Located in a refurbished armory, Loft Panzerhalle features a ribbon-like mezzanine and a theatrical floating staircase - and it's a visionary architectonic masterpiece. The Smartvoll project is the 2018 AZ Awards Winner for Residential Interiors.

Public Square, an FXCollaborative project, imagines an interlocking tile system that could reclaim space formerly occupied by vehicles - it earned a 2018 AZ Award of Merit in the Ideas/Prototypes category.

Instead of tearing down an abandoned grain silo, COBE used the landmark to create a 17-storey residential project in Copenhagen that places social sustainability - and expressively angled balconies - at its core.

Volume C, created by Marcio Kogan for São Paulo retailer Micasa, is a sculptural and flexible vessel - for displaying furniture, hosting events and more - defined by its exposed glulam-wood framing.

Nestled among the pine trees of Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Entrepinos clusters six thoughtfully crafted volumes around a patio. Along with Big House, Little House, the Taller Héctor Barroso project is a winner of the 2018 AZ Awards in Residential Architecture: Single Family.

DevolutioN Park, in Xiamen, China, challenges developers to think differently. In an empty 90-square-metre apartment, Jiansong Tang created a rolling green oasis 27 storeys in the sky. The project is a 2018 AZ Awards winner for Temporary/Demonstration Architecture.

The Axyl Chair, designed by Benjamin Hubert and manufactured by Allermuir, is stackable and built on inverted, Y-shaped legs. Better yet: it was engineered to ensure that its footprint would be as minimal as possible.

With the Induction Wall Light, Castor Design has developed an elegant way to revive - and actually improve - expired fluorescent lights. The design is the 2018 AZ Awards Winner in the Lighting Fixtures category.

Patrick Norquet's Pure Paper Color takes paper, available in flat sheets or gently embossed in a number of patterns, and transforms it into a building material. The Ober product is the 2018 AZ Awards Winner for Architectural/Interior Products.

El Califa is a taquería that takes cues from the shape, and infinite manifestations, of the humble taco. The Esrawe Studio project is a 2018 AZ Awards Winner for Commercial/Institutional Interiors.