Dezeen promotion: retailer Life Kitchens has opened a flagship store in London's Waterloo, which comes complete with a virtual-reality theatre that allows customers to see and modify their suites before purchasing. More about Life Kitchens' first central London showroom features a virtual-reality theatre
Guadalajara-based architecture firm Estudio Macías Peredo has created an intimate sanctuary on the remote island of Holbox, Mexico, based on the region's ancient buildings. More about Estudio Macías Peredo stylises Mayan architecture for Punta Caliza boutique hotel
Architect Álvaro Siza Viera has completed a simple countryside chapel in the south of Portugal, designed to function without electricity, heat or running water. More about Álvaro Siza builds Capela do Monte chapel for off-grid retreat in the Algarve
Engineers from MIT have designed soft, 3D-printed structures that can transform their shape "almost instantaneously" with the wave of a magnet. More about MIT engineers create 3D-printed magnetic shape-shifters
Architect Delfino Lozano has modernised a house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by rearranging the living spaces so they look onto a pair of brick-paved courtyards. More about Delfino Lozano transforms traditional Guadalajara house into light-filled family home
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with furniture brand IKEA and architecture firm Allies and Morrison. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include IKEA and Allies and Morrison
Recalling the sandbag barricades used in war zones, piles of haphazardly stacked cushions form this public seating installation by French furniture brand Smarin. More about Smarin stacks cushions to create seating that looks like military defences
This angular extension to a typical suburban house in the English town of Weybridge was designed by Soup Architects to make the most of the unusually shaped plot. More about Large openings connect grey-brick extension by Soup Architects with landscaped garden
Architect Alfonso Arango has designed himself a 24-square-metre weekend retreat next to his childhood home overlooking the Andes mountains in Colombia. More about Alfonso Arango builds tiny black cabin next to his childhood home
Intersecting timber latticework frames make up Barcelona-based studio Estudio Carme Pinós's design for this year's MPavilion, which is set to open in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Gardens this October. More about Estudio Carme Pinós reveals timber latticework design for MPavilion 2018
Buenos Aires-based studio Besonías Almeida Arquitectos has completed a holiday home in a seaside resort south of the Argentinian capital, with board-marked concrete walls and overhanging roofs. More about Besonías Almeida Arquitectos creates board-marked concrete summer house
Designers Yves Behar, Amir Mortazavi and Steve Mohebi have completed a shared workspace in San Francisco's downtown area, where members can take advantage of an outdoor terrace. More about Yves Behar, Amir Mortazavi and Steve Mohebi's second Canopy co-working space opens in San Francisco
Inspired by the heatwave that hit London this week, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to the best pavilion design, including SelgasCano's pink vinyl structure in Bruges and BIG's bubble canopy that was at the Roskilde music festival. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Visit pavilions from around the world via our updated Pinterest board
German artist Anna Blessmann came up with the idea for her highly practical clothing label following a conversation with British artist Peter Saville and American fashion designer Virgil Abloh. More about Anna Blessmann creates utilitarian clothing line for creatives
This 1960s home has been renovated by Birmingham-based architecture firm Design Initiative, which sought to return the building's original charm, while modernising its interiors and improving circulation. More about Design Initiative overhauls modernist Alabama home with new staircase and more windows
Sisters Corinna and Theresa Williams have designed a laundromat in New York to include lounge areas and a coffee shop, as a welcoming alternative to other coin-operated wash places common across the city. More about Corinna and Theresa Williams pair laundromat and cafe at Celsious in Brooklyn
Icons from Britain's historic Ordnance Survey maps are reinterpreted as colourful architectural elements in this pavilion designed by Studio Mutt for England's Lake District National Park. More about Studio Mutt creates Ordnance Survey Pavilion from cartographic symbols
Studio8 referenced tea leaves and bamboo cane throughout the design of this hotel near Hangzhou, China, to keep guests' attention on the surrounding rural terrain. More about Studio8 looks to the landscape of eastern China for the design of Anadu Resort hotel
This week, artist Christo compared the creation of his works to building a skyscraper in an exclusive interview with Dezeen, and Fumihiko Maki's Aga Khan Centre was completed in London's King's Cross. More about This week, Christo spoke to Dezeen and Fumihiko Maki's Aga Khan Centre completed
One hundred drones flew in formation through the night sky to electronic music last week at the opening of Great Exhibition of the North in Newcastle, England. More about Swarm of drones perform at the opening of the Great Exhibition of the North