Gensler and Reebok reimagine US gas stations as gyms
Architecture practice Gensler and footwear giant Reebok have revealed a concept to convert American petrol stations into fitness centres that generate energy. More
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Emrys Architects uses timber inserts to convert east London ironworks into artists' studios
A huge bank of bleachers acts as a gathering point at the centre of this studio complex created by Emrys Architects within a listed ironworks in the Isle of Dogs, east London. More
Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam
A crane overlooking Amsterdam's IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area's industrial past. More
Park Hill estate to be converted into student housing
The final wave of regeneration at brutalist Park Hill estate will see 350 student homes, designed by British practice Whittam Cox Architects, built within the iconic concrete framework of the social housing complex in Sheffield, England. More
Old Edinburgh workshop transformed into minimal holiday retreat by Izat Arundell
Design studio Izat Arundell has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Edinburgh into a compact apartment, featuring a muted material palette and sliding screens that hide the bedroom from sight. More
Wavy tiled roof of Springingstream guesthouse is based on the outline of surrounding mountains
Beijing studio WEI Architects used traditional materials and construction techniques to convert a derelict house in Fujian province into a guesthouse featuring curving tiled roofs and reclaimed windows. More
Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment
Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. More
Leth & Gori converts Copenhagen chapel into cancer-care facility with colourful painted joinery
Leth & Gori has transformed a 19th-century chapel in Copenhagen into an activity centre for cancer patients, using a material palette influenced by the building's original painted ceiling. More
Affordable housing and studio concept wins RIBA contest for decommissioned gas holders
London studio Outpost has won a contest seeking ideas for how disused gas holders could be repurposed across the UK, with its concept for a ring of affordable housing and workspaces. More
Foster + Partners converts landmark Hong Kong office tower into high-end hotel
Foster + Partners is transforming a former government headquarters tower in Hong Kong into a luxury hotel, retaining the building's original modernist facade and providing panoramic views of the surrounding skyline. More
Interior design couple turn historic Williamsburg schoolhouse into light-filled home
The founders of Brooklyn design studio White Arrow have transformed a landmarked building into a bright home for themselves in the New York borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood. More
Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town
A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. More
Vector Architects converts sugar mill into Alila Yangshuo hotel
Vector Architects has transformed a disused sugar mill in China's mountainous Yangshuo County into a resort hotel featuring a group of gabled masonry structures designed to complement the existing industrial architecture. More
Atelier Barda combines foliage with bespoke furniture at fashion brand offices
Canadian firm Atelier Barda has designed an ultra-contemporary office inside a Montreal warehouse, filled with dozens of plants and custom-made furniture pieces. More
Rural Office for Architecture adds row of red gabled sheds to rural Welsh property
Rural Office for Architecture used locally available materials and a single russet hue to ensure this cluster of service buildings and a rear extension to a smallholding in mid Wales fit in with their agrarian setting. More
AvroKO creates art-deco-inspired interiors for new London members' club Mortimer House
AvroKO has transformed an art-deco building in London into a members-only work and leisure destination, aiming to combine the perks of a private club with those of a co-working office. More
Atelier Barda turns Montreal shop building into bright residence
Pink and teal hues accent storage units in this family home in Montreal, converted from a shop by local firm Atelier Barda. More
Marina Abramovic cancels OMA's theatre conversion in Upstate New York
Serbian artist Marina Abramovic has abandoned plans for OMA to turn a former theatre in Upstate New York into an arts institute in her name, after failing to raise enough funding. More
Alejandro Valdivieso's Casa Aljibe features curved living space built around an old well
Spanish architect Alejandro Valdivieso has repurposed a former water cistern near Madrid, transforming it into the basement of a house with a glass facade that curves around the original well. More
Gilbert & George are turning an east London brewery into an art gallery
Artist duo Gilbert & George are converting a 19th-century brewery in London's Spitalfields into their own public gallery, and claim it is because the Tate never shows their work. More