From a privacy-conscious home in Japan to a vaulted greenhouse in Chile, this roundup spotlights buildings from around the world that are brightened by luminous glass bricks and blocks.
French designer Philippe Starck has renovated a 1920s building on Madrid's Gran Via into a hotel that conjures the spirit of Grand Cafés and the Generation of '27.
Calfornia-based Studio Ahead has turned a former San Francisco music cafe into the Side A restaurant and vinyl bar, which includes a custom aluminium DJ stand.