Breathing new life into old buildings, a hospitality brand offers lodging that blends the informality of a hostel with the comforts of a boutique hotel.

A former hospital in the Venetian Lagoon transforms into an upscale resort.

A London-based firm whips a Victorian-era gymnasium in London back into shape as a modern mecca of Mittel-European cuisine.

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture and Roman and Williams convert an athletic club into a hotel, imaginatively combining modern and historic architectural flourishes for an updated approach to play and respite.

The New York Edition hotel revitalizes an historic skyscraper with an interior that glamorously fuses past and present.

With unusual restraint, a 1960s post office is reimagined as a focal point for New Nordic cuisine.