Kengo Kuma designs Japan's first Ace Hotel
The Ace Hotel chain is opening its first Japanese outpost in Kyoto this winter, in a former telephone exchange building overhauled by Kengo Kuma. More about Kengo Kuma designs Japan's first Ace Hotel
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HKS revives historic buildings for urban healthcare campus in Ohio
Architecture firm HKS has overhauled a 120-year-old steam plant and a brutalist office building, creating a headquarters for a medical company and aiming to revive an ageing downtown district in the American Rust Belt. More about HKS revives historic buildings for urban healthcare campus in Ohio
WAW Architects adds concrete extension to social services centre in former orphanage
A concrete and glass block projects out over the entrance of this red brick building in Brussels, which has been converted into offices for social services by WAW Architects. More about WAW Architects adds concrete extension to social services centre in former orphanage
Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. More about Offices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
Michaelis Boyd transforms London church into Cantonese restaurant Duddell's
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd has introduced touches of brass and geometric pattern to a listed church in London to create a 1960s-inspired home for Cantonese eatery Duddell's. More about Michaelis Boyd transforms London church into Cantonese restaurant Duddell's
Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio
Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More about Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio
Interrobang converts London's landmark Hoover Building into apartments
UK studio Interrobang has transformed the Hoover Building in west London into 66 apartments that retain many of the former factory's original art-deco features. More about Interrobang converts London's landmark Hoover Building into apartments
Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More about Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC calls visitors back to Detroit
Original features of a historic building in Downtown Detroit, like travertine floors and plaster ceiling details, were preserved during its conversion into a hotel. More about The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC calls visitors back to Detroit
Former car factory to be transformed into Pompidou Centre Brussels
Brussels' €125 million (£109 million) Centre Pompidou is to be designed by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates architects. More about Former car factory to be transformed into Pompidou Centre Brussels
Squire and Partners to create co-working space for Ministry of Sound
London nightclub Ministry of Sound is opening a Squire and Partners-designed co-working space and members' club with a bar at its centre to appeal to the "next generation of rebel creatives". More about Squire and Partners to create co-working space for Ministry of Sound
Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans to revitalise former brewery in Riga
Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won a competition to repurpose a derelict brewery in the Latvian city of Riga, introducing offices, a hotel and a public plaza. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen reveals plans to revitalise former brewery in Riga
Herzog & de Meuron reveals plans for "horizontal skyscrapers" in Moscow
Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled plans for two apartments blocks built on stilts, as part of its redevelopment of an abandoned brewery on the banks of the Moscow River. More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals plans for "horizontal skyscrapers" in Moscow
Millimeter Arkitekter transforms Stockholm cinema into L'Avventura restaurant
Ornately painted walls, velvet furnishings and a pair of olive trees create a decadent setting for this Italian restaurant within an early 20th-century cinema, in Sweden's capital. More about Millimeter Arkitekter transforms Stockholm cinema into L'Avventura restaurant
Stained glass dividers brighten London co-working space inside former church
Surman Weston has converted a Victorian church in London's Islington into a colourful co-working space that doubles as the architecture studio's own office. More about Stained glass dividers brighten London co-working space inside former church
Ghent house by Atelier Vens Vanbelle features arching spaces extruded into new white volume
Atelier Vens Vanbelle has created a contemporary home behind the preserved facade of a former school in Ghent, featuring arched spaces that extend between the original windows and a new living room. More about Ghent house by Atelier Vens Vanbelle features arching spaces extruded into new white volume
Marc Goodwin photographs 14 architecture studios in Barcelona
Photographer Marc Goodwin visited Barcelona for the the next instalment of his series on architects' offices around the world, shooting among others the workspace created inside a former cement factory by Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. More about Marc Goodwin photographs 14 architecture studios in Barcelona
Female co-working club The Wing's third outpost occupies old Brooklyn paper factory
Interior designer Chiara De Rege has aimed to create a cosy atmosphere at the Brooklyn location of The Wing, a women-only co-working space that is expanding rapidly across New York. More about Female co-working club The Wing's third outpost occupies old Brooklyn paper factory
James Davies converts derelict east London warehouse into his own light-filled house
The founder of east London architecture studio Paper House Project has transformed a former warehouse in Hackney into a two-bedroom house featuring a double-height living space and nods to its industrial heritage. More about James Davies converts derelict east London warehouse into his own light-filled house
Piuarch transforms abandoned aircraft factory into Gucci's Milan headquarters
Italian office Piuarch has converted a former aircraft manufacturing facility in Milan into fashion brand Gucci's new headquarters, adding a glazed tower wrapped in metal sunscreens to the rows of brick-clad hangars. More about Piuarch transforms abandoned aircraft factory into Gucci's Milan headquarters