Michael Hsu converts 1940s Houston church into Asian smokehouse
US firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture aimed to preserve the character of a gabled church in Texas while transforming it into a lively smokehouse called Loro Heights. More
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Latest Soho House outpost in Los Angeles takes cues from California's mid-century art scene
Soho House has opened Holloway House, its third members' club in Los Angeles, where colours and patterns are based on the work of artists such as David Hockney. More
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates alfresco feeling inside Mexico City skyscraper restaurant
Expansive triple-height windows and fully grown trees feature in this eatery at the top of a Mexico City skyscraper, designed by local firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos to create the impression of dining in a traditional Mexican courtyard. More
GOA tops Metasequoia Grove Restaurant with cluster of tree-informed pyramids
Chinese studio Group of Architects has created a restaurant topped with a canopy made from a series of aluminium pyramidal forms in the village of Suzhou, China. More
Norm Architects creates inside-out greenhouse restaurant in a Swedish meadow
Danish studio Norm Architects has completed Äng, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Sweden that features a glasshouse entrance and a subterranean wine cellar. More
Mutuus Studio designs inclusive Supernova nightclub in Seattle
A giant disco ball holds the DJ booth at this nightclub in Seattle, designed by local firm Mutuus Studio to be a "safe and welcoming environment for women, BIPOC, and all members of the LGBTQIA+ community". More
Traditional Chinese roof tiles decorate the interior of Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has used traditional Chinese roof tiles as the key material at Blue Bottle Coffee's latest shop in Shanghai to celebrate local culture. More
Cocktail bar "suspended between sea and sky" draws upon nearby Mediterranean
Architect Gae Avitabile has designed the interior of Civico 29, a sea-informed cocktail bar in the coastal town of Sperlonga, Italy. More
Space Copenhagen adds "otherworldly" pieces to Antwerp restaurant
A cast brass chandelier and a colourful light installation are just some of the site-specific pieces Space Copenhagen installed in the interior of the Blueness restaurant in Antwerp. More
Muted material palette defines monochrome Chinese restaurant by StudioAC
Canadian firm StudioAC combined micro cement, stainless steel and vinyl to form the interiors of a Chinese restaurant in Ontario designed to "respond to the context of the strip mall" in which it is located. More
AvroKO draws on Korean culture for Oiji Mi restaurant in New York
Traditional designs from Korea, from houses to hairpins, are reworked to create the interiors of this Manhattan restaurant by New York studio AvroKO. More
Renesa uses contrasting terracotta and terrazzo materials to create all-day cafe in New Delhi
New Delhi-based architecture and interior design studio Renesa juxtaposed terracotta and terrazzo materials to design a space that acts as a cafe by day and a bar by night. More
Frederick Tang Architecture turns Brooklyn building into restaurant celebrating owners’ Lebanese roots
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture has transformed a 19th-century building into a Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn with "an abundance of textures". More
Weathered rocks inform interior of Orijins coffee shop by VSHD Design
Interiors studio VSHD Design has added a curved ceiling and boulder-like marble counters to this minimalist coffee shop in Dubai. More
Hitzig Militello sets restaurant within historic Buenos Aires home
Repurposed materials and decadent accents come together in this Buenos Aires restaurant and bar that fits within a historic house overhauled by local studio Hitzig Militello Architects. More
Plantea Estudio pairs rough textures and earthy tones in Madrid restaurant Hermosilla
The way that daylight plays on bricks served as the starting point for this neutral-toned restaurant interior, which architecture practice Plantea Estudio has completed in its hometown of Madrid, Spain. More
Tutu lights populate Montreal's Cafe Constance by Atelier Zébulon Perron
Pink pendant lights resembling dancers' skirts hang from the ceiling of this cafe by Atelier Zébulon Perron at a Montreal ballet school. More
Projekt Praga incorporates mid-century references into Polish dumpling restaurant
Polish architecture firm Projekt Praga has blended modern and mid-century features inside the Syrena Irena bistro in Warsaw, which serves traditional pierogi dumplings. More
Luchetti Krelle creates eclectic bar Jane inside former butcher shop
Seventies decor, French bistros and indigenous flowers are some of the references design studio Luchetti Krelle has mixed inside this bar in Sydney, Australia, which occupies a converted butcher. More
Frank Architecture recalls 1960s glamour at Major Tom bar in Calgary
Rich colours and leather upholstery feature in this Calgary bar and restaurant that Canadian studio Frank Architecture based on author Truman Capote. More