Chilean architects Mathias Klotz and Lillian Allen have renovated a castle-like residence in Santiago's Parque Forestal to create a restaurant, exhibition space and ice-cream parlour (+ slideshow). More about Restaurant Castillito by Mathias Klotz and Lillian Allen
Our latest Spanish apartment with a colourful tiled floor is this renovated residence in Toledo by local studio Romero Vallejo Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Renovated apartment by Romero Vallejo Arquitectos
Berlin architect and designer Sophie von Bülow knocked through walls between two residences to create this spacious apartment in her home city (+ slideshow). More about Prenzlauerberg apartment by Sophie von Bülow
Triangular floor tiles gradually change colour from green to red inside this renovated Barcelona apartment by London studio David Kohn Architects. More about Carrer Avinyo 34 by David Kohn Architects
The overhaul of the brutalist Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield, England, is another of the six projects nominated for the 2013 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More about Park Hill Phase 1 by Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West
A contemporary house inserted behind the crumbling walls of a ruined twelfth-century castle in Warwickshire, England, by Witherford Watson Mann is one of the six projects nominated for the 2013 Stirling Prize (+ slideshow). More about Astley Castle renovation by Witherford Watson Mann
A staircase doubles up as a bookcase inside this renovated apartment in Barcelona by Croatian architect Eva Cotman (+ slideshow). More about Renovated apartment in Raval, Barcelona by Eva Cotman
Peeling plasterwork exposes brick walls inside this small renovated house in Melbourne by Australian studio Edwards Moore. More about The Dolls House by Edwards Moore
Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos has created an arts centre in Madrid by installing a flexible structure behind the concrete walls of an old industrial building (+ slideshow). More about Medialab-Prado by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos
The architects of Polish studio PL.architekci have created a new studio for themselves inside a disused loft in Poznan (+ slideshow). More about Workshop in the Attic by PL.architekci
Argentinean studio Adamo-Faiden has overhauled an ageing townhouse in Buenos Aires with the addition of a rooftop courtyard and an underground yoga room. More about Venturini House by Adamo-Faiden
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron referenced 1920s interiors for the renovation of this bar and brasserie near its offices in Basel. More about Volkshaus Basel Bar and Brasserie by Herzog & de Meuron
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has unmasked the I-beams structure of the oldest steel-framed building in Shanghai to create an Italian restaurant with a raw industrial interior (+ slideshow). More about Mercato at Three on the Bund by Neri&Hu
This twelfth century watchtower overlooking the Umbrian countryside was reconstructed into a holiday retreat by architect Christopher Chong (+ slideshow). More about Torre di Moravola by Christopher Chong
Spanish studio Nook Architects stripped out false ceilings and dividing walls to transform two next-door apartments in Barcelona's gothic quarter into a pair of bright and spacious homes (+ slideshow). More about Twin House by Nook Architects
This renovated apartment in Berlin features raw concrete ceilings and floors that combine oak parquet with decorative tiles (+ slideshow). More about Box 117 by Marc Benjamin Drewes and Thomas Schneider
London studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has converted a historic chapel in Wiltshire, England, into a house with a blackened-timber extension conceived as the building's shadow. More about Shadow House by Jonathan Tuckey Design
The New York home and studio of the late American artist Donald Judd will open to the public next month following a three-year restoration (+ slideshow). More about Donald Judd's home and studio restoration by Architecture Research Office
Unfinished concrete is combined with exposed plywood in this Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architecture firm TANK (+ slideshow) More about 8Kumo by TANK
Spanish architecture studio Sol89 has converted a former slaughterhouse in the historic town of Medina-Sidonia into a school for training chefs (+ slideshow). More about Professional Cooking School in Ancient Slaughterhouse by Sol89