Gracia Studio lifts steel-box house in Tijuana on a concrete base

Mexican-American firm Gracia Studio has completed a single-family home in the city of Tijuana that comprises a weathering-steel volume perched atop a monolithic concrete ground floor. Read more

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Stepped shelving creates extra storage in Bookshelf House by Andrea Mosca

Stepped bookshelves help to divide and characterise this house just outside of Paris, renovated by Italian architect Andrea Mosca. Read more

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Disability support centre by Architekten CM features tinted concrete ramps and retractable awnings

This extension to a day-care centre for disabled adults in the Swiss town of Stans has been kitted out with muted red awnings and spiralling pastel-tinged walkways. Read more

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Jonathan Chong animates 3D-printed head for Dan Sultan’s music video

Director Jonathan Chong used a combination of projection mapping, 3D printing, stop-motion and animation to create the video for Dan Sultan’s Magnetic track. Read more

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Woman’s inspiration library completed by Masayoshi Nakanishi in Japan

Architect Masayoshi Nakanishi has created a library with curving seating areas, which is aimed exclusively at women in Japan. Read more

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“Dezeen you have grown so much”

This week Dezeen had a big refresh, leaving some readers thrilled, and others disheartened. Find out what they had to say in this special edition of our comments update. Read more

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Elevated terraces create outdoor space for land-locked house in Tokyo by Front Office

A roof terrace, balconies and an external staircase maximise outdoor space for this overlooked house in Tokyo designed by Japanese studio Front Office. Read more

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