"Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. More
Ae-Architecten layers old and new in Belgian house renovation
Belgian studio Ae-Architecten has used glazed yellow bricks and concrete-lined living spaces to renovate SL House, a detached home in Ghent, Belgium. More
Kauh restores historic Spanish park to be a "palimpsest of its evolution"
Spanish architecture practice Kauh has completed the renovation of La Hoya Park in the historical centre of Almería, restoring a series of stepped, dry stone terraces on the site of a 13th-century town. More
Architectural Association students use foraged wood to build "open-air laboratory"
Students from London's Architectural Association have used timber battens and foraged waste wood to build a demountable forest pavilion called Field Station. More
Latticed-steel columns frame Lublin transport hub by Tremend
Mushroom columns made of latticed steel support the large canopy above the Metropolitan Station in Lublin, Poland, completed by architecture studio Tremend. More
Fletcher Crane Architects completes pale brick home overlooking Richmond Park
UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects has completed Kingston Villa in Richmond, London, offering a contemporary "evolution" of the area's typical suburban architecture in pale brick and metal. More
Halo-shaped skylights illuminate Indonesian home by Tamara Wibowo Architects
A series of circular voids and "halo" skylights create spaces for trees to grow through this home in Semarang, Indonesia, which has been completed by local studio Tamara Wibowo Architects. More
Fala Atelier transforms Porto warehouse into "house of many faces"
A clash of old and new surfaces, geometries and colours defines this conversion of a warehouse and office in Porto into a home by local studio Fala Atelier. More
Izat Arundell clads remote Outer Hebrides home with local stone
Thick walls of local stone shelter Caochan na Creige, a home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell designed to "sit respectfully in the landscape". More
Sigurd Larsen refurbishes 19th-century farm for Michelberger hotel
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has refurbished the Michelberger Farm in Spreewald, Germany, creating a new wing of guest rooms that reinterprets the redbrick style of the 19th-century complex. More
"Oozy mortar" gives textured finish to brick home in Australia by Studio Roam
Oozing mortar joints create a "crusty crown" for The Brick House, a family home in Perth, Australia that has recently been completed by local practice Studio Roam. More
SOA Architectes completes "eclectic" social housing in Parisian park
The 19th-century villas in the suburbs of Paris informed the arched windows and sloping roofs of this social housing block in France, completed by local studio SOA Architectes. More
Studio Locomotive completes garden-topped community centre in Thailand
Architecture practice Studio Locomotive has completed Tree O'Clock, a "communal hub" topped by rooftop gardens for an upcoming housing development in Thailand. More
Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter draws on traditional log cabins for remote home in Norway
Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter has completed a home named Årestua in a remote area of Telemark, referencing traditional log cabins to create a feeling of "natural minimalism". More
Hetedik Műterem and Studio Konstella extend old ski lodge in Budapest
Hungarian practices Hetedik Műterem and Studio Konstella have revamped and extended the Normafa Ski Lodge restaurant in Budapest with the shingle-clad pavilion, which aims to evoke "the purity of a mountain hut". More
Buzz creates subterranean Hermit Space galleries in Beijing park
Architecture studio Buzz has transformed three sunken courtyards created for an underground car park into gallery, event and activity spaces for Beijing MAHA Arts Centre in China. More
Levitt Bernstein reinstates historic character of Grade-II listed Bristol Beacon
UK practice Levitt Bernstein has completed its refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Bristol Beacon, creating new interiors for the "grand and impressive" historic concert venue. More
Schemata Architects embraces rough material finishes for gallery in Seoul
The rough finishes of an existing concrete and brick structure are contrasted by white exhibition spaces at Arario Gallery in Seoul, completed by Japanese studio Schemata Architects. More
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa clads rural Spanish house with cork blocks
Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. More
Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. More