Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects
Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. More
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Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China
Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. More
Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Longquan Mountain Observatory to resemble "spaceship or alien form"
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has topped a restaurant and teahouse in Chengdu, China, with sweeping roofs and a viewpoint. More
Mitsubishi Jisho Design creates food-waste teahouse in Venice
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Design has made a teahouse from food-waste-based materials at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Neri&Hu incorporates historic wooden structure into copper-clad tea rooms
An ornate wooden structure dating back to the Qing dynasty has been encased in a copper-clad shell to create The Relic Shelter, a teahouse in Fuzhou, China, by Neri&Hu. More
Norm Architects conceives Xiamen's Basao tea parlour as an oasis of calm
Danish practice Norm Architects has created an understated interior for the Basao teahouse in Xiamen that was designed to offer a "clear antidote" to the hustle and bustle of the Chinese port city. More
Yatofu uses "honest" materials to revamp Teemaa teahouse in Helsinki
Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. More
Pan Projects creates floating Teahouse Ø on Copenhagen canal
London architecture studio Pan Projects has designed Teahouse Ø as the first in a series of floating pavilions aimed at opening up Copenhagen's canals to the public. More
Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More
New Practice Studio infuses Manhattan tea house with natural materials and Asian motifs
White quartz, Venetian plaster and various types of wood feature in this bright and airy tea shop, designed by architecture firm New Practice Studio. More
New Practice Studio colours minimal tea shop Spiritea with pastels in Manhattan
Curving pale wooden furnishings and soft pink, green and blue tones decorate this tea shop in New York City designed by local firm New Practice Studio. More
Six interlocking concrete blocks form Living Art Pavilion in Shenzhen
Mozhao Architects has added a furniture shop and tea house to a technology park in Shenzhen, in a series of six concrete blocks. More
Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai
Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. More
Daniel Arsham installs bright blue tea house inside Atlanta museum
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has built a blue zen garden complete with a Japanese tea house as one of a trio of installations at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. More
Kengo Kuma installs teahouse on Vancouver roof terrace
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a pavilion for hosting traditional tea ceremonies on the deck of a Vancouver tower, coinciding with an exhibition of his work across the street. More
Space Modification Unit transforms Beijing hutong property into tranquil tea house
Porthole windows offer glimpses into this Beijing tea house, where rooms are defined by light linen drapes and set in a landscape of white gravel, terrazzo and marble. More
Atelier Deshaus creates glass and steel tea house for Shanghai garden
A ring of benches is suspended from the roof of this glass-walled tea house, created by Atelier Deshaus beside a landscaped garden in Shanghai's West Bund. More
GAAGA uses prefabricated wooden walls to build "three-legged" tea house in a Dutch park
Dutch architecture studio GAAGA has completed a three-winged wooden tea house in Leiden, the Netherlands, featuring large windows on all sides to allow panoramic views of the surrounding park (+ slideshow). More
Arch Studio transforms Beijing hutong into tea house with curving glass courtyards
Curving glass walls enclose bamboo-planted courtyards in this tea house, which occupies a formerly derelict building complex in one Beijing's ancient neighbourhoods (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma replaces the walls of a Beijing tea house with a grid of translucent blocks
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has arranged translucent plastic blocks in a brick-like formation to create new walls for a Beijing tea house overlooking the Forbidden City (+ slideshow). More