Adam Knibb builds timber house extension above a driveway
British architect Adam Knibb has extended a house in a converted school in Winchester, England, by building a timber box above a seldom-used entryway. More
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Trio of geometric forms by Shift Architecture Urbanism form new Dutch museum complex
Shift Architecture Urbanism has built a spherical cinema, a cube-shaped gallery and an elevated walkway to create a complex of design, science and technology museums in the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More
DX Arquitectos extends yoga teacher's house with a blackened timber studio on top
Chilean studio DX Arquitectos has added a timber-framed roof extension to the home of a yoga teacher in Santiago, providing a studio where she can teach classes (+ slideshow). More
Estudio Beldarrain uses reclaimed railway sleepers to extend Spanish library
Railway sleepers form the walls of this extension to a library in Azkoitia, Spain, which is located at the town's former railway station. More
JUNG Architectures adds zinc-clad extension to former leper hospital
Paris-based JUNG Architectures has converted a former French leper colony into a gallery, adding an zinc-clad extension that can be used for wine tasting (+ slideshow). More
Old English church transformed into a theatre by Foster Wilson Architects
Foster Wilson Architects has converted a heritage-listed church in Bedford, England, into a theatre with a new curved timber and glass foyer bar (+ slideshow). More
London house extension by Alexander Martin features a double-height window wall
Alexander Martin Architects has added a three-storey extension to a Victorian house in north London, featuring brick walls and a big window facing out to the garden (+ slideshow). More
Cross-shaped facade added to art museum in a former monastery
A cruciform facade marks the new entrance to this art museum, which occupies a 15th-century monastery building near Venice, Italy (+ slideshow). More
Giles Pike adds steel extension to house in converted Victorian workshop
Giles Pike Architects chose concrete and steel for the renovation and extension of this east London house, referencing the brick building's industrial heritage. More
50 Shades of Wood by Declerck-Daels Architecten is a timber dentist surgery in Bruges
Declerck-Daels Architecten used different varieties of timber and "frivolous" colours for this surgery in Bruges, in an attempt to make going to the dentist more bearable (+ slideshow). More
Cella Bar by FCC Arquitectura features a volcanic stone barn and a whale-inspired extension
This restaurant and bar in the Azores comprises two buildings – a remodelled barn with volcanic stone walls, and a bulbous timber extension conceived as a cross between a whale and a wine barrel (+ slideshow). More
NOJI Architects uses reclaimed bricks for angular extension to historic Dublin house
Irish studio NOJI Architects built this angular extension to a heritage-protected Dublin house with reclaimed bricks to create a seamless transition between old and new. More
SHoP Architects unveils Navajo-inspired expansion plans for SITE Santa Fe gallery
New York-based SHoP Architects has revealed plans for a major extension of the SITE Santa Fe gallery in New Mexico, featuring a textured facade that takes its cues from traditional Navajo patterns (+ slideshow). More
Mirror-clad office extension by Atelier Vens Vanbelle offers reflections of brickwork and trees
Atelier Vens Vanbelle has extended a notary's office it completed five years ago in the Belgian village of Horebeke, adding mirrored walls that reflect both the original building and its pastoral setting (+ slideshow). More
Ruud Visser Architects extends old Dutch townhouse by two metres
Dutch studio Ruud Visser Architecten has "stretched" the length of an early 20th-century townhouse in The Hague, and added a large window with a cross-shaped wooden frame to the new rear facade (+ slideshow). More
Rural Urban Framework uses mirrored tiles to camouflage toilets at Mulan Primary School
Hong Kong studio Rural Urban Framework covered this new primary school toilet block in mirrored tiles so that it reflects its surroundings, helping to camouflage the building (+ slideshow). More
Delvendahl Martin Architects knocks through a pair of Victorian properties in Oxford
London office Delvendahl Martin Architects has merged and extended a pair of Victorian semi-detached houses in Oxford to create a new double-fronted home for one family (+ slideshow). More
Martin Fenlon puts contemporary face on historic bungalow near downtown LA
US architect Martin Fenlon cites the Gehry House as inspiration for the renovation and expansion of his own home – a cedar-clad bungalow in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). More
Munarq transforms an old farmhouse into an art studio and gallery in Mallorca
Tasked with creating a painting studio for an artist in rural Mallorca, local studio Munarq has overhauled a crumbling farmhouse and added a stone-walled extension (+ slideshow). More
Urbane Kultur adds boomerang-shaped extension to domed Tournesol swimming pool
French architecture studio Urbane Kultur has refurbished and extended this dome-shaped swimming pool just outside Strasbourg, which is one of nearly 200 built around France in the 1970s (+ slideshow). More