Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has overhauled a Madrid apartment by reconfiguring its layout, installing a new kitchen, and adding slick oak and marble surfaces. More about Lucas y Hernández-Gil revamp 19th-century Madrid flat with smooth finishes and colourful paintings
French studios Java Architecture and Atelier Brunoir tempered their preference for "soberness and order" to deliver this jewellery store interior for a Parisian client who could not get enough gold and pink. More about Soft-hued jewellery store designed for owner with love of gold and pink
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has used smooth grey stone and fluted bronze to revive the grandeur of a 1930s theatre in Shanghai. More about Neri&Hu revives 1930s Shanghai theatre with dramatic stone and bronze details
Fans of Danish functionalist architecture can now visit a comprehensively refurbished house designed by renowned architect Poul Henningsen on the outskirts of Copenhagen. More about Drachmann Arkitekter revamps the Copenhagen house of late Danish architect Poul Henningsen
Canadian firm Naturehumaine has renovated and extended a 1920s residential building in Montreal, adding a white-clad upper level to the old brick structure. More about Naturehumaine upgrades Montreal residences with new brickwork and a white roof extension
The original wooden doors and vaulted ceilings of this Valencian townhouse have been retained in renovation works carried out to improve its connection with a landscaped courtyard. More about DG Arquitecto Valencia reconfigures traditional Spanish townhouse
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has overhauled a pair of Airbnb apartments in Tokyo, giving one a suspended table and wood-lined walls, and the other dark plasterwork and plush grey carpet. More about Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects designs pair of contrasting Tokyo apartments for Airbnb guests
Bunyesc Arquitectes has transformed a house in northeast Spain into a low-energy building by adding a new polycarbonate plastic facade. More about Bunyesc Arquitectes updates old Spanish house with new polycarbonate facade
Black zinc cladding and a sinuous staircase feature in the renovation and expansion of an urban masonry building by New York studio Young Projects. More about Young Projects extends brick townhouse in Brooklyn with metal-clad addition
Nook Architects has converted a Barcelona block into a bed and breakfast, featuring vibrant blue tiles and cobalt-hued paintwork. More about Patterned tiles define rooms in Barcelona bed and breakfast by Nook Architects
These photographs offer a look inside Oscar Niemeyer's recently reopened Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, which features interiors by Brazilian firm Debora Aguiar Arquitectos and US practice Studio VOA. More about Oscar Niemeyer's revamped Hotel Nacional features interiors by Debora Aguiar and Studio VOA
A+Awards: this apartment in London, which won an Architizer A+Award last year, has a large window between its black kitchen and light-toned bedroom. More about Daniele Petteno brings monochrome palette to renovated London apartment
A hotel designed by famed Brazilian modernist Oscar Niemeyer has reopened as a luxury resort in Rio de Janeiro, after being closed for over 20 years. More about Oscar Niemeyer's Hotel Nacional reopens in Rio after 20 years
Threefold Architects has overhauled this terraced house in London to include cut-back floors offering glimpses between its various levels. More about Threefold Architects adds staggered floors and narrow stairwell to London terrace
A room with wicker walls forms part of this sanctuary that Argentinian office Estudio Normal has built in the home of a Buenos Aires-based chef. More about Estudio Normal builds "fortress of solitude" inside Buenos Aires home
Warc Studio has reinterpreted the typical lean-to extensions of many Melbourne houses with this timber and glass addition to a home in the city's Oakleigh suburb. More about Timber fins shade asymmetric glazed gable added to Melbourne home by Warc Studio
Emulsion has transformed a triplex apartment in London's iconic Barbican Estate with a new mezzanine floor and a colour palette inspired by Le Corbusier. More about Emulsion transforms apartment in London's brutalist Barbican Estate
Chinese studio OEU-ChaO has modernised a residence in one of Beijing's historic hutong neighbourhoods with a white steel-framed extension and plenty of windows. More about White steel extension and large windows update historic hutong home in Beijing
A+Awards: a former industrial space in Manhattan's SoHo has been renovated to create a new space for a contemporary art gallery, which received an Architizer A+Award last year. More about Toshiko Mori and Hirsch Corti turn label-making factory into Peter Freeman Gallery
AR Design Studio has extended a 1970s house in Hampshire, England, with two glass-fronted volumes featuring huge windows. More about AR Design Studio adds glazed extensions to 1970s house in southern England