Quirky Yet Awesome Outdoor Space.

Continuing on the theme of polycarbonate siding, here is a project located in Switzerland from GKS Architekten called the Bathing Beach Seeburg.  The exposed, layered structure is covered with translucent panels which give it an intricate, woven appearance.

Creative polycarbonate siding detail on an outdoor room in Smetlede, Belgium by Indra Janda.

http://www.vai.be/en/project/courtyard-with-outdoor-room-smetlede

On the theme of stair-storage solutions, here is one from 3XA.

http://reszka.nazwa.pl/cityzens/?p=69

Love this hallway + library combo with framed view detail from Maison Simon in Vezet, France by Mathieu Noël and Élodie Bonnefous.

http://www.archdaily.com/465664/maison-simon-mathieu-noel-and-elodie-bonnefous-architectes/

Beautiful mashup of precision welded steel and laminated wood substructure with a vertical rough cut wood siding.

http://www.lode-architecture.com/lode/maison-d/

Dutch coffee bar & public space using 100% reclaimed materials and a shou sugi ban exterior siding detail.  The wood is lightly-roasted with a blow torch, then oiled.

http://www.bureausla.nl/projectpage/#/project/noorderparkbar

http://www.overtreders-w.nl/index.php?sb1=project&sb2=project&sb3=npbar

Zero-energy house with two separate living units in a Darth Vader-style helmet from AMUNT in Tübingen, Germany.

http://www.amunt.info

Gorgeous summerhouse in the Stockholm archipelago.

http://www.tvark.se/archipelago/

Beautiful detail showing the use of handmade bricks and ammonia-fumed white oak.

http://www.johansundberg.com/en/#villa-hakansson-tegman

Stair-to-roof solution, from the ingenious Robert Konieczny.

http://www.kwkpromes.pl/en/outrial-house/2332