Roman and Williams Guild New York boasts flower shop, boutique and French cafe La Mercerie
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the husband-and-wife team behind design firm Roman and Williams, have created a lofty two-storey emporium in Manhattan's Soho district. More
Roman and Williams creates "romantic" Veronika restaurant inside New York's Fotografiska museum
Hand-painted murals and crown-like brass chandeliers feature in the Veronika restaurant in New York, which local studio Roman and Williams designed to reference a variety of artistic styles. More
West Hollywood Edition Hotel by Ian Schrager and John Pawson opens in Los Angeles
Hotelier Ian Schrager has joined forces with British architectural designer John Pawson to create the West Hollywood Edition hotel in Los Angeles. More
Architecture grad makes affordable prefab homes from Hawaii's invasive trees
University of Hawaii architecture graduate Joey Valenti has designed prefabricated and low-cost housing units made entirely from invasive albizia trees on the island of Oahu. More
Equinox and Industrious open co-working hub in Hudson Yards
Luxury lifestyle brand Equinox has partnered with workspace provider Industrious to create a flexible co-working space in New York's Hudson Yards. More
Bathhouse spa with sensory deprivation tank opens in old Williamsburg soda factory
A 1930s soda factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been transformed into bathhouse with a subterranean spa influenced by Scandinavian saunas, Russian banyas and Turkish hammams. More
Studio Arquitectos creates holiday home-like apartments for Tulum's permanent residents
Mexican firm Studio Arquitectos has created a residential apartment complex in popular Mexican holiday resort Tulum, featuring shared courtyards and traditional Mayan materials. More
Waechter Architecture builds ring of cabins on old school campus to create The Society Hotel Bingen
A converted schoolhouse and a series of detached cabins forms this boutique hotel in Washington State. More
Props exhibit fills stairwells and bathrooms of Zaha Hadid's Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati
Artist and architect Lauren Henkin has created a series of sculptures to fill "unintended" installation spaces in the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio designed by late architect Zaha Hadid. More
David Rockwell and Joyce Wang team up for first Equinox Hotel in New York
Fitness brand Equinox has opened its first hotel at New York's Hudson Yards, where guests can enjoy views of Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel while bathing in the rooftop pool. More
Tribeca button factory becomes Walker Hotel with "eclectic modernist" design and sub-cellar bar
A former button and ribbon factory in New York's Tribeca neighbourhood has been turned into a boutique hotel featuring an eclectic mix of modern furniture and industrial details. More
JHL Design converts abandoned Portland penthouse into moody office space for tech firm
US studio JHL Design emphasised "the interplay of light and shadow" and other classic Japanese principles when turning a vacant penthouse in Portland into a tech firm's office space. More
The Dwell Hotel becomes "Chattanooga's living room" with retro furnishings from junk shops, eBay and Etsy
First-time hotelier Seija Ojanpera quested after "retro" vintage furnishings from across the United States to complete the first boutique design hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. More
Life House Collins Park nods to Miami’s little-known Quaker origins with "lax minimalism"
Tech-savvy hotel company Life House has designed its newest property in Collins Park as an homage to Miami's past as a Quaker stronghold. More
Modernist Holiday Inn becomes Los Angeles apartment complex
Los Angeles' Studio Sucio used a "mish-mash" of styles for the apartments it has created inside a 1960s Holiday Inn in Downtown Los Angeles. More
Lush courtyards surround 1 Hotel West Hollywood in Los Angeles
The Hollywood Hills' hiking trails informed the verdant gardens and earthen interiors of this hotel along Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. More
Studio Tack updates 1950s Sound View hotel on Long Island's waterfront
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has revamped a mid-century motel on the North Fork of Long Island to include cabin-like bedrooms and a restaurant that feels "like a ferry crossing the sound". More
Robert McKinley creates Hotel Kinsley from four historic buildings in Upstate New York
New York's Studio Robert McKinley aimed to avoid the typical aesthetic of "antlers or plaid and reclaimed wood" when creating this boutique hotel from four buildings in Hudson Valley. More
Los Angeles firehouse becomes boutique hotel fronted by red garage doors
A boutique hotel, envisioned as a "dreamy mix of the elegant and bizarre", has opened up inside a 1970s firehouse in Los Angeles. More
Avella Taller de Arquitectura builds two cabins for Venezuelan summer camp
Avella Taller de Arquitectura has reconstructed a recreational summer camp in Venezuela, including solid brick buttresses that draw on a nearby Spanish colonial fortification. More