Folkform bases ceramic tile mural for public swimming pool on Spånga town plan
Swedish design duo Folkform has installed a mural composed of over 1,000 individual glass and ceramic pieces in an indoor public swimming pool in Spånga, Stockholm. More
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Robert Hutchison Architecture creates Chapel for Luis Barragán on roof of Mexican architect's home
Seattle-based Robert Hutchison Architecture has built a "ghost-like" pavilion on the roof of Luis Barragán's house in Mexico City as part of his Memory Houses exhibition at the architect's former residence. More
The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More
Linear brick wall conceals earthy and tactile interiors of Devon Passivhaus
A linear red-brick wall obscures the textured interiors and art-filled courtyard hidden inside McLean Quinlan's low-rise Passivhaus home in Devon, UK. More
Remi restaurant in Berlin is defined by cherry-red joinery
Red-stained cabinets crafted from MDF surround the open kitchen of restaurant Remi in Berlin designed by local studio Ester Bruzkus Architekten. More
Seven of the best houses in Mexico's Valle de Bravo
From volcanic rock, soil-based render to roofs covered in shrubs, these seven houses have all been designed to complement their setting in Mexico's scenic Valle de Bravo. More
Lahofer Winery by Chybik + Kristof features undulating roof with amphitheatre
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has topped the Lahofer Winery in the Czech Republic with a walkable roof with an open-air theatre. More
Longhouse by Partners Hill spans 110 metres across Australian bushland
Architecture practice Partners Hill has designed this lengthy shed-style home in the Australian town of Daylesford, Victoria to incorporate living, cooking and agricultural facilities. More
A6A constructs charred-wood off-grid cabin in Ustaritz
Bordeaux studio A6A has created Heva, a black Douglas fir-clad cabin designed for off-grid living, in Ustaritz, south-west France. More
CTA uses perforated bricks to enclose Wall House in Vietnam
Hole-punctured bricks bring air and sunlight into this multi-generational family home in the city of Bien Hoa, Vietnam designed by Ho Chi Minh City-based CTA. More
Bell Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Magis costs just €77 and is manufactured in less than a minute
Italian brand Magis has launched Bell Chair, a lightweight, low-cost stackable monobloc chair made of recycled polypropylene. In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, designer Konstantin Grcic explains how he created a product that is "just over half of the weight of a normal chair". More
Gabled cedar structures form Lone Pine Residence in Wyoming
US architecture firm CLB Architects has wrapped two gabled structures with dark cedar planks to form this house in Wyoming situated to face the mountains. More
John Pawson and David Chipperfield design houses for Ibiza community Sabina
A number of leading architects and designers such as John Pawson, David Chipperfield and Marcio Kogan have unveiled residential designs for a development in Ibiza. More
Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge's "architectural inventions over the centuries"
Yellow brick walls with unarranged white windows enclose communal courtyards and timber-lined walkways at the heart of Mecanoo's housing for the University of Cambridge. More
Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House
The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. More
Top five cardboard furniture designs in the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition revealed
A rocking horse, a series of animal companions and three storage solutions have been selected as finalists in Samsung and Dezeen's contest to create innovative household objects from repurposed cardboard packaging. More
Wuchazi Bridge creates "infinite meandering path" over river in Chengdu
Berlin-based architects Tom Wünschmann, Achim Kaufer, Wei Cai and Philipp Buschmeyer and Chinese design institutes SADI and JDTM have created a bridge that offers a variety of routes across a river in Chengdu, China. More
Six sculptural concrete seats including liquid-like chairs and squashed benches
Often associated with toughness, concrete is an unusual material choice for furniture. But these six designs show how the material can be used for seating in a variety of forms including curved stools, puffy chairs and squashed benches. More
Burberry and Tencent collaborate on interactive WeChat shop in Shenzhen
Visitors to Shenzhen's Burberry flagship store can use Tencent's WeChat app to interact with the window display and play their own music in fitting rooms. More
Motiv Architects experiments with cross-laminated timber for Vancouver garage
Vancouver practice Motiv Architects has built a garage from cross-laminated timber as an experiment in working with the material on a small scale. More