This week we revealed London's best new home renovation
This week on Dezeen, the annual Don't Move Improve! competition named Nic Howett Architects' The Secret Garden Flat as London's best new home improvement project for 2023. More
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Gundry + Ducker creates concertina facade for London brewery
A folded facade of galvanised steel and glass fronts the railway arches that house this beer hall in London by local studio Gundry + Ducker. More
Birch Selsdon hotel takes over 19th-century mansion in Croydon
British hotel chain Birch has opened an outpost in south London, with grounds rewilded by designer Sebastian Cox and interiors conceived by local studio A-nrd. More
EBBA Architects transforms former jellied-eel restaurant into eyewear store
Local studio EBBA Architects has designed a store for eyewear brand Cubitts that preserves and draws on the original 1930s interior of the traditional F Cooke restaurant on London's Broadway Market. More
The Secret Garden Flat named London's best new home renovation
A renovated flat by studio Nic Howett Architect that "feels like an oasis" has been named London's best new home improvement project by Don't Move Improve! 2023. More
Steve Messam creates site-specific inflatable sculptures for Clerkenwell Design Week
British artist Steve Messam has created four inflatable sculptures with spiky and bulbous protrusions that intend to "reimagine the architecture" of their locations at Clerkenwell Design Week. More
Ao-ft inserts mass-timber home into London terrace
Timber battens and mullions cover the facade of the cross-laminated-timber Spruce House in Walthamstow, London, which was completed in 2021 and is the first built project by local practice Ao-ft. More
Five highlights from Zaha's Moonsoon: An Interior in Japan
The Zaha Hadid Foundation has opened an exhibition about Zaha Hadid's Moonsoon restaurant in Sapporo, Japan. Here, exhibitions officer and curator Johan Deurell selects five highlights from the show. More
David Adjaye's Yaawa furniture debuts in new Carpenters Workshop Gallery venue
Cast-bronze furniture by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has gone on show at a new Carpenters Workshop Gallery outpost in west London. More
The Mint List brings mid-century influences to north London family home
Interior design studio The Mint List has brought light, space and warmth to this Edwardian house in London with multiple extensions, a hidden playroom and plenty of tactile materials. More
Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington's decadent heyday
Warm saturated colours and maximalist touches are combined inside Locke Hotels' latest outpost in west London, designed by local studios Atelier Ochre and House of Dré. More
Primary school children design and build performance space in London theatre
Primary school children in London have created temporary performance structures as part of the Let's Build community project, organised by architecture educator Matt+Fiona to engage the local community. More
Daytrip creates calm broken-plan interior for Edwardian home in west London
Warm, tactile materials and rich colours are balanced with a newfound sense of openness in this early 20th-century house that architecture studio Daytrip has renovated and extended in London. More
Grid Architects designs women's-only social housing tower for London
Planning approval has been granted for a housing development in London that will provide 102 affordable homes to women, designed by Grid Architects for the Women's Pioneer Housing association. More
Featherbottom & Partners redesigns London skyscrapers to mark King Charles III's coronation
Modernist City of London landmarks have been given a traditionalist makeover in honour of King Charles III ahead of his coronation this weekend. More
Neiheiser Argyros refreshes Victorian terrace house with timber-clad extension
London-based studio Neiheiser Argyros has renovated a Victorian terrace named Steele's Road House, adding balconies and open spaces that connect the home to its garden. More
Hollie Bowden converts London pub into pared-back jewellery showroom
Lime-washed walls meet aluminium display fixtures in this minimalist studio and showroom that designer Hollie Bowden has devised for London brand Completedworks. More
Architecture For London adds light-filled extension to Victorian Hackney home
Limestone and oak are among the materials used in this extension that local studio Architecture For London designed to add a contemporary twist to a Victorian house in Hackney. More
Elly Ward designs own restaurant Edit using salvaged terracotta tiles and reclaimed materials
Architect and restaurateur Elly Ward has opened the low-impact restaurant Edit in London, drawing inspiration from its vegan, minimal-waste menu to create an interior filled with reused and recycled materials. More
Archio creates white brick housing block for London Community Land Trust
London practice Archio has completed Citizens House in Lewisham, a block of 11 affordable homes overlooking a new public square and designed in close collaboration with the surrounding community and residents. More