Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. More about Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
Using a combination of copper, larch and structural insulated panels, architecture firm Whittaker Parsons has added an additional storey to a contemporary mews house in Stoke Newington to house a bedroom suite. More about Whittaker Parsons crowns North London mews house with "bolthole" extension
Danish studio Norm Architects has worked with pale wood, red bricks, sandstone and stainless steel to create the interior of The Office Group's Chancery House workspace in London. More about Norm Architects uses "natural forms" and steel details for Chancery House interior
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a shop for fashion and lifestyle brand Holzweiler in Chengdu, China, informed by its Norwegian heritage. More about Snøhetta creates Holzweiler store informed by Norwegian coastline
Australian architecture practice Studio Edwards has completed an exercise in contemporary small-space living with this 24-square-metre micro apartment in Melbourne's Fitzroy district. More about Chipboard and recycled denim define spaces inside Microloft in Melbourne
American designer Jenny Bukovec has looked to Kentucky's heritage for the interiors of a hotel in Lexington, a city famed for bourbon production and horse racing. More about Jenny Bukovec draws on "soulful" local heritage for Kentucky hotel
With summer in full flow, we have gathered eight residential and hotel interiors for our latest lookbook that each has a breezy and cooling Mediterranean style. More about Eight airy interiors that draw on Mediterranean living
Rainwear brand Rains has juxtaposed minimalist restraint with free-form contemporary artworks inside its revamped flagship store in Aarhus, Denmark. More about Blobby sculpture functions as cash desk inside Rains' Aarhus boutique
Atlanta-based Smith Hanes Studio has used a palette of natural colours and materials to help diners at this restaurant imagine they're beside a beach. More about Smith Hanes Studio brings "a sense of calm" to Carmel restaurant in Atlanta
In this lookbook, we collect eight interiors informed by the Japanese design philosophy of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfection and impermanence. More about Eight interiors that embrace the principles of wabi-sabi
In the City Beach suburb of Perth in Western Australia, interiors studio Design Theory has updated a tired house from the 1960s while remaining true to the rich palette of natural materials in the original design. More about Design Theory updates mid-century coastal home in Perth
Ornately corniced ceilings were preserved and painted pastel inside this detached Edwardian house in southeast London, which local firm 2LG Studio has renovated for a returning client. More about 2LG Studio brings colour and personality into London family home
Note Design Studio has updated this formerly characterless apartment in Stockholm to feature bespoke Douglas fir joinery and curvy stucco ceilings designed to suggest cloud formations. More about Note Design Studio enriches Stockholm apartment with "cloudy" ceiling stucco
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed the common areas and amenity spaces for a residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas, which include a circular outdoor swimming pool. More about Michael Hsu utilises soft shapes for Austin skyscraper interiors
As the upcoming Barbie film has created a shortage of pink colour and launched a real-life dollhouse in Malibu, we gathered eight pink interiors to exemplify the Barbiecore aesthetic for this lookbook. More about Eight interiors where Barbiecore pink adds a playful touch of colour
Design studio Fettle has restored an art deco hotel in Santa Monica, California, refreshing its distinctive turquoise facade and using the original style to inform the interiors. More about Fettle returns The Georgian hotel in Santa Monica to its 1930s "glory"
Far-flung homes from New Zealand to Patagonia feature in this lookbook that showcases bedrooms with calm interiors where glazing has been maximised and clutter minimised to keep the focus on the views. More about Eight serene bedrooms with striking natural views
Klein Dytham Architecture has aimed to counter rock music snobbery with its design for guitar brand Fender's Tokyo flagship store, which is meant to feel welcoming to people who might feel judged in other guitar stores. More about Klein Dytham Architecture gives Fender's first flagship store a welcoming feel
Architecture firm Bindloss Dawes has reorganised a mews house in Chelsea, adding a full-height lightwell with a dramatic oak-and-steel staircase to forge "a sense of volume and theatre". More about Bindloss Dawes maximises light and space in London mews house
Interior design studio Hauvette & Madani has made a sumptuous wine-red kitchen the focus of this otherwise neutral apartment in Paris. More about Wine-red kitchen forms centrepiece of Paris apartment by Hauvette & Madani