Simon Astridge lines a walk-through dressing room in leather
British architect Simon Astridge has added a leather-lined dressing room as part of a refurbishment of a London house (+ slideshow). More
FREAKS freearchitects redesigns Parisian tattoo parlour to avoid "cheesy" aesthetic
Architecture office FREAKS freearchitects has revamped the Paris tattoo and piercing parlour TribalAct to include a system of curtain tracks printed with Hieronymus Bosch paintings (+ slideshow). More
Concrete tunnel extends through an old stone wall at Leyva 506 house by APT
An elevated concrete tunnel provides the entrance to this house in Cuernavaca, Mexico, created by local architecture studio APT in a converted colonial-style annex (+ slideshow). More
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Australian National Architecture Awards 2014 shortlist announced
News: the Australian Institute of Architects has announced 61 projects in the running for this year's National Architecture Awards, including a rainforest home in Malaysia, a plant and seed research facility and a restaurant inside an old Sydney police station. More
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Criss-crossing timber canopy extends over Ackermann + Raff's glass-fronted festival hall
A latticed canopy overhangs the zigzagging glass facade of this riverside community hall near Stuttgart by German studio Ackermann + Raff (+ slideshow). More
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Studio Tilt creates flexible interior for Proud Archivist cafe and events space
London-based Studio Tilt used 17th and 18th-century coffee houses as a reference for the design of this canal-side cafe and cultural venue (+ slideshow). More
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Note Design Studio uses desert colours in Stockholm bistro
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio used photographs of Death Valley to inform the pastel colour scheme for this restaurant and coffee shop in the Swedish capital (+ slideshow). More
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Maber Architects designs visitor centre for grave of Richard III
A visitor centre designed by local firm Maber Architects in Leicester, England, includes a glass floor that provides views of a 3D-printed replica of the remains of notorious English king Richard III on the spot where his bones were discovered (+ slideshow). More
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Lego targets architects with monochrome building set
News: Danish toy company Lego has launched Lego Architecture Studio – a new set of building blocks aimed at the architecture and design community. More
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Satsuma chair by Läufer + Keichel modelled on wooden fruit crates
Berlin studio Läufer + Keichel has designed a lightweight chair for German manufacturer Schneiderschram based on the wooden crates used to transport fruit (+ slideshow). More
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New Pinterest board: nurseries and kindergartens
Three kindergartens have been published on Dezeen in the last week, so we've gathered together all of the preschools from the Dezeen archive and added them to a new Pinterest board.
Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | More kindergartens and nurseries
