Balconies fan out like leaves from the mixed-use L'Arbre Blanc tower, which Sou Fujimoto has completed in Montpellier with Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes. More
The next instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular balcony system designed to encourage good relations between neighbours. More
Argentinian studio IR Arquitectura has transformed a leftover corner of a 1950s building in Buenos Aires into this small apartment, using built-in furniture and a caged balcony. More
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to balconies, including an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris featuring wavy platforms enclosed by perforated metal and Moshe Safdie's pair of balcony-covered towers linked by aerial walkways. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Balconies with adjustable covers pepper the brick facade of the Habitat for Orphan Girls designed by ZAV Architects in Khansar, Iran. More
Local studio Peripheriques Marin+Trottin and Jumeau Architectes has completed an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris, which features wavy balconies enclosed by a ribbon of perforated metal. More
Tiered balconies clad in charred timber dowels enclose restaurants designed "in the round" to provide views across Sydney's redeveloped Barangaroo South precinct. More
This headquarters for a textile manufacturer in Caesarea, Israel, comprises a group of stacked discs, which are staggered to create balconies overlooking the surrounding landscape. More
Brazilian architect Felipe Rodrigues has created a split-level house, with a glazed living area between thin concrete planes that project from a hillside. More
For this week's roundup of popular images from Pinterest, we're featuring homes that treat their balconies as extra living spaces. Examples includes a plant-filled lounge space, a tiny spa and a miniature vegetable garden. More
Danish firm 3XN has won a competition to build a residential complex in Toronto, which will comprise a pair of tower peaks covered in rippling terraces based on the waves of the nearby lake. More
Featuring an irregular geometric form, this apartment building in Saitama, Japan, accommodates homes for seven families, as well as red-painted communal areas at street level. More
White caged balconies project from the sides of this social housing block by French collective Poggi + More, making it look like a series of irregularly stacked boxes. More
Arched openings punctuate the brick facade of this apartment building in Amsterdam, which is co-owned by its occupants and tailored to accommodate their varying lifestyles. More
Salmela Architect has completed an office building for a Minneapolis advertising agency featuring a gridded monochrome facade and a monumental fire escape. More
White metal louvres covering the facade of this apartment block in Paris can be drawn across windows and balconies to screen against the sun and street. More
Parisian studio Karawitz has completed a housing block overlooking the Ourcq canal, which features balconies framed by light-grey boxes and an external corkscrew staircase. More
Each apartment in this narrow concrete and glass block in Mexico City features a full-width balcony lined with sliding glass doors. More
Angular balconies extending from the front of this apartment block in Paris are framed by white concrete screens featuring a perforated pattern that resembles brickwork. More
Architects Paul de Ruiter and Chris Collaris have transformed a former private museum in Rotterdam into an energy-neutral townhouse, featuring outdoor spaces on each level of its remodelled rear facade ( + slideshow). More