Pale pink shutters shade classrooms of a concrete school in Switzerland
Beige tiles and pale pink window shutters cover the exterior of this concrete secondary school in Romanshorn, Switzerland. More
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Pink concrete staircase connects colourful floors of Belgian school
A pink concrete staircase, gabled roofs and brightly coloured walls define a school with in Zarren, Belgium, designed by architecture studio Felt. More
BBGK explores potential of prefabrication with red concrete housing block in Poland
The Sprzeczna 4 apartment building in Warsaw, designed by local practice BBGK, is one of the first major prefabricated residential blocks built in Poland since the communist era. More
Gresford Architects adds pink concrete extension to Hackney house
Gresford Architects has added an extension with a sunken seating area to a Victorian house in London's Hackney, featuring pink walls inside and out. More
Valerio Olgiati creates huge red concrete canopy at entrance to Bahrain's Pearling Path
A coloured concrete canopy supported by large columns forms this gateway designed by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati for the Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain. More
Concrete walls tinted to match "warm tones of sunset" form Casa Moulat in Mexico
Earthen concrete walls, planted patios and pools feature in this house in Mexican state Hidalgo, which was designed by Mexico City firm Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica. More
Red brick and tinted concrete form CPDA's 139 Schultz apartment block in Mexico City
Matching red brick and coloured concrete walls enclose the balconies fronting this residential building in Mexico City, which was designed by local studio CPDA Arquitectos. More
Pigmented concrete emulates sculptural stone in Gestalt furniture by Sment
Dark pigments create the illusion of precious stones in this series of geometric concrete furniture by Belgian design studio Sment. More
Dyed concrete walls surround Swiss embassy in Nairobi by Roeoesli Maeder Architekten
Swiss studio Roeoesli Maeder Architekten has built anembassy for Switzerland in Nairobi, Kenya, as an extension of the dyed concrete boundary wall that surrounds the compound. More
Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage
This concrete extension to a traditional cottage in Ireland's County Kerry was treated with iron oxide to give it a russet hue that complements colours found in the surrounding landscape. More
Productora builds Mexican centre for archeology and textiles using tinted concrete
Mexican architecture firm Productora has used pigmented concrete walls, brickwork steps and timber-framed windows to construct this museum and library in Oaxaca. More
Rural Italian residence combines traditional stone exterior with contemporary details
Italian studio GGA Architects has transformed the site of an old hilltop settlement in the country's Marche region into a contemporary house comprising stone structures perched on a pigmented concrete plinth. More
Extrastudio transforms Portuguese winery into house covered with rough red mortar
Lisbon-based practice Extrastudio has converted a winery in southern Portugal into a family home by covering its walls with red-pigmented mortar, introducing light wells and adding a black-bottomed swimming pool. More
Tilted red tower marks entrance to Polish war museum by Kwadrat
An angled tower wrapped in red concrete panels and glazing contains the entrance to this second world war museum, which is mostly housed beneath the surface of a public plaza in the Polish city of Gdansk. More
Vertically sliding walls open Bergmeisterwolf's Italian villa extension to the garden
Architecture studio Bergmeisterwolf has completed an extension to a house on the shores of Italy's Lake Garda, featuring glazed walls that disappear into the ground to open the living area up to the garden. More
Construction starts on David Adjaye's crimson concrete art museum in Texas
The red concrete art museum that British architect David Adjaye designed for the Linda Pace Foundation is now under construction in San Antonio, Texas. More
BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More
B-ILD and Constructo use shades of red concrete for skatepark on Belgian coast
This multi-tonal red concrete skatepark by architects B-ILD and Constructo doubles as a public square in the Belgian city of Blankenberge. More
Multicoloured concrete bar creates ice cream stand inside Melbourne shopping centre
One Design Office and Studio Twocan based this pigmented concrete bar inside an Australian ice cream shop on the technicolour treats it will serve. More
Simon Astridge adds dusty-pink concrete extension to north London house
Simon Astridge has used pigmented concrete to create the pink facade of this extension to a north London house, accenting the warm-toned colours found in the existing brick walls. More