Local studio Andreas Schüring Architekten has completed Brick to Light, the renovation of a former barracks house in Germany that has transformed its mansard roof into a "glass lantern". More about "Glass lantern" roof tops barracks house conversion in Germany by Andreas Schüring Architekten
A cave-like ground floor accessible on all sides will be the focal point of this opera house, which architecture studio Snøhetta is designing for Düsseldorf, Germany. More about Snøhetta unveils plans for cavernous opera house in Düsseldorf
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces. More about BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"
Designer Malte Schütt has created a modular wooden sauna with a gridded facade and a planted roof that connects it to its green, garden setting. More about Malte Schütt creates prefabricated Kassette House sauna
Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has unveiled plans for an art and photography museum in Germany, which will feature an 80-metre-long rammed-earth wall and a timber pergola. More about Timber museum to be Kéré Architecture's first cultural project in Germany
The last building designed by the late Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has reached completion at the Vitra Campus in Germany, with a snake-like form crafted from weathered steel. More about Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany
At this year's IAA Mobility motor show in Munich the spotlight was on electric vehicles, with brands including Audi and Porsche unveiling cars and concepts with features including inflatable headrests and induction charging. More about Five electric cars from IAA Mobility that are leading the design race
Classic furniture pieces and neutral colours are meant to give an ageless quality to this office in Cologne, courtesy of German architect Thomas Van den Valentyn and interior designer Johannes van Linn. More about Valentyns office in Cologne is "designed around a principle of timelessness"
Conversation pits in every suite and bathtubs that double as speakers are among the new additions to the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin as part of a renovation by Studio Aisslinger. More about Studio Aisslinger revamps Berlin hotel in city's "signature improvised style"
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has created an office in Bochum, Germany, which includes numerous wooden planters, an indoor garden and a felt "walkable landscape". More about Zeller & Moye embed plants throughout German office
Interior design studio Gisbert Pöppler has renovated a 1920s villa in Germany's Ruhr region, introducing a bold colour scheme and artisanal details that reflect its association with the Deutscher Werkbund movement. More about Gisbert Pöppler completes colourful transformation of historic German home
German architecture studio Behles & Jochimsen has completed the Kreativinstitut OWL, a shared, flexible university facility for science, business and music. More about Behles & Jochimsen designs German university building to be "as flexible as possible"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features two conjoined houses in Germany by Buero Wagner. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "sharp and inspiring take on suburban densification"
Charred timber shrouds the exposed concrete interiors of these two conjoined homes in Germany, designed by local studio Buero Wagner. More about Charred timber and exposed concrete defines conjoined houses in Germany by Buero Wagner
Berlin-based artist Martin Binder has installed the Balance Bench in Einbeck, Germany, which acts like a seesaw. More about Martin Binder designs seesaw bench to encourage "more playfulness and less polarisation"
Vitra Design Museum is presenting The Shakers: A World In Making, an exhibition highlighting the enduring design principles of the 18th-century Shakers who prioritised utilitarianism, craftsmanship and ethics. More about Shaker exhibition at Vitra Design Museum "feels more urgent than ever"
Architect Max Otto Zitzelsberger worked with students from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau to create the Learning House, a barn-like teaching building in Bavaria with an exposed timber structure. More about Max Otto Zitzelsberger collaborates with university students on barn-like teaching building in Germany
Architecture studio Behles & Jochimsen has created the Regensburg Quarter, 35 colourful affordable-housing apartment blocks in Nuremberg, Germany, across from the former Nazi party rally grounds. More about Behles & Jochimsen flanks Nazi housing with pastel-hued apartment blocks
A modular timber frame doubles as shelving, seating and storage at this angular home in Bavaria, designed by German practice Lux Architect and Spanish studio Cánovas Arquitectura. More about Walls "also serve as furniture" at modular House Anton II in Germany
Sweeping rib-like strips of aluminium cloak the facade of SAP Garden, a sports stadium in Munich's Olympic Park recently completed by Danish studio 3XN. More about Aluminium ribs wrap sports arena by 3XN in Munich's Olympic Park