A house-shaped white box seems to float above the dark grey reception of this dental clinic in Porto by Portugese architect Paulo Merlini (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic in Porto by Paulo Merlini
Clean white walls contrast with the stripped-back columns and beams of these offices inside a former factory in Turin (+ slideshow). More about Sempla offices by DAP Studio
Architects Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent have teamed up and fitted out a tile showroom in London to look like a psychedelic cartoon (+ slideshow). More about Pulsate by Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed five new boutiques for Milan-based fashion designer Neil Barrett, with each one containing portions of an abstract volume that was designed in one piece (+ slideshow). More about Neil Barrett Shop in Shop by Zaha Hadid Architects
Prague-based Studio Muon have completed a hair salon in Brno, Czech Republic, that looks like a cross between a warehouse and a dungeon (+ slideshow). More about Táňa Kmenta Hair Studio by Studio Muon
A tubular steel slide plummets through four storeys inside this penthouse apartment in New York by architect David Hotson (+ slideshow). More about Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
Dutch designer Dirk van Berkel has converted a fireplace shop in Amsterdam into a salon and hairdressing school with copper pipes snaking across the walls and ceiling. More about Mogeen Salon by Dirk van Berkel
Lighting projectors and cables hang from the spindly branches of chunky black trees inside this penthouse bar and nightclub in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur (+ slideshow). More about Electric by Mathieu Lehanneur
A mysterious dark tunnel leads into the boardroom of these offices in London by architects Studio Octopi (+ slideshow). More about 18 Feet & Rising offices by Studio Octopi
Slideshow feature: we've published a couple of projects that bring trees indoors this week so here's a slideshow of arboreal interiors from the Dezeen archives. More about Slideshow feature: indoor forests
This forest-like beauty salon in Osaka has birch trees wedged between the floor and ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Onico Hair and Nail by Ryo Isobe
Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob calls for an end to the "tyranny of fun" in office design. More about "Offices designed as fun palaces are fundamentally sinister"
A nineteenth century prison in the Netherlands has been converted into a boutique hotel where guests sleep in the former cells. More about Het Arresthuis hotel in a former prison by Van der Valk hotels
Walls, shelves and desks are all made from piles of modular blocks at this office in Paris by French studio h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More about Hypernuit Offices by h2o Architectes
This week Dezeen is in Cape Town so here's a steampunk-inspired coffee shop in the city by South African designer Haldane Martin. More about Truth Coffee by Haldane Martin
The interior of this Hong Kong restaurant by architect Nelson Chow was inspired by Malaysia's bustling night markets and traditional coffee shops (+ slideshow). More about Old Street Kobiteh by Nelson Chow
Sliding blue and yellow walls hide the sleeping and storage spaces in this 1970s-inspired beach apartment in the south of France by Turin-based designers Studio UdA. More about Fun House by Studio UdA
The bright lights of Broadway and the Eiffel Tower's ironwork inspired the interior of this Parisian hamburger restaurant by French studio CUT Architectures (+ slideshow). More about Paris New-York by CUT Architectures
Spanish architects Anna and Eugeni Bach have renovated an ageing Barcelona apartment to show off its mosaic floors and decorative ceiling mouldings. More about Apartment Refurbishment in Consell de Cent by Bach Arquitectes
Ilse Crawford of Studioilse has converted a 100-year-old house in Stockholm into a boutique hotel filled with richly coloured wood, leather and velvet (+ slideshow). More about Ett Hem Hotel by Studioilse