Spacefiction Studio prioritises natural light and air at colourful school in India
Staggered courtyards, colourful skylights and bridges animate this Indian school extension, which architecture practice Spacefiction Studio has designed to challenge the typical "constricted classroom format". More about Spacefiction Studio prioritises natural light and air at colourful school in India
Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful "garden building"
Dutch studio Monadnock has completed Volante, a social housing block in the Netherlands featuring colourful glazed brickwork and window frames. More about Monadnock designs Dutch social housing as colourful "garden building"
Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch-clad extensions
British architecture studio Rural Office has added larch-clad extensions on either side of this farmhouse on the south Welsh coast, bringing flexible social spaces to the remote property. More about Rural Office bookends Delfyd Farmhouse in Wales with larch-clad extensions
Office Inainn models prefabricated Norwegian house on slate
Architecture studio Office Inainn drew on the layered composition of slate for the stacked form of the prefabricated 18-07 Holiday Home on Norway's western coast. More about Office Inainn models prefabricated Norwegian house on slate
Iksoi Studio turns Indian factory into own architecture studio
Indian office Iksoi Studio has remodelled a former factory in the western state of Gujarat into its new HQ, drawing on "memories, familiar forms and emotional attachments of the past". More about Iksoi Studio turns Indian factory into own architecture studio
Order Matter shields South Korean housing with "resolute and calm" facade
Architecture studio Order Matter has completed Raw House, a pared-back apartment block designed to shield itself from the bustling streets of Seoul in South Korea. More about Order Matter shields South Korean housing with "resolute and calm" facade
Team BLDG wraps Chinese art museum in colour-shifting "woven skin"
Woven lattices made of red and white metal tubes wrap around The Quartet – Songzhuang Z Museum, a textile gallery designed by Chinese architectural studio Team BLDG in Zhejiang province. More about Team BLDG wraps Chinese art museum in colour-shifting "woven skin"
Hé! adds timber extension to wisteria-covered Belgian townhouse Kasteel
A timber extension has been designed to draw in light and provide support for a mature wisteria tree in this refurbishment by Belgian architectural studio Hé! on the outskirts of Brussels. More about Hé! adds timber extension to wisteria-covered Belgian townhouse Kasteel
Atelier Alter Architects tops Sunner Museum in China with curved green roofs
A trio of sweeping green roofs characterise this agricultural museum in Fujian Province, designed by Chinese studio Atelier Alter Architects to mirror the peaks of the nearby Wuyi Mountains. More about Atelier Alter Architects tops Sunner Museum in China with curved green roofs
Overhanging roof shelters black-timber Senior Shelter in the Netherlands
A large gable roof with white-painted rafters sails over Senior Shelter, a house cloaked in black timber by Dutch studio i29 for an elderly couple in the Netherlands. More about Overhanging roof shelters black-timber Senior Shelter in the Netherlands
Alexander Symes Architect reworks kite-shaped Cake House on Australian coast
Australian studio Alexander Symes Architect has renovated and reconfigured a kite-shaped house used as a landmark by local surfers in Mollymook, New South Wales. More about Alexander Symes Architect reworks kite-shaped Cake House on Australian coast
Puerto & Sánchez Arquitectos adds looped lookout to Spanish mountain pass
Local architecture studio Puerto & Sánchez Arquitectos has completed Farrapona Geological Viewpoint, a looping lookout jutting over a mountain pass in Someido, northern Spain. More about Puerto & Sánchez Arquitectos adds looped lookout to Spanish mountain pass
Espacio 18 Arquitectura perches crab-like Casa Tobi on Mexican coast
Pink stucco covers the walls of Casa Tobi, a house designed by Mexican studio Espacio 18 Arquitectura to resemble a "crab emerging from the rocks" above the Oaxacan coast. More about Espacio 18 Arquitectura perches crab-like Casa Tobi on Mexican coast
Suzuko Yamada Architects casts furniture within walls of concrete Japanese house
An exposed concrete shell incorporates walls, stairs and furniture at Nakano House, a "cave-like" residence in the heart of Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Suzuko Yamada Architects. More about Suzuko Yamada Architects casts furniture within walls of concrete Japanese house
Jonathan Mizzi co-designs bamboo learning centre with students in Indonesia
Arches of heat-bent bamboo support Living Bridge, an Indonesian school's learning centre designed by architect Jonathan Mizzi in collaboration with teenage students. More about Jonathan Mizzi co-designs bamboo learning centre with students in Indonesia
Naqi & Partners designs Earthenware House in Vietnam as row of terracotta pots
Architecture studio Naqi & Partners has overhauled a house in the southeastern province of Binh Duong, Vietnam, remodelling it to resemble a sequence of terracotta pots. More about Naqi & Partners designs Earthenware House in Vietnam as row of terracotta pots
Australian duo stitch together off-grid Cooroy House with long veranda
A linear veranda forms a spine for Cooroy House, an off-grid home built by design duo Henry Bennett and Dan Wilson on a bushland site in Queensland, Australia. More about Australian duo stitch together off-grid Cooroy House with long veranda
Prithvi Architects winds mud-walled Indian house around existing trees
Indian studio Prithvi Architects has completed Winterfell, a mud-walled house woven around existing trees and rock formations in the village of Shoolagiri in Tamil Nadu. More about Prithvi Architects winds mud-walled Indian house around existing trees
Studio Saar uses reclaimed materials for Gaushala dairy facility in India
Architecture practice Studio Saar has built a dairy facility in south Rajasthan, India, using 560 tonnes of reclaimed material including steel and rubble. More about Studio Saar uses reclaimed materials for Gaushala dairy facility in India
Chatillon Architectes turns Brest Post Office into flats with glass-brick facade
French studio Chatillon Architectes has transformed a 1950s post office in Brittany into flats, adding an extension with a glass-brick facade. More about Chatillon Architectes turns Brest Post Office into flats with glass-brick facade