Natasha Levy
Catalan architect Aixopluc creates prototype Alfondac guest apartment in abandoned studio
Catalan architect Aixopluc has created an experimental apartment above its office in Reus, featuring a modular furniture system designed to rehabilitate abandoned buildings. More
Underground House Plan B is a hideout concept for the next global crisis
Sergey Makhno Architects has envisioned a concrete home built like a bunker for enduring the "unpleasant surprises" that may await in the post-pandemic world. More
Grove Park house by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has wooden lining and verdant views
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has created ash-lined living spaces with expansive windows inside a gardener's home in Lewisham, southeast London. More
Timber and Indian stone tiles feature inside VS House in Ahmedabad
Architecture studio Sārānsh used a range of materials to create a rich sense of tactility inside this family home in Ahmedabad, western India. More
Outdoor dining "last chance" for many restaurants says Ben Masterton-Smith
As a result of social distancing rules many restaurants will have to reduce their indoor capacities when they reopen. Architect Ben Masterton-Smith believes that creating enjoyable alfresco dining areas may be key to restaurants' survival. More
Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years
Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. More
KennedyTwaddle inserts pitched-roofed houses with private courtyards into former timber yard
Architecture studio KennedyTwaddle prioritised privacy in the construction of this pitched-roof housing development, which has been built on a awkward plot in Finchley, north London. More
Martin Skoček contrasts contemporary facade of House V with rustic brick interiors
Salvaged time-worn bricks line the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia, designed by local architect Martin Skoček. More
Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai
Undulating chainmail curtains lend a stage-like quality to the open kitchen of this Mumbai restaurant designed by Serie Architects. More
Kink restaurant in Berlin is dominated by a red-neon light installation
A tangle of red neon tubes hangs at the centre of Kink restaurant and bar in Berlin, which has been designed by owners Oliver Mansaray and Daniel Scheppan. More
McLaren Excell channels church interiors for The Splash Lab's LA showroom
Arched doorways, altar-like tables and a nave-style display area feature in this Los Angeles showroom that McLaren Excell has designed for bathroom brand The Splash Lab. More
Atelier Dialect places mirrored tub in minty green bathroom of Apartment A
Green walls offset a shiny steel tub in the bathroom of this Antwerp apartment, which has been updated by Belgian design studio Atelier Dialect. More
Studio Edwards arranges yellow steel beams to form modular work pods
Studio Edwards has created a series of modular yellow-framed work pods to turn a vacant warehouse space in Melbourne into an office. More
Chubby Girl noodle bar in Beijing takes cues from the landscape of south-west China
The stepped terrazzo floor, strip lighting and foggy mirrored walls inside this Beijing noodle bar designed by Office AIO are meant to mimic the urban makeup of the city of Chongqing. More
2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues
In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. More
Wooden Cave hotel suite in Greece is made from over 1,000 pieces of hand-cut spruce
Sinuous spruce-wood walls wind around this cosy cave-like suite that Tenon Architecture has created for a resort hotel in southern Greece. More
Studio Modijefsky overhauls 119-year-old restaurant Bonnie in Amsterdam
Timber, tilework and plummy hues helped Studio Modijefsky foster a "warmly familiar" atmosphere inside this long-standing Amsterdam restaurant. More
Air Architects lines Hangzhou's Random Art Space in light-hued oakwood
Pale oak surfaces contrast with dark timber beams inside Random Art Space, a gallery and cafe that Air Architects created in Hangzhou, China. More
Less exclusive buildings "are actually some of the most interesting" says Devs production designer
Production designer Mark Digby explains why he selected an inconspicuous 1960s university library as the location for sci-fi series Devs, which was created by Ex Machina and 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland, instead of ultra-futuristic buildings in Silicon Valley like the Apple Park. More
Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof
Interlocking cypress-wood planks form the roof of the Mikuni Izukogen restaurant that Kengo Kuma has perched on a rocky hillside in Honshū, Japan. More