Montreal-based architecture and design firm MRDK (Ménard Dworkind) has completed Renzo Sandwich Shop, a 1,275-square-foot eatery in the city’s Mile End neighborhood that successfully channels "understated nostalgia." The design is a sophisticated throwback to retro mid-century diners, eschewing flashy...
Hair salons across the globe are increasingly becoming aesthetic destinations in their own right, with designers leveraging striking materials, bold colours, and unique concepts to transform them from simple service locations into immersive experiential spaces. This collection of eight...
Barcelona studio Cometa Architects has completed the renovation of a 162-square-meter home, christened Éventail, after the "hand fan" metaphor that inspired its unique layout. The design radically reconfigured the original, misaligned interior into a space that "radiates from an...
Slovakian architecture firm Alan Prekop Studio has ingeniously transformed a former corporate office in Bratislava's iconic Kotva House into a highly flexible and utilitarian apartment designed for artist residencies. Situated on the sixth floor of the 1930s building, which...
London-based Uncanny Studio has orchestrated a masterful overhaul of Primrose Apartment, a generous penthouse set atop an Art Deco-era building overlooking Regent’s Park. The core mandate for the renovation was to transform the previously cluttered and constricted spaces into...
The Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners were revealed at a celebratory ceremony in Shanghai, where over 150 shortlisted architects, designers, and VIP guests gathered at the Kimpton Qiantan Shanghai hotel. Now in its third year, the awards program highlights...
Florence-based Atelier Vago, led by Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi, has completed its first project, Pailunga, a creative space housed within a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. Commissioned by composer and psychologist Giulio Fagiolini, the vision for Pailunga...
The Under Armour Performance Center—known to the team as The Castle—the training facility for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, has undergone a significant 20,000-square-foot renovation spearheaded by architecture studio ZGF and contractors Whiting-Turner. Driven by the concept of the raven’s...
Architecture firm X+Living has completed a major bookstore renovation for the Zhongshuge chain in Tianjin, China, creating a retail space that transcends mere commercial function. Located in Tianjin's Italian Style District—known for its early 20th-century neoclassic architecture—the project was...
The double-height living room remains one of the most powerful architectural statements a home can make, instantly imbuing a space with a sense of "high drama" and generous scale. This lookbook, curated from Dezeen's extensive archive, explores seven stunning...
