Stories by Jessica Mairs
Lakeside sauna by Partisans designed as a cavernous wooden grotto
AZPML, Lacaton & Vassal and Kuehn Malvezzi to redesign Montreal’s natural science Biodome
Bernardo Bader sources wood from a local forest to build barn-like house in rural Austria
Australian prison converted into a cafe lined with colourful tessellating triangles
Paul Crofts Studio sinks seating areas into floor of London office
Stepping stones traverse a pool at the centre of this home by BAK Arquitectos
Dreessen Willemse adds a modern brick building to a historic Utrecht street
Curving concrete shell encases Paul Smith store by System Lab
Staggered signage hides the contents of Amsterdam design shop by i29
Studio GAON converts concrete warehouse into a couple’s first home
XLMS extends 19th-century stone house in Mallorca to create a holiday home
Geometric panels create textured walls inside monochrome penthouse by Pitsou Kedem
Tokyo house bridges the rooftops of a dental surgery and garage
Jewel-inspired office block by Utopia Arkitekter to be built next year in Sweden
Sweco Architects modernises Swedish ski jumps ahead of 2015 world championships
Blackened timber retreat by Studio Aula built in the woods outside Tokyo
Netzwerkarchitekten completes community centre with a zigzagging golden roof
Jump Studios dresses Soho juice bar with industrial fittings and tiled herringbone floor
Santorini Island retreat by Kapsimalis Architects features rooftop and underground pools
Philippe Prost’s elliptical concrete memorial marks the centenary of World War I
Nano Architects remodels 1960s apartment in Japan with curved and letterbox-shaped openings
Raumlabor builds a grass-covered enclosure around a Montreal fountain