SF-SO folds steel sheets to create "paper-like" shelving system
Industrial design duo SF-SO has developed a range of modular bent-metal storage that is only 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the equivalent of a baby elephant in weight. More
Gridded steel frame envelops Indian home by 3dor Concepts
An exposed grid of structural steel was used to bring a feeling of "industrial elegance" to House XO in Kerala, India, which has been designed by local architecture studio 3dor Concepts. More
Adam Kane Architects banishes colour to create Grey House in Australia
Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has designed an all-grey house in the southeastern state of Victoria, blanketing its surfaces in fog-like polished plaster. More
Stempel & Tesar perches black-steel villa on hill overlooking Prague
A steel-framed box has been perched across large concrete supports like a bridge to form Villa Sidonius, a home in the Czech Republic by local studio Stempel & Tesar. More
Two Hundred Tons deconstructs steel tubes to create Unroll furniture collection
Czech design brand Two Hundred Tons has developed a furniture collection made from standard steel tubes that are laser-cut and unfolded to create lightweight structural components. More
Studio Okami screens low-lying Belgian house with patterned brick walls
Belgian studio Studio Okami Architecten has completed Patio House, a home in East Flanders wrapped in brick walls punctuated with a cross-shaped pattern. More
Delugan Meissl transforms disused steelworks in China with "organic curved pavilions"
Austrian studio Delugan Meissl Associated Architects has completed the Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse in China, engulfing a disused steelworks with a mass of curved glass pavilions. More
Naturehumaine uses Merlot red palette for duplex renovation in Montreal
Deep red accents and a redbrick facade define the renovation and extension of this duplex in Montreal, which has been completed by local architecture studio Naturehumaine. More
Zenga Bros creates convertible office furniture for skateboarding breaks
Vancouver-based creative studio Zenga Bros has created a series of furniture pieces that convert into skate ramps, rails and quarter pipes as a "radical way to transform office space". More
HEMAA integrates "nuanced structure" into Mexican wetlands pavilion
Mexico City architecture studio HEMAA utilised a steel structure and green-coloured eaves for Pabellón de la Reserva, a meeting place sited on the marshy shores of a lake in the mountains of central Mexico. More
Surfacedesign "celebrates material reuse" at San Francisco waterfront park
Local landscape design studio Surfacedesign has completed Bayfront Park waterfront park in San Francisco using steel elements from a recently demolished portion of the Oakland Bay Bridge. More
"Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington
Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. More
AART cloaks Cold War museum in Denmark with black metal
Black-metal panels and shutters bring an "aura of mystique" to the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Denmark, designed by architecture studio AART. More
Stealth aircraft inform Stay Under the Radar retreat in the Netherlands
The angular matte-black forms of stealth aircraft informed the appearance of this holiday home on a former military base in the Netherlands, completed by local studios Sander van Schaik and Robert-Jan de Kort Architectuur. More
Bear Architects designs Zubitegi Park in Spain as "living infrastructure"
An open steel grid topped with green barrel-vaulted roofs frames this park in Spain, which has been completed by Bilbao studio Bear Architects. More
Offhand Practice creates glass-walled cafe in Shanghai park
Chinese studio Offhand Practice has completed the Mei Yuan Cafe, a glass-walled pavilion in Shanghai that allows visitors to "immerse themselves" in the surrounding park. More
Théque Atelier surrounds home in Hungary with steel verandah
An elevated steel-framed verandah wraps the gabled forms of Frame House, a home in Hungary completed by Budapest studio Théque Atelier. More
Eight items made from metal that combine utility and refinement
Dezeen Showroom: steel and aluminium are among the metals used in the design of these eight furnishings and products that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. More
Sukchulmok creates adjustable stool made entirely from steel
Architecture studio Sukchulmok has created the cone-shaped Chul-02 Cone Stool to showcase the "sharp and mechanical form of steel". More