designed to make the most of a long and narrow plot. More about Studio Bright arranges 8 Yard House around a series of outdoor spaces
Local architecture studio Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. More about Zeller & Moye creates earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City
Evelop Arquitectura drew inspiration from the work of Mexican architect Luis Barragán for this wood-and-stone house in San Miguel de Allende, which is interspersed with lush garden courtyards. More about Evelop Arquitectura creates "garden with a house" in San Miguel de Allende
Pale-grey brick clads this compact residence with a courtyard on the outskirts of Montreal designed by local architectural studio Dupont Blouin. More about Dupont Blouin orients brick-clad MI-2 Residence around central courtyard
A screen of wavy, perforated brick and stone wraps a compact arrangement of volumes and courtyards at this home in Maval, India, designed by local practice PMA Madhushala. More about PMA Madhushala wraps Indian home in perforated wall of brick and stone
Mexican architecture studio Void Studio has completed a small residential development in Tulum called Cuatro Cielos that features internal courtyards and exterior corridors that are designed to promote encounters among the residents. More about Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards
Chinese practice Arch Studio has renovated and extended a courtyard home called Mixed House on the outskirts of Beijing, China, by inserting a timber structure topped by a wavy roof. More about Arch Studio extends courtyard home in China beneath wave-like roof
Architecture studio KKAA YTAA has completed a home with a central courtyard named House in Front of a School in Nara, Japan. More about KKAA YTAA splits Japanese house in two with central courtyard
There are practically no doors in this Hawaii retreat by Craig Steely Architecture that has a triangular inner courtyard, massive skylight and a cantilevered roof. More about Craig Steely Architecture tops Musubi house in Hawaii with dramatic roof
Di Frenna Arquitectos used natural materials such as stone, rammed earth, carrizo weaves and a traditional form of stucco to make Espacio Kaab in the Mexican city of Comala appear "as a volume that emerged organically from the ground". More about Di Frenna Arquitectos uses natural stone and woven ceilings for Mexican retreat