Our latest lookbook collects homes with warm, bright and tactile living spaces that are set against a backdrop of concrete blockwork walls. More about Seven tactile living spaces with blockwork walls
Local studio Schemata Architects has renovated a store in Tokyo for perfumery brand Le Labo, featuring shelves and furniture made from the same wood used to cast the textured concrete walls. More about Schemata Architects designs Le Labo store to reflect Tokyo's urban character
Australian firm AP Design House has completed a Greek restaurant in Sydney defined by stainless steel, concrete and mid-century seating. More about AP Design House creates "relaxed, lived-in" taverna in Sydney
Koko designer Archer Humphryes Architects has renovated the upstairs bar at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's jazz club to balance old-school glamour with the space's contemporary musical offering. More about Upstairs at Ronnie's is an intimate venue designed to help guests "lose their sense of time"
Lebanese-Italian studio AB+AC Architects has created an "urban retreat" with terracotta floors in Lisbon, Portugal, for clients who wanted to feel like they were living in the countryside. More about AB+AC Architects uses natural materials and sculptural furniture for House of Green Patios
Chinese studio FOG Architecture has designed warm and relaxing interiors for YUSPA in Beijing, China, using subtle transitions of lighting and materials. More about FOG Architecture designs Beijing spa to be more than a "quiet place"
Rust-red panels of corrugated steel curve around this narrow 14-room hotel in central Tokyo, designed by Kiyoaki Takeda Architects and Staple Studio to reflect the neighbourhood's longstanding culture of "alleyway gardening". More about Plants donated by local residents cover undulating facade of SOIL Nihonbashi
Bespoke furniture and details, including a colourful swan mosaic, help to evoke the atmosphere of a 1960s pavilion that previously occupied the site of this cafe in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed by local firm AT Interiors. More about Soviet-era architecture informs Kazakhstan cafe by AT Interiors
Brazilian practice Studio Melina Romano has used Portinari tiles and works by Brazilian artists and designers to outfit a residential-style showcase in São Paulo. More about Melina Romano fills São Paulo show apartment with Brazilian furniture and art
Natural materials, vaulted ceilings and utilitarian furniture feature in this lookbook of monastic interiors, where every room is a sanctuary for minimalist devotees. More about Eight heavenly home interiors that embody monastic minimalism
Studio Lionel Jadot has transformed a former military barracks in Ghent, Belgium, into a hotel featuring peeling plaster on the walls and furniture made from reclaimed materials. More about Lionel Jadot converts former military barracks into Jam Hotel Ghent
US studio Charlap Hyman & Herrero has transformed a former pocketbook factory in Hudson, New York, into a hotel that riffs on the industrial aesthetic and includes multiple artist commissions. More about Charlap Hyman & Herrero converts factory into cavernous Pocketbook Hudson hotel
Collectible design gallery Spazio Leone has opened a larger showroom in east London, with a neutral interior that "allows the works to breathe". More about Spazio Leone Gallery unveils showroom in former Victorian textile factory
American design studio House Under Magic has created a space that features sci-fi elements and retro influences for Oddball bar in New York City's Alphabet City neighbourhood. More about House Under Magic mixes material for "cosmic nostalgia" at New York bar
In his latest book, The Iconic Nordic House, author Dominic Bradbury explores Nordic architecture from the past 125 years, including buildings by architects Finn Juhl and Alvar Aalto. Here, he picks ten favourites. More about Ten iconic houses that show how Nordic architects have "punched above their weight"
Interior designer Rachael Gowdridge has transformed a 19th-century building in Berlin into The Dean hotel, combining historic features with bespoke details and vintage objects to lend the spaces an eclectic feel. More about Rachael Gowdridge avoids "generic hotel feel" in The Dean Berlin
London studio Cake Architecture aimed to distil the "atmosphere of the Thames and its embankment" inside this coffee shop, which features a carved ceiling void and a monolithic espresso counter. More about Cake Architecture draws on architectural landmarks for Thames-side WatchHouse cafe
Homes, eateries, offices and dance studios – despite four years of war and the constant threat of Russian bombardment, there's a flurry of small but striking interiors popping up in Ukraine. Jennifer Hahn investigates what's behind this unexpected trend. More about How war has made Ukrainian interiors "bolder and more interesting"
A raspberry-red spiral staircase connects communal areas at this office development in London, designed by local studio SODA to reference the art deco style of the building it occupies. More about SODA transforms art deco landmark into contemporary workspace
Clashing styles and a focus on local craftsmanship define the eclectic interiors of this lakeside hotel and members' club in East Sussex, England, designed by House of Dré as a counterpoint to the building's restrained Georgian architecture. More about Crafted hotel "avoids the pastiche" in takeover of Georgian mansion