Mexico City house by JJRR/Arquitectura features sliding glass walls and verdant terraces
Floor-to-ceiling glazing retracts to open up the interiors of this concrete home in Mexico City, designed by local firm JJRR/Arquitectura. More
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Israeli architect couple use concrete blocks to build themselves a home among fruit trees
Architects Tamar Jacobs and Oshri Yaniv have built their own home on the Israeli coast, with its roof lifted up above concrete-block walls to offer glimpses of the sky. More
DUA completes contemporary Dublin mews house with sunken concrete bathroom
This Dublin mews house – designed by Irish studio DUA for a young bachelor – features a sunken concrete bathtub, custom fittings, and reclaimed-brick and pine-plywood walls. 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
Kubota Architect Atelier combines delicately tapered surfaces with sturdy concrete walls for FU House
Three L-shaped structures with wafer-thin edges wrap around concrete and glass walls at this house in the Japanese city of Shunan. More
Robert Konieczny uses drawbridge to create ark-like house on a steep Polish hillside
A drawbridge provides access to this angular house perched on a hillside in southern Poland, which architect Robert Konieczny designed to close up completely when not in use. More
Asaf Lerman updates Oscar Niemeyer's Haifa University library building in Israel
Tel Aviv architect Asaf Lerman has renovated a library building designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Israel's Haifa University, and added a new wing to complement its brutalist concrete and glass construction. More
FHHH Friends arranges flexible rooms over split levels in slender Seoul house
A skylit stairwell ascends through the split levels of this tall and narrow house in Seoul to a roof terrace with separate entrances for people and cats. 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
Skinny Rotterdam house for two architects features black brickwork and concealed windows
Dutch architects Gwendolyn Huisman and Marijn Boterman designed this skinny house in Rotterdam for themselves, incorporating hidden windows into the black brick walls and adding a large indoor hammock. More
Peruvian archaeology museum by Barclay & Crousse replaces another destroyed by earthquake
Red pigmented concrete provides the geometric forms of this archaeology museum in Peru, designed by Barclay & Crousse to replace another destroyed during an earthquake. More
Angular openings puncture concrete facades of university tower by Morini Arquitectos
Irregular holes dotting the concrete walls of this tower at a university campus in the Argentinian city of Cordoba frame views of the surrounding landscape from the workshops within. More
Illiz Architektur sets children's swimming pool above former underground troop billet in Zurich
Illiz Architektur mounted this indoor swimming pool on top of a disused concrete shelter for rescue forces to offer bathers views of Switzerland's Lake Zurich. More
NMD Nomadas' concrete and glass house in Venezuela features skinny swimming pool
NMD Nomadas has arranged this concrete and glass house in Venezuela around a series of courtyards and a slender swimming pool. More
Apartment tower by Handel Architects built next to historic Manhattan cathedral
US studio Handel Architects has completed a pair of residential towers with concrete facade elements, designed to respect the proportions of a neighbouring stone cathedral. More
Call for entries to Coloured Concrete Works Award 2017
Dezeen promotion: materials manufacturer Lanxess is inviting architects to submit entries to an award that recognises contemporary design using coloured concrete. More
Stacked concrete blocks and roof deck give diners sea views from South Korean cafe
This coastal cafe in the South Korean city of Gijang comprises a series of enormous concrete volumes that dwarf neighbouring houses, and are stacked and rotated to optimise views of the East Sea. More
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects creates bachelor pad with underground club on Ghent's Leie river
An underground lair modelled on an exclusive nightclub lies below this riverside bachelor pad near Ghent, where the owner has built-in cigar and wine storage, a car lift and a view into the depths of the pool. More
Tunnel links half-buried winery building in Girona with owner's house
Spanish architects Jorge Vidal and Victor Rahola have partially submerged this Catalan vineyard building in the ground, and linked it to the owner's house by a narrow tunnel. More
Huge circular hole pierces concrete house in Crete by Tense Architecture Network
Athens-based Tense Architecture Network has completed a curvy concrete house on the Greek island of Crete, featuring a massive circular puncture that provides it occupants with a shaded roof terrace. More