Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has chosen an all-white palette for the interior of a clothing boutique in its home city of Halifax. More about Omar Gandhi Architect creates minimal fashion store for Rchmnd in Halifax
Australian architecture studio Carr has transformed an old cottage on the Mornington Peninsula into a hotel, featuring a charred wood exterior and dark interiors intended to recreate the atmosphere of an alchemist's workshop. More about Carr creates dark and moody interiors for art-filled hotel in Australia's wine region
UK architecture firm Michaelis Boyd's boutique hotel in Williamsburg is now open to guests, and will soon boast the area's first grand ballroom, a rooftop pool and a water-tower bar offering New York skyline views. More about The Williamsburg Hotel by Michaelis Boyd welcomes guests as part of phased opening
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
Australian architect Nicholas Gurney has used bespoke joinery, sliding partitions and moveable furniture to make the most of limited space inside this 24-square-metre apartment in Sydney. More about Japanese organisational technique informs layout of Sydney micro apartment
Architects Ministry of Design created this faceted robotics lab in Singapore to train and inspire engineers working with new automation technologies. More about Ministry of Design creates robot training facility lined with metal and tube lights
Studio PCH and Montalba Architects have converted a 1950s beachfront hotel into Nobu's Ryokan Malibu – the first in a line of high-end, Japanese-inspired retreats. More about Nobu opens Japanese-influenced oceanside hotel in Malibu
Dezeen promotion: a perforated, cylindrical cultural centre in Miami and bespoke Danish-designed guestrooms in a New York hotel are among the shortlisted projects for this year's Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design Americas. More about Shortlist revealed for inaugural AHEAD Americas hospitality awards
Speckled linoleum furniture, pale walls and minimal shelving provide a neutral backdrop for flower arrangements and plants at this Toronto florist by MSDS studio. More about Toronto flower shop by MSDS Studio features pale walls and linoleum-covered furniture
Hundreds of used black plastic chairs cover the facade of this furniture shop, which architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has created inside a former car showroom in the Czech city of Brno. More about Chybik + Kristof uses 900 plastic chairs to clad Czech furniture showroom
When designing this pop-up store for fashion brand Axel Arigato, Christian Halleröd brought colour to the minimal space through yellow-tinted windows and bright fur seats. More about Christian Halleröd uses yellow accents for Axel Arigato Gallery in Stockholm
A former bank in the City of London designed in 1924 by British architect Edwin "Ned" Lutyens has been converted into a lavish hotel, club and dining venue by Soho House and named "The Ned" in his honour. More about Edwin Lutyens' Midland Bank reopens as hotel and members' club The Ned
Furniture brand Lago has worked with eight prominent Italian women to create a series of rooms in "an ode to women's kindness". More about Lago models eight interiors after successful women and their "kindness"
White ribbed panelling provides a neutral backdrop for smoked-oak furnishings and marble bathrooms in this former west London office, which McLaren Excell has converted into a family home. More about McLaren Excell contrasts smoked oak with white panelling for London home in a former office
Danish homeware brand Carl Hansen & Son built a mock apartment featuring rich colours and mid-century furniture for its Salone del Mobile installation during Milan design week. More about Carl Hansen & Son builds faux apartment to explore how furniture makes a home
Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem has updated an apartment in the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, adding arched windows and door frames that echo the form of the traditional vaulted ceilings. More about Pitsou Kedem adds white plaster and black iron surfaces to vaulted Jaffa apartment
This week we've found 10 homes from our Pinterest boards that feature space-maximising mezzanines, including a Russian residence with elevated net hammocks and a lofty extension in a Parisian apartment. More about 10 homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that take mezzanines to new heights
French architect India Mahdavi has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section of historic Berlin department store KaDeWe. More about India Mahdavi references Bauhaus geometry with patterned interior for Berlin's KaDeWe
For his first flagship design since becoming its creative director, Vincent van Duysen has created a space for Molteni&C that feels like a "secluded home from home". More about Vincent van Duysen's first Molteni&C flagship store opens in Milan
Mexican firms Esrawe Studio and Cadena y Associados have collaborated on the design of Tierra Garat, a new cafe in Mexico City's fashionable Polanco district. More about Faceted clay panels form Mexico City cafe by Esrawe and Cadena