A curved corridor with full-height doors slices through Hiha Studio's renovation of this ground floor home near Barcelona. More about Hiha Studio breaks up linear apartment with curved corridor
American designer Lexi Tallisman avoided pieces "you'd have to tip-toe around" while overhauling a New York home, which features an eclectic mix of finishes and decor. More about Sleepy Hollow residence gets extensive makeover by Lexi Tallisman
Montreal interior designer Michael Godmer has expanded and revitalised a local townhouse by preserving original woodwork and adding contemporary details. More about Michael Godmer designs "perfectly balanced" Montreal townhouse Elmwood Residence
New York studio VonDalwig Architecture has overhauled the bottom two floors of a Brooklyn townhouse, adding in more windows and preserving details inside. More about VonDalwig Architecture brightens Brooklyn townhouse House 22
Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. More about Felipe Escudero designs himself a Quito residence with space to make rap music
Design firm Søren Rose Studio has used a muted palette in this clinic in New York City designed "to make women and men struggling with hair loss feel comfortable". More about Harklinikken by Søren Rose is a Manhattan hair-loss clinic styled like a home
Canadian firm Paul Bernier Architecte has extended a dental practice in Montreal with two floors of apartments covered in aluminium panels. More about Perforated panels conceal apartments above Montreal dental clinic by Paul Bernier Architecte
Plywood is used to make cabinets, nooks and dividers inside this olive green retail store in Lower Manhattan that Brooklyn studio ABA has designed for London streetwear brand Maharishi. More about Green plywood cabinets outfit Maharishi store in New York City
A rooftop deck, an overhauled kitchen and ample glazing are among the notable features in a 50-year-old dwelling in Washington that has been renovated by US firm Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape. More about Wittman Estes brightens up 1960s home in the Pacific Northwest
31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham. More about 31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London
Exposed pipes painted pastel tones and a burnt pink ceiling are among the details Brazilian studio SuperLimão added during the renovation of an apartment in downtown São Paulo. More about SuperLimão teams bold colours and historic elements in a São Paulo apartment
New York studio Dean Works has reorganised a former studio apartment in Brooklyn around a multi-functional plywood volume that forms arches, walls and cabinets. More about Plywood cabinetry makes the most of space in Brooklyn Loft for couple with two dogs
Swivelling wooden walls and a steel I-beam are among the ways that Brazilian studio Nildo José Architects has created partitions in this overhauled São Paulo apartment. More about Pivoting wood doors soften São Paulo apartment by Nildo José Architects
MAD has transformed a vacant courtyard house in one of Beijing's ancient hutongs by adding two bubble-like workspaces to its roof. More about Hutong Bubble 218 by MAD gives "new life" to ageing Beijing hutong
This artist's studio, which architecture firm FAR has added to a Los Angeles house, includes a large plastic door that folds in half and a rooftop covered in blue tiles. More about FAR adds studio with corrugated plastic door to artist's Los Angeles residence
Montreal designer Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers. More about La Firme turns abandoned shed into Quebec home The Barn
A black-painted wood structure separates spaces inside an old industrial building in Toronto that local firm StudioAC designed as office space for a visual effects company. More about Angular black frames form studios in Toronto visual effects office
The covers of subway ventilation ducts have been used as walls, railings and storage closets in this renovated Montreal apartment designed by Canadian architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque. More about Metal grates form walls and railings inside Montreal apartment Aluminum Scarf
Canadian architecture firm RDHA has added glazed volumes to an old limestone post office in Cambridge, Ontario as part of its transformation into a community centre with makerspaces. More about RDHA turns riverfront building into "Canada's first bookless library"
Frank Gehry has completed work on the first stage in the major renovation of Philadelphia's Museum of Art, over a decade after he was first enlisted to design the project. More about Frank Gehry restores entrance and vaulted corridor at Philadelphia Museum of Art