Chinese architect Zhang Ke has slotted a hostel into one of Beijing's ancient hutong neighbourhoods, featuring tiny rooms that project at angles into a central courtyard. More
This loft apartment in a former tank station in the Austrian city of Salzburg features a sweeping concrete staircase and a glass shower cubicle that cantilevers over the living space. More
This multi-tonal red concrete skatepark by architects B-ILD and Constructo doubles as a public square in the Belgian city of Blankenberge. More
The concrete walls and roof of this headquarters for the Greek city of Lamia's Municipal Water Supply are interrupted by voids and fissures that carve out different routes through the building. More
This cluster of holiday apartments by IDMM Architects in South Korea's Gangwon region feature angular concrete and glass volumes that thrust outwards from a sloping site to ensure optimal views. More
Estúdio Casa G has completed a residence in the Brazilian rainforest, creating a home within the concrete shell of an existing structure and building a new pavilion for social spaces. More
Architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama arranged this house in the forest near Karuizawa around five courtyards to provide views of vegetation both inside and outside the building. More
The stacked volumes that make up this multipurpose building in Seoul's Gangnam district are clad in various materials and diminish in size like the components of a nested Russian doll. More
This board-marked concrete holiday house by Luciano Kruk steps over a sand dune in a coastal town near Buenos Aires, offering its summer residents views of a pine and acacia forest beyond. More
After being evicted from his studio to make way for a new property development, London designer Paul Cocksedge reacted by excavating material from the floor to produce a new series of furniture. More
A huge, round opening is carved above the outdoor dining area of this house in southern France by Pascual Architect, which also features large glass doors that swing open to the garden. More
Concrete surfaces, hand-painted teal tiles and brass details all feature in this Melbourne cafe, designed by local studio Biasol to pay tribute to the Greek delicatessens that could be found in the city in the 1950s. More
This robust concrete house in the Swiss town of Savièse steps down the side of a hill and contains rooms lining internal patios that look out towards the nearby mountains. More
This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More
This concrete home shaded by a wooden screen by Chilean architects Felipe Assadi and Francisca Pulido is elevated off the ground, allowing plants to grow underneath the structure. More
Threefold Architects has renovated a mews property in London's exclusive Primrose Hill area, pairing stark white walls with blackened metalwork, polished concrete and painted brickwork. More
A bright white canopy undulates above the glazed walls of this chapel outside Cape Town, framing views right through it to scenic mountains, vineyards and pomegranate orchards. More
Floor-to-ceiling glazing retracts to open up the interiors of this concrete home in Mexico City, designed by local firm JJRR/Arquitectura. More
Architects Tamar Jacobs and Oshri Yaniv have built their own home on the Israeli coast, with its roof lifted up above concrete-block walls to offer glimpses of the sky. More
This Dublin mews house – designed by Irish studio DUA for a young bachelor – features a sunken concrete bathtub, custom fittings, and reclaimed-brick and pine-plywood walls. More