Stone wine cellar in Spain converted into a home by Cubus Arquitectura
Barcelona-based Cubus Arquitectura has transformed an old stone wine cellar in Galicia, Spain, into a family home (+ slideshow). More
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Studio Macola converts abandoned factory into homes in Venice
These homes designed by Studio Macola sit within the shell of an old factory in Venice, which still features a trio of tall industrial chimneys (+ slideshow). More
Flanagan Lawrence's hotel converted from a 1920s cinema has an atrium "like a gold chandelier"
Inside Festival 2015: architect Jason Flanagan discusses how his practice Flanagan Lawrence transformed the Grade II-listed Shepherd's Bush Pavilion cinema in London into a four-star hotel (+ movie). More
Hypothesis uses plants and discarded objects to create Vivarium restaurant interior
Inside Festival 2015: Yarinda Bunnag of Hypothesis explains how the Thai design agency reused elements including scaffolding and tree roots to transform an abandoned warehouse into a Bangkok restaurant (+ movie). More
Apple given New York preservation award for repurposing historic buildings
Apple may be better known for cutting-edge contemporary design, but a New York preservation group is honouring the company for sensitively reusing old buildings with its store designs (+ slideshow). More
Official photos released of new Berkeley art and film centre by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
New York-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed a new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and the Pacific Film Archive, adding a sculptural metal volume to an old industrial plant (+ slideshow). More
Lund University students envision Malmö silo transformed into a crematorium
A disused grain silo in Malmö is converted into a crematorium and "vertical cemetery" in this proposal by Swedish architecture students Fredrik Thornström and Karolina Pajnowska. More
Sarah Wigglesworth adds new metal skin to London factory containing artists' studios
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has renovated an early-20th century industrial building to create studios for a charity that supports artists struggling to find affordable workspaces in London (+ slideshow). More
McLaren Excell creates "floating" loft room inside renovated schoolhouse home
Wooden hatches fold open to reveal a new loft room inside this former Victorian schoolhouse, recently renovated by London studio McLaren Excell as a holiday home. More
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s museum and film centre in Berkeley will open this month
New York-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro has added a sculptural metal volume to a 1930s printing plant to form the new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in California (+ slideshow). More
Optimist Design creates Red Bull music studio inside former Berlin power station
LA-based Optimist Design has completed a recording studio in Berlin for Red Bull, marking the latest addition to the energy drink company's network of music venues around the globe (+ slideshow). More
Bedaux de Brouwer transforms Dutch railway warehouse into multi-level office
Bleacher-style seats conceal private offices, toilets and storage areas at this advertising agency, designed by Dutch office Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten inside an overhauled railway building in Tilburg (+ slideshow). More
Abandoned station and hotel converted into Lightspeed headquarters by ACDF Architecture
ACDF Architecture has repurposed a space inside an abandoned train station and hotel in Montreal to create the new headquarters for software company Lightspeed (+ slideshow). More
Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter convert 1960s pump stations into river viewing points
Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter has converted three 50-year-old concrete and brick pump stations along Denmark's Skjern River into events spaces with elevated viewpoints. More
Puzzles Architecture adds rusty steel extension to an old Belgian barn
Puzzles Architecture designed this weathering-steel extension for a barn in Belgium, converting it into an annex for the adjacent 18th-century farmhouse (+ slideshow). More
Richard Lindvall renovates former Stockholm sausage factory for Usine Restaurant
Swedish designer Richard Lindvall has created monochromatic interiors for a refurbished Stockholm factory that now houses a restaurant and conference space. More
Glazed theatre by van Dongen-Koschuch occupies former dockland buildings
Dutch firm van Dongen-Koschuch has converted an old maritime building in the Netherlands into a theatre with a glass auditorium (+ slideshow). More
Commune converts 1960s Space Age-style bank into a hotel in North Carolina
LA studio Commune Design has transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building in Durham, North Carolina, into a boutique hotel with geometric patterns and vintage-style decor (+ slideshow). More
Emrys Architects creates six homes in converted Covent Garden warehouses
London studio Emrys Architects has converted a pair of warehouses in London's Covent Garden into apartments, including a pair of penthouses slotted underneath the original pitched roof (+ slideshow). More
Par-Do transforms stone-walled Portuguese barn into compact residence
Portuguese architects Sofia Parente and André Delgado have converted an old stone barn in Viana do Castelo into a compact two-storey residence (+ slideshow). More