Slides aren't just for playgrounds – they can offer escape routes from meetings or easy access to your kitchen. This week's roundup from our Pinterest boards showcases 10 homes and offices that find inventive uses for them. More about 10 slides from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that offer a slippery alternative to stairs
Toronto-based StudioAC has remodelled the interior of a local apartment for a young client, balancing a bright and open living space with a cosy bedroom tucked away inside a millwork box. More about White box forms sleeping nook in Toronto loft by StudioAC
When refurbishing the interior of this gallery in Rome, Antonino Cardillo looked to the colours and textures used in the opening scene of Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold opera. More about Antonino Cardillo bases textured all-green gallery interior on Wagner opera
Burnt-orange walls, velvet upholstery and handmade rugs feature inside the pseudo apartment that London design brand Sé created for this year's Milan design week. More about Sé pairs rich tones with golden details for apartment at Rossana Orlandi's Milan showroom
New York firm Only If Architecture intentionally avoided contemporary office stereotypes, such as ping-pong tables and juice bars, when designing this mirror-filled space shared by three companies. More about Only If Architecture creates mirrored New York office space that rejects coworking tropes
Secluded pods that allow office workers to meditate, smash things or scream will be commonplace in two years time says UNStudio founder Ben van Berkel, after research found that stress-related illness costs the US economy $300 billion a year. More about Workplace design must change to combat "epidemic" stress levels says UNStudio founder
The industrial character of this 19th-century whiskey factory in Philadelphia was retained during its conversion into an Italian restaurant and boutique hotel. More about Philadelphia whiskey factory converted into shabby-chic Wm Mulherin's Sons hotel and restaurant
In our next movie from the AHEAD Asia 2017 awards, Singapore architect Colin Seah explains the concept behind COO, a new hostel and bistro aimed at young, design-conscious travellers on a budget. More about Ministry of Design targets millennial travellers with COO concept hostel
Clouds of folded fabric line the inside of this pop-up store, created by Snarkitecture during Milan design week to mark the 80th anniversary of Italian accessories brand Valextra. More about Snarkitecture creates billowing all-white pop-up store for Valextra in Milan
Two show apartments have opened inside Zaha Hadid Architects' 520 West 28th project, nearing completion in New York's Chelsea. More about Model apartments offer a taste of life inside Zaha Hadid's New York condo building
These images offer a peek at amenity spaces available to residents moving into Herzog & de Meuron's recently completed skyscraper in Tribeca, New York. More about Herzog & de Meuron's interiors for 56 Leonard "Jenga" tower revealed
Los Angeles architecture studio CHA:COL has renovated an apartment for a writer, which features bespoke millwork and decor based on popular mobile video game Monument Valley. More about Custom furniture follows lines of geometric graffiti in live-work loft by CHA:COL
Dishevelled surfaces and industrial details create a shabby-chic aesthetic at this hostel in Chicago, where guests are encouraged to interact with each other via Instagram before their stays. More about Chicago hostel The Hollander connects guests on Instagram prior to arrival
This apartment inside a São Paulo block designed by the late modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer has been overhauled to reveal its original ribbed ceiling and board-marked concrete walls. More about SuperLimão strips back São Paulo apartment in Oscar Niemeyer-designed building
In the age of the multiplex cinema, photographer Matt Lambros has scoped out the older, lavishly decorated movie theatres to capture what was left behind after the credits rolled for the last time. More about Matt Lambros' After the Final Curtain photographs show America's forgotten movie theatres
Potted plants and herbs clip onto a gridded metal structure inside this London cafe by local architects Neiheiser Argyros, which also features exposed ductwork and cork-panelled walls. More about Pot plants cover trellis-like walls inside London cafe by Neiheiser Argyros
Barcelona-based studio Appareil integrated furniture into the walls to open up this creative co-working space, specifically designed to suit the needs of architects and designers. More about Barcelona warehouse transformed into flexible co-working space for architects and designers
Ochre walls and furnishings feature in restaurant Treves and Hyde, designed by Grzywinski + Pons in London's Whitechapel. More about Cement grey meets bright ochre in Grzywinski + Pons' London restaurant interior
This week we're highlighting 10 popular home interiors from our Pinterest boards that use skylights to make compact spaces seem larger, including a loft apartment in New York and a windowless garage conversion. More about 10 homes illuminated by skylights from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Tel Aviv firm Axelrod Architects has overhauled a 1930s residence in California, providing a contemporary black-and-white interior and extensive glazing to take advantage of the site's sweeping views. More about Axelrod Architects renovates hillside home to enhance vistas of San Francisco Bay