Wirth Architekten used wood from a storm-felled tree and brick from a burnt-down farmhouse to create this multi-use garage for a residence in Germany's Lower Saxony region (+ slideshow). More about Perforated brick garage by Wirth Architekten doubles as an al-fresco dining room
David Chipperfield Architects has released images of its design for a half-submerged concert hall bracketed by textured concrete walls in southern Germany (+ slideshow). More about Chipperfield unveils design for partially buried concert hall in Germany
David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled plans to refurbish a 19th-century brewery in Berlin, adding a trio of new buildings to house a gallery, restaurants and a medical innovation centre (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield reveals £185 million masterplan for Berlin brewery
A crucifix and bell are set into two hollows in the swollen brick facade of this chapel, which was designed by Wandel Lorch Architekten for a site in Hamburg's docklands (+ slideshow). More about Wandel Lorch completes chapel with bulging brickwork in Hamburg docklands
Canadian lighting brand Bocci has opened its first satellite headquarters in a previously disused Berlin courthouse, and filled it with room-sized installations. More about Bocci transforms Berlin courthouse into satellite studio and showroom
Polish studio Loft Szczecin has renovated a summer apartment in the suburbs of Berlin, pairing original brick walls and ceilings with mid-century furniture (+ slideshow). More about Loft Szczecin fills Berlin summer apartment with Polish materials and furniture
German office NORD Studio has renovated a derelict building in Berlin to create a gallery, artist studio and archive dedicated to drawings (+ slideshow). More about Folding timber walls create flexible spaces for Berlin art gallery by NORD Studio
Berlin architect Volker Staab has won a competition to extend the Bauhaus archive and museum in the German capital, designed by founder Walter Gropius in the 1960s. More about Staab Architekten chosen to extend Berlin's Bauhaus-Archiv with "almost frail" design
Movie: German designer Nils Holger Moormann told young designers they must learn to be resilient if they want to have successful careers at this year's Blickfang design workshop. More about As a designer you will sometimes "fail completely" says Nils Holger Moormann
Researchers and students from the University of Stuttgart used 30,000 spiky components and a robot to create a pavilion described as the "first architectural structure realised with a designed granular system" (+ movie). More about Robot uses stacked spiky particles to build groundbreaking ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2015
This limestone-faced museum in the German city of Kassel by Kada Wittfeld Architektur houses the archives of famous literary duo the Brothers Grimm (+ slideshow). More about Museum dedicated to the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm has a stepped roof overlooking Kassel
Work from Bauhaus artists and designers including Walter Gropius, Marianne Brandt and Wassily Kandinsky is on display at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Vitra Design Museum hosts major Bauhaus retrospective
Three sports cars appear to soar up into the sky outside auto brand Porsche's museum in Stuttgart as part of this sculpture by British artist and designer Gerry Judah. More about Porsche 911s fixed to steel frame to create streamlined sculpture by Gerry Judah
The animals of this petting zoo in Germany now have new lodgings – a trio of larch-ribbed structures by Kresings Architektur that overlook a pond (+ slideshow). More about Kresings Architektur adds larch animal enclosures to petting zoo in Germany
Ladders provide access to mezzanine sleeping areas in rooms at this student residence within a former car-radio button factory in Berlin's Kreuzberg district (+ slideshow). More about Macro Sea converts Berlin factory into student residences
The apartments in this new Berlin co-housing project by Zanderroth Architekten were designed without the need for load-bearing walls inside, giving the owners flexibility to decide on their own layouts (+ slideshow). More about Zanderroth Architekten designs cb19 apartments without internal walls to create flexible layouts
An overhanging upper storey clad in concrete panels leans out over the glazed entrance of this ballet rehearsal building, added to a former transportation hub in the German city of Düsseldorf (+ slideshow). More about GMP Architekten's ballet facility features materials that reference its industrial setting
Two teams, from Barcelona and New York, have been awarded joint first place in a competition to design a new home for the Bauhaus Museum Dessau (+ slideshow). More about Two designs draw first place in Bauhaus Museum design competition
Raised terraces cantilever out from both sides of this Alpine retreat by architects Christine Arnhard and Markus Eck, allowing occupants to extend their dining room into the garden (+ slideshow). More about Holzhaus am Auerbach features projecting terraces that extend the living space outdoors
Berlin architecture firm Atheorem has used dark grey curtains and metallic fixtures to update an apartment that dates back to the late 1800s in the city's Mitte district. More about Atheorem refurbishes compact apartment in Berlin's Mitte district