A cork-clad DJ booth forms the centrepiece of this coffee shop in Hamburg, which its owner Vincent von Thien has designed to evoke the relaxing atmosphere of Japan's jazz cafes. More about Vincent von Thien designs Trader HiFi cafe as a "space that celebrates sound"
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces. More about BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as "landscape of concentric terraces"
German studio GMP Architekten has refurbished and extended Alsterschwimmhalle, a swimming pool in Hamburg with a distinctive double-curved concrete roof. More about GMP Architekten revamps "cityscape-defining" swimming pool in Hamburg
A sage green facade formed of rhythmic wooden panels defines Babendiekstraße 23, a pair of timber houses that architecture studio NOTO has completed in Hamburg, Germany. More about NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg
An exhibition at Hamburg's MK&G museum examines the global water crisis and what architects and designers can do to help. Here, curator Jane Withers selects five highlights from the show and explains the stories behind them. More about Jane Withers picks five projects that don't "take water for granted" from MK&G exhibition
German practice De Winder Architekten has converted a former machine factory in Hamburg into offices for publisher Carlsen, retaining traces of its previous industrial use. More about De Winder Architekten retains industrial traces for offices in converted factory
German practice Studio Besau-Marguerre has overhauled the entrance hall of Hamburg's MK&G design museum, using colours to guide visitors through the space. More about Studio Besau-Marguerre designs colour-block foyer for Hamburg's MK&G museum
Drift's planned four-day drone performance at Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg was cut short after attacks by unidentified drones. More about Drift's Elbphilharmonie installation cancelled due to "aggressive disruption" by unknown drones
UK architecture studio Carmody Groarke has built a circular ticket office and hospitality building for a theatre within Hamburg's concrete Grossmarkt wholesale market. More about Carmody Groarke creates corrugated aluminium ticket pavilion as "distinctive counterpoint" to Hamburg's 1960s fruit market
Oak, grey stone and yellow-tinted glass are some of the materials that Norm Architects has used in its minimal makeover of the menswear section of German department store Alsterhaus. More about Norm Architects balances "richness and restraint" in refresh of Alsterhaus' menswear department
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the sculptural Niederhafen River Promenade in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the city's upgrade of its flood prevention system. More about Zaha Hadid Architects carves out sculptural flood protection barrier in Hamburg
The developer of a luxury urban quarter in Hamburg has agreed to remove a sign designed "as a tribute to the 20s" after critics compared it to concentration-camp signage. More about Developer to remove signage from site of Nazi torture cellars following backlash
David Chipperfield Architects is set to build a 230-metre-high skyscraper on the River Elbe in Hamburg, expected to become the city's tallest building. More about David Chipperfield wins competition to design Hamburg's tallest tower
Protesters have clashed with a developer over plans to transform the Hamburg townhouse where the Gestapo interrogated victims during the second world war, as part of the development of a new urban quarter. More about Outrage at luxury development on site of Nazi torture cellars in Hamburg
A penthouse apartment is being built inside Herzog & de Meuron's recently completed philharmonic hall in Hamburg, at a cost of £6.9 million for an anonymous client. More about Luxury penthouse to be installed in Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
For those who can't wait for the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg to open next month, creative agency Jung von Matt has released an interactive movie tour of the building filmed by drones. More about Drones offer fly-through preview of Herzog de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
When furnishing Herzog & de Meuron's £163-million Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, local architect Daniel Schöning and design firm Studio Besau-Marguerre opted for a monochrome colour palette to keep the focus on the surrounding architecture. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie concert hall finished with monochrome furniture
Herzog & de Meuron's long-delayed Hamburg concert hall has announced its completion to the city in huge illuminated letters. More about Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie Hamburg announces completion in lights
Roughly cut wooden planks clad classrooms arranged around a central glazed atrium at this nursery, set in a forested suburb of Hamburg, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Kraus Schoenberg's woodland nursery wraps around a small courtyard garden
A crucifix and bell are set into two hollows in the swollen brick facade of this chapel, which was designed by Wandel Lorch Architekten for a site in Hamburg's docklands (+ slideshow). More about Wandel Lorch completes chapel with bulging brickwork in Hamburg docklands