The top of this faceted private observatory in central New Hampshire, by Anmahian Winton Architects, rotates to provide different views of the night sky. More about Anmahian Winton's zinc-clad observatory enables stargazing from a New Hampshire mountain
Two volumes, one made from zinc and one from concrete, are separated by a glazed walkway and terrace in this Costa Rican house by MG Design Studio. More about Outdoor terrace divides two sides of zinc and concrete home in Costa Rica
Finnish architecture office OOPEAA has completed a log cabin-style sauna on an island in Helsinki's archipelago that is topped with a zinc roof incorporating dormer windows. More about OOPEAA builds wood and zinc sauna on the shore of a tiny Finnish island
American firm Studio B faced challenging site conditions while conceiving this contemporary Colorado dwelling that sits atop a concrete plinth. More about Studio B wraps elevated Aspen home in zinc and glass
Tasked with renovating and extending the Stapleton branch of the New York Library, Andrew Berman Architect overhauled the interior and connected it to an annex clad with zinc and glass. More about Andrew Berman Architect adds timber-framed extension to old Staten Island library
British firm Farrells has carved a large opening into the zinc-clad roof of its swimming pool complex in Hong Kong to offer outdoor bathers bay views. More about Farrells completes swimming pool with "shell-like" roof on Hong Kong waterfront
New York studio Office of Architecture has created a holiday home in a seaside village in the Hamptons that is raised above the property, resulting in spaces located "under, over and between the building and the landscape". More about Office of Architecture elevates zinc-clad Hamptons home above a floodplain
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More about Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
US firm HGA Architects and Engineers took cues from Cape Cod-style homes while conceiving a series of cabins for world-renowned musicians spending the summer in rural New England. More about HGA creates cedar-clad cottages for classical musicians in Vermont
American firm Modal Design has created a studio building for a video art collector in California, which features an angular roof and multi-tonal zinc cladding. More about Jagged roof tops video studio in Venice Beach by Modal Design
A humped roof accommodates a tall glazed living space within this concrete house designed by Estudio Peña Ganchegui in San Sebastian. More about Zinc-covered bump creates double-height kitchen for San Sebastian home
Zinc panels form an undulating roof for this linear courtyard house by Gardiner Architects, which overlooks Melbourne from its hilltop site. More about Gardiner Architects shelters Melbourne house beneath folded zinc roof
Balconies and windows with deep black frames project from these zinc-clad apartment blocks in Melbourne, designed by Woods Bagot to reference the area's industrial architecture. More about Woods Bagot's zinc-clad apartments echo industrial context in Melbourne
Architecture studios Edgley Design and Spaced Out have built and moved into a zinc-clad development in London's Islington, made up of basement offices and a row of terraced houses with a saw-tooth profile. More about Edgley Design and Spaced Out build London terrace with angular zinc-clad frontage
This zinc-clad home by US studio Wendell Burnette Architects sits in the middle of a Wisconsin crop field (+ slideshow). More about Wendell Burnette builds little house on the prairie in Wisconsin
Canadian firm +tongtong has overhauled a traditional home in Toronto, adding a large triangular window, dark zinc cladding and an interior lightwell that provides natural illumination. More about +tongtong uses grey and black zinc to transform Victorian home in Toronto
Local studio Stephen Phillips Architects has completed a black duplex in San Francisco that aims to challenge the city's standard housing typologies (+ slideshow). More about Stephen Phillips clads modern San Francisco townhouse in black zinc
British studio Bennetts Associates has completed a house in a historic English town that is partly set into its sloping site and features a material palette chosen to complement the surrounding architecture (+ slideshow). More about Bennetts Associates creates contemporary stone and zinc country house in Cumbria
Four pebble-shaped volumes form this cultural centre completed by Bargone Architetti Associati on the stony shoreline of Lake Maggiore, Italy (+ slideshow). More about Lakeside theatre designed by Bargone Associati to look like huge rocks
Local studio Naturehumaine has created an angular addition to a historic dwelling in Montreal, featuring dark zinc cladding that references works created by the owner, a graphite pencil artist (+ slideshow). More about Naturehumaine adds zinc-clad extension to 19th-century home in Montreal