Johan Sundberg adds concrete spa to 16th century Swedish estate
Johan Sundberg Arkitekter and Blasberg Andreasson have built Andrum, a concrete spa overlooking the grounds of a centuries-old estate in Höör, Sweden. More
Glass-fronted bathroom takes centre stage in Kyoto home
Architecture studio 07Beach has placed a bathroom alongside a central courtyard at the centre of this house in Kyoto to give the clients the feeling of "open-air bathing" in their own home. More
Rotating concrete shutters enliven facade of housing block in Madrid
Openable concrete panels and sun-shading blinds add dynamism to the otherwise austere facades of the Elcano housing block by Madrid-based practice FRPO. More
Barend Koolhaas slots steel and basalt gallery between two Amsterdam houses
Barend Koolhaas created Eenwerk & IBO, a gallery and graphic design studio, by slotting a basalt and steel structure between two brick houses, in Amsterdam. More
Nomo Studio clads Stone House in Menorca with limestone dug from its site
A patchwork of roughly hewn local stone and smooth plaster forms the facades of this house, designed by architects Nomo Studio to overlook the sea in Menorca. More
Soaring brick archways define Sydney's Rail Operations Centre
Architecture practice Smart Design Studio and Jacobs have used red brick arches on a "heroic scale" to create the Rail Operations Centre in Sydney, Australia. More
Studio QI cuts zigzagging entrance into sloped tiled roof of Annso Hill Hotel
The all-white rooms of the Annso Hill Hotel in Tengchong City, western China, are covered with a traditional tiled roof, which is broken by a zigzagging entrance. More
DROO and NAME create London apartment block with dramatic curved window bays
Curved bow windows animate the facades of VI Castle Lane, a housing block in London designed by architecture studios DROO and NAME. More
MORQ's rammed-concrete Cloister House hides lush internal courtyard
Architecture studio MORQ has built an almost windowless house surrounding a plant-filled courtyard from rammed concrete in Perth, Australia. More
Inside-out Anis office block in Nice is covered in outdoor work spaces
Nicolas Laisné Architectes and Dimitri Roussel have turned a traditional office layout inside-out by putting staircases and workstations on the facade of an office in Nice. More
Geneto raises skinny house in Japan above pentagonal garage hole
Japanese architects Geneto has hollowed out a geometric void in the base of a four-metre-wide house in Osaka that doubles as a garage and communal space. More
Aluminium screens shield the interiors of Pitsou Kedem's MA House
Pitsou Kedem Architects used patterned aluminium screens to create a ventilated outer skin for this house arranged around a courtyard in Bnei Ziom, Israel. More
Valbæk Brørup Architects designs barrel-vaulted cabin in Danish forest
A barrel-vault topped with corrugated steel forms the dramatic pine living space within this summer cabin near the town of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark. More
Crossboundaries designs "mini village" for kindergarten in rural China
The Jiangsu Beisha Kindergarten in China has been conceived as a miniature village, with a cluster of house-like structures clustered around a square and connected via winding paths and raised walkways. More
TRIAS Architects raises timber Three Piece House on a red brick base
A trio of timber-clad bungalows by TRIAS Architects form Three Piece House in Stockton, Australia, which is raised on a reclaimed brick base to protect it from the sea. More
Kappland Arkitekter perches Cabin Stokkøya on rugged landscape of Norwegian island
A wooden hillside cabin on the island of Stokkøya, Norway, by Kappland Arkitekter is spread over multiple levels expansive views out to the surrounding countryside. More
Ian Moore Architects converts Sydney warehouse into light-filled home and laboratory
Ian Moore Architects has converted an old industrial building in Sydney to create Redfern Warehouse, combining a four bedroom house, an equine genetics laboratory and a garage for classic cars. More
Tehran apartment block by Fundamental Approach Architects features perforated brick screens
Fundamental Approach Architects has transformed the facade of an eight-storey housing block in Tehran using angular screens of perforated brick. More
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos creates walkway on top of glazed Hoffman House
An extruded T-shaped roof that is also a walkway covers a glazed box in this dramatic house designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in Valencia, Spain. More
Oliver du Puy Architects creates 4.2-metre-wide Skinny House in Melbourne
An exposed concrete frame supports this 4.2-metre-wide skinny house in Melbourne designed by Oliver du Puy Architects to feature meditation spaces. More