The University of the Arts London has transformed a drab guest quarters at one of its colleges into a colourful showcase that lets visitors eat, sleep and bathe in student and graduate design. More about UAL turns Atterbury Flat guest apartment into riotous student design archive
Local designer Veronica Mishaan has revamped a penthouse apartment with bursts of colour and animal prints in Bogotá, Colombia. More about Veronica Mishaan carries out "successful juxtaposition" of patterns in Bogotá penthouse
London studio Piercy & Company has taken over an apartment in the north of the city and given it a new interior featuring custom timber joinery and a mysterious curved corridor. More about Piercy & Company introduces curves and cutouts in guesthouse Apartment 21
São Paulo studio Cyro Arquitetura has created a temporary studio apartment for the city's Casacor 2026 exhibition, designed to remove distractions and promote focus. More about Cyro Arquitetura designs "white noise" apartment in São Paulo
The lily pads that float on the Kerala backwaters were the inspiration for this multi-generational apartment renovation in Mumbai by local studio The Act of Quad. More about Mumbai apartment designed to feel like "arriving at the edge of a still body of water"
Brooklyn-based Studio Vural has renovated a loft apartment inside a former herring canning factory in New York's West Village, adding tonal green accents throughout. More about New York loft renovation by Studio Vural comprises "pods in a box"
Montreal-based studio ACDF Architecture has rounded select corners of an apartment building in Quebec, Canada, and used a two-tone brick cladding system to create an interesting optical effect. More about Two colours of brick give Quebec apartment building "painterly dimension"
Sliding walls, hidden doors and a fold-down bed allow this minimalist apartment in Athens, designed by Greek architect Georgios Apostolopoulos, to be completely reconfigured when friends come to stay. More about Athens apartment features "fluid layout" that adapts to houseguests
Chamfered surfaces, warm hues and reinstated art deco features define the interiors of The Gentleman, a Sydney apartment remodelled by local interiors studio YSG. More about YSG draws on art deco for Sydney apartment revamp
London architecture studio Wright Office has completed Radnor Road, a compact development of two apartments on an infill site in Peckham finished with a textural palette of rough bricks and lime-washed plaster. More about Wright Office creates "distinctive yet quiet" apartments on triangular infill site in London
Sabine Marcelis's self-designed resin bathtub and three-metre-tall lava lamp feature in her Rotterdam family home, which she continuously reconfigures with her architect partner Paul Cournet. More about Sabine Marcelis's Rotterdam loft apartment is "forever evolving" with her life
Polish designer Dawid Konieczny has completed an apartment in Warsaw's Port Praski district featuring curved walls and bespoke joinery that make the most of the available space. More about Compact Warsaw apartment evokes "ingenuity and efficiency" of maritime architecture
Stained birch plywood forms storage throughout this compact Brooklyn duplex, which was renovated on a tight budget by New York studio Plan Plan. More about Plan Plan uses "affordable materials" for Brooklyn apartment renovation
Vintage furniture and palette of richly toned materials bring a sense of warmth and personality to this renovated maisonette in Amsterdam, which interiors firm Studio Elèn Letort designed to reference the Dutch Golden Age. More about Studio Elèn Letort completes "expressive and characterful" renovation of historic Amsterdam apartment
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing development in Tirana that will have overhanging balconies and a colour palette informed by its surroundings. More about Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects
Potted plants and doorways shaped like gardeners are dotted across the faceted La Vallée Verte housing in Bordeaux, France, recently completed by Dutch studio MVRDV. More about Plant pots and people-shaped portals animate Bordeaux housing by MVRDV
A green-tiled bathtub overlooks the living room inside this 59-square-metre apartment in Barcelona, designed by architecture practice Sigla Studio as a "continuous domestic landscape". More about Bathtub takes centre stage in living room of Barcelona apartment
Natural materials, including wood and local stone, contribute to the relaxed feel of this residential development in Andermatt, Switzerland, which Patricia Urquiola has designed to echo the Alpine surroundings. More about Alpine landscapes inform Patricia Urquiola's "nest-like" interiors for Swiss apartment complex
Architect Cyrus Ardalan felt like he was "standing at the prow of a ship" on a visit to this Paris corner apartment, which he subsequently renovated with porthole-style openings and deck-like floors for DJ Louise Chen and her family. More about Cyrus Ardalan designs Paris DJ's plywood apartment to feel like a boat
Architecture studio Kuma&Elsa has renovated the top two floors of an apartment block in Japan, creating enclosures that aim to re-create the spatial conditions of a traditional Japanese engawa. More about Kuma&Elsa arranges Japanese apartments around translucent "huts"