A water tank ballasts this wooden pavilion in Nara, Japan, designed by London practice Studio Armitage as a shelter for people working in the surrounding rice fields and allotments. More about Studio Armitage creates Field Shelter for people tending allotments in Nara
Dezeen Showroom: designer Joan Gaspar and Spanish brand Marset created this ice block-like light from a material that the company describes as "astonishing". More about Ringo lighting by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Polycarbonate panels clad the exterior of this triangular treehouse in Switzerland's Locarno district, which was designed by Swiss architect Olin Petzold as a woodland writing studio. More about Olin Petzold nestles self-built treehouse in Swiss valley
Student architectural practice Rabagast Studio has completed Watercave, a floating timber sauna on a small pontoon in a Norwegian lake. More about Rabagast Studio floats timber sauna atop lake in rural Norway
Translucent polycarbonate screens and metal louvres create a play of light and shadow throughout this minimalist house in Sydney, Australia, designed by local studio Nick Kent Design. More about Nick Kent Design designs Bondi House as steel-framed "kit of parts"
Italian architecture firm Novembre Studio has completed a polycarbonate padel centre at Milan's CityLife development, which was designed in response to the adjacent CityWave office by BIG. More about Novembre Studio completes Golden Goose Arena at the CityLife development in Milan
Architecture practices Office for Roundtable and JXY Studio have designed an expandable greenhouse clad in polycarbonate panels that hinge open to create a space for sharing food and knowledge about urban farming in Guangzhou, China. More about Fold-out greenhouse with opening sides transforms into pavilion for agricultural education
US studio David Baker Architects has used pine wood, polycarbonate panels and steel for the adaptation of a 1900s masonry building into the Wyatt Builds office space in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. More about David Baker Architects utilises "small but mighty" details in brick building conversion
American architecture studio Cordero Pardee has used biomaterials to adapt a wood-framed barn into a studio and library on a mountainside in rural Vermont. More about Cordero Pardee juxtaposes "old and new material cultures" for Vermont barn conversion
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has created a light-filled pavilion made from wood and polycarbonate panels for the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion. More about Marina Tabassum unveils segmented Serpentine Pavilion that "allows the park to flow in"
Local studio OPA has designed Plumbago, a garden shed-style restaurant in Mexico City's Cuauhtémoc neighbourhood, clad in corrugated polycarbonate sheet. More about OPA constructs "urban greenhouse" for Mexico City restaurant
Architecture firm Sp(r)int Studio has restored, extended and added polycarbonate roof panels to a 1950s timber structure protecting a Viking-era archaeological site in Iceland. More about Sp(r)int Studio shelters Viking ruins in Iceland with polycarbonate roof
German architect Nico Goebel has built The Goodviewloo, an outdoor shower and composting toilet overlooking a tree-covered valley in Cantabria, Spain. More about Nico Goebel creates translucent toilet cubicle with a view in Spain
Mexican studio Worc used polycarbonate walls and ever-changing lighting to create an immersive sensory experience for a Yoozoo boba tea shop. More about Worc designs glowing polycarbonate interior for Mexico City boba tea shop
Architecture studio PPAA has unveiled the first building in the country with a structure constructed predominantly of mass timber, claiming it is a "milestone in Mexican architecture". More about PPAA clads "first all-wood" mass-timber structure in Mexico with translucent panels
Local art collective Xpan has created a multi-purpose creative studio called Xpan.Ep.1 in Mexico City using raw steel, aluminium, and transparent polycarbonate panels for its interior. More about Xpan produces "illusion of infinite void" in Mexico City studio
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a holiday lodge in New Zealand by DCA Architects of Transformation. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "a windowless storage unit with no charm"
Local studio DCA Architects of Transformation has wrapped a translucent skin of corrugated polycarbonate panels around this holiday lodge in New Zealand. More about Translucent skin wraps "house within a house" in rural New Zealand
French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. More about Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris
Oversized timber beams support cantilevering canopies on either side of Halle S 46, a warehouse in Germany by Cologne studio Aretz Dürr Architektur. More about Aretz Dürr Architektur creates "extremely simple" timber warehouse in Germany