Slovakian architecture firm Alan Prekop Studio turned this former office in Bratislava into a flexible apartment by adding a space-saving custom-built steel structure. More about Alan Prekop Studio turns disused office into apartment for artists
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
Bratislava-based Beef Architekti arranged a series of concrete slabs informed by fish gills to let light and air into House of Gills in Slovakia.
More about Beef Architekti designs House of Gills to "breathe like a fish"
A gridded facade of fibre cement, glass and large blinds defines this house in western Slovakia, designed by local studio Beef Architekti. More about Beef Architekti creates "outdoor rooms" at House of Grid in Slovakia
Czech studio RDTH Architekti has transformed an old mill and farm in Slovakia into a family home, introducing a series of timber structures that reference its former sheds and chicken coops. More about RDTH Architekti converts old mill into contemporary home in Slovakia
Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava, spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia. More about D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store
Architecture studio Ksa Studený designed this trapezoidal concrete and glass house to frame views of a forest near the village of Pernek in Slovakia. More about Ksa Studený completes trapezoidal concrete home overlooking Slovakian forest
Slovakian practice Noiz Architekti has completed Na Rade, a family house in Bratislava with a minimal, stacked form clad in thin wooden planks. More about Noiz Architekti completes minimal park-side home in Slovakia
Slovakian architecture studio DF Creative Group has converted a former heating plant in Bratislava into a cultural centre, complementing its industrial structure with a series of contemporary additions. More about DF Creative Group transforms former heating plant into workspaces and cultural centre
Architecture practice BIG has revealed its designs for a 12-building AI and cybersecurity campus in Bratislava, Slovakia, that will be visually connected by undulating solar roofs. More about BIG designs cybersecurity hub in Slovakia to mimic nearby rolling hills
Salvaged time-worn bricks line the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia, designed by local architect Martin Skoček. More about Martin Skoček contrasts contemporary facade of House V with rustic brick interiors
Flowers for Slovakia is presenting three travelling exhibitions during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration to spotlight emerging Slovak talent. More about Flowers for Slovakia exhibits 10 Years of Young Slovak Design
Slovakian studio Endorphine has completed a pair of houses at a golf resort near the village of Hrubá Borša, featuring living units that are combined either horizontally or vertically to create different layouts. More about Endorphine connects white boxes with black frames to create homes at Slovakian golf resort
Danish studio EFFEKT has developed a housing scheme for the Slovakian city of Bratislava, which features a dramatically staggered roofline intended to echo the peaks of a mountain range. More about EFFEKT proposes Bratislava housing scheme modelled on a mountain range
With the first ever design week underway in the giant industrial city of Shenzhen in China, Dezeen takes a look at some of the newer and more unexpected additions to the calendar – including Riyadh, Medellín and Amman. More about Eight of the best design weeks that are off the beaten track
A small pool is slotted between the inner and outer layers of this house near Bratislava, which was designed according to Italian Renaissance principles by local firm Plural (+ slideshow). More about Plural completes plastic-clad house in Slovakia with inner and outer layers
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a bright red model of the Slovak National Gallery forms the centrepiece of the Czech and Slovak Pavilion, which questions whether the countries' Soviet-era architecture should be saved or demolished. More about Czech and Slovak Pavilion explores whether Soviet-era architecture is worth saving
Ladders lead to sleeping platforms accommodated beneath the hipped roof of this simple Slovakian lake house, which local studio JRKVC designed without any corridors to utilise the available space (+ slideshow). More about JRKVC's lakeside house optimises small footprint with hidden attic areas
Modelled on traditional wooden barns, this gabled house in the Slovakian town of Stara Lubovna has a pair of small wooden lofts squeezed beneath its pitched roof (+ slideshow). More about Martin Boles creates barn-inspired house with an extra floor slotted beneath its pitched roof
This giant cube that appears to have landed on its side in the mountains is a proposal by Czech studio Atelier 8000 for a facilities building in Slovakia's High Tatras peaks (+ slideshow). More about Proposed mountain hostel by Atelier 8000 looks like it has crashed into the Earth