Dutch design studio Overtreders W has used a bold colour palette and an elaborate pipe network to give a concert-hall cafe a cheap but cheerful makeover. More about Overtreders W installs orange pipework above heads of customers in Netherlands cafe
This 1960s house in suburban Melbourne has been overhauled by Branch Studio Architects to create a contemporary home for the original owners' granddaughter (+ slideshow). More about Branch Studio Architects revamps 1960s dream house in Melbourne
Atelier Lame has added a steel-framed extension to an old stone house in a Parisian suburb, as part of a renovation that creates ample storage for an avid CD and record collector (+ slideshow). More about Steel and glass extension added to traditional stone house in Paris by Atelier Lame
Binario Architectes has used Corten steel, concrete and wood to create a series of new additions to the Villers Abbey in Belgium, including a visitor centre and an elevated pathway (+ slideshow). More about Elevated walkway and visitor centre added to 12th-century abbey ruins by Binario Architectes
With many of Spain's young adults unable to find work and forced to move back into their childhood homes, a team of architects has developed plans to make these spaces more suitable for adulthood. More about Spanish architects develop custom furniture for young adults returning to childhood homes
US firm Chen + Suchart Studio has renovated and expanded a 1930s dwelling in Phoenix, Arizona, adding a metal-clad volume with a window wall and a pointy roof (+ slideshow). More about Chen + Suchart extends historic Arizona home with metal-clad gabled addition
Hamburg studio Asdfg Architekten has converted a 19th-century miller's house in Berlin into a modern family home arranged around original brick walls (+ slideshow). More about Asdfg Architekten converts former miller's house into contemporary home
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has transformed an ageing Shanghai office block into a business incubator, featuring a new translucent aluminium skin (+ slideshow). More about Shanghai office transformed into aluminium-clad tech incubator by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
The kitchen inside this Melbourne apartment is designed to look more like a gallery, where furniture and fittings appear as art objects. More about BoardGrove Architects designs Melbourne apartment to look like a gallery
Architecture studio IFUB has transformed the second floor of an old chocolate factory in Berlin into an apartment featuring curved ceilings, exposed steelwork and big windows. More about IFUB creates loft apartment with vaulted ceilings in former Berlin chocolate factory
Israeli interior designer Dalit Lilienthal has renovated this 65-square-metre apartment in Tel Aviv to accommodate the needs of a young, growing family (+ slideshow). More about Dalit Lilienthal renovates small Tel Aviv apartment to fit a growing family
French office Studio Razavi has inserted a multifaceted black block into the centre of an apartment in Paris, creating a new layout while also offering a contrast to Haussmann-era details (+ slideshow). More about Studio Razavi inserts sculptural furniture block into 19th-century Parisian apartment
London studio Gort Scott has converted a rundown office block in London's Walthamstow into a hub for local creatives, featuring co-working spaces, maker studios and a bakery cafe (+ slideshow). More about Gort Scott transforms 1960s block in London to create co-working and maker spaces
A+Awards: another project lauded at this year's Architizer A+ Awards is this Mexican hacienda, where crumbling buildings were restored and connected with new elements by local studio AS Arquitectura to create a hotel (+ slideshow). More about AS Arquitectura turns dilapidated Mexican hacienda into characterful resort
Northern Ireland studio McGarry-Moon Architects has renovated a historic house in west London, and added a contemporary timber and concrete extension connected by a glass-lined corridor (+ slideshow). More about McGarry-Moon Architects updates Richmond Park gatehouse with contemporary extension
Munich architecture firm IFUB has converted the ground floor of a Berlin factory into an open-plan office with a wall of hidden cupboards and rooms (+ slideshow). More about IFUB transforms former chocolate factory into office with secret storage
Architecture firm Yoshihara McKee has removed all of the full-height partitions at this apartment in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood to make the most of a large skylight (+ slideshow). More about Yoshihara McKee maximises natural light at Photographer's Loft in New York
Design studio Minorpoet has overhauled a 1960s apartment in Tokyo to create a simple home and workplace that has its kitchen hidden behind folding wooden doors (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo apartment by Minorpoet features kitchen hidden behind folding doors
Swiss architect Rafael Schmid has overhauled his 1920s home in Zurich, pairing the property's original herringbone parquet flooring with more contemporary chipboard and mineral-based surfaces (+ slideshow). More about Rafael Schmid updates his Zurich home with textured chipboard and smooth anhydrite surfaces
As the demand for houses in London keeps on growing, architects are still managing to find old warehouses to transform into new homes and live-work spaces. We've rounded up some of the best examples, including an apartment with a raw-steel movie archive and an industrial space converted into an artist's studio (+ slideshow). More about Six of the best London warehouse conversions