SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 4, 2024

This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. My selection criteria for each will be threefold: The building must be of architectural interest, local importance, or historically significant. In 1913, George H. McMorran and Carl G.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. Architect Mark Stoner has led the restoration of Philip Johnson's Brick House It follows the building's closure in 2008 after the structure suffered ongoing "water intrusion" due to its sloping site.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Paloma Bau has renovated this historic home in Valencia Keen to preserve Casa Ona's "Mediterranean essence", Paloma Bau retained and restored the home's existing heritage-protected facade, which is adorned by turquoise tiles. It's a home inspired by its beaches and traditional architecture, adapted to the owner's lifestyle."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

New York-based GRT Architects has completed a mixed-use complex in Jersey City, which involved restoring three brick warehouses and adding four new levels. The 66 Monitor development – also known as The Starling – includes 39 residential units, a large restaurant, a small cafe and parking within the expanded complex.

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Archinect

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Chicago Tribune is reporting on the successful effort by Windy City preservationists to save the landmarked vacant Century and Consumers buildings, the “last vestiges of the Chicago School of Architecture” after two years of fighting. Their owners, the U.S.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2025

An arched entryway and "electric blue millwork" are among the features in a rowhouse in Philadelphia 's Society Hill neighbourhood that has been renovated by architectural studio TBo. The buildings feature deep-set arched doorways and rectangular windows. The photography is by Kate S Jordan.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

Local architecture and landscape studios Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates have converted an Italian Gothic revival-style church into an event venue in Downtown Phoenix. Originally built in 1929 by Arizona architecture firm Fitzhugh & Byron, the structure underwent a fire in 1984.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Belgian architecture studios Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Hoeilaart, stripping away previous extensions to celebrate the "spirit and quality" of its original design. By removing extensions to the home, the original frontage was restored with full-height, sliding glass doors.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco , USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. The new masterplan restores the logic of Pereira's plan, reasserting its clarity and revitalising the ground plane."

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London , which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Architecture studio LMN Architects and landscape studio Field Operations have opened a wood-clad aquarium extension topped with a public park that acts as a bridge between the city and Seattle's waterfront. Hallways on either side of the tank then lead to a large, main viewing window, as well as the building's central hall and atrium.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2025

A historic neo-gothic rectory in New York's Harlem has been given new life by Brooklyn-based GRT Architects , through highlighting the building's arched windows and lining spaces with reeded oak panelling. In the kitchen and dining area, the oak reeding continues across floor-to-ceiling cabinetry that surrounds a window over the sink.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. We've restored the plaza and podium to its original 1952 glory while comprehensively overhauling the mechanical systems."

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Dwell

JANUARY 9, 2025

baths) Lot Size: 1 acre From the Agent: " The David and Christine Weisblat House is an extraordinary Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned Usonian home that captures the essence of his organic architecture philosophy. The living room, centered around a striking hearth, features expansive windows that frame views of the surrounding landscape.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

Original mosaic floors and decorative mouldings have been restored in this early 20th-century Barcelona apartment renovation by local practice Sigla Studio. These features, emblematic of the period, were meticulously preserved and restored". The photography is by Marta Vidal.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit 's historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project of the building undertaken by its developer and architecture studio ODA.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

French Broad House, Riverdale, Tennessee, 2020, Sanders Pace Architecture, 2020. Years from now, serious collectors of architectural magazines may search for that single issue of the 21st century magazine Dwell , absent a major spread of a house designed in the midcentury modern (MCM) manner or a restoration of a building from that era.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2024

The main living spaces all flow together and have expansive views onto the garden Many of the existing fixtures were retained, including the fixed windows and doors, wherever possible. To keep the focus on the views from the large windows, the interior was designed with "a more muted, streamlined aesthetic".

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2024

While the primary use of windows is for daylight access and ventilation, they can also play a key role in visually connecting spaces within the home. Adding internal windows enables more interaction between adjacent rooms, while allowing light to penetrate further into the home – creating bright and spacious interiors.

