Architect Keiji Ashizawa saw the planning process as "solving a puzzle" when creating this house in central Tokyo, which features wooden louvres for privacy. More about Tropical hardwood and reinforced concrete form House in Minami-Azabu
Translucent polycarbonate screens and metal louvres create a play of light and shadow throughout this minimalist house in Sydney, Australia, designed by local studio Nick Kent Design. More about Nick Kent Design designs Bondi House as steel-framed "kit of parts"
A wall of timber louvres references traditional wooden beach shacks at this house in Byron Bay, Australia, completed by local design practice Son Studio. More about Son Studio draws on "sun-bleached" shacks for Bangalow Road House
Wood and metal louvres line the front of a slender home in Wisconsin by Johnsen Schmaling Architects that was built on a vacant lot in a way that reformulates the "typological conventions" of infill architecture. More about Johnsen Schmaling "reimagines infill" with Curtain House on narrow lot in Milwaukee
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris, which is wrapped by vertical wooden louvres. More about Kengo Kuma completes Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris
Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa referenced louvres on townhouses in Kyoto when designing the concrete House in Aoyama, which is intended to foster a sense of privacy. More about Wooden louvres create "subtle seclusion" at Tokyo house by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for drone brand DJI in Shenzhen, China. More about Various Associates creates irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for DJI
Belgian studio EVR Architecten has renovated an office campus in Ghent, wrapping a new central building with rotating wooden louvres that allow sun-shading to be controlled throughout the day. More about EVR Architecten wraps office in Belgium with movable wooden louvers
Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed its remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid, wrapping the exterior in sinuous metal louvres. More about GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark
Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya's Manda Island. More about PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms
Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. More about Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
Exterior louvres and faceted canopies are among the elements that US studio Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has added to a 1920s academic facility, helping it achieve net-zero energy consumption, according to the studio. More about Leddy Maytum Stacy revamps century-old university building in California
Binational studio Montalba Architects used ample glazing and a clever siting strategy to provide the best vistas at Canyon Terrace House in southern California. More about Montalba Architects prioritises views at hillside home in Santa Monica
From windows framed by slatted aluminium fins to colourful metal panels that wrap around a building's facade, our latest lookbook showcases 10 homes with shutters and louvres. More about Ten home interiors framed by impressive shutters and louvres
More than 20 different plant species grow in Forest House, designed by landscape architecture practice Shma Company to fit the largest possible amount of greenery into a small urban plot. More about Shma Company designs Bangkok home for family and forest of 120 trees
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing No Footprint House in Costa Rica and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "It's co-existence and survival of the fittest" says architect
Slanted wooden louvres offer natural light and cross-ventilation in this prefabricated house in Costa Rica, which architecture studio A-01 created as a prototype for a series of future zero-carbon homes. More about No Footprint House is a prototype prefabricated home in Costa Rica
Angled aluminium louvres cover the reclaimed brick walls of the Junshan Cultural Center near Beijing, China, designed by Neri&Hu. More about Neri&Hu surrounds Junshan Cultural Center with angled aluminium louvres
Architecture practice Studionomad has built a block of five apartments in Bangkok with trees growing through the louvres of its facade. More about Trees poke out through the facade from inside block of Bangkok townhouses
Mountain Bar and Restaurant in Guizhou Province, China by ZJJZ Atelier has sliding glass doors and a screen of wooden louvres that can be folded back. More about Folding timber shutters open Mountain Bar & Restaurant to the air in China