Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2024

The 1,152-square-foot (107-square-metre) brick townhouse was originally built in 1945 and has undergone a considered "deconstruction" process during its recent renovation. Larger windows were added to bring more light into the dining room, which overlooks a new rear deck. The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The renovated eight-bedroom house fronts Logan Circle, one of the city's grand rotaries that connects several major avenues, created as part of engineer Pierre L'Enfant's original masterplan. During the renovation, brick walls and floor joists were exposed to contrast a contemporary kitchen.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2024

British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill got the idea for the yoghurt coating from an anecdote he'd heard early in his career when he was working at the engineering firm Max Fordham LLP.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. That led him to Fagnola, who at the time was working with PAT co-founder Andrea Veglia on the renovation.

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Dwell

AUGUST 6, 2024

The new timber extension showcases the dedication to craftsmanship of British architects Bindloss Dawes, known for their rigorous detailing and material compositions that balance city and country sensibilities, delivered in close collaboration with client, Farrow & Ball color curator Joa Studholme, and her husband Andrew.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

An "urban farm" rooftop garden , planted terraces and a fish-pond atrium characterise this renovated house in Melbourne , designed by Austin Maynard Architects. The renovated site now includes five distinct garden areas. The primary bedroom leads out to a large terrace area The house was topped with a three-kilowatt-solar-panel system.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Architects and designers often open out the room located directly under the roof of a house to create extra living areas or storage space. Whether they were renovations of an existing room or conversions of unused attic space, the following loft conversions are united by their thoughtful use of space.

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Dwell

MAY 22, 2024

From the moment they moved into their semidetached Victorian home in London in 2006, Nicola and Patrick Kendall dreamed of renovating their kitchen—but life and more pressing home improvements got in the way. The clients originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture suggested an alternative. "We

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The stone-clad Connecticut retreat is surprisingly advanced with a steel frame, glass sliders, geothermal heating and cooling, and a motorized roof hatch to the deck. To the left, a staircase ascends through a motorized roof hatch, accessing the panoramic roof deck. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

The house occupies a former caretaker's cottage that had been abandoned Castanheira 's renovation uncovers the original timber roof structure, adds a bedroom wing and gives the building an entirely new interior layout. The roof of this block serves as a balcony terrace for the floor above.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The cheerful spirit of Nimtim Architects’ renovation continues inside by way of bold patterns and more pops of color. The extension is articulated as a simple pitched roof form with a large pivot door framing an uninterrupted view of the garden beyond. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its plans for The Ark, a project involving the renovation and extension of a warehouse at an old cement factory in Shanghai , China. The Ark will be distinguished by a futuristic, curved metal extension positioned at roof level and designed to resemble a floating ship – giving the project its name.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Due to local historic preservation guidelines, the team only renovated 50 per cent of the existing house.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Clair for a playful, interiors-focused renovation. Color was a journey throughout the process, the clients wanted to make sure their holiday home was a playful escape. The cypress pine floors were sanded back and refinished, the exposed timber roof structure was painted to form part of the ceiling. Have one to share?

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A comprehensive modernization of the stadium is planned, with an expansive photo-voltaic roof – in German, ‘ein grosses Dach für alle’, or ‘one big roof for everyone’ – replacing the original façade while providing a new identity for the stadium. Jakob Platz) between the recently renovated St. The new formed square (St.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The home was thoroughly tested and proven over 30 years of family use, and the clients wanted to retain its easy function and utilitarian materiality while adding further accommodation for the evolution of family life. Have one to share? Post it here. Only two houses remain, including this one, which is located on a prominent corner location.

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Deezen

AUGUST 25, 2023

California's Tyreus Design Studio has completed a timber-clad house and entertainment barn renovation on a farm in Sonoma. The light-coloured standing seam metal roof reflects heat that helps cool the house, as does the whole-house fan and solar electricity. The photography is by Christopher Stark.

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Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to Westeck’s Client Spotlight! Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Today, we’re excited to feature Averra Developments in our Client Spotlight with their Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home. youtube.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2023

American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. The Assembly is a renovated factory in Pittsburgh. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement. Concrete was used to replace the old sills, while the new timber roof was installed over rendered brickwork.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Notably more affordable than similar sized, un-renovated, homes in the area. All homes have their own private balcony overlooking the street, plus there are shared resources that include a 55-space cycle parking area, a communal roof terrace and a shared laundry. Residents share a communal roof terrace. Fire engineer: Omnii.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Renovated, but retaining its old charm. Photo © Mark Seelen “We endeavored to work with raw and local materials to craft a contemporary wabi-sabi-inspired renovation”, says Sander Apperlo, Partner Architect. The roof signals intimacy, further enhanced by the big fireplace, the conversation pit, and the sunken dining table.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Also featured in the roundup is a wooden house that steps down a hillside in Chile and the renovation of a brutalist townhouse in London. The house has breeze-block walls and a roof cutout for a palm tree. Named House Dokka, the home was designed to resemble a "floating treehouse".

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. Across the other three floors of the home are four bedrooms and three bathrooms that were lightly renovated, alongside a study, additional living spaces and hallways.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The team has experience refurbishing mid-century modern homes in North Carolina, having overhauled a 1959 brick ranch-style home in Raleigh in 2017.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher. Part of the HUUS house is sunken in the ground.

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Deezen

MAY 19, 2023

The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co 's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. The bottom volume is split across two storeys and recessed from the edge of the roof to create a small terrace.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 19, 2023

According to the terms of the call for tenders, this project involves renovating the Coupole building and creating new auditoriums in the space currently under the Esplanade. Image © Perrault Architecture The Coupole will undergo a necessary renovation to meet both academic needs and current energy objectives.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

The project was built upon the challenge presented by the clients' program: two twin brothers and their families with children of different ages, all desiring to share and enjoy the house simultaneously while preserving private areas," Marcelo Couto Architecture told Dezeen. The roof of the bedroom bar is also planted.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. Client: Wraxall Yard CIC. Structural engineer: Structure Workshop. Services engineer: Ritchie+Daffin. Landscape designer: Hortus Collective.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. The quincha walls reuse soil and adobe from the site and use more straw to lighten and insulate the material.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In Atop a steel frame, the roof—like the home itself—hovers, creating a dynamic space with lots of natural light. A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As the barn had been previously renovated approximately 10 years ago, it didn't require as much work as some of the other properties on the estate. As well as the plywood staircase and joinery, the renovated barn features walls of flax and lime plaster. Skylights puncture the traditional thatch roof. Client: Landgoed Appel.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Architecture practice Invisible Studio has renovated a tired cottage in a valley in England by reconfiguring its cramped interior and adding a contemporary concrete and timber extension. Invisible Studio has renovated a cottage on the borders of Hampshire and Surrey. It has a double-pitched roof.

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