Transport for London has released renderings and a video showing the trains originally designed by Barber and Osgerby for the city's east-west rail link Crossrail (+ movie). More about Transport for London unveils designs for 200-metre-long Crossrail trains
A Cold War fortress on a Swedish island is the setting for this timber-framed restaurant by Sweco Architects (+ slideshow). More about Sweco Architects builds timber-framed restaurant at Sweden's Hemsö Fortress
Dublin studio GKMP Architects added a pyramid-shaped roof to this compact house in rural Ireland to create some taller rooms inside. More about House in Wexford by GKMP Architects features a pyramid-shaped roof
Paranoid parents can remotely track their child's temperature using this lightning bolt-shaped thermometer that connects to a smartphone app by San Francisco studio New Deal Design (+ movie). More about New Deal Design's Fever Scout child thermometer allows parents to monitor temperature remotely
This shed-inspired house in rural Victoria, Australia, features a low-maintenance fire-resistant facade of corrugated steel that also helps to reflect heat, keeping the building cool in summer (+ slideshow). More about Corrugated steel provides durable facade for rural Australian home by Glow Design Group
Foster Wilson Architects has converted a heritage-listed church in Bedford, England, into a theatre with a new curved timber and glass foyer bar (+ slideshow). More about Old English church transformed into a theatre by Foster Wilson Architects
Photo essay: British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper has delved into the history of iconic electronics brand Bang & Olufsen, whose products influenced Apple's Steve Jobs and Sony founder Akio Morita. More about Alastair Philip Wiper goes behind the scenes at Bang & Olufsen
Music: a plasticine character called Tronald Dump wreaks havoc on a once-happy model town in director Chris Ullens' video to accompany a track by Kill the Noise. More about Plasticine Tronald Dump creates consumerist hell in Kill the Noise music video
Polish studio Loft Szczecin has renovated a summer apartment in the suburbs of Berlin, pairing original brick walls and ceilings with mid-century furniture (+ slideshow). More about Loft Szczecin fills Berlin summer apartment with Polish materials and furniture
Alexander Martin Architects has added a three-storey extension to a Victorian house in north London, featuring brick walls and a big window facing out to the garden (+ slideshow). More about London house extension by Alexander Martin features a double-height window wall
Dutch Design Week 2015: the way couples sit on each other's laps informed the shapes and two-toned upholstery in this collection of chairs by Dutch designer Annebet Philips. More about Love Seats by Annebet Philips are paired to support each other
The transformation of an east London warehouse into a photographer's live-work space was one of our most-read stories this week, so we've created a new Pinterest board full of the best warehouse conversions and re-purposed industrial spaces.
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Swiss architect Omar Trinca has added a concrete extension to a 19th-century villa in Geneva, creating more space for the kindergarten that now occupies it (+ slideshow). More about Raw concrete contrasts with 19th-century details at Le Gazouillis kindergarten
The decorative gift boxes used to package macarons at this Shanghai patisserie provided the inspiration for the translucent semi-circular details that spread across its walls and ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Lukstudio repeats gift-box motif throughout Shanghai macaron shop
Studio C102 wants to make going to the gym feel like a night out, so fitted out this London basement with neon lighting, black walls and a pop-up bar (+ slideshow). More about Studio C102 designs underground 1Rebel gym to look like a nightclub
Japanese houses are a perennial favourite with Dezeen readers, but the country's architects also apply similar design principles to hair salon interiors.
Examples include a minimal salon in Osaka with space for just one customer, a hairdresser's divided with plants and mirrored screens, and a beautician's featuring crimped screens and golden curtains. See more Japanese hair salons »
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Architect Delfino Lozano used simple materials to reduce the cost of rebuilding of this house in Zapopan, Mexico, which also features a storage area slotted under its staircase (+ slideshow). More about Delfino Lozano's RR House features pine joinery and an under-stair larder
This week on Dezeen: plans to construct the world's tallest building in Iraq were unveiled this week (pictured), while Daniel Libeskind called architecture "a field of repression". More about This week, Iraq proposed the world's tallest tower and Libeskind attacked comfortable architecture
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Louisa Zahareas' set of deformed tableware only appears normal when seen on screen (+ slideshow). More about Louisa Zahareas' Screen Mutations ceramics are designed to be viewed on Skype
A small late-Victorian dwelling in Portland, Oregon, has been transformed into a modern home with a monochrome red steel and wood exterior (+ slideshow). More about Waechter Architecture updates century-old Portland house with a bright red facade