Schaum Architects adapts Houston garage into "urban cabin" restaurant
Local studio Schaum Architects has used birch panels, colour blocking and strategic skylights to adapt a metal garage into a restaurant in Houston, Texas. More about Schaum Architects adapts Houston garage into "urban cabin" restaurant
Cordero Pardee juxtaposes "old and new material cultures" for Vermont barn 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
Atelier Garcia "honors the monolith" with Concrete House in Colombia
New York-based Atelier Garcia has constructed a triangular concrete house on a hillside in the mountains of Guatapé, Colombia, with a view of the landmark Rock of El Peñol. More about Atelier Garcia "honors the monolith" with Concrete House in Colombia
Colleen Healey Architecture inserts glass kitchen under historic porches of Washington DC home
Local studio Colleen Healey Architecture has teamed up with Lynley Oglvie Landscape Design to renovate an early 20th century house alongside a private meadow in Washington DC. More about Colleen Healey Architecture inserts glass kitchen under historic porches of Washington DC home
Ogawa Fisher Architects outfits California house with underground workshop
Local studio Ogawa Fisher Architects has completed a wedge-shaped California house with skylights, board-formed concrete walls, and a submerged workshop with a functioning car lift. More about Ogawa Fisher Architects outfits California house with underground workshop
Alterstudio Architecture suspends U-shaped Austin house on sloped site
Local studio Alterstudio Architecture has balanced the wood and stone-clad City Park Residence on a sloped site overlooking Austin, Texas, USA. More about Alterstudio Architecture suspends U-shaped Austin house on sloped site
Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest
Chilean studio Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos has placed a corrugated metal house deep within the forest of Puerto Varas, Chile, suspending it on concrete arches to minimise its footprint on the terrain. More about Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos raises metal house on concrete arches in Chilean forest
Hariri Pontarini includes "playful and quirky" brick arches on Toronto building
Local studio Hariri Pontarini Architects has stacked glass boxes on top of brick arches for the 12 Ossington commercial building in Toronto, Ontario. More about Hariri Pontarini includes "playful and quirky" brick arches on Toronto building
Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas
International architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has lofted a solid aluminium mass on concrete pillars to represent the "weight of valor" for a museum dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas, USA. More about Rafael Viñoly Architects lofts monolithic metal volume for military museum in Texas
RAMSA and Maya Lin collaborate on metal-clad Washington DC building
New York studio Robert AM Stern Architects has completed an academic building for Georgetown University in Washington DC featuring installations by American designer Maya Lin. More about RAMSA and Maya Lin collaborate on metal-clad Washington DC building
Sanders Pace Architecture cantilevers porous steel pavilion over Tennessee park
Local studio Sanders Pace Architecture has completed a steel pavilion with an "innovative structural cantilever system" in a 100-acre park in Knoxville, Tennessee. More about Sanders Pace Architecture cantilevers porous steel pavilion over Tennessee park
Diez + Muller Arquitectos settles concrete house into Andean landscape
Ecuadorian studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos has designed El Pastizal, a house composed of a series of courtyards enclosed by board-formed concrete living spaces on a hillside in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Diez + Muller Arquitectos settles concrete house into Andean landscape
Pearce+ creates doughnut-shaped inflatable pop-up restaurant in Canada
British studio Pearce+ has created a temporary, inflatable structure for a pop-up restaurant as part of the RAW: Almond food festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. More about Pearce+ creates doughnut-shaped inflatable pop-up restaurant in Canada
Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
Toronto studio Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect has wrapped a gabled house in blackened wood and included wedge-shaped clerestory windows to respond to the lakeside landscape in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. More about Barbora Vokac Taylor includes viewfinder windows on black Ontario cabin
Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Architecture studio Furman & Keil Architects has replaced a small dwelling with a lightweight, two-level pavilion for birdwatching alongside a waterway near Austin, Texas. More about Furman & Keil adds lightweight birdwatching pavilion to dockside near Austin
Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club
Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a 130-year-old building in Austin into an all-day restaurant, bar and gathering space where "old world meets new world". More about Michael Hsu "breathes new life" into 1890s Austin building for Uptown Sports Club
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos utilises red concrete for Atlas FC academy in Mexico
Mexican studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has created a sports academy out of red concrete for one of Mexico's longest-standing football teams in Guadalajara, Mexico. More about Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos utilises red concrete for Atlas FC academy in Mexico
Superkül utilises "exaggerated roof" for Ridge House in Ontario
Toronto-based studio Superkül has created a gabled house in a forest clearing in Grey County, Canada, with a monochromatic colour scheme that emphasises the building's distinct roofline More about Superkül utilises "exaggerated roof" for Ridge House in Ontario
SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Seattle studio SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1960s house designed by American architect Saul Zaik on a forested site overlooking Mount Hood in Portland, Oregon. More about SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house
California studio Brooks + Scarpa has included roofs with exaggerated gables for the angular black-metal-clad Steeplechase house in the forests of North Carolina, USA, designed to merge modern and traditional elements. More about Brooks + Scarpa "revitalises traditional forms" with gabled North Carolina house