20 Most Popular Interior Design Projects of 2025

Interior design in 2025 revealed a discipline in transition. The projects that drew the most attention on uni.xyz were not the ones with the biggest budgets or the most famous clients. They were the ones that understood something essential: that the quality of an interior is measured by how it makes people feel, not how it photographs.

This list spans cafes in Poland and South Korea, bakeries in Bratislava and Seoul, residential apartments in Malaysia and California, and conceptual proposals that rethink how interior space can serve society. We ranked them by reader engagement: visits, saves, and conversation from 260,000+ architects and designers.

Four conceptual proposals lead the list, followed by sixteen built projects grouped by typology.

Built Projects

1. Helen Café by CUDO: A Multifunctional Café Inspired by Nature and History

The most-read project in this category on uni.xyz in 2025. Helen Café drew the strongest engagement of any project we published under this discipline this year.

Studio: CUDO

2. Living Together: A Multi-Generational Courtyard House in China

One of the top three most-engaged projects in this category. Living Together resonated strongly with readers across the uni.xyz community in 2025.

3. KUDDO Coffee: A Blend of Industrial Heritage and Modern Design

One of the top three most-engaged projects in this category. KUDDO Coffee resonated strongly with readers across the uni.xyz community in 2025.

4. Press Cafe by IDST

Press Cafe ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

Studio: IDST

5. Misshumasshu: A Landmark in Restaurant Interior Design with Cultural Fusion by Maja Bernvill

Misshumasshu: A Landmark in Restaurant Interior Design with Cultural Fusion ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

Studio: Maja Bernvill

6. norrri cafe by atelier ah: A Warm, Playful Retreat Inspired by Childhood Memories in Cheongju

norrri cafe ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

Studio: atelier ah

7. Spiritual Architecture for Collective Consciousness

Spiritual Architecture for Collective Consciousness ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

8. Pawridge Pet Cafe by Studio Cereal Number – Yangju-si, South Korea

Pawridge Pet Cafe ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

Studio: Studio Cereal Number – Yangju-si, South Korea

9. Atelier Hosoo: A Unique Ring Workshop Experience in Busan

Atelier Hosoo ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

10. Chlieb Náš Bakery by Sadovsky & Architects: Where Traditional Craft Meets Modern Design in Bratislava

Chlieb Náš Bakery ranks among the top 10 most-engaged projects in this category on uni.xyz. Readers returned to it repeatedly throughout 2025.

Studio: Sadovsky & Architects

11. Layers of Space: Adaptive Reuse of Sukchulmok Bakery and Café in Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Layers of Space earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

12. True Black Coffee Bar by NaaV Studio

True Black Coffee Bar earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

Studio: NaaV Studio

13. Palm Springs House: A Fusion of Modern Coastal Architecture and Mid-Century Modernism

Palm Springs House earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

14. Queen Sirikit National Convention Center: A Fusion of Thai Heritage and Modern Architecture

Queen Sirikit National Convention Center earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

15. INDELIBLE WOUND: A Subterranean Exploration of Human Impact Through Geological Architecture

INDELIBLE WOUND earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

16. SS2 Apartment by Wuuu Studio: A Modern Japanese-Inspired Urban Retreat in Petaling Jaya

SS2 Apartment earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

Studio: Wuuu Studio

17. Barbara Bar and Restaurant by 89 stopni – Warsaw’s Unique Cocktail Destination

Barbara Bar and Restaurant earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

Studio: 89 stopni – Warsaw’s Unique Cocktail Destination

18. Hygge Cafe by Dhanie & Sal: A Harmonious Blend of Form, Function, and Materiality

Hygge Cafe earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

Studio: Dhanie & Sal

19. Adaptive Reuse Architecture for Social Equity: A Vocational Training Hub for the Homeless

Adaptive Reuse Architecture for Social Equity earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

20. KOMFORTABEL Namsan Coffee Shop by Studio Motif: A Panoramic Café Haven Above Seoul

KOMFORTABEL Namsan Coffee Shop earned a place among the top 20 most-engaged projects in this category by reader metrics on uni.xyz in 2025.

Studio: Studio Motif

What Interior Design Told Us in 2025

The strongest pattern on this list is the dominance of food and drink spaces. Cafes, bakeries, restaurants, and bars account for the majority of the top 20. That is not a coincidence: these are the interiors where architecture meets daily life most intimately. A cafe visit is a 30-minute architecture experience that anyone can have, and the best designers in 2025 treated that half-hour with the seriousness it deserves.

This article features projects published on uni.xyz in 2025, ranked by reader engagement. Last updated: April 2026.