"Monastic minimalism" informs Vietnamese jungle home by MM++ Architects
A sloping concrete roof and perforated walls shelter the open-air interiors of Anchor House, a dwelling in the jungle in Vietnam by local studio MM++ Architects. More
Victoria Merrett Architecture adds brick and timber extension to Marianne House
Australian studio Victoria Merrett Architecture has extended a house in Melbourne with a brick and timber structure that "blends harmoniously" with the existing building. More
Kengo Kuma and Associates cloaks Chinese clay museum in handmade tiles
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed UCCA Clay Museum in China, creating a peaked form clad in handmade ceramic tiles to celebrate the "warmth of craftsmanship". More
XStudio transforms abandoned bar in Gran Canaria into a workshop and apartment
Spanish architecture practice XStudio has inserted a ceramics workshop and apartment into the worn-out shell of an abandoned bar on the island of Gran Canaria. More
DHaus brings "sense of openness" to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight
Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. More
Tropical Architecture Bureau blends "old-world charm with the modern" for Keralan home
Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. More
Jason Good Architecture tops London home with patinated copper "top hat"
A roof of dark patinated copper distinguishes this house in Wimbledon Village, London, designed by local architecture studio Jason Good Architecture. More
Dílna houses Brno art studios within a stack of white cubes
Local architecture studio Dílna has extended the art department at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, creating a minimalist stack of studios that were designed to look "more like a modern art gallery than a traditional educational facility". More
Mark Jeavons and Ohlo Studio restore 1970s home in Australia
Australian architect Mark Jeavons worked with interior design practice Ohlo Studio to restore Tomich House, a heritage-listed 1970s house in City Beach, Perth. More
Ingenhoven Associates drapes trailing plants over old Stuttgart shopping centre
German studio Ingenhoven Associates has redesigned Calwer Passage, a former shopping centre and office block in Stuttgart, adding a "natural curtain" of trailing plants to its facade. More
"Curtain-like" brick facade fronts W-Mission office in Seoul
A rippling brick facade fronts the headquarters of textile manufacturer W-Mission in Seoul, designed by architecture studios Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten and BCHO Architects. More
Open-air museum "preserves the memory" of 17th-century Turkish fortress
Turkish studio KOOP Architects has revitalised the 17th-century Ottoman Seddülbahir Fortress on the Gallipoli peninsula, creating an outline in timber that suggests how its stone ruins would have previously looked. More
ADEPT and LYTT Architecture elevate lookouts within Amager Nature Park
A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. More
MJMA Architecture & Design marries wood and mesh for Canadian sports centre
Timber columns and a mesh facade are intended to emulate "a screen of trees" at this sports centre in Canada by Toronto studio MJMA Architecture & Design. More
IARA piggybacks stone aqueduct with sheltered timber bridge in China
Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. More
Van Laethem Architecten uses hempcrete for own garden studio in Belgium
Belgian studio Van Laethem Architecten used natural materials including hempcrete and cedar shingles to create this small garden studio for its staff in Alken. More
KLG Architects uses thick walls for coastal "sanctuary" in South Africa
Textured plaster intended to mimic nearby rocky outcrops coats the thick walls of Hytte Riverview, a house overlooking an estuary in South Africa by local studio KLG Architects. More
Arched brick openings enliven mixed-use block in Seoul by Sosu Architects
Arched openings animate the red-brick facades of Fillome Building, a mixed-use tower in Seoul by local studio Sosu Architects. More
Charles and Ray Eames changed the landscape of design with "just a few chairs and a house"
We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Ray and Charles Eames, the duo that championed a functional and democratic approach to design. More
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects creates "modern agricultural aesthetic" for Cumbrian home
Horizontal larch planks clad the exterior of Brampton, a house on a steeply sloping site in Cumbria by Scottish studio Mary Arnold-Forster Architects. More