Ritz & Ghougassian uses bricks and Australian wood inside Melbourne's Prior cafe
The rustic materiality of this Melbourne cafe designed by architecture studio Ritz & Ghougassian is meant to reflect the fuss-free dishes on the menu. More
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KCC Design creates monochrome office for own studio in former factory space
KCC Design has completed the interior design for its own office in Shanghai, which features an exhibition space and 21 enclosed boxes for individual work in a subdued colour palette. More
Old nylon factory converted into "cathedral-like" office space
HofmanDujardin and Schipper Bosch have inserted a steel frame into the expansive production hall of an old nylon factory in Arnhem to create the KB Building offices. More
Alice D'Andrea creates industrial coffee roastery in Vancouver steel foundry
Coffee roasting and tasting takes place in this industrial-style coffee shop in Vancouver, which local studio Alice D'Andrea has designed inside a historic factory building. More
Studio PKA turns heritage building in Mumbai into own architects' studio
Architecture firm Studio PKA has transformed part of a disused 100-year-old building in Mumbai into its own contemporary office space. More
MVRDV to convert disused Shenzhen factory into creative office space
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has announced its plans to renovate a deteriorating concrete building in Shenzhen, China, to create the If Factory offices and a maze-like roof garden. More
Worrell Yeung designs industrial artist studios in historic Brooklyn factory buildings
New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has transformed historic factory buildings near Brooklyn Navy Yard into multi-use workspaces and artist studios featuring time-worn brick walls and weathered beams and columns. More
Atelier XÜK converts disused Chinese primary school into boutique hotel
Shanghai architecture studio Atelier XÜK has created a series of timber interventions to turn a former school in Qinyong, China into a hotel while leaving its original, solid masonry structure intact. More
Annabelle Tugby Architects transforms old workshop into its own rustic studio
Annabelle Tugby Architects has created its own design studio by renovating and extending a semi-derelict joinery workshop in a cow field in Cheshire, UK. More
Rural community oven transformed into Portuguese holiday home
HBG Architects has converted an old granite community oven in east Portugal into a small holiday home, featuring a staircase with steps that double as a table, bench and fireplace. More
San Francisco building lifted 10 feet in preparation of rising sea levels
A historic waterfront building in San Francisco that weighs 2,075 tons, the equivalent of 20 space shuttles, will be hoisted up over three metres above ground to protect it from flooding caused by climate change. More
MVRDV converts commercial building into Moroccan-style courtyard house
A blue-tiled pool features in the courtyard of Villa Stardust, a live-work house built in a former commercial building in Rotterdam by Dutch architecture firm MVRDV. More
Providence's art-deco Superman Building reimagined as vertical farm and senior housing
Seven graduate students studying adaptive reuse at RISD have reimagined uses for the art-deco Superman Building in Providence, Rhode Island. More
Public Atelier and FUUZE transform rectory into colourful school
Old church buildings in the Czech Republic have been converted into a modern primary school with brightly coloured interventions by architecture studios Public Atelier and FUUZE. More
Nordest Arquitectura uses wooden partitions to convert old barn into offices for its studio
caPale timber partitions were used to transform a 180-year-old barn in Spain into an office space for and by studio Nordest Arquitectura. More
La Madriguera is a mirrored extension for a hidden house in Madrid
Reflected greenery shrouds the mirrored extension that architecture practice Delavegacanolasso added to house in Madrid, which occupies a disused art studio. More
Islyn Studio converts warehouse in Albuquerque into Sawmill Market food hall
New York's Islyn Studio has overhauled an old lumber warehouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico and turned it into a sun-lit food hall with various spots to indulge. More
Office Ou turns Toronto garage into workshop, conservatory and dining room
Canadian architecture studio Office Ou has surrounded a detached garage in Toronto with glass doors and windows to convert it into a multifunctional space. More
Thomas Geerlings converts canal-side Amsterdam warehouse into contemporary home
The creative director of design studio Framework has turned a neglected 19th-century warehouse in Amsterdam into a plush family home for his wife and two children. More
JamesPlumb converts Victorian tannery into London HQ for PSLab
Blocky concrete plinths dominate lighting brand PSLab's London headquarters, which local studio JamesPlumb has designed to evoke "quiet brutalism". More