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Squeezed into what was once a driveway, this slim standing-room-only cafe in Sydney’s Surry Hills has exactly the dark industrial atmosphere its comic-character-loving owner was after for his new "caffeine laboratory." Guy Allenby / Louise Nettleton Architects

The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership aims to bring social justice topics up from the basement – a traditionally informal setting in convening for social justice – and squarely into public consciousness. Studio Gang Architects

This project involved the expansion of a spacious single-story Outremont residence built in the 1960s. Situated on a site with a steep incline and majestic view, the two-floor expansion was designed to offer a generous window on the horizon. Thellend Fortin Architects

The architectural practice Kjellander + Sjöberg has, along with Diligentia, won a land transfer competition in Rosendal with the proposal Woodhouse. Kjellander + Sjöberg

The deal is to restructure and extend a former police station that imposes on the Square des Fusillés et des Déportés but is disconnected from its urban environment. TANK Architectes

The traditional boundaries between architecture, landscape, scenography and lighting are blurred as the visitor experiences an immersive universe which resembles the exploratory trip of the naturalist. Saucier + Perrotte Architectes

Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg Municipality, Metroselskabet and Realdania have announced that the C.F. Møller entry has won the contest to design the upcoming extension of CBS. C.F. Møller and Transform

MVSA designed Shoebaloo’s newest store on 5 Koningsplein, Amsterdam. Shoebaloo is renowned for its high-end designer shoes and accessories, and has various branches in the city. The women’s store is located beside the men’s store at 7 Koningsplein. MVSA Architects

Ten years after AWP was shortlisted for the final stage of the Architecture Foundation new building in London, Igloo-Carillon has selected the Office for territorial reconfiguration to deliver a design vision for a cycle hub building in Malmo Quay. AWP

Street art, industrial influence and minimalism combine to form Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) new Melbourne CBD office, designed by Gray Puksand. Gray Puksand

Aiguablava is a small beach on the Catalonian Costa Brava, embraced by low mountains, where houses overlook the sea between the pine tree forests. MANO Arquitectura

Situated on the outskirts of a village, an existing house was demolished to allow for a new build in order to maximize the relationship between the architecture and surrounding landscapes. Peter Feeny Architects

The Kolla School is a playful, inspiring and sustainable school environment centered around the students, with a building volume that is well suited to its purpose and context. Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture

The vertical garden, covering front and side elevations, is a tool which allows to integrate the building with its green context. FAAB Architektura

A charming, small house from last century stands on the old village road of Duiven. Recently passed on to the third generation of a family living there, the decision was made by them to thoroughly renovate the house and add a new volume on the rear. Studio Prototype

A modular sculptural installation, designed by award-winning Istanbul and New York based architectural practice GAD Architecture, was featured recently in Istanbul’s famous Taksim Square during Istanbul Design Week. GAD Architecture

The house is situated next to Zawiercie, on a longish, slightly sloping site in the buffer zone of the Eagles' Nest Landscape Park. It is set in green surroundings dominated by agricultural use. Kropka Studio

Jury Cafe is located within the bluestone walls of a Melbourne historical site: Pentridge Village – formerly Pentridge Prison. The prison was decommissioned in 1997. Biasol: Design Studio

Colwell Shelor + West 8 + Weddle Gilmore has been selected to lead the design process to transform 19 acres surrounding Mesa’s City Hall into a one of a kind civic space which will capture and enhance the urbanizing momentum of Mesa’s downtown core. Colwell Shelor + West 8 + Weddle Gilmore

The Dome is an experimentation that goes beyond traditional architectural form and composition to foresee fundamental aspects for Chinese architectural space. TCA Think Tank

"The brief was to create a home for a Johannesburg based family that could eventually be used as a family home but would initially be used for holidays." SAOTA

In 2009, Mobile architectural Office, Tectone, and JTB architecture won a competition for the creation of 44 apartments of various typologies in the Parisian suburb of Les Ulis. Construction was completed in June 2014. MaO. Architectes Urbanistes, Tectone, JTB architecture

A single family home that envisions a gentle separation from the public area by creating a fascinating variety of spaces where the garden acts as a key element. Egide Meertens Architecten

Recently, four years after OPEN Architecture won the design competition with its "garden school" proposal, Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus finally opened. OPEN Architecture

The Bibliothèque du Boisé aims to become a place fostering a feeling of belonging, promoting exploration and discovery. Lemay

In the heart of the Eastern Townships, perched on a mountainside and overlooking a nature reserve of breathtaking beauty lies BALNEA. Blouin Tardif Architecture-Environnement

Rojkind Arquitectos has received three honor awards from AIA Colorado for the Cineteca Nacional Siglo XXI, the Liverpool Insurgentes Department Store, and the Falcón 2 Headquarters. Rojkind Arquitectos

The new residential building Stadthaus Ballhausgasse fills a long-time void on this street in the historic city center of Graz, Austria. HoG Architektur ZT GmbH

Our design for two new blocks of affordable family housing at Hunters View is part of the first phase of San Francisco’s ambitious HOPE SF program, a plan to revitalize the worst of San Francisco’s crime-ridden and forgotten low-income neighborhoods. Paulett Taggart Architects

A shopping center with 12 shops facing one of the most valuable corners of Porto Alegre. The project was designed and built with industrial materials, and its structure made of precast concrete optimizing the construction time. Carolina Souza Pinto, Jean Grivot and Lucas Obino

Complete renovation, wooden structural extensions on brick ensemble, green roofs to harvest rainwater, windmills and solar chimneys to light and provide natural ventilation. Hubert & Roy architectes et associés

The architecture and design studio Arroyo Solís Agraz has been invited every six months, since 2010, to design an exhibition and sales pavilion under the International Footwear and Leather Items Exhibition, the most important fair in Latin America. Arroyo Solís Agraz

The project focuses on articulating the edge of the city – where human habitat meets the forest. The buildings are placed perpendicular to this edge, so that urban environment and forest have an opportunity to merge into a new kind of environment. Zoka Zola

Cruz y Ortiz Amsterdam has finished its intervention in the Refurbishment of the Philips Wing, the last remains of the Rijksmuseum’s renovation. Cruz y Ortiz Amsterdam

Park Groot Schijn, Zone Boterlaar Silsburg is the first detailed design of the Ruggeveld masterplan. The planning area covers 6.5 hectares and is located south of the E313 highway. MAXWAN architects + urbanists

Mulini Beach is located in an attractive area of Rovinj on the exit from the central city and in the continuation of the promenade, in front of hotels Monte Mulini, Lone and Eden, wrapped in a rich green public park and green forest protective areas. 3LHD