A bold colour palette of red and green enlivens a new daycare centre in Stuttgart that has been built on top of an abandoned air-raid shelter. More about Birk Heilmeyer und Frenzel uses air-raid shelter as foundation for red daycare centre
London firm dMFK Architects has transformed a mid-century medical laboratory into a flexible office space with smoked oak joinery and a restored concrete staircase. More about dMFK Architects creates nostalgic office interior in former 1960s medical lab
Fosters + Partners has restored and converted the Palazzo Marignoli in Rome into an Apple Store, uncovering historic features and opening up a central courtyard. More about Foster + Partners turns palazzo in Rome into Apple Store
Ramps, slides and platforms made of colourful mesh feature at this youth centre near Beijing, which Rede Architects and Moguang Studio have built within a derelict garment factory. More about Rede Architects and Moguang Studio turn abandoned factory into youth activity centre
Bedrooms are enclosed within a pair of wood and glass boxes in this renovated apartment in Montreal designed by Canadian architecture office Future Simple Studio. More about Future Simple Studio creates family apartment within historic Montreal building
Design firm Studio Cáceres Lazo has overhauled part of a 1930s mansion to create a flexible office space in Santiago for financial startup Fintual. More about Studio Cáceres Lazo designs headquarters for Chilean startup Fintual
London architecture studio Daab Design has turned a former art storage vault in Marylebone, London, into a two-bedroom apartment full of Georgian period features that were restored with the help of an archaeologist. More about Daab Design converts art dealer's vault into tranquil London basement flat
Architecture studio Kanva has redesigned the Montreal Biodome, a science museum in Canada, to reveal its original concrete arches and create new homes for its animal occupants. More about Kanva revamps former Olympic venue the Montreal Biodome
Architect Thomas Randall-Page has renovated and updated an agricultural barn in Devon, England, to create a studio and archive space for his father, the sculptor Peter Randall-Page. More about Thomas Randall-Page transforms Devon barn into light-filled artist's studio
London studio Skene Catling de la Peña and not-for-profit organisation Factum Foundation are set to turn the Toppila silo designed by architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in Oulu, Finland, into the Aaltosiilo cultural space. More about Skene Catling de la Peña to transform Aalto-designed silo into cultural events space
Amsterdam studio Barde + vanVoltt has inserted skylights and glass partition walls into this former garage to transform it into a light-filled family home that celebrates the building's industrial past. More about Barde + vanVoltt transforms dingy Amsterdam garage into family home
Workspaces look upon a mini jungle in this 125-year-old brick building in Manaus, Brazil, which has been thoughtfully revitalised by design studio Laurent Troost Architectures. More about Laurent Troost turns abandoned Brazilian building into co-working venue
Canadian studio ACDF Architecture has transformed the arches of Montreal's Gare Viger into contemporary offices for software company Lightspeed. More about ACDF Architecture turns historic Montreal railway station into offices
Architecture studio Alma-nac has refurbished a former warehouse in south London to create space for music studios that line a central "street" decorated with geometric plywood panels. More about Alma-nac inserts colourful music studios into disused London warehouse
Shanghai-based studio Team BLDG has turned the bathhouse of a former aluminium factory in Xiamen into an art gallery and studio called The Field for an artist who creates Buddha statues. More about Team BLDG transforms factory bathhouse into skylit art gallery
A vacant natural-gas plant in Madrid, Spain is set to be overhauled by Foster + Partners to create the plant-filled and timber-lined Acciona Ombú offices. More about Foster + Partners to transform abandoned gas plant in Madrid into offices
Dorte Mandrup has announced its plans to convert the Saalecker Workshops, the former home of German architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg, into an international design academy. More about Dorte Mandrup to turn former home of Nazi architect into design academy
Work has begun on the conversion of the 1980s brutalist Pyramid of Tirana in the Albanian capital into a youth-focused cultural hub. More about Construction begins on MVRDV's Pyramid of Tirana renovation
Tall windows and timber framing feature in this 1830s church building in New York, which has been converted into a cultural facility by Skolnick Architecture and Design Partnership. More about Skolnick Architecture converts historic Hamptons church into an arts centre
In this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards, K-studio co-founder Dimitris Karampatakis and Dexamenes Seaside Hotel CEO Nikos Karaflos explain how they transformed an abandoned wine factory into a luxury resort with minimal intervention. More about AHEAD Global ultimate winner offers "meaningful luxury" in a converted wine factory