Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has overhauled a pair of Airbnb apartments in Tokyo, giving one a suspended table and wood-lined walls, and the other dark plasterwork and plush grey carpet. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Pared-back student halls in Berlin and a Brussels residence with contrasting black-stained and white walls feature in this week's roundup from Pinterest, which highlights the best monochrome home interiors. More about 10 of the best monochrome home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
US firm Montalba Architects looked to California's modernist heritage to design this boutique set up by celebrity twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. More about Californian modernism informs Olsen twins' fashion store in Los Angeles
The colours and atmosphere of buildings by legendary Mexican architect Luis Barragán are captured in these realistic model photographs by American artist James Casebere, set to go on show in New York. More about Luis Barragán's "emotional architecture" recreated in model photographs
Nook Architects has converted a Barcelona block into a bed and breakfast, featuring vibrant blue tiles and cobalt-hued paintwork. More about Patterned tiles define rooms in Barcelona bed and breakfast by Nook Architects
Entertainment powerhouse HBO uses this office space in Seattle, designed by California firm Rapt Studio, to develop and test its digital and interactive products. More about Rapt Studio designs office space to allow HBO to "reimagine entertainment"
These photographs offer a look inside Oscar Niemeyer's recently reopened Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, which features interiors by Brazilian firm Debora Aguiar Arquitectos and US practice Studio VOA. More about Oscar Niemeyer's revamped Hotel Nacional features interiors by Debora Aguiar and Studio VOA
A+Awards: this apartment in London, which won an Architizer A+Award last year, has a large window between its black kitchen and light-toned bedroom. More about Daniele Petteno brings monochrome palette to renovated London apartment
Threefold Architects has overhauled this terraced house in London to include cut-back floors offering glimpses between its various levels. More about Threefold Architects adds staggered floors and narrow stairwell to London terrace
A room with wicker walls forms part of this sanctuary that Argentinian office Estudio Normal has built in the home of a Buenos Aires-based chef. More about Estudio Normal builds "fortress of solitude" inside Buenos Aires home
New York firm Present Architecture has overhauled and restored the interiors of a mixed-used building in Portland, Maine, which was damaged by a fire and subsequently left vacant. More about Present Architecture restores historic Maine building devastated by fire
Bathrooms and storage are hidden behind white panels inside this Berlin apartment that Raum404 has recently renovated, allowing it to be used as a home and a gallery. More about Raum404 redesigns Berlin apartment to double as a gallery
Emulsion has transformed a triplex apartment in London's iconic Barbican Estate with a new mezzanine floor and a colour palette inspired by Le Corbusier. More about Emulsion transforms apartment in London's brutalist Barbican Estate
Los Angeles studio Early Work has created a light-toned showroom for a local jewellery designer, and furnished it with bespoke pieces in complimentary materials. More about Early Work transforms LA loft into Grace Lee jewellery showroom
Glazed atriums, walls covered in flowers and indoor courtyards filled with trees feature in this week's roundup of popular homes from Pinterest, which focuses on home interiors that integrate plants. More about 10 plant-filled homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that bring the outside in
American studio Tighe Architecture used plywood, perforated steel and white LEDs to upgrade the communal spaces in a pair of nondescript, 50-year-old office buildings in the Los Angeles area. More about Dotted perforations create glowing patterns for California offices revamped by Tighe Architecture
New Year's resolutions dictate the annual renewal of an unused gym membership but, for those still unwilling to leave the lounge behind we've rounded up five of the best home workout spaces, from punch bags that keep you fit while you type to a basketball court that doubles as an entrance hall. More about Five of the best home gyms for working off the Christmas bulge
Nearly a century of layered paint creates texture on walls throughout these offices for an advertising agency in North Carolina, which TPG Architecture created inside a former factory. More about TPG Architecture adapts tobacco factory into ad agency offices
Geometric alcoves, rope partitions and a dramatic arched ceiling make up the design of this new restaurant by California studio Archisects. More about Cedar-clad ceiling arches over San Diego restaurant by Archisects
A+Awards: a former industrial space in Manhattan's SoHo has been renovated to create a new space for a contemporary art gallery, which received an Architizer A+Award last year. More about Toshiko Mori and Hirsch Corti turn label-making factory into Peter Freeman Gallery