Tractor shed converted into house clad in scorched wood
HeathWalker has turned a tractor shed in Hertfordshire into a house clad in timber cut from trees on the client's own land and scorched using a blowtorch. More
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Alejandro Aravena leans huge chimney against concrete house on Chilean coast
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has hollowed the huge tilted volume of this weekend getaway along the Pacific Ocean in Chile to form an opening for a fire inside. More
House of Many Vaults "kneels down" towards shrine in Lebanese mountains
LEFT Architects has built a house with a giant vaulted roof in the mountains of the village Niha that is designed to kneel down to one of Lebanon's most visited religious sites. More
Studio Arthur Casas perches RS Apartment above Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach
Brazilian architecture firm Studio Arthur Casas chose minimal finishes for this holiday apartment on Rio de Janeiro's waterfront to enhance its ocean and mountains views. More
Angular black house by Campos Studio is designed around Canadian rainforest clearing
Black metal panels and angled wooden slats cover this pointed house Canadian practice Campos Studio has created for a woman and her dog living in a Pacific Northwest rainforest. More
Skylights create rainbow patterns inside cedar-covered Cocoon House by Nina Edwards Anker
Coloured skylights offer rainbow-hued illuminations on one side of this holiday cottage that Nina Edwards Anker has designed in Long Island, while the other is covered in cedar shingles. More
BIG reveals penthouses in Toronto's plant-covered King complex
BIG has revealed the design details of eight penthouses that will top its "boxilated" Toronto housing complex complete with private greenhouses, tea rooms and Nordic-inspired details. More
SUPRBLK turns biscuit baking room into light-filled London apartment
Architecture studio SUPRBLK has erected birch plywood pods in place of walls in this London apartment, which lies within a former biscuit factory. More
Pitsou Kedem "stitches" old and new inside Jaffa apartment
Aged stone walls punctuated by grand arched openings serve as a backdrop to the rooms within this Jaffa apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. More
Studio Bark's first flat-pack U-build system used for a home extension in Essex
Slatted screens of stained black wood surround the first-floor extension of an 1830s Georgian cottage in Essex, designed by Studio Bark but built largely by the clients themselves. More
Rodolfo Cañas extends "oversized skylight" from Mogro House in Chile
A stainless steel volume topped by a skylight protrudes from this house in Santiago, which Chilean architect Rodolfo Cañas has completed for his family. More
Modernist Holiday Inn becomes Los Angeles apartment complex
Los Angeles' Studio Sucio used a "mish-mash" of styles for the apartments it has created inside a 1960s Holiday Inn in Downtown Los Angeles. More
Austin Maynard Architects adds two scaly extensions to post-war bungalow in Canberra
Austin Maynard Architects has completed a pair of buildings with steel shingles in a snakeskin-style pattern, to extend a family home in Canberra, Australia. More
Pool Leber Architekten swaps concrete for wood to create R11 loft extension
Pool Leber Architekten has used cross-laminated timber to add a bright and spacious new loft to a 1980s housing block in Munich. More
Michaelis Boyd reveals interiors for Studio Gang-designed Brooklyn tower
Architecture firm Michaelis Boyd has unveiled its design for the interiors of Brooklyn's upcoming residential tower 11 Hoyt by Studio Gang, which offers two contrasting palettes for condos. More
Tropical climate informed design of Casa Madri on Yucatán Peninsula by Magaldi Studio
Fresh air circulates freely in this Mexican villa by Magaldi Studio, which features open corridors, wooden screens and concrete walls that are mixed with tree sap to increase water resistance. More
Proctor & Shaw use faceted 3D tiles to create "rhythmic" London house extension
Angular three-dimensional tiles have been used to create textural interest inside and out at this south London house extension, designed by architecture studio Proctor & Shaw. More
Raúl Sanchez Architects strips back Barcelona apartment to showcase architectural details
A series of light-filled living spaces feature inside this Barcelona apartment, which Raúl Sanchez Architects has stripped back to highlight the building's sloped facade. More
Adamo Faiden refreshes modernist white house in Buenos Aires
Argentinian studio Adamo Faiden has renovated the curved lower floor of this 1929 home in Buenos Aires to create a light-filled room that opens onto the garden. More
Feld72 builds housing estate from timber in Alpine town
Architecture studio Feld72 have completed the Maierhof housing estate in the Alpine town of Bludenz, Austria, comprising eight timber buildings in a mountain landscape. More