Scallop-edged doors, vaulted storage cupboards and baby pink surfaces are just some of the features that 2LG Studio has included in the whimsical overhaul of its office-cum-residence in southeast London. More about 2LG Studio mix pastel hues with quirky details for home and workplace in London
Canadian designer Alexandra Hutchison has opened an eatery with her husband in Toronto, creating interiors influenced by a trip to coastal California. More about Venice Beach informs Alexandra Hutchison's La Palma restaurant in Toronto
A bright blue wall and a giant window-side bath tub feature in this converted attic apartment by Gon Architects, in the Conde Duque district of Madrid. More about Secret rooms are accessed through a bath tub in G House by Gon Architects
New York studio AvroKO has overhauled a hotel in Hong Kong's Kowloon area, opening up its core to form a triple-height atrium and restaurant space, and refreshing guest facilities. More about AvroKO creates Eaton hotel in Kowloon with "retro nostalgia for old Hong Kong"
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More about Edward Ogosta overhauls California bungalow with "clarity and restraint"
American studio ZGF Architects has transformed the interior of a 1940s hangar in Los Angeles into a Google office, featuring open workspaces, elevated walkways and exposed timber beams. More about ZGF converts historic LA airplane hangar into Google Spruce Goose office
The inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, in the UAE emirate of Sharjah, shows how the region can rethink its approach to adaptive reuse of buildings. More about Fikra Graphic Design Biennial "sets a precedent" for adaptive reuse in UAE
Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted. More about Snøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University
Industrial finishes "resistant to animal wear and tear" are used across this veterinary clinic, which occupies the ground and basement floors of an extended building in Montreal. More about TBA's vet surgery in Montreal includes exposed bricks and concrete
Sleeping spaces are suspended from the ceiling, and accessed by wooden steps and a walkway, at this 18th-century home renovated by Ecuadorian firm Al Borde Arquitectos. More about Al Borde turns old property in Ecuador into House of the Flying Beds
Architecture studio GRAS has transformed a derelict cottage in the Scottish Highlands into a pared-back contemporary holiday home by slotting a series of oak-lined "boxes" inside the existing stone structure. More about Kyle House is a remote Scottish holiday home with a "monastically simple" interior
Antwerp-based studio Bovenbouw has combined three 19th-century buildings on the city's main shopping street, creating a new residential development boasting sculptural openings and coloured marble details. More about Bovenbouw transforms trio of historic buildings into apartments on Antwerp's busiest shopping street
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY to design a major overhaul of its wing for arts produced in Africa, Oceania and the Americas. More about The Met announces million renovation of Africa, Oceania and Americas galleries
Merrett Houmøller Architects has renovated and extended a house in north London using a consistent palette of simple materials and repeated patterns. More about London townhouse updated with pared-back materials and patterns
Colour-blocked workspaces are implemented over historic details at the offices for a software company in Montreal, by local firm ACDF Architecture. More about ACDF Architecture combines pastels and exposed brick at Lightspeed offices
Black and white spaces, including a sculptural staircase and a wine cellar, are found across this brick house overhauled by Montreal firm La Shed Architecture. More about Maison du Parc in Montreal features stark interiors with "mysterious depth"
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has turned an old brick building in Chicago into an architecture-focused exhibition centre. More about Tadao Ando designs Wrightwood 659 exhibition space in Chicago
The craft of jewellery making provided a starting point for Brooklyn studio General Assembly's interior for this penthouse in Boerum Hill. More about Brass details decorate Bergen Street apartment by General Assembly
An Ottoman-era home in Jaffa has been refurbished as a spa, where Japanese elements sit alongside original Arabic details like arched ceilings and stone walls. More about Yoko Kitahara spa blends Japanese and Arabic designs in Jaffa
Pivoting doors, bulbous, stuccoed walls and a "cheeky window" are among the details that American architecture studio Dash Marshall has included in the overhaul of this Californian farmhouse. More about Californian Missions influence Dash Marshall's renovated House for Grandparents