Wutopia inserts inverted triangular lightwell into book shop
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab has renovated the Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, China, inserting a shard-like glass lightwell that pierces through six stories. More
Glenn Howells Architects creates lantern-like school for English National Ballet
Glenn Howells Architects has built a dance school for the English National Ballet, with windows in its translucent white cladding that give glimpses of rehearsals. More
Walters & Cohen clads King's International College building in weathered steel
Architecture firm Walters & Cohen uses weathered steel and concrete for King's International College in Canterbury, Kent, to reference the site's industrial heritage. More
Lorenzo Guzzini builds stone house with infinity pool overlooking Lake Como
Italian architect Lorenzo Guzzini has completed a villa overlooking Lake Como in Italy, with a facade of grey moraine stone and an infinity pool. More
Escribano Rosique Arquitectos use white bricks and timber for house in Spain
White-painted bricks and pale timber define this home in Spain by Escribano Rosique Arquitectos, set around a series of paved courtyard spaces. More
Behnisch Architekten clads energy laboratory in translucent polycarbonate
Translucent polycarbonate panels encase the concrete and timber laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, by Behnisch Architekten. More
Glass corridor connects underground concrete extension to house in Spain
Architecture studio Jordi Hidalgo Tané has extended a small stone building in rural Navarra, Spain, with a subterranean concrete annex accessed via a glass corridor. More
LUO Studio turns abandoned concrete foundations into community centre
Architcture practice. LUO Studio has extended the abandoned foundations and concrete columns of a residential project with a timber-framed upper storey to create a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. More
PUP Architects extends Surrey Docks Farm with a sawtooth orangery and black tower
PUP Architects has refurbished Surrey Docks Farm in London, reinstating a three-storey tower clad in black timber and topped by a golden pig weathervane. More
Irregularly stacked boxes hide central courtyard of village house in India
A cluster of irregularly stacked boxes forms a house for a village official in Talangpor, India, designed by Gujarat-based practice Neogenesis+Studi0261. More
Fala Atelier adds colourful shower tower to small granite house
A skinny chimney-style tower houses the bathroom and shower of a residential renovation in Amarante, Portugal, designed by architecture studio Fala Atelier. More
Irregular balconies surround social housing stacked over school in Paris
O4A is a Paris development with a primary school, sports centre and two tower blocks of social housing by architecture studios Brisac Gonzalez and Antoine Régnault. More
Tato Architects uses old barrels to clad exterior of home and shop
Wood salvaged from old miso barrels has been used to clad a house built by Tato Architects in Japan for the owner of a nearby brewery specialising in soy sauces. More
Paul Uhlmann Architects builds barn-like rural retreat in Australian bush
Agricultural barns were an inspiration for this holiday home in Pullenvale, Australia, designed by Paul Uhlmann Architects and featuring glazed gable-ends. More
Blank metal facade of Tokyo home hides tree-planted courtyard
Apollo Architects & Associates has designed the austere metal-clad exterior of this compact home to disguise a central planted courtyard covered by exposed wooden rafters. More
Anna and Eugeni Bach convert former chocolate factory into home and studio
Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has converted a 19th-century chocolate factory in the Spanish town of La Bisbal into a family home and studio apartment. More
Barozzi Veiga creates trapezoidal riverside arcade for Zürich dance centre
Barozzi Veiga has completed the Tanzhaus dance centre in Zürich, which opens onto a promenade along the river Limmat with a concrete arcade of trapezoid openings. More
Brick and copper turrets define Melbourne house by Wowowa
Australian architecture studio Wowowa built three cylindrical brick turrets with copper accents for a house in Melbourne. More
Studio 30 Architects remodel London home using reclaimed materials
Reclaimed materials feature alongside brightly painted new spaces in this transformation of two Victorian maisonettes in London by Studio 30 Architects. More
Make completes dramatic arched link for Chadstone shopping centre
The Link is a rib-vaulted timber passageway built between the Chadstone shopping centre and its neighbours by Make in Melbourne. More