Dark wood contrasts pale marble at renovated Brazilian apartment
Architecture studio Belotto Scopel Tanaka has used sliding wooden doors, white marble and grey furnishings to transform this apartment in Curitiba, Brazil, into a family getaway. More
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Wooden storage units create living spaces in once-derelict Valencia apartment
London practice Roberto Di Donato has introduced a pair of wooden storage units to this apartment in Valencia, Spain, to redefine its time-worn interiors. More
Antique doors create wood-panelled halls in renovated Barcelona apartment
Antique doors, panelling and sections of ageing plasterwork have been kept on display in Isabel López Vilalta's overhaul of this Barcelona apartment, which includes a new mezzanine play area complete with slide. More
Interrobang converts London's landmark Hoover Building into apartments
UK studio Interrobang has transformed the Hoover Building in west London into 66 apartments that retain many of the former factory's original art-deco features. More
Dash Marshall merges two Tribeca lofts with sculptural staircase
New York architecture studio Dash Marshall has turned two Tribeca residences into one home connected by a hanging, blackened steel spiral staircase. More
Swimming pool serves as centrepiece of São Paulo apartment by Fernanda Marques
Swimmers in a pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through thick glass panels, like fish in an aquarium tank. More
Brass accents and contemporary cabinetry update 19th-century apartment in Vilnius
Exposed fresco and original arched doorways are paired with brass accents and grey cabinetry at this apartment in Vilnius, which has been overhauled by interior designer Kristina Lastauskaitė-Pundė. More
Grooved white panels divide São Paulo apartment by David Ito
A striped wall concealing private spaces folds back to reveal the kitchen inside this apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio David Ito Arquitetura. More
Deep-blue cabinetry and coral-pink arches redefine Barcelona apartment
Colombo and Serboli Architecture has made room for colourful storage units and a pink bathroom by opening up the plan of this apartment in Barcelona's historic El Born neighbourhood. More
Thisispaper Studio creates minimal holiday apartment for design enthusiasts
Polish office Thisispaper Studio has branched out into hospitality, with the opening of a minimalist holiday apartment in Warsaw's historical Praga district. More
Lim + Lu uses brightly coloured walls and furnishings for fashion designer's Hong Kong home
Yellow, turquoise, and coral-pink furnishings brighten this previously colourless apartment in Hong Kong, which has been overhauled by local studio Lim + Lu for a fashion designer. More
Cubículo Arquitectos installs birch-plywood storage units inside Porto flat
Cubículo Arquitectos has added extra storage to a Porto apartment, by installing custom-built cupboards and shelves around the old structural columns. More
Garcia Tamjidi aims for barely-there finishes in banker's San Francisco bolthole
A slender marble kitchen worktop, and built-in beige and white cabinets are intended to be hardly noticeable in this San Francisco apartment designed by Californian studio Garcia Tamjidi. More
Raúl Sánchez Architects updates Barcelona flat with grey granite and bright white walls
Spanish practice Raúl Sánchez Architects has employed contrasting materials to carve out different zones in the open-plan living space of this apartment in Barcelona's Eixample district. More
Maayan Zusman replaces walls with cabinets to save space in tiny Tel Aviv apartment
A dining table that partly disappears into a seating nook and storage built into partition walls are among the space-saving solutions employed by interior designer Maayan Zusman at this compact apartment for a family of four in Tel Aviv. 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
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
White Arrow renovates Queens rowhouse with navy millwork and modernist furniture
New York design studio White Arrow has accented the interiors of a rowhouse in Queens with dark blue cabinetry and mid-century furnishings, during an overhaul of the property that spilt it in two. More
Ab Rogers Design creates 19-square-metre apartment in London
Hackney-based studio Ab Rogers Design has managed to squeeze a kitchen, bed and bathroom into this 19-square-metre concept apartment by creating a pair of plywood living units with space-saving details. More
TBD overhauls West Village penthouse with rooftop deck and pool
New York design studio TBD has transformed an apartment in Manhattan's West Village with white interiors and a new rooftop patio, complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. More