A converted showroom in London and a São Paulo penthouse with a wood-wrapped elevator are included in this lookbook of homes with smart residential lifts. More about Seven homes with discreet cleverly designed lifts
A residence for retirees in Tel Aviv and a stripped-back Barbican apartment by minimalist architect John Pawson feature in this lookbook of beige interiors designed to bring a sense of calm into the home. More about Eight neutral home interiors that prove beige doesn't have to be boring
For our latest lookbook, we have collected 10 apartments in Spain that have been brought to life using decorative tiles, from preserved 20th-century features to speckled contemporary terrazzo grout. More about Ten Spanish apartment renovations characterised by eclectic tiles
An oak "skin" wraps the interior of living spaces at this apartment in Mexico City, renovated by locally based Esrawe Studio. More about Cruciform cabinet anchors The Loma Residence by Esrawe Studio
Urlo Studio has designed a rotated, triangular mixed-use complex clad in red concrete panels and terracotta tiles that is meant to reference the architectural heritage of its site in Quito, Ecuador. More about Urlo Studio completes stacked pigmented-concrete complex in Quito
Studio CL has created a concrete apartment block in Chile made out of precast concrete that was designed as a prototype for a multi-family housing unit. More about Studio CL creates Santiago apartment building as "exercise in micro-density"
A large variety of art and collectible design pieces populate this penthouse apartment in São Paulo, designed by local studio Tria Arquitetura, which also includes a sculptural staircase. More about Tria Arquitetura renovates São Paulo penthouse with sculptural staircase
Architect Lee Ivett, designer Simon Harlow and developer Duncan Blackmore have turned a 25-square-metre apartment in Glasgow into a brightly coloured space that doesn't contain any freestanding furniture. More about Tiny Glasgow apartment transformed into playful pied-à-terre
Local firm Studio Noju has updated a two-storey Madrid apartment within the Torres Blancas high-rise with a renovation that remains "in constant dialogue" with the original apartment design. More about Studio Noju renovates curvy apartment in brutalist Torres Blancas tower
Ukrainian designer Yana Molodykh has renovated a compact apartment in Kyiv, creating a light-filled space with storage fitted around the building's existing structural framework. More about Yana Molodykh refurbishes attic apartment with views over Kyiv
Interiors studio Crystal Sinclair Designs has renovated a loft apartment in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood to include a mezzanine with a wall of books and a bedroom behind a glass partition. More about Dumbo Loft by Crystal Sinclair Designs features a book-filled mezzanine
Architectural studio Undecorated has designed an elongated, metal Quonset hut punctuated with dormer windows and filled with loft-style units for an evolving neighbourhood in Detroit. More about Undecorated creates The Caterpillar apartment building in Detroit
White, minimalist living spaces sit within a raw exterior of rough brick walls and galvanised steel openings at this extension to a ground-floor flat in east London, designed by local practice Studio Hallett Ike. More about Studio Hallett Ike adds dark brick extension to London flat
Dutch studio Zecc Architecten has transformed a brick water tower in Utrecht into a series of elevated apartments, using its cylindrical form to provide 360-degree views of the city. More about Zecc Architecten transforms Utrecht water tower into apartments
Brooks + Scarpa has completed an apartment building with a scalloped, textured facade in Los Angeles that offers affordable low-cost housing to young adults that are transitioning out of group homes. More about Scalloped facade fronts supportive housing facility in Los Angeles by Brooks + Scarpa
Tala Fustok Studio has transformed the interior of an apartment in west London into a "calm sanctuary" containing carefully chosen artworks and furnishings influenced by the travels of its owner. More about Tala Fustok fills Hyde Park apartment with contemporary art and vintage furniture
Barcelona studio Parramon + Tahull has renovated a traditional apartment in the city's Gracia neighbourhood, adding birch plywood joinery and ceramic tiling to complement the building's original features. More about Parramon + Tahull adds tiled floors and bespoke joinery to refurbished Barcelona apartment
Designers Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo have transformed a traditional two-storey apartment in Madrid, Spain, into a tranquil home for themselves featuring a pared-back palette of natural materials and crafted details. More about Casa Olivar is a Madrid apartment designed as a "sensorial refuge"
Local studio Starh has completed an office and apartment building on a triangular plot in the Bulgarian city of Varna, featuring cantilevered balconies that extend out towards the nearby sea. More about Angular balconies provide views of the Black Sea at Starh's EOS building
Architecture office OHLAB has renovated a historical apartment building in Palma de Mallorca introducing contemporary elements including a meandering wooden walkway that contrast with the original features. More about OHLAB celebrates historical details at Can Santacilia apartments in Palma de Mallorca