In this lookbook, we select eight apartments that prove basements are the new penthouses, from an art deco flat in Paris to a sci-fi-style hideaway in Madrid. More about Eight basement apartments that are subterranean sanctuaries
Multifaceted furniture pieces crafted to mirror the appearance of precious stones feature in this opulent Parisian apartment, which was renovated by local studio Uchronia for a pair of jewellery designers. More about Uchronia conceives Haussmann-era Paris apartment as "chromatic jewellery box"
Exposed concrete and perforated copper screens define this apartment block overlooking a valley in Victoria, Australia, which was designed by local architecture studio Edition Office. More about Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block
Architecture and engineering firm Yu2e has completed The Axolotl, a three-storey apartment building near public transit that is meant to be an "evolutionary hybrid of Los Angeles middle housing". More about Yu2e draws upon historic styles to create pink housing block in Los Angeles
From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. More about Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details
Design studio Puntofilipino has created a richly layered interior full of texture and patina for this Madrid apartment, designed to offer an unexpected take on the client's passion for Danish art and furniture. More about Puntofilipino brings noble materials to apartment in former bank office
Dorschner Kahl Architects and Heine Mildner Architects have collaborated on Andreasgärten, a multi-generational housing scheme in Erfurt that integrates assisted living for the elderly with the wider community. More about Dorschner Kahl and Heine Mildner arrange multi-generational housing around communal garden
Local studio HGR Arquitectos has completed a triangular concrete apartment block with a rounded corner meant to stand up against earthquakes in Mexico City. More about HGR Arquitectos reinforces triangular concrete housing against seismic activity
Walnut burl and terrazzo accents are combined with chunky statement furniture in this apartment in Warsaw, which Polish studio Mistovia has renovated for an art director and her pet dachshund. More about Eclectic Warsaw apartment interior designed as "elaborate puzzle"
Black wood and asphalt shingles clad the exterior of the Polker housing block by architect and developer SinHei Kwok, who took cues from historic "pyramid cottages" while conceiving the project. More about Wood and asphalt wrap Phoenix apartment building by SinHei Kwok
Australian architecture practice Studio Edwards has completed an exercise in contemporary small-space living with this 24-square-metre micro apartment in Melbourne's Fitzroy district. More about Chipboard and recycled denim define spaces inside Microloft in Melbourne
Note Design Studio has updated this formerly characterless apartment in Stockholm to feature bespoke Douglas fir joinery and curvy stucco ceilings designed to suggest cloud formations. More about Note Design Studio enriches Stockholm apartment with "cloudy" ceiling stucco
Madrid studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has completed a family home that makes the most of every inch, with details including a yellow storage wall, a corridor kitchen and a hidden closet. More about Curves and colour blocking feature in JJ16 apartment by Lucas y Hernández-Gil
Interior design studio Hauvette & Madani has made a sumptuous wine-red kitchen the focus of this otherwise neutral apartment in Paris. More about Wine-red kitchen forms centrepiece of Paris apartment by Hauvette & Madani
German interior designer Peter Heimer and design studio Buchholzberlin used a restrained material palette of concrete, oak and aluminium when renovating this flat inside London's brutalist Trellick Tower. More about Trellick Tower apartment revamped to resemble "cool concrete loft"
Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos have completed an all-electric, twelve-unit apartment complex with wide balconies overlooking the street in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. More about Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos wrap Mexican apartment building in planted balconies
Interiors studio Atelier Caracas has brought industrial influences and offbeat materials into this apartment in Caracas, designed around the restrictions posed by Venezuela's recent political and economic crisis. More about Atelier Caracas imbues apartment in Caracas with 1980s industrial edge
UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has combined artificial intelligence with CNC cutting in a revamp of a home in London's Notting Hill. More about AI-generated engravings feature in Dragon Flat by Tsuruta Architects
Indian practice FADD Studio has fused two separate apartments inside a high-rise development in Bengaluru to create a multigenerational family home. More about FADD Studio models Bengaluru duplex apartment on caterpillar curvatures
Architect couple Leandro Garcia and Amanda Dalla-Bona have renovated a 1970s apartment in Curitiba, Brazil, for themselves, reconfiguring the layout and choosing eclectic furniture. More about Brazilian architects renovate Brigadeiro Apartment for themselves