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Deezen

APRIL 5, 2025

The larger volume contains an open-plan kitchen and dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the lake. Wool curtains are also used throughout, providing privacy for occupants where there are large floor-to-ceiling windows. The 183-square-metre Lake Como Villa is divided into two wings.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has converted a listed room in Norway into a restaurant , adding an angular mirrored bar and restoring the building's historical frescoes. The artworks are now restored and lit with state-of-the-art lighting." The photography is by Sigurd Fandango.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The 800-year-old buildings were carefully restored, with the original wooden floors, exposed brickwork and ceiling beams among the features kept. Designed by Amsterdam studio More Architecture , the rooms are arranged with varied orientations to provide guests with an "immersive relationship with nature".

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Dwell

MARCH 25, 2025

The historic brick house in Germantown was taken down to the studs and carefully rebuilt while preserving its structure, floors, and windows. Acres From the Agent: " Located in the heart of Germantown, this fully restored historic home blends the charm of its pre-1860 origins with modern comforts.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy , restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. Upstairs, the restoration of the barn roof was prioritised so one could immediately feel and connect to the building's heritage," she added.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2025

Atelier XK has completed the Huanglong Mountain Zisha Mineral Source Museum "The design appropriately transforms [the site] based on the principles of minimum intervention, historical restoration, and activation, to make it a reference for the protection and renewal of architectural heritage," said the studio. "A

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Deezen

AUGUST 2, 2024

Spanish architecture practice Funcionable has renovated a century-old home in a heritage-protected area of Toledo , making "few but radical" alterations to its historic masonry fabric. The post Funcionable restores and updates historic home in Spain appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Imagen Subliminal.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

UK practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has restored four heritage-listed buildings within the Brighton Dome cultural complex, upgrading its performance spaces and uncovering 19th-century structures.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Founded in 2008 in Beijing, Vector Architects has distinguished itself by embracing a philosophy of integrating architecture with its environment, prioritizing logic and restraint over grandiosity. The firm also emphasizes the integral connection between architecture and construction. How did your firm grow?

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Hotel Designs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Once the pioneering home of Zurich’s first cinemas, this architectural gem has undergone a remarkable transformation, breathing new life into its storied walls. The process commenced with recycling and creating that involved meticulous restoration and innovative design.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Photo by Austin LeFebvre, courtesy Architecture Sarasota Paul Rudolph’s 1952 Sanderling Beach Club on Siesta Key, known for its single-story cabanas with low-vaulted ceilings and sheathed plywood construction, was destroyed by Helene, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region in late September, about two weeks before Milton hit.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Having just returned from Paris, I had the unique opportunity to witness the restoration efforts of the Notre Dame Cathedral firsthand. The cathedral’s twin towers, rose windows and intricate façade are considered architectural marvels, with countless generations contributing to its ongoing preservation.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Will Gamble Architects has extended a farmhouse in North Hertfordshire The Flint Farm extension contains a kitchen and dining area wrapped by floor-to-ceiling glass, lending it a contemporary look that contrasts with the existing architecture. A contemporary picture window has also been added to frame a view of the garden.

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Dwell

MARCH 19, 2025

The cheerful Seattle midcentury sports fish scale shingles, punchy paint, and stained glass windows designed by one of the siblings. Courtesy of Best Practice Architecture After: Exterior Sitting jauntily on its block, this renovated residence in Seattles Mount Baker neighborhood retains the original homes footprint.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 31, 2024

From city halls and libraries to community centers, today’s municipal architecture represents a profound commitment to addressing social, environmental and cultural challenges through design. Around the globe, architects are reimagining what it means to design for the public.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 3, 2022

Among the reasons why is because it was in Chicago that a young Frank Lloyd Wright would first come to prominence as an entirely original talent who sought nothing less than to create a uniquely American form of architecture. The Trust completed restoration of the Robie House in 2019, at a cost of over 11 million dollars. Frederick C.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Smart architectural interventions enhance the residents' living comfort in various ways. The window seats are a popular spot for children to read and play while basking in natural daylight. The use of sustainable, natural materials such as wood for finishing enhances that feeling. Sustainability is at the heart of this home's design.

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Deezen

JULY 4, 2024

On a Newfoundland peninsula only accessible by boat or on foot, Toronto studio Reflect Architecture has transformed a pair of century-old saltbox houses into a flexible vacation home. The replacement windows feature projecting box details Both were previously off-grid, but the renovation sees Burden House connected to electricity.

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