Open House Slovenia: 7-9 October Property: Brezje Open Altar Home to the 19th century church of St Vid, the small village of Brezje is one of Slovenia's most important pilgrimage sites, but until recently, the square in front of the church was inadequate for the open air masses it regularly holds. Enter architect Maruša Zorec, who has used the existing stone wall along one of its sides as a support for a structure comprising an altar chamber that can be opened to the elements, and services like toilets, which are neatly screened behind. Teaming up with Martina Tepina, she has devised a simple box-like unit dressed in birch wood, with a steel and concrete altar that perfectly counterpoints the ornamented religious objects. www.zaps.si

“这是一种体验建筑的方式，不是从外部，而是从内部。”特拉维夫的住宅将于明年5月举行，随后将于明年7月在墨尔本开放。

Open House Slovenia Property: Brezje Open Altar

Open House Slovenia Property: House ZTR1A Confined by the strict planning regulations in Maribor, this house by ID Doma was conceived as a ribbon that winds along the edge of the plot, creating different levels of privacy for the occupants. The ground floor of the property, which is sited on Za Tremi Ribniki, is fully open to the south, extending the house into the park.

Open House Slovenia Property: House ZTR1A

Open House Slovenia Property: Bivouac Under Grintavec Designed by architect Miha Kajzelj in 2009 as a refuge for mountaineers, the Bivouac shelter is located in the Kamnik Alps on Veliki podia, under Mount Grintovec. It sits on a mountain plateau 2080 m above sea level and serves as a landmark in the vast karst landscape. Transported to the site by helicopter, the insulated structure is lightweight and has minimal impact on its surroundings.

Open House Slovenia Property: Bivouac Under Grintavec

Open House Dublin: 7-9 October Property: Glasnevin Trust Museum Glasnevin Trust Museum, designed by A&D Wejchert & Partners, is squeezed into a slim space between Glasnevin Cemetery's walls and its clutch of important graves. Fronted by clear glass panels, it's capped by a cantilevered canopy that curves upwards and outwards. www.openhousedublin.com Photography: Peter Moloney

Open House Dublin Property: Glasnevin Trust Museum

Open House Dublin Property: Plastic House Dublin-based firm Architecture Republic gave new life to a conventional residence by filling its core with a series of entirely new constructions crafted from polycarbonate and steel. A study and shower room are the most dramatic new element, the latter thrust 2m beyond the rear wall and topped by a glazed ceiling. Photography: Paul Tierney Photography

Open House Dublin Property: Plastic House

Open House Dublin Property: Plastic House

Open House Dublin Property: Plastic House

Open House Dublin Property: The Long Room Hub The stone-clad Long Room Hub is a new humanities research centre for Trinity College Dublin. Designed by McCullough Mulvin Architects and site in Fellows Square, its oblong volume is sliced and carved up by light wells that illuminate the walnut-lined interior spaces.

Open House Dublin Property: Sean O'Casey Community Centre Completed in 2008 by architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, this community centre in East Wall comprises four blocks that emerge from a plinth, which is cut out to form four richly planted courtyard gardens. Circular windows and roof lights perforate the outer corrugated concrete shell, connecting the space to the outside world.

Open House Chicago: 14-16 October Property: Lake Point Tower This Y-shaped local landmark was built in 1968 by George Schipporeit and John Heinrich, both disciples of Mies van der Rohe. Set directly on Lake Michigan, just north of the Chicago River, the structure was the world's tallest apartment building at the time of construction and fluidly evokes Mies' tell-tale glass curtain aesthetic. During Open House, the Tower's expansive 2.5 acre rooftop gardens will be open for tours, showcasing its near-forest of mature trees, outdoor swimming pool, lagoon with waterfall and prime skyline views. www.openhousechicago.org

Open House Chicago Property: Lake Point Tower

Open House Chicago Property: Casa Bonita This 1928 residential gem is one of many Spanish Renaissance Revival-styled housing complexes built in Chicago during the inter-war era. Designed by period architects Alexander Capraro and Morris Komar, Casa Bonita is known for its signature white-glazed terracotta exterior, which leads to a deep, tree-filled courtyard surrounded by elegant apartments. During Open House, viewers will be allowed access to its little-known, but highly coveted, indoor swimming pool.

Open House Chicago Property: Casa Bonita

Open House New York: 15-16 October 2011 Property: Hotel Americano The first US venture from Mexico City-based haute hoteliers Grupo Habita, the new Hotel Americano has opened just steps from The High Line's recently completed Phase II. Designed by Mexican architect Enrique Norten and clad in elegant metal mesh and translucent glass panelling, the cool facade leads to sleek interiors by Arnaud Montigny, the Parisian designer behind cult fashion mecca Colette, and offers a thoroughly contemporary contrast to West Chelsea's surrounding warehouses and galleries. www.ohny.org

Open House New York Property: Hotel Americano

Open House New York Property: Hotel Americano

Open House New York Property: Roosevelt House This elegant East 65th Street townhouse was a wedding president for Franklin D Roosevelt and his new bride Eleanor from his mother, Sara. For nearly three decades, the couple occupied one half, the elder Roosevelt the other, until FDR moved to the White House in 1933. After Sara's death in 1941, the house became part of Hunter College, who commissioned Ennead Architects to transform it into the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute. The $24.5m renovation includes a pair of apartments for visiting scholars to live in the style of the original occupants.

Open House New York Property: Nighthawk Cinema Caliper Studio has recently transformed a two-storey, mid-century warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, into a three-screen cinema with a cafe and bar. All this comes packaged in a custom zing panel facade with 2,000 hand cast glass disks, backlit by low voltage LED lights. Photography: Ty Cole

Open House New York Property: Nolitan Hotel This freshly opened 55-room boutique hotel has recently sprung up in place of a parking lot in Nolita, Manhattan. Architects Grzywinski+Pons, the duo behind the nearby Hotel on Rivington, have encased the ground floor in a glass facade to connect it to the surrounding landscape. Guest rooms have either private balconies or floor-to-ceiling windows, and a landscaped rooftop give views across the city. Photography: Floto+Warner

Open House Barcelona: 22-23 October 2011 Property: Torre de Collserola This Norman Foster-designed tower was built back in 1992 for Barcelona's Summer Olympics. Essentially a television and radio antenna, the Torre's location on Barcelona's highest peak offers prime city-centre views. Still, it's Foster's unusual design that makes it so compelling. Consisting of a series of pods, the tower's floors are connected by wires to give it a vaguely industrial, insect-like look. The tower's tenth floor is open to the public, but additional access will be available during Open House.

Open House Barcelona Property: Torre de Collserola

Open House Barcelona Property: Palau Moxó Originally built in 1770 on the remnants of a 13th century palace, the high-Gothic Palau Moxó is Barcelona's only remaining private palace to retain its original interiors. Still owned by the Moxó family, the Palau was completed by local architect Francisco Mestres, who also built Barcelona's equally Gothic cathedral. While its ornate façade is certainly eye-catching, Palau Moxó's real appeal is its period furnishings, set in a series of meticulously maintained reception rooms, including one with its own altar.

Open House Barcelona Property: Palau Moxó

Open House Barcelona Property: Palau Moxó

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