This minimal loft apartment for a New York-based photographer has areas for meeting clients, entertaining guests and escaping city bustle. More about Photographer's Loft by Desai Chia provides live-work space in New York
Portuguese architecture studio Fala Atelier has transformed an old house in Porto into five studio apartments that feature matching dark blue shutters and a facade patterned with blue and red tiles. More about Deep-blue shutters conceal kitchens, windows and wardrobes in Porto flats by Fala Atelier
Local practice MNB Design Studio has refurbished an apartment in Hong Kong, adding a house-shaped wooden frame to section off the dining area. More about House-shaped frame encloses dining area in compact Hong Kong apartment
Slovenian studio Arhitektura d.o.o. has refurbished a small apartment inside one of the five Ljubljana towers that modernist architect Edvard Ravnikar built in the 1960s. More about Arhitektura d.o.o. refurbishes Edvard Ravnikar-designed apartment in modernist Ljubljana tower
New York design showroom and gallery Matter has outfitted a model apartment in a historic Brooklyn Heights hotel undergoing conversion into residences. More about Matter curates show home at The Standish condominiums in Brooklyn
French office Studio mAAb has transformed a single-storey apartment in the city of Rennes into a duplex by incorporating a pair of wooden volumes and a mezzanine walkway into the former attic space. More about Studio mAAb slots plywood wedges into roof space of renovated Rennes apartment
Stockholm studio Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter has completed a cluster of affordable apartment blocks in the Swedish capital, featuring facades with alternating opaque and transparent sections. More about Chequerboard facades front Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter's affordable housing in Stockholm
Light colours and glass walls create the illusion of extra space within this Bauhaus apartment in Tel Aviv, which has been refurbished by architect Amir Navon of Studio 6b Design School and interior designer Maayan Zusman. More about Amir Navon and Maayan Zusman employ space-saving tricks for tight Tel Aviv apartment
Galvanised-steel panels form faceted balconies and window surrounds on the exterior of this former grain-storage silo in Copenhagen, which Danish studio COBE has converted into an apartment building. More about COBE transforms Copenhagen grain silo into apartment block with faceted facades
Birch-plywood cabinets completely surround a set of windows in this renovated 1930s home in Prague, creating a cosy lounge space framed by space-saving solutions. More about Clever storage surrounds window seat in Prague flat renovated by Atelier 111 Architekti
Colombo and Serboli Architecture has revamped a Barcelona apartment, opening up the partitions to create a large living space with a bespoke, wall-mounted bicycle rack. More about Bespoke storage creates room for bicycles in renovated Barcelona flat
Stadt Architecture has paired existing brickwork walls with walnut floors, bright white cabinets and purple furniture in the renovation of this apartment in Manhattan. More about Built-in bed and white cabinetry feature in renovated New York apartment by Stadt Architecture
Italian studio Duearchitetti has renovated an apartment in an 18th-century building in Varese, which features a central doric column, a stone manger and a groin-vaulted ceiling. More about Groin-vaulted ceiling takes centre stage in revamped 18th-century property
Colourful restored tile flooring and wooden ceiling beams add character to this Barcelona apartment refurbished by local studio Nook Architects. More about Nook Architects uncovers original tiles and timber beams inside Barcelona flat
Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. More about Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property
A piece of furniture that combines a bed, a wardrobe and a washing machine is among the space-saving solutions that Naimi Architecture has created inside this tiny Barcelona apartment. More about "Smart furniture" creates valuable storage space in 25-square-metre flat by Naimi Architecture
British interiors studio Black & Milk has redesigned an apartment for a city trader in Canaletto Tower, a luxury residential skyscraper designed by UNStudio on London's City Road. More about Black & Milk creates understated bachelor pad in London's Canaletto Tower
Spanish architecture studio Pauzarq uncovered the original concrete girders of this apartment in Bilbao to map its new broken-plan layout. More about Concrete girders and glass partition walls carve up this broken-plan apartment in Bilbao
Dezeen is giving away five copies of Building Community: New Apartment Architecture by Michael Webb, which charts the growth of terraced towers, social housing, luxury high-rises and other contemporary apartment buildings. More about Competition: win a book documenting the evolution of the modern apartment
A model residence has been completed inside Tadao Ando's apartment block in New York, offering a glimpse inside the Japanese architect's first residential tower outside Asia. More about First apartment in Tadao Ando's 152 Elizabeth Street revealed