Aurora Arquitectos knocked through walls to create a large living room in this old Lisbon apartment, and inserted a wall with curving edges to form a pair of bedrooms (+ slideshow). More about Aurora Arquitectos draws attention to additions and "ruptures" in Lisbon apartment
Architect Silvia Allori has overhauled a 1970s flat in Florence to create her own home and workspace, which features furniture that folds down from the walls and a shiny gold curtain that hides mess (+ slideshow). More about Fold-out furniture and storage solutions transform Silvia Allori's home into a studio
British studio Nimtim has updated a London flat with pastel blue cabinetry, zigzagging parquet and marble to create an urban retreat for a children's heart surgeon (+ slideshow). More about Nimtim modernises Victorian terrace to create pied-a-terre for a heart surgeon
Spanish architect Raúl Sánchez has overhauled a long and narrow apartment in Barcelona to create a sequence of rooms lined in patterned tiles, micro-cement, marble and wood (+ slideshow). More about Raúl Sánchez uses contrasting materials to define rooms in Barcelona apartment
Dribbles of gold fill the cracks in the floor of this Kyoto apartment, designed by architecture studio TANK to replicate the traditional Japanese pottery technique of kintsugi. More about Golden resin highlights cracks in the floor of TANK's Xchange Apartment
A trio of local design firms teamed up to create an affordable apartment building that occupies a full city block in San Francisco's urban core (+ slideshow). More about Three architecture studios complete low-cost housing complex in San Francisco
Taiwanese studio A Little Design has renovated a 22-metre-square micro apartment to serve every need of its occupant (+ slideshow). More about A Little Design maximises space in tiny 22-metre-square Taiwan apartment
Bespoke joinery creates furniture, partitions and storage solutions for this Sydney studio apartment renovated by local design firm Catseye Bay (+ slideshow). More about Catseye Bay designs multi-use furniture for renovated Sydney studio flat
"Intuitive" apartments with moving surfaces and foldaway furniture will feature in the first residential development from the team behind Yo! Sushi and Yotel, which is currently awaiting planning permission. More about First Yo! Home scheme to compact houses into small apartments
When designing the interior for a newly built apartment in Copenhagen, Studio David Thulstrup used over 300 antiques and bespoke elements to "avoid the usual collection of Scandinavian classics" (+ slideshow). More about Studio David Thulstrup brings international flavour to Scandinavian apartment
Alessandro Mendini has become the latest designer to restyle an apartment in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille, adding colourful totems and Postmodern furnishings (+ slideshow). More about Alessandro Mendini creates new interior for Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse
Spanish studio PYO Arquitectos has removed some of the internal walls in a Madrid flat to make it less segregated and bring in more light (+ slideshow). More about Pyo Arquitectos simplify interior of Casa MA apartment in Madrid
Architecture studio Edwards Moore has converted a small Melbourne apartment into a Airbnb-style rental property, where guests are invited to buy the furniture, art and accessories when they leave. More about Guests can buy the furniture inside Melbourne flat renovated by Edwards Moore
Perforated steel panels create private enclosures around the balconies that front this compact housing development in Tokyo by local architect Hiroyuki Moriyama (+ slideshow). More about Hiroyuki Moriyama completes Tokyo apartment building with a perforated skin
Japanese architect Masatoshi Hirai has refurbished an apartment in Tokyo, creating one shared bedroom, living space and wardrobe for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More about Masatoshi Hirai reconfigures Tokyo flat to create a wholly shared family living space
Japanese firm Domino Architects has renovated an apartment in Tokyo by installing wooden partitions instead of building new walls (+ slideshow). More about Domino Architects divides J House with wooden storage partitions
Barrel-vaulted ceilings and exposed brick walls evoke the heritage of this apartment in Barcelona, which local firm Nook Architects remodelled to make better use of the awkward existing plan (+ slideshow). More about Nook Architects adds new openings and freestanding furniture to Barcelona apartment
Architecture studio Narch has renovated a Barcelona apartment, removing many of the internal walls to create a single space with a variety of patterned tile floors (+ slideshow). More about Narch creates a collage of decorative tiles by removing walls in a Barcelona apartment
Knox Bhavan Architects has joined two flats in a converted school in south London, creating an apartment with spacious entertaining spaces and bedrooms that can be opened or closed (+ slideshow). More about Knox Bhavan Architects combines two flats in a converted London school
Fala Atelier has gutted a 19th-century Lisbon apartment, creating a continuous living area framed by a new semi-circular wall (+ slideshow). More about Fala Atelier uses curving wall to shape open-plan interior for historic Lisbon flat