Undulating layers of timber create a cave-like interior inside this cafe in Indonesia by local studio OOZN Design. More about OOZN Design creates cavernous cafe in Jakarta using undulating timber slats
David Kohn Architects has transformed the ground floor and basement of a 1970s office building in London's Mayfair into a gallery space for auction house Sotheby's that exposes the existing concrete ceiling beams (+ slideshow). More about David Kohn completes Sotheby's gallery in London's Mayfair
A faint pattern of cherry blossom petals decorates window screens and furniture inside this tea house in Japan by Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa patterns Japanese tea house with subtle cherry blossom motif
News: Dutch firm MVRDV has become the latest architect to design a penthouse apartment featuring a car elevator, offering residents the ultimate luxury: the ability to drive straight into their home. More about MVRDV-designed penthouse will feature a private elevator for cars
Japanese architect Nobuo Araki has transformed an indoor swimming pool in Tokyo into a fashion store, turning the empty pool and its steel ladder into key features of the boutique's design (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo boutique by Nobuo Araki sits inside an old swimming pool
Interior designers Brinkworth have created a restaurant in central London that resembles a farm building, with rusty corrugated iron on the walls and salvaged lighting (+ slideshow). More about London restaurant by Brinkworth resembles a ramshackle farm building
This greengrocers turned burger bar in Adelaide, Australia, features white tiled walls, neon signage and a chunky concrete trough for hand-washing (+ slideshow). More about Australian greengrocers transformed into burger bar
Swiss studio Atelier Oï used oak lattice screens to recreate Pringle of Scotland's signature argyle pattern inside the knitwear brand's flagship Asian store, which has just opened in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). More about Latticed oak screens reference traditional argyle at Pringle of Scotland's Chengdu store
Fold-down desks and mobile workstations allow Australian firm Particular Architects to regularly reconfigure the layout of their studio space in Melbourne (+ slideshow). More about Particular Architects build themselves a reconfigurable studio
Architecture and design studio Softroom has renovated a restaurant beneath the glazed roof installed by Norman Foster over the Great Court of the British Museum in London. More about Softroom completes a restaurant in the British Museum's Great Court
A national park in the Netherlands is the setting for this old water tower, which Dutch firm Zecc Architecten has transformed into an observation point by twisting staircases through its middle (+ slideshow). More about Zecc Architecten transforms an old water tower into a parkland observation point
Mirrored displays and walls have been designed to create a surreal visual effect at this pop-up design shop that Dutch interiors studio i29 has created inside an 18th-century building in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about Pop-up design shop by i29 creates a hall of mirrors in an 18th-century building
Spanish architect Carles Enrich has inserted a plywood box beneath the vaulted ceilings of an early 20th-century apartment in Barcelona to create a new bathroom and kitchen unit. More about Carles Enrich inserts plywood box inside renovated Barcelona apartment
Pale oak walls and muted furnishings aim to create a calming environment for patients inside this dispensing pharmacy in Tokyo by Japanese firm Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects (+ slideshow). More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects opts for "tranquility and kindness" with Fuji Pharmacy interior
Raw concrete surfaces dominate inside this stark apartment in Nagoya, Japan, that Japanese studio Airhouse Design Office has renovated for a fashion lover (+ slideshow). More about Concrete apartment by Airhouse Design Office features display space for "precious clothes"
A geometric arrangement of CNC-cut plywood panels defines a lounge space in one corner of this live/work apartment in Warsaw by Polish designers Maciej Kurkowski and Maciej Sutuła (+ slideshow). More about Monochrome apartment by Maciej Kurkowski and Maciej Sutuła features conference spaces
Australian firm Henry Wilson Studio has transformed a former Sydney bakery into a retail space for skincare brand Aesop, exposing the original sandstone walls (+ slideshow). More about Henry Wilson Studio converts former bakery into Sydney Aesop store
The interior of this east London cafe by local firm TwistInArchitecture features copper tubes, timber boards and metal light fittings, designed to reference the area's trade history (+ slideshow). More about London cafe interior by TwistInArchitecture references city's commercial history
Designer Reiichi Ikeda inserted boxy partitions that follow the pattern of existing ceiling trusses into this clothing boutique in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Reiichi Ikeda divides narrow Japanese clothing boutique with boxy partitions
White ceramic tiles contrast with sections of chipboard inside this Reykjavik fashion boutique by local design office HAF Studio (+ slideshow). More about Reykjavik boutique by HAF Studio mixes chipboard with ceramic tiles