DataAE and Xavier Vendrell balance Barcelona housing block on steep site
Spanish architecture studios DataAE and Xavier Vendrell have balanced two rows of social housing on a hillside in Barcelona overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. More
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Neri&Hu animates gridded Taipei apartment block with arched screens
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has completed a residential building in Taiwan that features a gridded facade filled with inverted-arch screens. More
Mae Architects completes "21st-century almshouse" in Southwark
London studio Mae Architects has created Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. More
House of Greens by 4site Architects offers "a garden experience in every space"
Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore, designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. More
Red accents enliven social housing block on triangular plot in Barcelona
Movable metal shutters reveal bright red balconies at this social housing block in Barcelona, created by local architecture studios MIAS and Coll-Leclerc Architects.
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H-H Studio designs home in Vietnam as "a place to live, work, study, grow crops and entertain"
White volumes, balconies and planters are stacked around a central courtyard at House for Young Families in Da Nang, Vietnam, which has been designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. More
Ten buildings that make a sculptural feature of their balconies
Featuring buildings equipped with meandering balconies and terraces that fan out like leaves, this roundup collects 10 of the most dramatic sculptural balconies published on Dezeen. More
Triptyque wraps Onze22 high-rise in Brazil with large balconies
French-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque has completed an 85-metre-tall residential tower in São Paulo that offers its occupants indoor-outdoor living. More
X11 Design Studio "connects nature with daily activities" at De Chill House in Vietnam
Balconies shaded by trailing plants front this slender concrete home in Vietnam, which has been designed by local architecture practice X11 Design Studio to "promote a connection between nature and people". More
Bright yellow balconies enliven Melbourne apartment block by Austin Maynard Architects
A "mountainous" zigzag roofline and bright yellow balconies define the ParkLife apartment block in the Brunswick neighbourhood of Melbourne, designed by local studio Austin Maynard Architects. More
Chinese kindergarten designed as "small town" of flexible classrooms
Winding balconies and outdoor learning spaces feature in Kindergarten of Museum Forest, a curvy building that Chinese studio Atelier Apeiron has added to an existing nursery in Shenzhen. More
Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos wrap Mexican apartment building in planted balconies
Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos have completed an all-electric, twelve-unit apartment complex with wide balconies overlooking the street in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. More
Eight airy terraces and balconies that become extensions of the interior
From a plant-enclosed terrace in Mexico to a large rooftop garden set beneath a metal pergola in Tokyo, Dezeen's latest lookbook highlights eight interiors with impressive balconies and terraces. More
Atelier Gratia designs angular concrete courtyard house in Taiwan
An angular wall of exposed concrete informed by origami wraps this courtyard home in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, designed by local studio Atelier Gratia to be a "sanctuary" from the surrounding city. More
BIG reveals pair of "simple prismatic" skyscrapers in Shenzhen
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the Qianhai Prisma Towers in Shenzhen, China, both comprised of leaning volumes tapering towards the sky. More
Studioninedots completes stepped social housing overlooking Amsterdam waterfront
A sweeping form of stepped balconies that overlook the IJ waterfront defines the De Jakoba social housing in Amsterdam, designed by local practice Studioninedots. More
Angular balconies provide views of the Black Sea at Starh's EOS building
Local studio Starh has completed an office and apartment building on a triangular plot in the Bulgarian city of Varna, featuring cantilevered balconies that extend out towards the nearby sea. More
BIG completes Quito's tallest building with pixelated facade
A facade of cascading balconies defines the residential Iqon skyscraper near La Carolina park in Quito, which is Danish architecture studio BIG's first completed project in South America. More
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur designs "accessible yet exceptional" housing blocks in Sweden
Swedish practice Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a cluster of timber-clad housing blocks in Ystad, Sweden, with facades of folding glass screens that allow their balconies to be turned into sheltered winter gardens. More
Planted balconies surround Stories housing in Amsterdam by Olaf Gipser Architects
Dutch studio Olaf Gipser Architects has worked with housing cooperative BSH20A to create an apartment block in the Netherlands that aims to provide residents with a "communal, sustainable and healthy urban living" environment. More