"Dystopian ugly" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More
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James Shaw's light-filled London home is almost entirely underground
Lumpy recycled plastic furniture and circular skylights characterise this sunken London house, which designer James Shaw concealed on a 60-square-metre plot for himself and his family. More
Alison Brooks Architects creates copper-clad London home with "folding geometry"
Site constraints and local architecture guided the angular form of Mesh House, a copper-clad home that London studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed in Belsize Park. More
Madam Architectuur updates Belgian bungalow with red-timber cladding
Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and extended a bungalow near Aalst, updating its exterior with bright red-painted timber that is "striking yet modest". More
Neri&Hu animates gridded Taipei apartment block with arched screens
Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has completed a residential building in Taiwan that features a gridded facade filled with inverted-arch screens. More
Origami-like roof tops timber home in Suffolk by Studio Bark
Local timber-framed buildings influenced the geometric form of Water Farm, a house that architecture practice Studio Bark has added to a family farm in Suffolk. More
Snøhetta designs sweeping holiday home for foothills of Mount Yōtei
A crescent-shaped volume will enclose this holiday home, which architecture studio Snøhetta has designed for hospitality brand Not A Hotel in a ski resort on Hokkaido Island, Japan. More
MVRDV designs Pixel as alternative to "nondescript" housing in Abu Dhabi
A communal plaza and stepped terraces encourage residents to spend time together outdoors at Pixel, a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. More
Glass bricks divide spaces in Suprematism apartment in Kyiv
Design studio Dihome has created a colourful industrial-style interior for this compact 15th-floor apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine. More
DAB Studio adds contemporary touches to Dutch home from Amsterdam School period
An Ettore Sottsass gridded feature wall and a sculptural green ladder characterise this 1920s Dutch house, which interiors firm DAB Studio designed to reference the Amsterdam School. More
DeRoché Strohmayer converts Ghanaian home into earthy artist retreat
Architecture studio DeRoché Strohmayer has converted a deteriorating two-storey house on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, into a retreat for artist and writer residencies. More
Mork-Ulnes balances ADU on California mountainside
International studio Mork-Ulnes Architects has created an angled accessory dwelling unit in the mountains of Marin County, California with wooden interiors and a loft space. More
Eight contemporary kitchens brightened by skylights
Residential kitchens illuminated by skylights are the focus of this lookbook, which includes homes everywhere from Australia to Mexico and Japan. More
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "contemporary interpretation" of A-frame cabin
Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. More
Herzog & de Meuron inserts arched apartment behind old facade in Austria
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled Kornmarktplatz, an arched structure that extends behind a neo-baroque facade in Bregenz and contains an apartment and hotel. More
CookFox Architects adds tiered extension to historic New York apartment building
Local studio CookFox Architects has added an extension to an early 1900s building in the Upper West Side, paying homage to its historic character. More
OODA designs kinked Tirana skyscrapers to evoke "the grace of ballet"
Architecture studio OODA has unveiled its design for two connected skyscrapers, named Bond Tower, that bend away and towards each other in Tirana, Albania. More
"Like a concrete shipping container" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Japan with thick walls of exposed concrete, completed by Studio Cochi Architects. More
3R Studio creates Bay Area ADU as a "backyard retreat" for living and working
The founders of California-based 3R Studio have created a compact, live-work unit for themselves called Evelyn ADU that consists of two gabled volumes connected by a glazed bridge. More
Edition Office cloaks multi-generational Melbourne home with pale bricks
Architecture studio Edition Office has completed Naples Street House, a multi-generational home in Melbourne designed as a "carved solid" wrapped in bricks. More