CJH Studio ditched gaudy 1980s fixtures to form the calming interiors of this penthouse apartment in Gold Coast, Australia. More about Curved forms and beige tones pervade Penthouse M by CJH Studio
Boxy timber volumes tuck away the beds and bathrooms of these minimal holiday apartments designed by Thisispaper Studio, which lie at the heart of the Polish capital. More about K916 and K907 are a pair of pared-back holiday apartments in Warsaw
Waves of corrugated steel and wood accents wrap around the Marginal Housing 3.0 block by Merge Architects located alongside Boston's harbour. More about Merge Architects builds dark corrugated steel housing facing Boston harbour
Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family's holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. More about Leandro Garcia outfits Praia Mansa Apartment with Brazilian marble and local designs
Kitchens, bathrooms and storage spaces are slotted behind an MDF "scenography" in these apartments designed by architects Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann. More about Jagged MDF creates entire walls of storage for El Guateque apartments in Barcelona
Concrete columns draped in greenery, steel beams filled with books and a small pool feature in this apartment in Quito, Ecuador that local architect Aquiles Jarrín has overhauled for a family of three and their dog. More about Quito apartment A Forest House has a mini indoor pool
A spinning porthole offers shifting views of living spaces inside this London apartment, which Surman Weston has finished with bespoke decor elements. More about London apartment by Surman Weston features porthole and custom-made details
Rust-red tiles completely cover the facade of these angular apartments in south London, which Tikari Works has designed to have a "sibling relationship" with neighbouring properties. More about Peckham apartment blocks by Tikari Works are covered in rust-red shingles
Architect Leticia Saá has woven historical features such as exposed brickwork and wooden pillars into the minimal interior of this open-plan apartment in Madrid. More about Original beams and brickwork add warmth to pared-back Madrid apartment
Architecture firm Woods Bagot has designed a modular system that can adapt apartments to make them suited to working, playing and cooking, as people spend more time at home because of the coronavirus. More about Woods Bagot's modular AD-APT modifies apartments for working from home
New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has brought new life to a former artist's studio in the city, stripping paint off wood pillars and adding a large kitchen island. More about Worrell Yeung contrasts wood pillars and grey marble in Chelsea Loft
Mexican architect Delfino Lozano has turned a family home in Guadalajara into four apartments detailed with blue-painted beams and arched doorways. More about Arched terracotta volume tops Delfino Lozano's Guadalajara apartment complex
Architect Francesca Perani has transformed the porch of an Italian villa into a 25-square-metre micro-apartment suitable for self-isolation with plenty of hidden storage. More about Urban Cabin is a micro apartment in Italy with custom seating and storage
Fenix I is a steel and concrete apartment block built on top of a warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by Dutch practice Mei Architects. More about Mei Architects perches Fenix I apartments on dockside warehouse in Rotterdam
Intervention Architecture has installed shapeshifting furniture in a Barbican apartment in London, allowing it to transform from a home into a dance studio. More about Barbican flat by Intervention Architecture transforms into a ballet studio
Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. More about Ater Architects uses blue curtains as walls in Kyiv apartment
American designer Jamie Bush has decked out a New York apartment with 1970s furniture and contemporary pieces to fuse architectural designs that are new and old. More about One Manhattan Square apartment by Jamie Bush features sculptural decor
Architecture studio Anna and Eugeni Bach has converted a 19th-century chocolate factory in the Spanish town of La Bisbal into a family home and studio apartment. More about Anna and Eugeni Bach convert former chocolate factory into home and studio
New York-based studio White Arrow has overhauled this early 20th-century apartment in Berlin, adding in plenty of storage space while carefully preserving the home's original features. More about White Arrow retains original features in overhaul of Berlin's Glogauer Apartment
A sinuous plywood wall winds through the interior of this Parisian apartment, which has been redesigned by local studio Toledano + Architects. More about Wood Ribbon apartment in Paris features an undulating timber wall