Glass and steel form rooftop Cascada House apartment in Mexico City
Architects Ana Nuño de Buen and Luis Young have used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment built atop an existing building in Mexico City. More
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DROO creates space for work and study in City Approach apartments
Architecture office DROO has added four apartments atop a London warehouse building, with flexible interiors designed to facilitate co-living, home-schooling or working from home. More
Bold colours fill São Paulo apartment by Julliana Camargo
Peach, green and purple are among the vivid hues found in an urban apartment designed by Studio Julliana Camargo for a fashion editor. More
Studio Goss exposes concrete shell of converted Melbourne apartment
Hidden off-form concrete walls have come to the fore in this minimalist Melbourne apartment conversion, with interiors designed by local firm Studio Goss. More
Horizontal line cuts through Amsterdam loft revamped by Firm Architects
Firm Architects has carefully organised zinc, mirror and brick elements to form a striking horizontal line around the interior of this loft apartment in Amsterdam's De Pijp district. More
Naturehumaine revives 1920s apartment in Montreal with contemporary finishes
Traditional details were kept throughout this ground-floor apartment in Montreal that local studio Naturehumaine renovated to bring in more natural light and create an improved connection to the rear yard. More
MKCA completes Carnegie Hill apartment with hidden doors and reconfigurable furniture
New York City-based architect Michael K Chen has renovated an apartment in Manhattan's Carnegie Hill neighbourhood, which includes movable partitions that create different layouts based on the occupants' needs. More
FWS_work designs Residence W as a tranquil retreat in the city
Interior design studio FWS_work has used natural materials and neutral colours to complete this calming apartment renovation in Xinpu, Taiwan, designed to offer the owner a refuge from his busy job as a pilot. More
Lukstudio decks out Guangzhou apartment with Douglas fir
Lukstudio has overhauled a formerly gaudy apartment interior in Guangzhou, China, to feature a series of serene living spaces lined in Douglas fir. More
Escobedo Soliz updates compact apartment in Mexico City's modernist CUPA tower
Mexican studio Escobedo Soliz has renovated a family's residence inside a 1940s housing complex that was modelled on Le Corbusier's Radiant City masterplan. More
Stefano Boeri Architetti covers Palazzo Verde in Antwerp with greenery
More than 1,000 plants adorn the exterior of the Palazzo Verde housing that Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti has recently completed in Belgium. More
Proctor and Shaw designs London micro-apartment with translucent "sleeping cocoon"
London-based studio Proctor and Shaw has completed a 29-square-metre micro-apartment in Belsize Park, with an elevated sleeping area wrapped in translucent panels that reference Japanese shoji screens. More
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Interiors
Point Supreme uses raw concrete to enhance "magical cave-like" feel of Athens apartment
Greek architecture firm Point Supreme has transformed a semi-basement storage space in Athens into a small one-bedroom home. More
Louveira Building apartment brings together 1940s style and broken-plan living
Brazilian designer Ana Sawaia has renovated a São Paulo apartment in an iconic building, introducing a broken-plan interior filled with vintage furniture and colourful patterned surfaces. More
Point Supreme Architects uses colour to define different functions in Athens apartment
A previously hidden central lightwell funnels light into this formerly dark and enclosed apartment in Athens designed by local architects Point Supreme Architects. More
DG Arquitecto adds minimalist interventions to historic Valencia apartment
DG Arquitecto has completed a minimalist renovation of a 1920s penthouse in Valencia, which celebrates the apartment's original mosaic floors, decorative mouldings and arched doorways. More
Former Parisian railway station turned into housing and live-work units
Moussafir Architectes and Nicolas Hugoo Architecture have created two residential towers connected by a podium containing live-work units as part of the La Chapelle International development in northern Paris. More
Schissel Montgomery Architects renovates Brooklyn flat for art gallerist
New York City-based architecture office Schissel Montgomery has completed a minimalist renovation of a three-bedroom apartment in the Park Slope neighbourhood. More
Leckie Studio designs penthouse inside BIG's Vancouver skyscraper
A rainforest-style atrium with a cedar tree lies within a two-storey unit designed by Leckie Studio, located inside the new Vancouver House tower. More
Limdim House Studio calms Vietnam apartment with curved walls and arched niches
Architecture firm Limdim House Studio has renovated the Brown Box apartment in Vietnam adding curving walls, tiered cornices and terrazzo surfaces that aim to create a "calm" and "gentle" space. More