London studio Assemble has transformed an industrial property in New Orleans into a hub for the local community to learn fashion design and manufacturing. More about Assemble turns derelict New Orleans building into experimental fashion school
New York firm GRT Architects has used a simple palette to offset the existing details of this mid-century house in New York's Hudson Valley, which it overhauled for the architect's grandchild. More about GRT Architects revitalises mid-century house in Upstate New York
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More about Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg
Sutherland & Co has transformed a skinny post war building in North Berwick, Scotland, into its own studio with sliding spruce panels lit by a rooflight. More about Sutherland & Co designs its own architecture studio in narrow Scottish building
Brickwork walls, engraved tins ceilings and custom furniture feature in this boutique hotel in Tel Aviv. More about Tel Aviv maternity ward becomes pared-back Vera hotel
Barcelona-based Hiha Studio removed floors and inserted lofty voids to create this light-filled family home in a northeastern Spanish village. More about Family home by Hiha Studio features double-height rooms and rammed earth walls
Creative agency StyleMood has transformed a 19th-century firehouse in New York City into this cosy members' club. More about Habitas members' clubhouse opens in old New York fire station
A hidden sleeping loft and an all-white hallway lined with closets are among the features in a renovated Vancouver apartment designed by Canadian firm Falken Reynolds. More about Falken Reynolds takes cues from an igloo for Vancouver loft renovation
Brooklyn studio Commoncraft has designed this eatery in the borough's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which is intended as a playful tribute to the owner's grandmother. More about Commoncraft designs whimsical Gertie cafe in Williamsburg
Design firm Yabu Pushelberg has transformed a 20th-century house in California's Napa Valley into this luxury hotel, which features bedrooms lined with dark wood, spacious bathrooms and a rustic restaurant. More about Yabu Pushelberg's Las Alcobas Napa Valley hotel features "spa-like" bathrooms and homey dining
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo sourced rammed earth from her home country to make the rosy brick walls in this Aesop store in Brooklyn. More about Frida Escobedo segments Aesop Park Slope with rammed-earth brickwork
Five aviation fuel containers on the former Longhua airport in Shanghai have been transformed into art and culture park Tank Shanghai, by local studio Open Architecture. More about Open Architecture converts airport fuel tanks into gallery spaces
This modernist resort in Northern California, which formed an enclave for artists in the 1960s, has been overhauled by Los Angeles design studio The Novogratz. More about Timber Cove Resort occupies mid-century A-frame building on Sonoma's coast
The Architectural Design Institute of South China University of Technology has completed a youth development facility, by renovating a former primary school and adding a series of covered bamboo campsite spaces. More about Tensile fabric roof stretches over bamboo structures at Raleigh Campsite in China
Gruff Architects has incorporated plenty of storage and blocks of bright colour into this top-to-bottom renovation and extension of a London house built in the 1930s. More about Gruff Architects overhauls 1930s London terrace with birch joinery and colourful accents
Husband and wife design duo Jon and Maša Kleinhample drew on dinner parties held in their Belgium home to create the homey aesthetic of this restaurant in Los Angeles. More about Rustic and homey restaurant Auburn opens on LA's Melrose Avenue
American studio Specht Architects has renovated and expanded a "mid-century-utilitarian" carpenters' union hall building to create this hotel near downtown Austin. More about Specht Architects transforms former union hall into Carpenter Hotel in Austin
US studio SL Design has overhauled the interiors of a 20th-century building in Baltimore, Maryland to create this boutique hotel, including a 1970s-style lounge, modernist designs and a curated art collection. More about Boutique hotel Revival opens in old Baltimore mansion
US firm Norman Kelley has merged old and new elements inside the flagship store for clothing retailer Notre, which is housed inside a 113-year-old building in central Chicago. More about Norman Kelley preserves "layered history" inside revamped Notre store in Chicago
American firms Brand Bureau and Modus Studio employed a "slightly cheeky camp and wilderness feel" for the conversion of an industrial building in Arkansas into this venue for co-working, dining and playing shuffleboard. More about Brand Bureau and Modus Studio transform Arkansas factory into The Holler work-eat-play venue