Nikki Alagha's Arc Mirror conceals secret storage space
Nikki Alagha is introducing a circular mirror that doubles as storage as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
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David Adjaye renovates Mole House undermined by illegal secret tunnels
A derelict house in London that had tunnels dug under it by the infamous Mole Man has been restored and adapted by architect David Adjaye for the artist Sue Webster. More
Reading nook and a hidden room added in London house extension
Architecture practice Thomas-McBrien extended a London house, adding a oak-lined reading nook and a utility room hidden behind a secret door along with a kitchen and dining space. More
Heliotrope Architects creates secret room inside Seattle’s Cortina restaurant
Local studio Heliotrope Architects has designed an upscale Italian eatery in downtown Seattle with clean lines, various tones of wood and a secret room tucked behind a one-way mirror. More
Archismith creates secret garden within The Glass Fortress
Bangkok architecture studio Archismith has built a garden enclosed by 20,000 glass bricks as part of a sales office for a residential development in Bangkok, Thailand. More
Timber walls disguise secret spaces within tiny Pavilion House in Portugal
Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs and Diogo Aguiar Studio have hidden a bathroom, bed and kitchen within the walls of this timber-clad holiday home in Guimarães, Portugal. More
Secret rooms are accessed through a bath tub in G House by Gon Architects
A bright blue wall and a giant window-side bath tub feature in this converted attic apartment by Gon Architects, in the Conde Duque district of Madrid. More
The Hidden Pearl is a tiny bar tucked behind a Brooklyn ramen shop
A swinging door at the back of a ramen restaurant in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighbourhood reveals a tiny Japanese-style speakeasy, designed by architect Arnold Cheung. More
New York's Patent acts as cafe by day and speakeasy by night
A light-toned coffee and pastry shop in Manhattan's NoMad district provides a front for a secret subterranean bar behind, both with interiors by Carpenter + Mason. More
Fernando Abellanas hangs secret studio under a bridge in Valencia
Self-taught designer Fernando Abellanas has installed a covert studio beneath a graffiti-covered bridge in the Spanish city of Valencia, making use of the concrete infrastructure to form a roof and walls for the hideaway. More
IFUB transforms former chocolate factory into office with secret storage
Munich architecture firm IFUB has converted the ground floor of a Berlin factory into an open-plan office with a wall of hidden cupboards and rooms (+ slideshow). More
Studio Seilern hides secret library at the heart of converted English barn
A book-lined room is concealed behind secret doors in this 17th-century barn conversion carried out by Studio Seilern Architects at an estate in Oxfordshire, England (+ slideshow). More
Distorting mirrors frame a secret garden in Santiago's Parque Araucano
Chilean architects Guillermo Hevia García and Nicolás Urzúa have created a concealed garden fenced in by distorting mirrors for the Santiago edition of MoMA's Young Architects Program (+ movie). More
NC Design & Architecture hides Hong Kong restaurant behind grocery stall
A facade resembling a Thai grocery stall disguises this restaurant in Hong Kong, which local firm NC Design & Architecture designed to look like a film set (+ slideshow). More
Fluid:Architecture conceals treatment rooms behind secret doors inside Serbian clinic
Strips of LED lights designed to look like laser beams mark the pathways inside this clinic in Serbia, recently completed by local firm Fluid:Architecture (+ slideshow). More
Studio apartment in Paris by Anne Rolland Architecte has a hidden converted slurry pit
Anne Rolland Architecte has transformed a ground-floor space in a 17th-century Parisian townhouse into a studio apartment with a secret underground room. More
Foxglove speakeasy by NC Design & Architecture is hidden behind an umbrella shop
This Hong Kong speakeasy by NC Design & Architecture is disguised as an umbrella shop, and is accessed via a secret doorway towards the back of the boutique (+ slideshow). More
Hampstead loft conversion by Alexander Martin features "a new twist on the hidden library door"
A bookshelf slides back to reveal a secret study inside this loft, renovated by architect Alexander Martin for an Arts and Crafts-style house in London's Hampstead. More
Day-in-the-life movie follows the resident of an apartment with moving walls and secret furniture
The resident of a compact apartment in Madrid demonstrates how she can rearrange walls and pull furniture out of the ceiling in this movie by photographer and filmmaker Miguel de Guzmán. More