London firm ao-ft unveils first project of their home and studio Spruce House

If great design begins at home, ao-ft (Architecture Office Fluker Tatarintseva) is officially ahead of the game. As a first project, the pair created their own home and studio space, and their choice of materials and layout show the advantages of starting as you mean to go on

Finnish studio Fyra has transformed two mid-century buildings in Helsinki into a welcoming office

Finnish studio Fyra has transformed two mid-century buildings in Helsinki into a warm and welcoming yet future-looking office for global auditing firm EY

A Mexico City Art Deco gem is reimagined as a workspace, showroom and venue

What was once a dilapidated Art Deco house in Mexico City has been transformed into Arco Compañía Cultural: a hybrid showroom and studio that is home to Worc architects and furniture designers Veta – not to mention events, workshops, exhibitions and some brilliant house parties

The Wilmina hotel in Berlin is brought back to life after the building served as a women’s prison for close to a century

It’s no crime to covet luxury. Step into one of the 44 warm and welcoming rooms at the Wilmina in Berlin’s Charlottenburg and you will be begging reception to lock you up and throw away the key

Hotel Hana draws on craftsmanship and materiality for its luxurious interior decor

At Hotel Hana in Paris, the newest member of the Adresses Hotels collection, interior designer Laura Gonzalez used pattern, texture and craftsmanship to create the best of both worlds

Jonathan Tuckey turns an AH Mackmurdo townhouse into a flexible office space

Briefed with reimagining eight floors of flexible office space in London’s Knightsbridge, architect Jonathan Tuckey looked to the building’s former use as a residence and its Arts and Craft heritage for inspiration. The result is a home-from-home that’s every bit as smart as its neighbourhood

Hotel Hércules, a historical complex in central Mexico, is once again at the centre of its community

In central Mexico, the practice known as GOMA Taller de Arquitectura has sensitively repurposed part of a 19th-century textile factory into a luxurious hotel by highlighting its beauty and pared-back grandeur

The natural, tactile charm of Locke’s new East Side Gallery aparthotel in Berlin

Locke’s exquisite new Berlin East Side Gallery aparthotel, designed by Matthew Grzywinski of Grzywinski+Pons, takes the rough with the smooth

Studio Rhonda’s masterful project for Omlet embraces bold hues and natural elements

The new Omlet HQ by Studio Rhonda is a masterful study in how colour and embracing natural elements can be used to transform an industrial space into an inviting workplace

Samsen Technology’s new office by Note Design Studio perfectly combines the feeling of an aspirational apartment and a hub of tech innovation

For Samsen Technology, Note Design Studio created a space where the best aspects of home and social interior design meet the practicality of an office environment

The Golden Age of Hollywood is alive and well at Sandbox Films’ New York HQ

The new HQ of documentary production company Sandbox Films speaks to New York’s status as a cinematic icon as well as the old-school glamour of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Familien Kvistad designs colourful, lively and flexible office space for Frend Digital

Wanted: one bright, forward-thinking office that incorporates purple and orange and can move as the company grows. Such was the brief that Frend Digital brought to Familien Kvistad

Jolie imagines office spaces that feel anything but workaday

Tasked with turning a five-storey office block in Manchester’s city centre into new workspaces, Jolie approached the interior design with the same sensibilities as it would a residential project

Atelier ah completes light-hearted and welcoming interior of the Norrri Café in South Korea

Set on the ground floor of a former residential building, Norrri Café has been carved out by designers atelier ah in patterns borrowed from a brick tower and a playground

Space age sensibilities combine with natural materials to make the Common Knowledge studio welcoming to new musicians

Fostering new musicians and performers is paramount for recording studio Common Knowledge. Enter THISS Studio who, together with specialists Mitre & Mondays and Noatune, created an interior scheme that sounds as good as it looks