Warm, tactile materials and rich colours are balanced with a newfound sense of openness in this early 20th-century house that architecture studio Daytrip has renovated and extended in London. More about Daytrip creates calm broken-plan interior for Edwardian home in west London
Suspended ceilings and unnecessary partition walls were removed in this minimalist revamp of a house in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, designed by Jorge Almazán Architects. More about Jorge Almazán creates minimal broken-plan interior for House in Honjo
Brazilian designer Ana Sawaia has renovated a São Paulo apartment in an iconic building, introducing a broken-plan interior filled with vintage furniture and colourful patterned surfaces. More about Louveira Building apartment brings together 1940s style and broken-plan living
With the pandemic leading to a move away from open-plan domestic interiors, our latest lookbook showcases 10 homes with broken plans that provide more privacy. More about Ten home interiors with inventive broken-plan layouts
A nearly six-metre-high green wall and a basement floor with a walk-on skylight are among the additions made by design and development firm Echlin to this remodelled mews house in Knightsbridge. More about Echlin uses broken-plan layout to create spacious interiors within London mews house
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
The trend for open-plan living may be over say architects, as families now favour "broken-plan" homes that offer more privacy for using mobile devices. More about Smartphones and tablets spell the end for open-plan living, say UK architects