Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. More about Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment
Leth & Gori has transformed a 19th-century chapel in Copenhagen into an activity centre for cancer patients, using a material palette influenced by the building's original painted ceiling. More about Leth & Gori converts Copenhagen chapel into cancer-care facility with colourful painted joinery
Canadian build-design studio L'Abri has outfitted a home in Montreal with thin slats of wood that create floorboards on the upper level and form a partition in the foyer. More about L'Abri renovates Montreal home with slatted timber floors and walls
Canadian studio Kl.tz Design has included a staircase with suspended timber steps and a thin metal balustrade in the bright interiors of this renovated home. More about Kl.tz Design renovates light-filled family residence with floating staircase in Montreal
Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has given this hair salon in Guadalajara a minimal makeover, hiding beauty products and accessories in the all-white space. More about Abraham Cota Paredes creates stark white interior for hair salon in Mexico
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across the Americas are invited to submit their hotel projects to the AHEAD Americas awards for 2018. More about Call for entries to AHEAD Americas 2018 awards
Architecture firm A+I has expanded the Lower Manhattan offices of ad agency Horizon Media, creating a variety of spaces that range from private phone booths to a break room that can accommodate up to 300 people. More about Manhattan offices by A+I offer range of working spaces for collaboration
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has created an arched exhibition space in an old Portuguese church, to celebrate the life and legacy of philosopher and scholar Damião de Gois. More about Spaceworkers commemorates Portuguese philosopher with installation in historic church
The industrial buildings of New York's Gowanus neighbourhood informed Savvy Studio's design of this hotel in the area, with high ceilings, brick floors and gridded windows all contributing to the warehouse aesthetic. More about Gowanus Inn and Yard hotel by Savvy Studio evokes nearby warehouses
Hackney-based studio Ab Rogers Design has managed to squeeze a kitchen, bed and bathroom into this 19-square-metre concept apartment by creating a pair of plywood living units with space-saving details. More about Ab Rogers Design creates 19-square-metre apartment in London
New York design studio TBD has transformed an apartment in Manhattan's West Village with white interiors and a new rooftop patio, complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. More about TBD overhauls West Village penthouse with rooftop deck and pool
Wood-lined bedrooms, a minimal diner and a shop all feature inside the Muji Hotel in Shenzhen, which is due to open to the public later this month. More about Muji offers first look inside its "anti-cheap" hotel in Shenzhen
Chopped wood fits into the side of a huge black fireplace at this chalet in Quebec, which provides a winter retreat for a family of skiers. More about Black concrete fireplace warms Quebec ski lodge by DKA Architects and Kl.tz Design
A 1940s house in Shanghai has been reconfigured by RIGI Design to create a light-filled family home with a steel staircase, adaptable modular furniture and playful house-shaped elements. More about Modular furniture allows Shanghai home by RIGI Design to evolve with its family
Prized ornaments and pot plants are displayed in the niches of the bespoke steel and oak storage unit Tel Aviv studio This Is It designed for a home in Israel's Central District. More about Storage unit in Israeli home allows family to display an edited selection of their clutter
Studio11 has combined industrial finishes with plush furnishings and colourful art to create the interior of its own workspace in Minsk. More about Studio11 uses colour and texture to inject personality into its own Minsk workspace
As part of its renovation of a small terraced house in Ghent, Belgian architects Fragmenture inserted a central triangular volume that houses the kitchen, laundry and storage spaces. More about Fragmenture inserts wedge-shaped storage volume into small terraced house in Ghent
Pastel tones and plenty of plants fill this hotel restaurant and bar in Vancouver, which local design studio Ste Marie modelled on a conservatory. More about The Botanist restaurant by Ste Marie features rosy hints and copious greenery
A rooftop beehive was DH Liberty's starting point for the overhaul of this boutique hotel in Chelsea, which is finished in rich green and gold accents. More about DH Liberty redesigns west London hotel to hint at the owner's love of plants and beekeeping
New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. More about Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment