Spanish architect Alejandro Valdivieso has repurposed a former water cistern near Madrid, transforming it into the basement of a house with a glass facade that curves around the original well. More about Alejandro Valdivieso's Casa Aljibe features curved living space built around an old well
Spanish architect Jacobo García-Germán has designed an experimental garden centre for exhibiting, breeding and growing cacti near Madrid. More about Garciagerman Arquitectos' Desert City centre is dedicated to cactus aficionados
Two enormous translucent walls flood the playing court of this bright white sports centre by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza with dazzling light. More about Alberto Campo Baeza's Madrid sports centre is a "box of light"
Entirely glazed walls ensure the owners of this residence designed by Penelas Architects are presented with the best possible views of a picturesque forest outside Madrid. More about Penelas Architects embeds glass and rusted-steel retreat in forest glade near Madrid
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón aimed to take visitors to this hotel in Madrid on a "visual journey through Spain's past" by combining Arabic and Moorish details with his signature playful aesthetic. More about Jaime Hayón designs interiors for Barceló Torre de Madrid hotel
Children can nestle into yellow alcoves and pull wooden furniture out of the walls at this school in Madrid by Rica Studio, which uses play to teach the English language. More about Walls with integrated furniture and yellow nooks encourage play in Madrid school
Spanish studio Beta Ø Architects has improved the energy performance of a 1960s horse-riding arena in Madrid, by covering its dramatic concrete structure in layers of polycarbonate and timber slats. More about Beta Ø Architects upgrades Madrid riding arena with slatted wooden exterior
Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has overhauled a Madrid apartment by reconfiguring its layout, installing a new kitchen, and adding slick oak and marble surfaces. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil revamp 19th-century Madrid flat with smooth finishes and colourful paintings
Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura have won a competition to overhaul Spain's most important art museum, the Museo del Prado in Madrid. More about Foster + Partners and Rubio Arquitectura to extend Madrid's Museo del Prado
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has completed a "new kind of showroom" for bathroom brand Laufen that also includes a workspace for architects and designers. More about Patricia Urquiola creates workspace for designers inside Laufen's new Madrid showroom
Musician Moby has hit out at architects "who think about stuff that can be photographed well, but who never actually plan on spending time in the spaces they create". More about "Sleeping in a dumpster more comfortable" than Zaha Hadid-designed hotel room says Moby
Spanish architecture studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil removed compartmentalising walls inside this Madrid apartment to allow light to flood in from its nine balconies (+ slideshow). More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil reconfigures 19th-century Madrid apartment to let in light
Manuel Ocaña Architecture has added mirrors, mist clouds and overgrown vegetation to a private swimming pool in Madrid, which is depicted in this movie along with a splashing mermaid. More about Madrid swimming pool updated by Manuel Ocaña with mist, mirrors and plants
This Madrid residence by Abiboo Architecture comprises a series of stacked volumes that taper out into the grounds to create secluded terraces for its famous owner (+ slideshow). More about Finger-like blocks create secluded "micro-spaces" for Madrid residence by Abiboo Architecture
Three corrugated cylinders are raised on stilts above subterranean living spaces and gardens to form this Madrid house by Z4Z4, which is captured in a science-fiction-inspired photoshoot (+ 360-degree videos). More about Z4Z4 commissions sci-fi photoshoot for half-sunken house in Madrid
This top-heavy house in Madrid by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features a roof terrace that spans the entire width of the building and extends out towards a swimming pool (+ movie). More about Aluminium House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos features a grand roof terrace and swimming pool
Spanish studio PYO Arquitectos has removed some of the internal walls in a Madrid flat to make it less segregated and bring in more light (+ slideshow). More about Pyo Arquitectos simplify interior of Casa MA apartment in Madrid
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Madrid firm Office for Strategic Spaces has used low-budget materials to transform an old industrial building in the Spanish capital into a multi-level workspace for creative startup businesses (+ slideshow). More about Factoría Cultural Matadero Madrid is a creative incubator in a disused Madrid warehouse
Sliding transparent partitions and a fold-out bench allow the bathroom within this Madrid apartment to become a communal area for all the family to relax (+ movie). More about Husos adds plant-filled "bathyard" to apartment in Madrid
Several windows splay from one end of this weathering steel church, designed by Vicens + Ramos as the centrepiece for a growing residential community near Madrid (+ slideshow). More about Pre-rusted steel church by Vicens + Ramos features an "explosion" of windows