Fala Atelier strips back former factory to create "naked" apartments
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has converted a former clothing factory in the town of Abragão, Portugal, into a block of six bare apartments. More
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Assemble turns derelict New Orleans building into experimental fashion school
London studio Assemble has transformed an industrial property in New Orleans into a hub for the local community to learn fashion design and manufacturing. More
Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More
The Sister Hotel in Milan sits inside an ancient convent
A former nunnery in Milan's city centre is now home to The Sister Hotel, which architecture studio Quincoces-Dragò has completed with eclectic interiors. More
Tel Aviv maternity ward becomes pared-back Vera hotel
Brickwork walls, engraved tins ceilings and custom furniture feature in this boutique hotel in Tel Aviv. More
Habitas members' clubhouse opens in old New York fire station
Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. More
ID:SR converts railway arches into offices for Monmouth Coffee
Interior design studio ID: SR has transformed seven railway arches in south London into offices for Monmouth Coffee, completing workspaces in simple materials that draw focus to the industrial setting. More
Open Architecture converts airport fuel tanks into gallery spaces
Five aviation fuel containers on the former Longhua airport in Shanghai have been transformed into art and culture park Tank Shanghai, by local studio Open Architecture. More
Specht Architects transforms former union hall into Carpenter Hotel in Austin
American studio Specht Architects has renovated and expanded a "mid-century-utilitarian" carpenters' union hall building to create this hotel near downtown Austin. More
Vintage cars inform design of Garage Pompen & Verlouw restaurant in Den Bosch
Studio 34 South has transformed a former garage built in the Dutch city of Den Bosch into a restaurant and bar called Garage Pompen & Verlouw. More
Norman Kelley preserves "layered history" inside revamped Notre store in Chicago
US firm Norman Kelley has merged old and new elements inside the flagship store for clothing retailer Notre, which is housed inside a 113-year-old building in central Chicago. More
Brand Bureau and Modus Studio transform Arkansas factory into The Holler work-eat-play venue
American firms Brand Bureau and Modus Studio employed a "slightly cheeky camp and wilderness feel" for the conversion of an industrial building in Arkansas into this venue for co-working, dining and playing shuffleboard. More
ZAmpone creates BBDO office inside century-old wine warehouse in Brussels
ZAmpone Architectuur has overhauled a 111-year-old industrial building in Brussels to create an office space for an advertising agency featuring triangular structures and soft barriers. More
Beaux-arts train station in Ottawa becomes temporary home for Canada's Senate
Canadian firms Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects have completed the transformation of a historic 20th-century train station in Ottawa into the temporary home for Canada's upper house of parliament. More
Berlin workshop transformed into theatre school by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst
Architecture firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst has created a new facility for the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, by renovating a 1950s workshop building and adding a fly tower made from fibreglass and wood. More
Fogia's showroom sits inside a 19th-century steam engine workshop
Code Concept subtly overhauled this old steam engine shop just outside Stockholm to create a showroom for Swedish furniture brand Fogia, adding a series of deconstructable display fixtures to its interiors. More
Cobe and MVRDV build Roskilde Festival Folk High School in an abandoned factory
Roskilde Festival Folk High School campus in Roskilde, Denmark, has been built by Cobe and MVRDV inside a former concrete factory. More
Civic Architects creates public library in vast locomotive shed
The vast LocHal library and events space, designed by Amsterdam-based studio Civic Architects, occupies a former glass and steel locomotive shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands. More
Muzeum Susch in the Swiss Alps has galleries excavated from mountainside
Chasper Schmidlin and Lukas Voellmy have excavated into a mountain, and restored a 12th-century monastery in the Swiss Alpine town of Susch, to create an art museum. More
TWA Hotel inside Eero Saarinen's JFK Airport terminal open for reservations
Reservations are now open for guests wishing to stay at Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen's 1960s terminal building at New York's John F Kennedy airport, following a restoration of its modernist details. More