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Kate Darby and David Connor preserve rotting structure in conversion of 18th-century cottage

David Connor Design and Kate Darby Architects have transformed a tumbledown cottage in England's West Midlands into a home and studio, enveloping the ruined old structure in a shell of black corrugated metal. 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

Tolila+Gilliland creates its new Paris studio in an old attic workshop

Architects Nicholas Gilliland and Gaston Tolila have overhauled an old workshop in Paris' Butte aux Cailles neighbourhood to create an office and studio for their growing team. More

Invisible Studio builds fibreglass prototyping workshop at its growing woodland campus

British practice Invisible Studio has completed a model-making shed beside its self-built studio in the Bath woodland, using a combination of timber grown and milled on site, and corrugated fibreglass. More

Another Studio replaces walls with storage to transform apartment into own workspace

The architects of Bulgarian office Another Studio removed walls from an apartment in Sofia and replaced them with customised shelving systems to create themselves a personalised workspace. More

ATT Architects transforms Jakarta loft into light-filled office

Indonesian architecture and interior firm ATT Architects has transformed a loft space in Jakarta into a pared-back office, which draws inspiration from Scandinavian design. More

Selencky Parsons adds cork-lined pod with pegboard walls to its own office

Selencky Parsons has designed its own London studio, using a cork pod with pegboard walls for storing stationery, displaying models and hanging plants. More

Kaan Architecten transforms Rotterdam bank into riverside studio

Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has moved into new offices of its own design in Rotterdam, featuring coarse concrete columns, smooth white walls and rich walnut floorboards. More

Woods Bagot designs its own Melbourne architecture office to encourage staff to socialise

A cookbook by El Bulli chef Ferran Adrià played a key role in determining architecture firm Woods Bagot's design for its new Melbourne studio. More

12 design studios that architects have created for themselves

Dezeen recently moved into a new London office designed by architect Pernilla Ohrstedt, sparking a discussion among readers about what makes a good workplace. To continue the debate, here's a look at studios other architects have designed for themselves, ranging from a co-working space to a solitary woodland retreat (+ slideshow). More