A new range of facade cladding tiles made of recycled PVC construction waste, designed by Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA, has been used on a permanent building for the first time. More about Pretty Plastic shingles made from recycled PVC windows and gutters are "first 100 per cent recycled cladding material"
Three large round windows puncture the facades of this home overlooking Austria's Rhine Valley, designed by Innauer-Matt Architekten. More about Innauer-Matt Architekten completes House with Three Eyes in rural Austria
Five tile-clad towers make up this house in southeast England, designed by ACME as a modern interpretation of a hop-drying kiln. More about ACME reinterprets the traditional Kentish oast house as a modern family home
US architecture practice Collective Office "updated the rustic farmhouse typology" for this house in Wisconsin, which comprises three gabled units clad in black metal siding and shingles. More about Three gabled volumes form Wisconsin home by Collective Office
Belgian architect Indra Janda has used translucent polycarbonate shingles to create a garden room at her parent's home. More about Garden Room by Indra Janda features translucent white walls
Green shingles cover the exterior of this octagonal, flatpack garden room in south west London, designed by Studio Ben Allen. More about Studio Ben Allen designs artichoke-shaped garden room
Austin Maynard Architects has completed a pair of buildings with steel shingles in a snakeskin-style pattern, to extend a family home in Canberra, Australia. More about Austin Maynard Architects adds two scaly extensions to post-war bungalow in Canberra
Metal shingles cover the folding forms of the Park Legend Kindergarten in Chengdu, China, built by Challenge Design to mimic the peaks of nearby mountains. More about Challenge Design's metal-clad kindergarten folds around a courtyard
Hutong Filter is a studio added to a house in one of Beijing's traditional hutongs by architecture office Zai with pixel-style shingles and timber frames connecting to a communal courtyard. More about Zai's Hutong Filter features a pixelated shingle wall overlooking a traditional courtyard
American architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners included a pointy chapel among the tiny black buildings that form this residence in a clearing in Upstate New York. More about Tar-coated shingles cover Hudson Valley cottages by Thomas Phifer and Partners
Design firm Studio 512 has created a whimsical guest dwelling for a Texas home that features angled walls clad in oversized shingles, and interior spaces that narrow and widen based on how they are used. More about Studio 512 cheats extra space at The Hive guest house in Austin
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to shingles, including a pavilion in the grounds of Japan's Shinshoji Zen Museum with a contoured form and a cedar-clad residence connected by a breezeway in Maine. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Massachusetts firm Maryann Thompson Architects has enlarged a shingle-style house by opening up its ground floor, and building two additions on the grassy coastal property. More about Maryann Thompson refurbishes and extends shingled Cove House in Martha's Vineyard
An irregular undulating roof tops this tree-house-inspired holiday home on stilts, built in a remote Chinese village by architecture studio Monoarchi. More about Treewow Retreat is a Chinese village house featuring a round freeform roof
This boutique hotel by Chilean firm Mobil Arquitectos perches atop a grassy hill, with a glazed dining and lounge area offering ocean views, and a subterranean spa. More about Mobil Arquitectos designs Tierra Chiloe hotel for exposed Chilean island site
Cedar-clad volumes connected by a breezeway form this residence in Maine by American studio Matthew Baird Architects, which was designed to respect its forested surroundings. More about Matthew Baird's Somes Sound House in Maine "sits lightly on the ground"
William Tozer Associates has completed an extension to a house in Auckland, comprising a series of blocks clad in wooden shingles and vertical boards that enhance the connection with various gardens and decked terraces. More about Gardens and terraces slot around timber-clad extensions to Auckland house
Designer Giles Miller worked alongside visualiser Forbes Massie to create this concept for a public artwork clad in moveable slate shingles. More about Giles Miller and Forbes Massie visualise slate-shingled hideaway
HOLA Design has completed a gabled lakeside cottage in southern Poland, which incorporates large windows that look out towards two nearby castles. More about HOLA Design builds gabled lakeside cottage in Poland
American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. More about Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake