In our next movie from the AHEAD Asia 2017 awards, Singapore architect Colin Seah explains the concept behind COO, a new hostel and bistro aimed at young, design-conscious travellers on a budget. More about Ministry of Design targets millennial travellers with COO concept hostel
Building around a metal frame placed into ruins of a former engine room in the state of Yucatan, a team of Mexican architects have created a contemporary dining lounge. More about Metal beams frame restaurant inserted inside old Mexican textile factory
Ochre walls and furnishings feature in restaurant Treves and Hyde, designed by Grzywinski + Pons in London's Whitechapel. More about Cement grey meets bright ochre in Grzywinski + Pons' London restaurant interior
MVRDV has revealed its design for a pair of mixed-use towers in The Hague, which will feature natural stone facades that stagger into wooden outdoor spaces on top. More about MVRDV unveils pair of stone towers for The Hague topped with "crown of terraces"
Pink accents contrast the pale palette that US firm ASH NYC has used for the interior of this farm-to-counter restaurant in Boston. More about ASH NYC adds pops of pink to Dig Inn Boston restaurant
Architecture firm Tham & Videgård has turned a former Stockholm design college into a members club that aims to make creative professionals feel "a little spoiled". More about Dark walls and custom furniture fill Stockholm's Alma creative space by Tham & Videgård
Danish practice 3XN has unveiled plans for a new aquatics centre in the southern Swedish city of Linköping, which will featuring undulating timber and glass facades. More about Wave-like facades wrap 3XN's aquatic centre in southern Sweden
London studio Softroom has designed a new Eurostar lounge for business-class passengers in Paris' Gare du Nord, featuring a circular cocktail bar and plush upholstery. More about Softroom uses luxury materials to create decadent apartment-like Eurostar lounge in Paris
Design studio Biasol has transformed a 19th-century warehouse in Clerkenwell into a restaurant and bar with marble and velvet accents. More about Biasol converts listed warehouse into restaurant and cocktail bar in east London
GamFratesi worked with Gubi to create the custom furniture filling Paris' House of Denmark, which is now being launched as a collection at Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about GamFratesi creates furniture and interiors for Maison du Danemark in Paris
Two massive voids cut diagonally through this office tower in Hangzhou, China, by JDS Architects to create an arched pathway underneath and a stepped park on top. More about Arched chasms extend through Hangzhou office block by Julien De Smedt
A trio of glass-fronted gables cantilever out from this mountain restaurant that architects Peter Pichler Architecture and Pavol Mikolajcak have created for skiers in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. More about Three blackened wood huts project from mountain restaurant by Peter Pichler and Pavol Mikolajcak
Australian designer Matt Woods has given Chinese cafe chain The Dessert Kitchen a minimal and nature-led interior for its first outpost in Sydney. More about White brick and reclaimed eucalyptus wood fill Sydney Dessert Kitchen
Geometric alcoves, rope partitions and a dramatic arched ceiling make up the design of this new restaurant by California studio Archisects. More about Cedar-clad ceiling arches over San Diego restaurant by Archisects
Nameless Architecture used layers of flat fabric to form the stools and benches inside this cafe in South Korea's Gyeonggi province. More about Stacked felt sheets create seating inside South Korean cafe
New York-born delicatessen chain Dean & DeLuca is moving away from its signature aesthetic to launch a new style of fast-food outlet based around a kitchen design by architect Ole Scheeren. More about Dean & DeLuca launches fast-food concept based on Ole Scheeren kitchen design
A+Awards: over 8,000 wooden chopsticks hang above diners at this "sober and simple" sushi bar in Portugal, which was designed by architect Paulo Merlini and lauded at this year's Architizer A+Awards. More about Paulo Merlini suspends chopsticks from ceiling of minimal sushi bar
Australian studio Biasol has designed a marble interior for an espresso and cocktail bar in London's historic Royal Exchange building. More about Biasol designs marble-rich cafe in historic London stock exchange
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a long communal table and suspended lighting that creates a canopy in the atrium of Shanghai's Chi-Q restaurant. More about Neri&Hu designs dramatic light-filled atrium for Shanghai restaurant
The lower level of The Met Breuer museum in New York now houses a space for visitors to dine and drink in the surrounds of the brutalist-style building. More about Restaurant and coffee bar open inside brutalist Met Breuer museum