Exposed concrete and stone gabion walls reference the surrounding rock garden at this home in Slovakia, designed by local studio Paulíny Hovorka Architects. More about Rocky garden hugs Banánka house by Paulíny Hovorka Architects in Slovakia
Large rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. More about Gabion walls filled with stone "camouflage" Indian home by Earthscape Studio
Suspended gabions weights provide a counterweight to the steel cantilever in this hilltop pavilion designed by Emiliano Domínguez and Santiago Martínez in Querétaro, Mexico. More about Suspended weights counterbalance cantilevered viewpoint in Mexico
American firms 180 Degrees and CoLab Studio have created an educational facility and a greenhouse in the Arizona desert with polycarbonate facades that bring soft daylight indoors. More about Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix enclosed with polycarbonate walls
Gabion walls, laminated wood and concrete were used to form this cave-like beer hall in southeastern Brazil, which was designed by SuperLimão Studio to minimise energy usage. More about SuperLimão creates sunken taproom and beer garden for Brazilian brewery
Dark limestone walls form a low-lying pool house that runs alongside this chemical-free swimming bath in Edmonton, designed by architecture studio GH3. More about GH3 designs naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool for Canadian park
A stone-filled gabion wall runs along one side of this green-roofed visitors pavilion by architect Anne Carrier, which emerges from a slope at a heritage site in Canada. More about Welcome centre for Quebec heritage site rises from the landscape
ABIR Architects used pebbles found on the beach to create the layered facade of this house in the English seaside town of Shoreham – which featured in last night's episode of UK television show Homes By The Sea. More about Shoreham Beach House by ABIR Architects features gabion walls filled with beach pebbles
An expansive terrace provides a meditation space at this weekend residence and spiritual retreat in the Utah desert, which US firm Imbue Design completed using stone-filled gabions for some of the external walls (+ slideshow). More about Gabion cages filled with volcanic stone support meditation platform at Utah spiritual retreat
Stone-filled gabions provide the walls of this police training centre by architecture firm Haverstock, helping it camouflage with the craggy walls of a former quarry in Bristol, England (+ slideshow). More about Haverstock uses stone-filled cages to disguise police shooting range in disused quarry
An "elevated meadow" surrounds the glazed living space of this house in a Bulgarian village, which is raised above the fields on stone-filled cages to give it the appearance of an observation tower (+ slideshow). More about Observation House by I/O Architects features gabion walls and a grassy viewing deck
A skin of corrugated and perforated metal clads this villa in the Beskid Mountains, which sits on a wedge-shaped podium with stone-filled gabion walls (+ slideshow). More about Villa in the Czech mountains combines perforated metal with stone gabions
Wealthy art investors can enjoy their collections while avoiding tax thanks to a new duty-free storage unit at Luxembourg international airport by Atelier d'Architecture 3BM3 (+ slideshow). More about Atelier d'Architecture 3BM3 completes concrete tax haven for artworks in Luxembourg
The walls of this house in Poland by Kropka Studio are covered in gabion baskets filled with the same local limestone used to build nearby castles and churches (+ slideshow). More about House in the Landscape by Kropka Studio features walls built from rock-filled cages
Four young architects from Javeriana University in Bogotá have completed Villanueva Public Library in Casanare, Colombia. More about Villanueva Public Library, Colombia