Designer Keiji Ashizawa has turned a former hostel in Shintomicho, Tokyo, into Tomi Ginza, a boutique hotel with a single suite on each of its floors that was designed to fulfil a need for group accommodation in the city. More about Eight-room Tokyo hotel designed to feel like staying "at the home of a tasteful friend"
Interior design studio Stephanie Barba Mendoza looked to Vienna's artistic past to devise the communal spaces of this aparthotel, which takes over a 19th-century post office in the Austrian capital. More about Secessionist references weave through Vienna's Wilde aparthotel
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released images of its vision for a hotel in Aino and Alvar Aalto's iconic 1930s sanatorium in Paimio, Finland, which will include turning patient rooms into bedrooms. More about Aaltos' Paimio Sanatorium set to be turned into "future-oriented" hotel by Snøhetta
A central skylight naturally illuminates the interiors of this 10-key boutique hotel in Mexico City, designed by local architecture studio PPAA. More about PPAA designs "discreet yet powerful" Mexico City hotel Lamartine
Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria, which features bespoke furniture, interior details by local craftspeople and a gridded wooden screen. More about Gerold and Katia Schneider transform 17th-century Alpine lodge into wood-clad hotel
The unique "rhythm and progression" of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this hotel in Kyoto designed by Kengo Kuma. More about Traditional wooden townhouses inform interiors of Kengo Kuma-designed Capella Kyoto hotel
This week on Dezeen, Danish studio BIG unveiled three rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima, which marks the studio's first project in Japan. More about This week BIG revealed a trio of luxury rammed-earth villas in Japan
Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. More about BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan
Global architecture studio SOM has designed a pair of stepped, wedge-shaped towers to be a landmark for the new city of Alatau in south-eastern Kazakhstan. More about SOM designs stepped glazed towers for Kazakhstan's new city
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has added a series of concrete insertions to a colonial building in Mérida, Mexico, to create the Hotel Sevilla. More about Zeller & Moye "combines ruinous character with luxury" for Mérida hotel
Rust-red panels of corrugated steel curve around this narrow 14-room hotel in central Tokyo, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects and Staple Studio to reflect the neighbourhood's longstanding culture of "alleyway gardening". More about Plants donated by local residents cover undulating facade of SOIL Nihonbashi
Studio Lionel Jadot has transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a hotel featuring peeling plaster on the walls and furniture made from reclaimed materials. More about Lionel Jadot converts former military barracks into Jam Hotel Ghent
US studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has transformed a former pocketbook factory in Hudson, New York, into a hotel that riffs on the industrial aesthetic and includes multiple artist commissions. More about Charlap Hyman & Herrero converts factory into cavernous Pocketbook Hudson hotel
Interior designer Rachael Gowdridge has transformed a 19th-century building in Berlin into The Dean hotel, combining historic features with bespoke details and vintage objects to lend the spaces an eclectic feel. More about Rachael Gowdridge avoids "generic hotel feel" in The Dean Berlin
Greek practice Ateno Architecture Studio has completed Olen, an underground coastal hotel on the island of Syros, which is half-buried into its cliff-edge site to offer uninterrupted views across the Aegean Sea. More about Ateno Architecture Studio sinks Olen resort into Greek cliff edge
Clashing styles and a focus on local craftsmanship define the eclectic interiors of this lakeside hotel and members' club in East Sussex, England, designed by House of Dré as a counterpoint to the building's restrained Georgian architecture. More about Crafted hotel "avoids the pastiche" in takeover of Georgian mansion
"Intimacy was non-negotiable" for Kelly Wearstler when interior designing Kappo Kappo, a charred-wood-clad French and Japanese restaurant at the Austin Proper Hotel in Texas. More about Kelly Wearstler wants diners to "feel completely present" at low-lit fusion restaurant
The original Hoxton hotel in east London has been given a refresh after two decades, featuring warm materials and second-hand furniture, as seen in our latest Dezeen Exclusive. More about The Hoxton hotel celebrates 20th anniversary with interior revamp "rooted in Shoreditch"
Stockholm's largest hotel has unveiled three suites designed by Carl Philip Bernadotte, better known as Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, and Oscar Kylberg, featuring new furniture inspired by the building. More about Bernadotte & Kylberg designs signature suites in Stockholm's Clarion Hotel Sign
Danish studio Norrøn Architects designed the interior of Hotel Hans, which straddles two Copenhagen neighbourhoods, by blending the greenery of Frederiksberg with Nørrebro's industrial vibe. More about Hotel Hans bridges "two very different parts of Copenhagen"