Photo essay: worried that Brazil's love motels would fall foul of Olympic development, Dutch duo Vera van de Sandt and Jur Oster visited the pay-by-the-hour rooms to capture the moods of these intimate spaces (+ slideshow). More about Love Land Stop Time photography series shows Brazil's "tantalising" motels
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
An old bookstore has been stripped back to its concrete foundations to create a minimal space for Swiss eyewear brand Viu's first store in Austria (+ slideshow). More about Viu eyewear creates gallery-like space for its Vienna flagship store
Romanian architect Vlad Rusu has resurrected a "cultural palace" that was originally built in the 1930s but has sat in ruin for 20 years after being ravaged by fire (+ slideshow). More about Ruined "cultural palace" in Romania revived by architect Vlad Rusu
From a sculptural juice bar clad in wooden slats to a deliberately unfinished Tokyo apartment, plywood interiors are a firm favourite with Dezeen readers. We're counting down the top 10 most-pinned plywood projects as chosen by our Pinterest followers (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most popular plywood interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Italian designer Luca Nichetto has opened the first physical store for ZaoZuo, the Chinese startup furniture brand for which he is creative director (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto designs first ZaoZuo showroom in Beijing based on grid paper
Architects are increasingly using nets to make the most out of spare space in houses, creating giant hammocks that children can use for work, rest or play. Here are six of the best examples (+ slideshow). More about Six homes that use nets to create suspended play spaces for children
Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed two London shops for skincare brand Malin+Goetz – one filled with plywood boxes and the other featuring a reflective ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Jonathan Tuckey designs two contrasting London shops for Malin+Goetz
Japanese designer Yota Kakuda used a bespoke aluminium tile to cover the walls and floors in this shop that sells baked cheese tarts (+ slideshow). More about Yota Kakuda creates tiled interior for cheese tart store in Japan
The old bones of a 1912 building have been preserved in its renovation into a plastic surgery practice on the Greek island of Rhodes (+ slideshow). More about DArch creates plastic surgery clinic inside heritage-listed building on a Greek island
Fleet Architects has paired slatted timber screens with wooden parquet flooring in this transformation of a "concrete shell" in east London into a craft beer house (+ slideshow). More about Fleet Architects creates timber "nest" and zigzagging bar for east London brewery
Spanish architecture practice Francesc Rifé Studio used polycarbonate sheets to divide an old textile factory into offices for the chef and staff behind the world-famous El Bulli restaurant (+ slideshow). More about Old textile factory renovated into food research studio for Ferran Adrià's El Bulli Lab
The auction of furniture and tableware from the iconic Philip Johnson-designed The Four Seasons restaurant in Manhattan has brought in over four times the original estimate. More about Auction of Philip Johnson's The Four Seasons restaurant interior raises over .1 million
London studio 51 Architecture has combined digital fabrication with boatbuilding techniques to create a sculptural timber staircase at the centre of a family home (+ slideshow). More about Twisted staircase features in Casa Vota renovation by 51 Architecture
British designer Tom Dixon has opened a new store in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan, which features a room with faux-fur walls and a space that resembles a "torture chamber" (+ slideshow). More about Tom Dixon's Howard Street store in New York includes a furry room
Jo Cowen Architects has converted a 19th-century bakery complex in south London into housing, featuring glazed brickwork, cast-iron columns and industrial-style glazing (+ slideshow). More about Jo Cowen Architects transforms Victorian bakery in London into 12 factory-inspired homes
London-based studio Emil Eve Architects has transformed a heritage-listed building in Somerset, England, into a lifestyle store, cafe and bed and breakfast (+ slideshow). More about Emil Eve Architects strips back heritage building for Caro Somerset lifestyle store
Space Copenhagen paired deep blue velvet seating with mirrored accessories for this restaurant and cocktail bar in the Danish capital. More about Space Copenhagen bypasses typical Nordic style for "dreamier" Danish restaurant interior
Architect He Wei has transformed a traditional rammed-earth property in China into a youth hostel, featuring house-shaped polycarbonate rooms-on-wheels (+ slideshow). More about He Wei adds portable plastic rooms to youth hostel in a converted Chinese house