Pink concrete, cherry wood and cork feature in Manhattan's Bourke Street Bakery
A warm material palette is used to transport customers from the urban grit of New York City into this cosy bakery designed by local firm GRT Architects. More
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AP Valletta adds extension with "woven" stone facade to The Coach House in Malta
Architecture office AP Valletta has restored an old coach house in the town of Balzan, Malta, adding a contemporary extension featuring a weave-patterned stone facade. More
Ben Thompson brings the English country home into the 21st century at Heckfield Place
British designer Ben Thompson has combined the grandeur of a Georgian manor with the informality of a modern farmhouse for the interiors of a new hotel in Hampshire, England. More
Monteverdi Hotel avoids "folkloristic approach" to restoration of medieval Tuscan hamlet
Crumbling buildings have been transformed into the boutique Monteverdi Hotel in Tuscany, which includes rustic bedroom suites and a cavernous spa. More
OMA completes renovation of Sotheby's New York galleries
Chunky columns covered in aggregate puncture through galleries in Sotheby's New York headquarters, which has just re-opened to the public following a major overhaul designed by OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. More
"We couldn't stop Balfron Tower from being privatised. In fact we probably helped it along"
We're all to blame for the gentrification of Ernö Goldfinger's brutalist Balfron Tower, says Owen Hatherley, so stop getting angry at the architects. More
ConForm Architects completes London house extension with steel frame at its centre
Steel beams crisscross through the centre of Repoussoir, a house extension that ConForm Architects has completed in London. More
Assemble turns derelict New Orleans building into experimental fashion school
London studio Assemble has transformed an industrial property in New Orleans into a hub for the local community to learn fashion design and manufacturing. More
GRT Architects revitalises mid-century house in Upstate New York
New York firm GRT Architects has used a simple palette to offset the existing details of this mid-century house in New York's Hudson Valley, which it overhauled for the architect's grandchild. More
Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More
Sutherland & Co designs its own architecture studio in narrow Scottish building
Sutherland & Co has transformed a skinny post war building in North Berwick, Scotland, into its own studio with sliding spruce panels lit by a rooflight. More
Tel Aviv maternity ward becomes pared-back Vera hotel
Brickwork walls, engraved tins ceilings and custom furniture feature in this boutique hotel in Tel Aviv. More
Family home by Hiha Studio features double-height rooms and rammed earth walls
Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village. More
Habitas members' clubhouse opens in old New York fire station
Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. More
Falken Reynolds takes cues from an igloo for Vancouver loft renovation
A hidden sleeping loft and an all-white hallway lined with closets are among the features in a renovated Vancouver apartment designed by Canadian firm Falken Reynolds. More
Commoncraft designs whimsical Gertie cafe in Williamsburg
Brooklyn studio Commoncraft has designed this eatery in the borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which is intended as a playful tribute to the owner's grandmother. More
Yabu Pushelberg's Las Alcobas Napa Valley hotel features "spa-like" bathrooms and homey dining
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has transformed a 20th-century house in California's Napa Valley into this luxury hotel, which features bedrooms lined with dark wood, spacious bathrooms and a rustic restaurant. More
Frida Escobedo segments Aesop Park Slope with rammed-earth brickwork
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo sourced rammed earth from her home country to make the rosy brick walls in this Aesop store in Brooklyn. More
Open Architecture converts airport fuel tanks into gallery spaces
Five aviation fuel containers on the former Longhua airport in Shanghai have been transformed into art and culture park Tank Shanghai, by local studio Open Architecture. More
Timber Cove Resort occupies mid-century A-frame building on Sonoma's coast
This modernist resort in Northern California, which formed an enclave for artists in the 1960s, has been overhauled by Los Angeles design studio The Novogratz. More