Sweco Architects builds timber-framed restaurant at Sweden's Hemsö Fortress
A Cold War fortress on a Swedish island is the setting for this timber-framed restaurant by Sweco Architects (+ slideshow). More
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Female-focused retail platform No Sir challenges male-dominated design industry
Terese Alstin, founder of inflatable-helmet brand Hövding, has launched an online shop and a Malmö showroom presenting the work of independent women designers from around the world (+ slideshow). More
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Raumlabor builds industrial-looking sauna above the waters of Gothenburg port
The industrial harbour of Swedish city Gothenburg is the setting for this sauna by Raumlabor, which features a rusty steel exterior and a warm timber-lined interior (+ slideshow). More
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Football club building with rooftop seating wins Small Project of the Year 2015
World Architecture Festival 2015: a Swedish football club facility with a roof that doubles as spectator seating is the 2015 winner of the Small Project of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival. More
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Sweden's Icehotel set to welcome guests all year round with permanent building
Icehotel has announced plans to build a permanent hotel alongside its seasonal frozen lodgings in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (+ slideshow). More
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Utopian Bodies: Fashion Looks Forward exhibition presents futuristic garments
Garments that present different futures for fashion by designers including Viktor&Rolf, Hussein Chalayan and Iris van Herpen are on show at Stockholm's Liljevalchs Konsthall (+ slideshow). More
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Tailor Made Arkitekter merges an archetypal barn with a glasshouse for lakeside spa in Sweden
Half greenhouse, half rust-coloured barn, this spa and events space by Tailor Made Arkitekter stands on the edge of Lake Vättern in southern Sweden (+ slideshow). More
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BIG designs stepped 79 & Park residential development for Stockholm
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled plans for a foliage-covered terraced block of apartments, which are under construction in Stockholm's Gärdet district (+ slideshow). More
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Andreas Martin-Löf designs hilltop home near Stockholm with views over the treetops
Swedish architect Andreas Martin-Löf has completed a weekend retreat for himself on a steep hill overlooking the Stockholm archipelago, with eye-level views of the surrounding tree canopy (+ slideshow). More
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David Chipperfield scales back plans for Nobel Center in Stockholm
David Chipperfield has "significantly reduced" the size of his proposed Nobel Center in the Swedish capital in response to concerns from the public (+ slideshow). More
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Red Bull's Stockholm office features modular mobile furniture
The new Stockholm office of energy drink company Red Bull incorporates a range of flexible communal spaces, including a reception with a modular desk that can be reconfigured for use as a bar in the evening (+ slideshow). More
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Twin pitched-roof apartment buildings by Joliark look onto a central courtyard
Two buildings with gabled profiles extend along the edges of an angular courtyard at the centre of this residential development in Stockholm by Joliark. More
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Hermansson Hiller Lundberg references Classical architecture with monochrome House Skuru
Broad white piers create a rhythm of regular openings around the facade of this small residence near Stockholm by architecture firm Hermansson Hiller Lundberg (+ slideshow). More
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Perforated metal sheets concertina across the facade of an office extension in Lund
Swedish firms Johan Sundberg Arkitektur and Blasberg Andréasson Arkitekter used sheets of perforated metal to create a faceted facade for this office extension on a Lund industrial estate, helping to "break up the area's mediocrity" (+ slideshow). More
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Metal and glass facets surround World Maritime University's new harbourside home
Architecture firms Terroir and Kim Utzon Arkitekter have created a new building for the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden, featuring a jagged facade of glass and aluminium (+ slideshow). More
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Pulkabacken house has a sloping roof that doubles as a sledding hill
The roof of this Stockholm house by Streetmonkey Architects turns into a ramp for children to sled on when it snows (+ slideshow). More
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BIG unveils transport hub for one of Sweden's biggest cities
The Västerås Travel Center by Bjarke Ingel's firm BIG will bring together trains, buses, taxis and bicycles as part of an ambitious redevelopment plan for the city's main railway station (+ slideshow). More
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Villa Altona by The Common Office fits around the trees of a Swedish woodland hill
This timber-clad villa by Stockholm studio The Common Office stands between the trees of a steep rocky slope in the Swedish countryside (+ slideshow). More
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Form Us With Love creates waterfront beer garden for a Stockholm museum
Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has extended its beer exhibition at the city's Spritmuseum to include a venue for outdoor drinking (+ slideshow). More
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Waterfall House by Bornstein Lyckefors pushes the limits of a Swedish planning clause
Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter has developed a conceptual house with an integrated outdoor shower, which could be built without permission thanks to a recent change in Sweden's planning rules. More