Ritz & Ghougassian uses bricks and Australian wood inside Melbourne's Prior cafe
The rustic materiality of this Melbourne cafe designed by architecture studio Ritz & Ghougassian is meant to reflect the fuss-free dishes on the menu. More
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Torrado Arquitectos carries out subtle renovation of 1930s Buenos Aires house
Argentinian studio Torrado Arquitectos has used material that match the original home for its renovation of House in Barrio Parque in Buenos Aires More
Scullion Architects folds Portobello house extension around courtyard
Scullion Architects has renovated and extended a terraced Victorian house around a plant-filled courtyard for a young family living in Portobello, Dublin. More
Old nylon factory converted into "cathedral-like" office space
HofmanDujardin and Schipper Bosch have inserted a steel frame into the expansive production hall of an old nylon factory in Arnhem to create the KB Building offices. More
CCY Architects adds extension with musical facade to Victorian house in Aspen
American practice CCY Architects has renovated and extended a house dating from the 1880s in Aspen, Colorado, adding a music room with a piano-themed perforated metal facade. More
Blue slide is centrepiece of Walker house renovation by Reflect Architecture
Reflect Architecture has renovated a house for a young family living in Toronto, Canada, by brightening its truncated interiors and twisting a blue slide through its centre. More
Architect John Wardle renovates his own house in Australia
The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan. More
Onexn Architects squeezes Shenzhen micro cafe into gap narrower than a parking space
Chinese studio Onexn Architects has squeezed Joys cafe into a space less than 2.6 metres wide in a street in Shenzhen, which used to house an air conditioner repair shop. More
Plaster walls of Jaffa Roofhouse imbue apartment with history and warmth
Gitai Architects has renovated an apartment in Jaffa, Israel with curved walls, plasterwork and pale floors to resemble the ancient port city's limestone buildings. More
Schemata Architects updates traditional Japanese bathhouse with tiles and Towada stone
Schemata Architects has renovated a traditional sento, or public bathhouse, in Tokyo adding modern touches including a bar serving beer. More
The Wayfinder hotel designed to "feel as if you were staying with friends" in Rhode Island
New York design practice Reunion Goods & Services has renovated this hotel in Rhode Island to be reminiscent of a colourful home with a fireplace and cosy seating nooks. More
White stucco Casa Mami by Working Holiday Studio contrasts California desert landscape
Los Angeles design firm Working Holiday Studio has transformed a property in the California desert into a shoppable holiday home that "stands out" against its desolate landscape. More
Long wooden cabinet runs through slender Borden house by StudioAC
Pale woodwork wrapping white-painted walls forms storage to make more space in this 14-foot-wide house in Toronto, which has been overhauled by local firm StudioAC. More
MVRDV to convert disused Shenzhen factory into creative office space
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV has announced its plans to renovate a deteriorating concrete building in Shenzhen, China, to create the If Factory offices and a maze-like roof garden. More
Worrell Yeung designs industrial artist studios in historic Brooklyn factory buildings
New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has transformed historic factory buildings near Brooklyn Navy Yard into multi-use workspaces and artist studios featuring time-worn brick walls and weathered beams and columns. More
Victor Solomon mends dilapidated LA basketball court using Japanese art of kintsugi
Artist Victor Solomon has patched up the cracks in a Los Angeles basketball court with golden resin to highlight the role that sport can play in our collective healing process. More
Annabelle Tugby Architects transforms old workshop into its own rustic studio
Annabelle Tugby Architects has created its own design studio by renovating and extending a semi-derelict joinery workshop in a cow field in Cheshire, UK. More
Ravi Raj and Evan Watts expose chunky timber in Spears Building Loft renovation
Architects Ravi Raj and Evan Watts have created a monolithic, concrete-like chimney in the overhaul of a loft apartment inside a former cigarette packing factory in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood. More
BKSK adds glass dome to roof of Tammany Hall building in New York
A glass and steel dome modelled on the shape of a turtle shell rises from the top of a historic building in New York City's Union Square to pay homage to an indigenous group that settled in the area. More
Two-storey bookshelf rises inside renovated Madrid house
Spanish architecture firm Zooco Estudio has covered the walls of this Madrid residence with bookshelves that span two levels. More