Bloco Arquitetos designs Brazilian “house without windows”
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals…
Studio Dera adds sculptural extension to Mozart House in London
Full-height windows framed by sculptural panels of glass-reinforced concrete overlook two stacked courtyards at Mozart House, a London…
Gridded concrete cloisters define university building in Málaga
Gridded volumes of exposed concrete surround a series of courtyards at the University of Málaga’s Faculty of Tourism,…
BekArch converts disused workshop into skylight-topped apartment
Architecture studio BekArch has converted an old bakery building into an apartment in Prague, Czech Republic. Located in…
Terrace Mirage House “seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor areas”
Mirrored surfaces create the illusion of additional space inside this renovated terraced house in Sydney, Australia, which local…
Sam Crawford updates Waverley House with multifunctional staircase
Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects has renovated and extended Waverley House in Sydney, reorganising the home around a…
Nick Willson Architects lines Three Oaks Farm with steel-framed walkways
Glazed living areas shaded by a steel-framed cloister overlook a courtyard at Three Oaks Farm, a home in…
Wendover converts London police station into rental housing
Design firm Wendover has converted the former St John’s Wood police station in northwest London into a block…
LOHA co-living building adds “much-needed density” to West Los Angeles
Living units have been arranged around a central courtyard in Barrington 1503, a residential project by California studio…
Light, air and shadow are “core design tools” for Chilean courtyard house
Chilean studio Paralelo Transversal has utilised passive strategies, including multiple courtyards for ventilation, in the design of a house…