Chinese firm Studio We Live has transformed an abandoned cinema into a vibrant teahouse and food market in Chongqing, China, preserving the nostalgic atmosphere of the old workers' picturehouse. More about Studio We Live transforms 1950s Chinese cinema into teahouse with wooden canopy
Charred-cedar shingles cover the chimney-shaped form of this micro tearoom in Japan, designed by local studio 2m26 in collaboration with French practice Onomiau. More about Shingle-covered tea room for one sits in Kyoto mountains
Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. More about Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects
Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. More about Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China
German-Chinese architecture practice Büro Ziyu Zhuang has topped a restaurant and teahouse in Chengdu, China, with sweeping roofs and a viewpoint. More about Büro Ziyu Zhuang designs Longquan Mountain Observatory to resemble "spaceship or alien form"
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Jisho Design has made a teahouse from food-waste-based materials at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Mitsubishi Jisho Design creates food-waste teahouse in Venice
An ornate wooden structure dating back to the Qing dynasty has been encased in a copper-clad shell to create The Relic Shelter, a teahouse in Fuzhou, China, by Neri&Hu. More about Neri&Hu incorporates historic wooden structure into copper-clad tea rooms
Danish practice Norm Architects has created an understated interior for the Basao teahouse in Xiamen that was designed to offer a "clear antidote" to the hustle and bustle of the Chinese port city. More about Norm Architects conceives Xiamen's Basao tea parlour as an oasis of calm
Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. More about Yatofu uses "honest" materials to revamp Teemaa teahouse in Helsinki
London architecture studio Pan Projects has designed Teahouse Ø as the first in a series of floating pavilions aimed at opening up Copenhagen's canals to the public. More about Pan Projects creates floating Teahouse Ø on Copenhagen canal
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More about Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
White quartz, Venetian plaster and various types of wood feature in this bright and airy tea shop, designed by architecture firm New Practice Studio. More about New Practice Studio infuses Manhattan tea house with natural materials and Asian motifs
Curving pale wooden furnishings and soft pink, green and blue tones decorate this tea shop in New York City designed by local firm New Practice Studio. More about New Practice Studio colours minimal tea shop Spiritea with pastels in Manhattan
Mozhao Architects has added a furniture shop and tea house to a technology park in Shenzhen, in a series of six concrete blocks. More about Six interlocking concrete blocks form Living Art Pavilion in Shenzhen
Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. More about Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has built a blue zen garden complete with a Japanese tea house as one of a trio of installations at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. More about Daniel Arsham installs bright blue tea house inside Atlanta museum
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a pavilion for hosting traditional tea ceremonies on the deck of a Vancouver tower, coinciding with an exhibition of his work across the street. More about Kengo Kuma installs teahouse on Vancouver roof terrace
Porthole windows offer glimpses into this Beijing tea house, where rooms are defined by light linen drapes and set in a landscape of white gravel, terrazzo and marble. More about Space Modification Unit transforms Beijing hutong property into tranquil tea house
A ring of benches is suspended from the roof of this glass-walled tea house, created by Atelier Deshaus beside a landscaped garden in Shanghai's West Bund. More about Atelier Deshaus creates glass and steel tea house for Shanghai garden
Dutch architecture studio GAAGA has completed a three-winged wooden tea house in Leiden, the Netherlands, featuring large windows on all sides to allow panoramic views of the surrounding park (+ slideshow). More about GAAGA uses prefabricated wooden walls to build "three-legged" tea house in a Dutch park