Estúdio 41 tops small white Brazilian house with roof garden
Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. More
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Steyn Studio's concrete and travertine Sierra House has a mountain-shaped roof
London-based Steyn Studio built Sierra House in Madrid from concrete and travertine with a striking sawtooth roof that looks like a mountain ridge. More
Kult cultural hub occupies a terrace of brick buildings in Vreden
Pool Leber Architekten and Bleckmann Krys Architekten have combined 14th and 16th century structures, with modern concrete and brick volumes to create the Kult museum. More
Cabin at Rones by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter overlooks Norwegian fjord
Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has used concrete and wood to build a minimal cabin on an outcrop beside the Beitstadfjorden in Norway. More
Dhooge & Meganck creates "contemporary abbey" for Belgian pickle and mustard manufacturer
The concrete form of this factory for Camp's in Oudenaarde, Belgium, is driven by the mustard production processes and Dhooge & Meganck's desire to create a building with "soul". More
Martins Lucena uses slatted wood and tile screens to let the breeze into IF House in Brazil
This concrete coastal house in Brazil was designed by locally based Martins Lucena Architects to capture prevailing breezes and minimise solar heat gain. More
Curved thatched roof covers Chieng Yen Community House in a Vietnamese forest
This community centre in Vietnam, designed by 1+1>2 Architects, features a bamboo framework and a thatched roof that wraps a concrete amphitheatre. More
Offset concrete boxes form Casa 2I4E retreat for a couple and their dog in Mexican landscape
Monterrey-based studio P+0 Arquitectura has wrapped concrete terraces and staircases around this residence to make the most of its setting among wooded mountains in Mexico. More
Concrete surfaces create "rough luxury" inside K House in Sri Lanka
Austere concrete interiors offset the verdant surroundings of this pair of holiday homes in southwest Sri Lanka, completed by Aim Architecture and Norm Architects. More
Open Architecture designs Chapel of Sound concert hall to look like hollowed-out boulder
Open Architecture is building a concert hall in a valley north of Beijing, designed to look "as if a strange and prehistoric boulder had fallen there long ago". More
Concrete lattice screens Phra Pradeang House in Bangkok
Architecture practice All(zone) used distinctive criss-crossing of concrete blocks to provide breeze and shade to Phra Pradeang House in Bangkok. More
Nomo Studio designs concrete house in Menorca to frame sea views
Large openings all along the front of the concrete facade of Frame House on the Spanish island of Menorca frame expansive views towards the sea.
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Photos and scans reveal abandoned ruins of Casa Sperimentale
The ruins of Casa Sperimentale, an experimental concrete treehouse built by Giuseppe Perugini and Uga de Plaisant, have been digitally recorded for a new exhibition. More
Terrassenhaus Berlin has a facade of stepped concrete and curtains
Terrassenhaus Berlin is a concrete mixed-use block in Berlin by Brandlhuber+ Emde, Burlon and Muck Petzet Architekten that has a series of external terraces. 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
Gus Wüstemann creates affordable apartment block almost entirely from concrete
Concrete-lined living spaces extend out onto angular balconies at this low-cost housing block in Zurich, designed by locally based studio Gus Wüstemann. More
Atelier Janda Vanderghote turns historic Ghent house into modern B&B
Young Belgian studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has transformed the interior of one of Ghent's historic houses with a new concrete frame and brilliant blue furniture. More
Pointed window fronts Lincoln Chapel by Studio 512 in Texas Hill Country
Architecture firm Studio 512 has designed a concrete chapel in Texas that rises up on one side to form a pointy volume evoking a steeple. More
Wei Yi International Design Associates creates grey-toned apartment in Taipei
Concrete, clay and dark blue wallpaper line the walls and ceilings of this darkly atmospheric apartment in Taipei, Taiwan, designed by locally based studio Wei Yi International Design Associates. More
Five concrete houses in Argentina by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk specialises in building with raw, unadorned concrete. Here are five residences, built among Argentina's woodlands and sandy dunes, that make the most of the material. More