In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the conversion of a Florentine barn into a compact home by Italian studio Fōntego Architettura. More about "Green is such a relief in a world of beige!" says commenter
Architecture studio Loader Monteith has renovated and extended an 18th-century cottage in Scotland, creating a series of open and accessible spaces for a resident living with Alzheimer's disease. More about Loader Monteith renovates 18th-century Scottish cottage to be a "safe haven"
Italian studio Fōntego Architettura has converted a former barn near Florence into Fienile N, a compact house with geometric window screens and mint-green cabinets. More about Fōntego Architettura converts rural Florentine barn into space-efficient home
Los Angeles-based Studio Paul Chan has transformed a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival bell tower in the city's Koreatown into a perfumery and cafe. More about Studio Paul Chan evokes "raw futurism" at LA perfume boutique
Architecture firm AMASA Estudio has added a variety of teal-coloured metal elements, from a spiral staircase to a cylindrical skylight, while renovating Casa Sofia, a 1940s house in Mexico City. More about AMASA Estudio infuses teal metalwork into Mexico City dwelling
Crinkly stucco walls and lightweight lilac curtains take centre stage in this mid-century-style Dubai apartment, renovated by local studio Bone. More about "Immersive and architectural" bathroom defines Dubai apartment
Architecture practice Lucas y Hernández-Gil has carefully injected a centuries-old Spanish home with new rooms and features so as not to disturb its original character. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil conducts "architectural acupuncture" on 18th-century home in Spain
Conversation pits in every suite and bathtubs that double as speakers are among the new additions to the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin as part of a renovation by Studio Aisslinger. More about Studio Aisslinger revamps Berlin hotel in city's "signature improvised style"
Interior design studio Gisbert Pöppler has renovated a 1920s villa in Germany's Ruhr region, introducing a bold colour scheme and artisanal details that reflect its association with the Deutscher Werkbund movement. More about Gisbert Pöppler completes colourful transformation of historic German home
Curved roofs and corners bring "light, height and flow" into Cereus House, a house renovation and extension in Melbourne by local practice Circle Studio Architects. More about Circle Studio Architects adds curved extension to Melbourne cottage
Local studio Schaum Architects has used birch panels, colour blocking and strategic skylights to adapt a metal garage into a restaurant in Houston, Texas. More about Schaum Architects adapts Houston garage into "urban cabin" restaurant
Two Victorian greenhouses in London's Kew Gardens are set to be renovated by Hugh Broughton Architects and heated by electricity and a heat pump system. More about Kew Gardens' Palm House and Waterlily House to become "first net-zero glasshouses of their kind"
American architecture studio Cordero Pardee has used biomaterials to adapt a wood-framed barn into a studio and library on a mountainside in rural Vermont. More about Cordero Pardee juxtaposes "old and new material cultures" for Vermont barn conversion
Reusing existing buildings is making MVRDV better at designing new ones, studio co-founder Nathalie de Vries tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Part of the DNA of our office is that we never exclude possibilities" says MVRDV's Nathalie de Vries
Colorado firm Studio B has completed The Perch, renovating a 1960s house for the studio's founders to make it suitable for modern living while "preserving the spirit of the original structure". More about Mid-century house in Aspen receives sensitive update by Studio B
Angular concrete roof trusses frame the flexible open-plan attic that crowns this Indonesian house, which has been renovated by local studio RAD+ar in Jakarta. More about RAD+ar "eliminates barriers" of Jakarta home to create open-plan layout
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has remodelled parts of the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel, Switzerland, introducing whimsical touches that contrast with the building's neoclassical architecture. More about Herzog & de Meuron completes "surprising" renovation of historic Basel hotel
Dutch practice Studioquint has renovated and extended a farmhouse in the Netherlands, adding a barn-like form clad in black timber that was designed to resemble the "shadow" of the existing building. More about Studioquint extends Dutch farmhouse with black-timber Shadow Barn extension
Australian studio Karen Abernethy Interiors and Architecture has restored and extended a 1950s modernist home in Melbourne, Australia, nestling two small pavilions into a lushly planted site. More about Karen Abernethy adds metal-clad pavilions to modernist Melbourne home
Danish furniture brand &Tradition has opened its first hotel, located in a central Copenhagen building by Kay Fisker, which the brand's designers gave a tactile material overhaul and filled with its own furniture. More about &Tradition turns Kay Fisker-designed building into "accessible and inviting" Petra Hotel