Metal and plastic shutters cover the walls of this residence in Spain's Catalonia region, which is split in two parts to provide seasonal quarters for a family (+ slideshow). More about "Schizophrenic" house in rural Spain provides separate winter and summer lodgings
Narrowly spaced steel louvres wrap around the exterior of this extension to a house in Beijing, providing privacy and creating linear patterns of light and shadow throughout the minimal white interior (+ slideshow). More about Remix Studio's Shunyi House extension features louvred cladding and an all-white interior
Steel shutters fold open to bring plenty of fresh air into this studio for Bengaluru architecture firm BetweenSpaces, which is situated above the home of one of its founders (+ slideshow). More about Folding steel shutters reveal interior of BetweenSpaces' Bengaluru architecture studio
This house in Amagansett, New York, by Bates Masi Architects is designed to take advantage of its windy site on Long Island's south shore (+ slideshow). More about Amagansett Dunes House by Bates Masi Architects is shaded with strips of canvas
Perforated screens cover the windows of this cement-clad house in Melbourne by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, allowing light from within to shine through circular openings (+ slideshow). More about Perforated shutters animate facade of Melbourne house by Jackson Clements Burrows
A picturesque lake in Hampshire, England, is the setting for this fisherman's hut by Niall McLaughlin Architects, which can be opened up in summer and battened down in winter (+ slideshow). More about Niall McLaughlin's Hampshire Fishing Hut folds open to allow views right through
Vietnamese studio MM++ Architects has squeezed a contemporary shophouse into a four-metre-wide site in Ho Chi Minh City, with a facade that opens and closes like a giant shutter. More about Vietnamese shophouse by MM++ Architects features a facade that folds open
Slatted timber shutters provide privacy and shade for this Tehran apartment block by local firm Ayeneh Office, and line up with its ridged granite facade (+ slideshow). More about Ayeneh Office gives Tehran apartments a textured facade with ridged granite and slatted timber
Australian architects Jackson Clements Burrows added perforated shutters to the exterior of this holiday cabin "like a Gore-Tex jacket", providing light and ventilation when closed (+ slideshow). More about Perforated shutters provide light and ventilation for Moonlight Cabin by Jackson Clements Burrows
A layer of glass louvres wraps this Paris sports centre by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes, forming a semi-transparent facade that controls the amount of light, heat and ventilation entering the building (+ slideshow). More about Jules Ladoumègue Sports Centre features a facade of moving glass shutters
An iPad controls the perforated shutters that concertina across the glass facade of this house in Linz, Austria, allowing its two software engineer residents to reveal or conceal views of the city (+ slideshow). More about Perforated shutters move mechanically to mask the facade of Archinauten's House GT
Colourfully painted window shutters form the facade and roof of this guest house and kitchen in Ho Chi Minh City, designed by local studio Block Architects (+ slideshow). More about Facade of colourful shutters allows light and wind into Block Architects' Vegan House
Automated shutters are used to regulate the internal climate of this environmental science and palaeontology research centre for a university near Barcelona (+ slideshow). More about Palaeontology research centre wrapped in computer-controlled shutters
A grid of louvred doors and shutters form the exterior of this model-making workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico, allowing enough natural ventilation to prevent dangerous fumes from building up inside (+ slideshow). More about University model-making workshop by Atelier ARS features walls that fold open
Perforated wooden shutters allow the residents of this São Paulo apartment building by Studio MK27 to control the levels of daylight in their living spaces (+ slideshow). More about Perforated screens cover the facade of São Paulo apartment block by Studio MK27
Australian studio Mihaly Slocombe has returned to a Melbourne home it completed almost a decade ago to add a timber nursery annex patterned with circular cutouts (+ slideshow). More about Mihaly Slocombe extends vineyard home in Australia with wooden nursery
Bright white shutters concertina across the glazed facade of this Porto home designed and occupied by local architects Cláudia Monteiro and Vitor Oliveira. More about Folding shutters create varying levels of privacy for Porto townhouse
A grid of hinged metal shutters form a privacy screen across the windows of this terraced house in New York that architect Philippe Baumann designed for himself and his partner (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Baumann's Courtyard House is shielded behind a metal mesh cage
Hinged shutters fold up and down over the windows of this monochromatic care home near Paris by French studio Naud & Poux (+ slideshow). More about Concertina shutters shade the windows of Naud & Poux's Paris retirement home
Three-dimensional shutters are angled to shield the windows of this textured-concrete apartment block and noodle bar in Tokyo by KINO Architects (+ slideshow) More about Angled fins flank the windows of KINO Architects' Tokyo apartment block