New apertures and an all-white stairwell are among the modifications made by Argentine studio Alonso & Crippa to a two-storey, century-old brick building in a gentrifying district in Buenos Aires. More about Alonso & Crippa renovates compact urban dwelling in Buenos Aires
Extending this historic home in the capital of Uruguay has allowed architect Pedro Livni to reconfigure living spaces into a cafe, and place a bakery in the courtyard. More about Heritage building in Uruguay houses new bakery and cafe by Pedro Livni Arquitecto
Architecture studio Belotto Scopel Tanaka has used sliding wooden doors, white marble and grey furnishings to transform this apartment in Curitiba, Brazil, into a family getaway. More about Dark wood contrasts pale marble at renovated Brazilian apartment
Architecture firm HKS has overhauled a 120-year-old steam plant and a brutalist office building, creating a headquarters for a medical company and aiming to revive an ageing downtown district in the American Rust Belt. More about HKS revives historic buildings for urban healthcare campus in Ohio
Studio Guilherme Torres has transformed a family home in Brazil into a contemporary pad for a DJ and music producer. More about Studio Guilherme Torres brings "rock 'n' roll" atmosphere to São Paulo house
New York studio Yun Architecture has brought a landmarked federal-style townhouse in Manhattan's Tribeca neighbourhood back to life. More about Yun Architecture refurbishes historic Tribeca townhouse
Architect Matt Nardella has turned an abandoned bodega in Chicago into his home and studio, arranging spaces around a courtyard he created in the centre. More about Moss converts Chicago corner shop into art gallery, apartment and its own studio
Chicago firm Vladimir Radutny Architects has transformed a dilapidated building in the city, using a hardwood veneer staircase to connect a pair of previously separate residences. More about Vladimir Radutny turns two Chicago apartments into home with walnut interiors
Richard Seifert's celebrated Centre Point tower in London has been restored and converted into apartments by architecture firm Conran and Partners. More about Conran and Partners unveils residential conversion of Richard Seifert's Centre Point
Bookcases and partitions appear not to meet the ground at this chocolate-coloured workplace in São Paulo, by Studio Arthur Casas. More about Studio Arthur Casas uses books to brighten "austere" law office in Brazil
A sliding screen offers glimpses to the living room beneath this plant-filled wall, which architecture firm Nauturehumaine has added to a 1940s house in Montreal. More about Naturehumaine enlivens mid-century Montreal house with plant-covered wall
Brooklyn studio Light and Air Architecture has overhauled a local home using a new structural stairwell to link together the whole interior below a skylight. More about Light and Air Architecture transforms Brooklyn row house with "switchback" staircase
Design duo Chad and Courtney Ludeman have renovated a modernist residence in New Jersey, turning it into a rentable cabin that can act as a snug winter retreat. More about A-frame house becomes cosy guest lodge outside Philadelphia
Phone booths with grassy carpets, a floral mural, and rose-pink and lemon-yellow furniture feature in this women-only co-working club in Toronto, designed by locally based MMNT Studio. More about Female co-working club Make Lemonade opens in Toronto
New York architecture firm MKCA has gutted an outdated apartment in the West Village, transforming its dim interiors into light-filled spaces. More about MKCA overhauls West Village apartment with custom carpentry throughout
An enlarged master suite and a new indoor pool are among the modifications to a 1950s dwelling in Seattle made during renovations by American firm SHED. More about Mid-century modern home in Seattle undergoes sensitive renovation by SHED
Mid-century-style lamps hang above burnt orange leather booths inside this restaurant in Chicago, designed by New York-based studio Meyer Davis in an old printing house. More about The Proxi restaurant occupies former printing house in Chicago
A sliver of glazing separates a white house in Stuttgart from this black extension Holzer Architekten designed to create additional living spaces with plentiful garden views for its owners. More about Holzer Architekten adds black extension to 1920s house in Stuttgart
New York architecture studio Dash Marshall has turned two Tribeca residences into one home connected by a hanging, blackened steel spiral staircase. More about Dash Marshall merges two Tribeca lofts with sculptural staircase
Atelier Vens Vanbelle has created a contemporary home behind the preserved facade of a former school in Ghent, featuring arched spaces that extend between the original windows and a new living room. More about Ghent house by Atelier Vens Vanbelle features arching spaces extruded into new white volume