Spanish architect Carles Enrich has inserted a plywood box beneath the vaulted ceilings of an early 20th-century apartment in Barcelona to create a new bathroom and kitchen unit. More about Carles Enrich inserts plywood box inside renovated Barcelona apartment
Raw concrete surfaces dominate inside this stark apartment in Nagoya, Japan, that Japanese studio Airhouse Design Office has renovated for a fashion lover (+ slideshow). More about Concrete apartment by Airhouse Design Office features display space for "precious clothes"
Rows of rectangular windows are designed to frame rooms like an "advertisement board for well-designed living" on the facade of this apartment block in Tokyo by local studio PANDA (+ slideshow). More about PANDA's Asakusa Apartments feature rows of "picture frame" windows
A suspended steel staircase is completed by a piece of wooden furniture in this renovated Oslo loft by London studio Haptic (+ slideshow). More about Floating steel staircase divides Idunsgate Apartment by Haptic
Interior designer Olena Yudina used a monochrome colour palette for the redesign of this apartment in Kyiv, adding glazed brick walls to every room and a recurring bird motif to bring the owners good luck (+ slideshow). More about Bird motifs dotted through monochrome Kyiv apartment by Olena Yudina
Slovenian firm Studio 360 built walls of modular white shelving inside every room of this L-shaped apartment in Ljubljana to maximise space whilst removing clutter (+ slideshow). More about Studio 360 adds walls of modular shelving and storage to Slovenian apartment
London studio Patalab Architecture made the most of the space inside this awkward-shaped residence in the north of the city by running a staircase along the entire rear wall and adding a door that folds around a corner (+ slideshow). More about Long staircase spans converted London apartment by Patalab Architecture
Wooden boxes on wheels fold open to reveal beds inside this minimal apartment in Bolzano, Italy, by Harry Thaler Studio (+ slideshow). More about Harry Thaler adds mobile furniture and boxy beds to artists' apartment
Laboratory for Architecture in Barcelona uncovered barrel-vaulted brick ceilings during the renovation of this apartment in the architects' home city (+ slideshow). More about Vaulted brick ceilings revealed inside renovated Barcelona apartment
Israeli architect Ranaan Stern has adapted a 15-square metre room inside an artist's Tel Aviv apartment to create a studio with two desks, 36 drawers, modular storage compartments, pegboard display walls and even a folding bed (+ slideshow). More about Space-saving modular studio for an artist by Raanan Stern
This apartment conversion in Bilzen, Belgium, by C.T. Architects is designed as a stylish home for a wheelchair user and features practical storage including shelves built into either end of an angular dining table. More about Loft MM by C.T. Architects designed as an accessible home for a wheelchair user
A sweeping, sculptural staircase extends through the centre of this monochrome inner-city loft apartment in Melbourne, Australia, by Adrian Amore Architects. More about Sculptural staircase twists through loft apartment in Melbourne by Adrian Amore Architects
Portuguese architect João Branco has converted a small office building in Coimbra into a home by installing softwood joinery that functions as furniture, storage and partitions (+ slideshow). More about Wooden structures combine partitions and furniture inside home by João Branco
The floors of this open-plan apartment in London by local studio Form Design Architecture are covered with timber boards salvaged from an old Welsh chapel (+ slideshow). More about Warehouse loft by Form Design Architecture with floorboards salvaged from a chapel
German studio Von M has rebuilt the interior of an apartment block in Stuttgart to create a trio of open-plan homes where built-in furniture divides rooms and stark walls are offset with colourful objects (+ slideshow). More about Von M modernises three apartments inside a Stuttgart apartment block
A bulky concrete apartment appears to hover above the glass roof of a patisserie at this combined home and workplace in Chiba Prefecture by Japanese studio Yuko Nagayama & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Yuko Nagayama floats an apartment above a patisserie in Japan
Spanish firm Nook Architects has renovated a Barcelona apartment by adding patterned floor tiles plus a combined step and window seat leading out onto the terrace (+ slideshow). More about Nook Architects add patterned floor tiles and window seat to Barcelona apartment renovation
Zaha Hadid Architects is one of 11 international firms designing a studio apartment at a new McDonald's charity house in Hamburg to accommodate the relatives of children receiving hospital treatment nearby (+ slideshow). More about Zaha Hadid designs apartment for Ronald McDonald charity house
The resident of a compact apartment in Madrid demonstrates how she can rearrange walls and pull furniture out of the ceiling in this movie by photographer and filmmaker Miguel de Guzmán. More about Day-in-the-life movie follows the resident of an apartment with moving walls and secret furniture
British architect Alex Graef has combined two art deco apartments in Vienna to create a home with clean white walls, restored oak floors and a row of artificial skylights (+ slideshow). More about Viennese apartment with pretend skylights by Alex Graef