Dezeen Debate features "whimsical and reverent" slaughterhouse conversion
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KWK Promes transforms slaughterhouse into art gallery with rotating walls
Architecture studio KWK Promes has converted a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic into Plato Contemporary Art Gallery, with exhibition spaces lined with rotating concrete walls. More
Jun Mitsui & Associates converts grocery store into sake brewery in Upstate New York
Tokyo-based Jun Mitsui & Associates has converted an abandoned grocery store into a sake brewery in Upstate New York in partnership with US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners. More
SODA offers model for office-to-residential conversions with Roco in Liverpool
London studio SODA has converted a 1970s office block in Liverpool city centre into a residential building that includes co-working and wellness facilities. More
Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project
A shopping centre outside Johannesburg was converted into 50 low-cost homes on a tight budget in our next Social Housing Revival project case study. More
Tigg + Coll Architects moves studio into converted Victorian mission church
Tigg + Coll Architects has converted part of an abandoned mission church in west London into a flexible studio, with the rest of the building set to be turned into homes. More
Julio Sanchez Arimayn transforms warehouse complex into creative studios in Buenos Aires
Local architect Julio Sanchez Arimayn has converted an industrial warehouse building into creative studios interspersed throughout two stories and punctuated by mezzanines in Buenos Aires. More
Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church
Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. More
Studio Guma converts stone farmhouse into "family sanctuary" in Normandy
Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to "evoke the rural history" of the site. More
ODOS Architects crowns Church of Oak Distillery with pyramidal Corten roofs
Pyramidal Corten steel roofs define a distillery designed by ODOS Architects on the outskirts of Monasterevin in rural County Kildare, Ireland. More
Chicago plans to convert office buildings into affordable housing
The city of Chicago has announced plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city's downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. More
Hutch Design transforms concrete pig shed into rural retreat outside London
Architecture studio Hutch Design has created The Maker's Barn, a holiday home on the outskirts of London that is finished with a palette of "natural and honest" materials. More
AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate
Developer HUB and investor Bridges Fund Management have revealed plans to convert a 1950s office building in London into Cornerstone, a co-living residential scheme designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. More
Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More
Studio Egret West to transform former Heinz HQ into London housing
UK architecture firm Studio Egret West has shared its plans to create housing within two concrete 1960s buildings in London, which were formerly the headquarters of food company Heinz. More
Archiloop converts 12th-century Italian monastery into hotel Vocabolo Moscatelli
A 12th-century monastery in Italy's Umbria region has become a boutique hotel in the hands of Florence studio Archiloop, which aimed to retain the site's "rustic simplicity" during its renovation. More
Isabelle Heilmann converts Parisian textile workshop into loft apartment
Interior designer Isabelle Heilmann has used glazing and level changes to turn a former textile workshop in Paris into an open-plan apartment with a dedicated home office. More
The Rebello Hotel occupies former factory along Porto's riverside
This hotel by architecture studio Metro Urbe occupies a series of former industrial buildings on the banks of the River Douro in Porto, Portugal, and features interiors by Quiet Studios. More
Soba restaurant Kawamichiya takes over century-old townhouse in Kyoto
Japanese studios Td-Atelier and Endo Shorijo Design have transformed a townhouse in Kyoto into a noodle restaurant that combines traditional residential details with modern geometric interventions. More
Historic sanatorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel
Greek architecture offices K-Studio and Monogon have converted the abandoned Manna Sanatorium in Arcadia, southern Greece, into a luxury forest hotel. More