Modpools repurposes used shipping containers as swimming pools and hot tubs
Canadian company Modpools has converted standard, metal cargo containers into pools and jacuzzis that can be installed above or below ground. More
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McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office
White ribbed panelling provides a neutral backdrop for smoked-oak furnishings and marble bathrooms in this former west London office, which McLaren Excell has converted into a family home. More
Eduardo Souto de Moura transforms Portuguese farming village into luxury retreat
Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has helped to revive a former farming village in the Alentejo region as a high-end hotel, featuring whitewashed interiors and original vaulted ceilings. More
Wingårdh transforms roofless freight depot into Malmö Market Hall
Sheets of pre-rusted red steel cover the new extension to a dilapidated freight depot in Malmö, which has been converted into a covered food market by Swedish studio Wingårdh. More
BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More
Faceted clay panels form Mexico City cafe by Esrawe and Cadena
Mexican firms Esrawe Studio and Cadena y Associados have collaborated on the design of Tierra Garat, a new cafe in Mexico City's fashionable Polanco district. More
vPPR converts former Shoreditch warehouse into shops and flats linked by private walkway
A public and private street flank this former warehouse in east London, which local studio vPPR has converted into a mixed-use development containing shops and apartments. More
Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More
MAD and Stefano Boeri propose crinkled towers and vertical forests for Milan's disused railway yards
MAD, Stefano Boeri Architetti and Mecanoo are among five architecture studios to unveil proposals to completely transform unused railways across Milan, creating high-density housing and swaths of greenery. More
Metal beams frame restaurant inserted inside old Mexican textile factory
Building around a metal frame placed into ruins of a former engine room in the state of Yucatan, a team of Mexican architects have created a contemporary dining lounge. More
Bruner/Cott further expands MASS MoCA art museum in the Berkshires
American architecture firm Bruner/Cott has completed the latest stage in transforming a former textile factory into the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. More
Arqmov Workshop converts Mexico City auto shop into retail centre with patterned facade
Mexican architecture studio Arqmov Workshop has overhauled a V-shaped industrial building by adding a patterned facade, windows that angle outward and a prominent entrance on the pointy corner. More
Tiled surfaces and vaulted ceilings add character to Barcelona flat by Bonba Studio
Bonba Studio has transformed an office in Barcelona's Eixample district into a two-bedroom flat featuring traditional vaulted ceilings and multi-hued surfaces. More
José Almeida transforms stone villa in rural Portugal into holiday house
Architect José Almeida has partially demolished a late 19th-century property in northern Portugal, and used the rubble to create holiday accommodation where guests can bathe in a former wine press. More
Banksy opens art-filled Walled Off Hotel on Israeli West Bank barrier
The artist Banksy has opened an "all-inclusive vandals resort" in Bethlehem, five metres from the wall that separates Israel from the Palestinian West Bank. More
MVRDV's letter-shaped housing blocks will spell out HOME across old army barracks
MVRDV has revealed its plans to redevelop the former Mannheim US Army camp in Germany, creating a green mound from demolished barracks and four residential towers that spell out the word home. More
Red beach hut by Jonathan Hendry Architects stands atop former toilet block
Jonathan Hendry Architects has built a beach hut clad in red-stained timber on top of an old toilet block in the English seaside town of Sandilands. More
Standard Studio converts 200-year-old Ibiza stable into self-sufficient cottage
Amsterdam-based Standard Studio has transformed a stable into an off-grid showroom and home for the owners of an interior design shop in Ibiza. More
Studio Four23's self-designed office inside former metal workshop is inspired by a toolbox
Studio Four23 used a photograph of a toolbox as inspiration when designing its own workspace in London, which is finished with industrial materials. More
Cigarette factory in Brussels converted into city hall by trio of Belgian architects
This red brick building that once formed part of a cigarette factory in Brussels has been converted into a council office with minimalist interiors by Stéphanie Willox, LD2 Architecture and Mamout. More