"There was no discussion" over the choice of architect Zaha Hadid to design the new exhibition at London's Design Museum about how women in positions of power use fashion, according to its curators (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid "pretty much chose herself" to design Women Fashion Power exhibition
A marble-lined steam room is squeezed below the sloping ceiling of this apartment extension in Lisbon by local studio Camarim Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Lisbon apartment extended by Camarim Arquitectos to include an attic steam room
A wooden staircase cantilevers over the central atrium that architect Andrew Pilkington has cut through the first floor of a Victorian building in west London to transform two small apartments into one large residence (+ slideshow). More about Andrew Pilkington combines two Notting Hill apartments with a central atrium
Portuguese architecture studio Virgula I has used local Iberian chestnut to introduce warmth and character into this hotel renovation in the town of Vila Nova de Cerveira (+ slideshow). More about Virgula I adds warm wood to white-walled Portuguese hotel
Architecture firm Hawkins\Brown has converted a pair of north London warehouses using timber dividers to create a temporary home for The Bartlett school of architecture (+ slideshow). More about Hawkins\Brown uses wooden partitions to create temporary warehouse home for The Bartlett
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will next week open a remodelled exhibition wing, as the second and final phase of the major renovation by Spanish firm Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Philips Wing by Cruz y Ortiz completes the 11-year renovation of the Rijksmuseum
The vast open-plan interior of this São Paulo bookshop by Studio MK27 was designed to encourage shoppers to stay and read the books they've purchased or to simply hang out with friends (+ movie). More about Studio MK27's "bookstore of the 21st century" was designed as a social meeting place
Powerhouse Company has remodelled the lower floors of a 1980s office block in Rotterdam to create a marble-lined foyer and dining space designed to emulate a hotel lobby (+ slideshow). More about Powerhouse Company remodels office foyer in marble and dark wood to resemble a hotel lobby
British architect David Chipperfield has completed his first project for Swiss accessories brand Bally – the interior of a flagship boutique on London's New Bond Street (+ slideshow). More about David Chipperfield models Bally flagship store on 1920s Marcel Breuer interior
Japanese designer Yusuke Seki has completed a second shop for modern kimono brand Otsuka Gofukuten, juxtaposing the garment with concrete surfaces and layers of green-tinged glass (+ slideshow). More about Yusuke Seki's second kimono store pairs patterned fabrics with raw materials
An assortment of mint-toned marble display plinths and golden garment rails are scattered across a poured-concrete floor in fashion designer Phillip Lim's New York store, by Campaign. More about Campaign adds opulent gold and marble to 3.1 Phillip Lim New York flagship store
Interieur 2014: Belgian creative agency Dift has enlisted furniture brands including Artifort and IKEA to turn the rooms of a school set for demolition into temporary hotel suites during Biennale Interieur 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Dift utilises doomed Belgian school to create Eyes/Nights Only hotel
Alexander Fehre used aluminium-mesh partitions and metal light fittings to suggest an industrial aesthetic in this showroom and office for a conveyor-belt company in Germany (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Fehre designs industrial-style office for a German conveyor-belt manufacturer
"Megalomaniacal ambition" inspired the design for this huge, glossy table by Clive Wilkinson Architects, which rises and falls in a loop around a New York office, framing wood-lined nooks and corridors beneath its surface (+ slideshow). More about Clive Wilkinson creates 330-metre-long "super-table" for Barbarian Group offices
Aberrant Architecture renovated the interior of this small private school in London with brightly coloured walls and furniture that pays homage to the building's Edwardian roots (+ slideshow). More about Aberrant Architecture adds vivid colours and playful furnishings to an east London school
Nendo has used different tones of pink and purple to create the illusion of 3D display stands at an exhibition on Japanese design that the studio curated in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Nendo creates pastel optical illusions for Japanese design exhibition display
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has revamped a room inside the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen originally designed by Modernist architect Arne Jacobsen, using furniture pieces from Danish brand Republic of Fritz Hansen (+ slideshow). More about Jaime Hayón refurbishes Room 506 in Arne Jacobsen's SAS Hotel
Warsaw studio MFRMGR has subdivided this office space in Poland to create individual workspaces for employees within wooden cabins designed to look like a "mini-town" (+ slideshow). More about MFRMGR creates house-like cubicles with windows inside a Polish office
Genesin Studio has designed a pale wood and antique marble interior behind a dusky-green Victorian shopfront for skincare brand Aesop's new Adelaide store (+ slideshow). More about Genesin Studio renovates Victorian shop in Adelaide for Aesop
XML architects has completed a bright white interior for a shop that sells only vitamin drinks and water in Amsterdam's Red Light District (+ slideshow). More about XML designs vitamin drinks shop for Amsterdam's Red Light District