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The playful building expression at 3 Te Kehu Way references local ecology and carves out a quiet sanctuary within Auckland's bustling Sylvia Park

Like a well-tailored suit styled with statement accents, this interior 'uniform', by HENN Interiors, has clear lines and a monochrome palette, creating a coherent whole across all areas 

Combining organic photovoltaics and LEDs, the Novartis Pavillon façade – designed by iart – illustrates the potential of organic photovoltaics in architecture

A timber warehouse is repurposed by D/DOCK for its own dynamic creative studio – mixed use thinking and biophilic principles played their part

Designed by PPAG architects, the sustainable Steirereck am Pogusch restaurant sits at the top of the The Pogusch pass, 1059m in height, in the Austrian Alps 

A contemporary museum presents as a giant curve with a glass curtainwall consisting of nearly half a million pixels based on ethnographic motifs 

Energy-neutral cultural park to showcase a fossil-fuel-free future – the vision for the transformation of a Hangzhou Oil Refinery Factory by MVRDV 

JMAC Architecture: “These townhouses are an exploration in a genre of building that is a direct response to redefining the expectations of medium density housing”

The MixC Sungang mixed-use complex, by 10 Design, welcomes diners and shoppers in with some rather unusual suspended functional features

A flagship attraction at a Barcelona theme park, the 'Gloworm', by MIAS Architects, is a cutting-edge train with minimal environmental impact

This early childhood education centre for 105 children by Copeland Associates Architects provides an essential community hub for a large new housing development at the southern edge of Auckland

Adding to the appeal of Qianhai district, the Qianhai Center by Goettsch Partners is a massive mixed-use complex with a cohesive tower look and a pedestrian canyon at its heart

How 50m² of inner city Melbourne retail space has given iconic Japanese cheesecake brand LeTao a new global design direction for its stores 

This mall venue was given a faceted presence 10 years ago – however, nothing stays the same and Kokaistudios has opened up the KL icon to the city

While this oatmeal factory design by JSPA houses the necessary production facilities, it also ensures the public spaces are filled with ever-changing patterns of shadow and light

One NZ's evolution from Vodafone is much more than a name and logo change – as evident in its new experiential fitout design by Warren and Mahoney

For the fit-out for M&C Saatchi, Melbourne, design and workplace strategists Made For creates an open, colourful grid-based space – underpinned by restraint

This revamped hotel interior, by Sid Lee Architecture, reaches out to its city with several vibrant 'scenes' that evoke aspects of Toronto

 UNStudio completes the sustainable refurbishment of a former bank headquarters – everything from a new entry to water-based climate ceilings to insect hotels

This colourful installation by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design evokes the local manufacturing past and energetic tech future of the locale