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
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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
Clancy Moore Architects converts Dublin warehouse into family home for a photographer
Clancy Moore Architects has overhauled a Dublin warehouse, creating a light-filled home and studio for photographer Fionn McCann and his family. More
MuseumLab opens in ruins of lightning-struck Pittsburgh library
US firm KoningEizenberg Architecture left worn-looking ornate walls, brickwork and columns inside this museum for children in Pittsburgh, which occupies a historic library that was struck by lightning. More
Esrawe Studio's Mexico City office has an "honest industrial aesthetic"
Weathered wooden trusses cover the office of Mexico City's Esrawe Studio, led by designer Hector Esrawe, which takes over a former dance hall. More
Los Angeles church transformed into The Ruby Street co-working and event space
Stained glass windows feature alongside contemporary furniture in this multipurpose space in Los Angeles designed by Francesca de la Fuente and Working Holiday Studio. More