London-based studio Emil Eve Architects has transformed a heritage-listed building in Somerset, England, into a lifestyle store, cafe and bed and breakfast (+ slideshow). More about Emil Eve Architects strips back heritage building for Caro Somerset lifestyle store
Space Copenhagen paired deep blue velvet seating with mirrored accessories for this restaurant and cocktail bar in the Danish capital. More about Space Copenhagen bypasses typical Nordic style for "dreamier" Danish restaurant interior
Architect He Wei has transformed a traditional rammed-earth property in China into a youth hostel, featuring house-shaped polycarbonate rooms-on-wheels (+ slideshow). More about He Wei adds portable plastic rooms to youth hostel in a converted Chinese house
British studio Nimtim has updated a London flat with pastel blue cabinetry, zigzagging parquet and marble to create an urban retreat for a children's heart surgeon (+ slideshow). More about Nimtim modernises Victorian terrace to create pied-a-terre for a heart surgeon
There's not a sharp edge in sight within Greek studio KLab's design for the Andronikos Hotel, which sits overlooking the Aegean sea on the volcanic island of Santorini (+ slideshow). More about KLab creates smoothly curved interior for Santorini hotel
Spanish architect Raúl Sánchez has overhauled a long and narrow apartment in Barcelona to create a sequence of rooms lined in patterned tiles, micro-cement, marble and wood (+ slideshow). More about Raúl Sánchez uses contrasting materials to define rooms in Barcelona apartment
Dribbles of gold fill the cracks in the floor of this Kyoto apartment, designed by architecture studio TANK to replicate the traditional Japanese pottery technique of kintsugi. More about Golden resin highlights cracks in the floor of TANK's Xchange Apartment
The developers of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York have released photographs that show the facilities shared by residents of the skinny tower (+ slideshow). More about Photos offer glimpse at interiors of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue
Lack of private space in office interiors is constraining the creativity and productivity of workers, according to data from two new UK workplace surveys (+ slideshow). More about Open-plan office design is preventing workers from concentrating, studies find
British designer Tom Dixon has teamed up with fashion brand Curve to open a retail space in Los Angeles' Culver City – his latest move to conquer the US. More about Tom Dixon targets America's west coast with first store in LA
As housing crises grip several of our global cities, architects and designers are getting creative with ever smaller spaces.
We're celebrating their ingenuity with some of the best examples of micro homes and apartments from our archives, including petite cabins in the woods, an apartment that fits in just 13 square metres, and a narrow home designed to fill the gaps between buildings. See more micro homes on Dezeen »
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London architect Pernilla Ohrstedt has designed a light-filled, collaborative work environment for Dezeen's new canalside office in east London (+ slideshow). More about Pernilla Ohrstedt designs collaborative newsroom for Dezeen's canalside office
Dutch design office Studio Modijefsky has filled an Amsterdam bar with tropical plants and green surfaces to create a rainforest-like feel (+ slideshow). More about Rainforest foliage and mirrors feature inside Amsterdam bar by Studio Modijefsky
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has been chosen to design the interior for New York's The Four Seasons restaurant when it relocates from its iconic Seagram Building home. More about Isay Weinfeld to design relocated The Four Seasons restaurant in New York
Architecture studio Paper House Project has added a double-height atrium surrounded by gridded windows to an apartment in a converted warehouse in east London (+ slideshow). More about Paper House Project inserts gridded glass atrium into London warehouse home
Los Angeles firm A-Industrial has clad the walls and ceiling of a juice bar in plywood slats, creating a sculptural geometric interior (+ slideshow). More about A-Industrial clads juice store interior with geometric plywood
Inside 2016: a converted shophouse, a 1950s-style burger restaurant and a monochrome fashion boutique are among the projects shortlisted for the Inside Awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about World Interior of the Year 2016 shortlist announced
MVRDV has moved into a new studio in central Rotterdam, featuring multicoloured meeting rooms, a plant-covered chandelier, an oversized dining table and a staircase that doubles as a seating area (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV creates home-inspired rooms for its new Rotterdam office
Taiwanese studio A Little Design has renovated a 22-metre-square micro apartment to serve every need of its occupant (+ slideshow). More about A Little Design maximises space in tiny 22-metre-square Taiwan apartment
London fashion store Hostem has launched its first guesthouse – a refurbished Georgian house with furniture from Pierre Jeanneret, Faye Toogood and Max Lamb, and accessories that guests can buy (+ slideshow). More about Hostem's New Road Residence is a guesthouse that includes a "lifestyle minibar"