Coordination Asia uses neon grids to transform a Beijing art gallery into a gym for Nike
Shanghai design studio Coordination Asia has converted a Beijing art gallery into a gym and studio space for sports brand Nike (+ slideshow). More
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ATV Arquitectos places a concrete and glass house in an Argentinian forest
This house in Pinamar, Argentina, features glazed surfaces inserted into its concrete structure and retractable wooden walls to open it out to the surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). More
Lenny Kravitz launches 1970s-inspired furniture collection
Lenny Kravitz has become the latest celebrity to move into furniture design, joining the likes of Brad Pitt, Pharrell Williams and Vanilla Ice with a range of products and lighting that includes a table topped with a sheepskin pillow (+ slideshow). More
Studio Pei-Zhu converts a Beijing factory into Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum
An angular extension covered in a shiny skin of metal panels marks the entrance to this museum for contemporary art in Beijing, which is housed in a former factory converted by local architecture firm Studio Pei-Zhu (+ slideshow). More
Apple and Hermès unveil Apple Watch collection with handcrafted leather straps
Apple has created a collection of Apple Watch designs in collaboration with Hermès, featuring a handcrafted leather strap produced by the Paris fashion brand (+ slideshow). More
Borja Garcia Architects adds a minimal residence to a former textiles factory
A concrete staircase with no balustrade ascends through this minimal house in the Valencia region of Spain, which was added to a converted factory containing the headquarters of an outdoor furniture company (+ slideshow). More
Jagged concrete canopy by Ron Shenkin shelters mourners at a cemetery in Israel
The folded concrete canopy of this burial service structure in an Israeli graveyard is supported by slender tree-shaped columns that pay homage to a razed orchard (+ slideshow). More
Ido Abulafia designs Pick medical kits to give children a better blood-test experience
Israeli designer Ido Abulafia has created a set of bird-themed toy medical kits intended to give children a more positive hospital experience (+ slideshow). More
Corian facade wraps around waterside home in the Netherlands
Dezeen promotion: the white-coloured planes that sandwich this family residence in the Westland municipality of the Netherlands are made from acrylic polymer material Corian (+ slideshow). More
Reset Architecture adds modern wood and glass extension to a traditional brick townhouse
This extension to a townhouse in the Dutch town of Vught by local studio Reset Architecture has a double-height window that provides views of the garden across two of the building's floors (+ slideshow). More
Two designs draw first place in Bauhaus Museum design competition
Two teams, from Barcelona and New York, have been awarded joint first place in a competition to design a new home for the Bauhaus Museum Dessau (+ slideshow). More
Rafael Viñoly reveals plans for the "largest green roof in the world" in Silicon Valley
Architect Rafael Viñoly has unveiled plans to convert an ageing shopping centre in California's Silicon Valley into a vast development featuring the world's largest roof garden (+ slideshow). More
Brackenbury House by Neil Dusheiko features a curved brick extension and pop-up cinema room
This refurbished and extended London house by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects includes a pop-up screening room for the owner, who works for film company Universal Pictures (+ slideshow). More
Blackened timber boxes are stacked to provide sea views from Bass Street Residence
Boxes clad entirely in vertical strips of stained timber are stacked and angled slightly to make the most of ocean views at this house on the outskirts of Melbourne by local firm B.E Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Townsend + Associates encloses a swimming pool in a glazed box at Chinese embassy in Australia
Canberra firm Townsend + Associates Architects has created a building with translucent glass walls to contain an existing outdoor swimming pool at China's embassy in the Australian capital (+ slideshow). More
Richard Rogers' prefabricated housing for homeless people opens in south London
Designed for charity YMCA, this factory-building housing scheme by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners will provide accommodation for 36 homeless young people in Mitcham, south London (+ slideshow). More
Designjunction returns to London Design Festival 2015
Dezeen promotion: designjunction will return to the London Design Festival from 24 to 27 September 2015 in two new venues on Southampton Row (+ slideshow). More
Slovenian mountain cabin by OFIS and Harvard students shelters climbers from extreme weather
Airlifted into position by the Slovenian army, this tiny Alpine shelter perches on a rocky outcrop below Skuta Mountain and can sleep up to eight mountaineers (+ slideshow). More
Francis Bitonti 3D-prints gold-plated Mutatio shoes for United Nude
New York designer Francis Bitonti has created a range of shoes for Dutch footwear brand United Nude, with different 3D-printed heels shaped using algorithms (+ slideshow). More
OSA submerges concrete home in a hill above Italy's San Giuliano lake
Sunken below the crest of a hill in southern Italy, this concrete home and its outdoor pool were designed by Rome studio OSA to be almost imperceivable from the road above (+ slideshow). More