Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

People's Architecture Office has transformed an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen Using a strategy that the studio calls "plug-in architecture", the site's traditional brick and timber structures have been extended and interlinked with contemporary elements in glass and blue and orange steel. "By The photography is by Zhu Yumeng.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Frame House transforms the existing barn house typology into a contemporary dwelling, redefined by strategic compositions of window frames on each new elevation and new structure extending from the existing gambrel roof construction.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

JUNE 10, 2022

Ignoring building regulations could dampen your plans of adding an extension or renovation in the future. Part Two: Renovating. Renovation shall include the replacement of equipment or fixtures”. Renovation shall include the replacement of equipment or fixtures”. Spend at the Property During Renovation. are a must.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Among the studio's key projects are the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, which is composed of a low-lying circular structure wrapped with glass, and the stepped Sydney Modern gallery in Australia. Alongside its central art galleries, it hosts public spaces including a library, lecture hall and children's workshop.

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2022

As seen in this look book, vaulted ceilings are still a popular option for contemporary projects, with variations including the barrel vault, the groin vault, and the dome vault. Many of the these ten projects also use principles of adaptive reuse to take advantage of vaulted ceilings in renovated structures.

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Dwell

JANUARY 8, 2025

"Originally, we thought we could do a renovation and expansion," says Neal. Before: Exterior Before: The low-slung home was fairly nondescript, although Inga was initially attracted to the generous yard, and the cozy living room anchored by a corner fireplace. "We

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Deezen

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. Open-air egress transforms nondescript interior corridors into vibrant exterior passageways," said the studio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

Architecture studio Archer + Braun has renovated a listed home in Edinburgh , adding a limestone-clad extension punctured by expansive glazing. Its previously fragmented interior has been reconfigured and opened up with a rear extension, which is clad in Portland stone chosen to complement the home's original architecture.

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Deezen

JULY 20, 2024

A popular feature in many contemporary kitchens, skylights are typically used to maximise natural light in rooms that sit below ground or in the depths of a plan. This was designed by Slow to provide the owners with ample light while cooking, due to the Japanese house having a mostly windowless exterior for privacy.

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Dwell

MARCH 19, 2025

Before: Exterior Before: The homes exterior, with neglected, overgrown landscaping, left much to be desired. 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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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Local studio Heryco has completed a renovation of a pink apartment building with arches influenced by the form of aqueducts in the city of Querétaro, México. The arched motif continues to the interior courtyard with curved portals and exterior window frames. Globe-shaped lighting is suspended in the office.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2022

That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. Viga Arquitectos renovated and expanded this 1970s concrete house in the Pedregal neighbourhood of Mexico City that was designed by famed architect Luis Barragán with input from artist Diego Rivera.

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Deezen

APRIL 27, 2023

Colleen Healey Architecture has renovated a 30-year-old home in Maryland , introducing large windows and a hybrid facade that mixes Corten steel with cedar shake. The post Colleen Healey clads renovated Maryland home in Corten steel and cedar appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Jennifer Hughes.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

US architecture firm Olson Kundig and Canadian designer Erica Colpitts have renovated a mid-century house near Vancouver, warming the modernist structure with natural materials and neutral colours. This home is a juxtaposition of all good things," Colpitts said.

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Deezen

JUNE 23, 2024

The co-founder of California studio Electric Bowery has renovated a redwood-clad house in Big Sur for her family, preserving its iconic features and adding custom furniture. Also as part of the scope, a trailer on the property was restored and renovated for use as additional guest accommodation and an office for remote work.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Renovated in 2002 by Mills Studio, the property now serves as one of the most unique architectural compounds in the city. A classic aerodynamic design is the hallmark of the timeless exterior. Photo by Virtually Here Studios See the full story on Dwell.com: A Historic Home With a Contemporary Twist Lists for $2.2M

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The cafe and lobby of the landmark Miami hotel were renovated by Rosso , son of Italian businessman Renzo Rosso , who bought the hotel in 1994, updating it with the help of Swedish designer Magnus Ehrland. Some of themed rooms with names such as Executive Zebra, Go Bananas and Lust in Space were updated as well.

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Deezen

MARCH 17, 2025

London studio Threefold Architects has married red brick and timber for this home in Whitstable, Kent , which is designed as a "contemporary reinterpretation" of the area's mock-Tudor architecture. Eight Gables' bedrooms are contained on the upper floor Threefold Architects was founded by Matthew Driscoll and Jack Hosea in 2004.

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Architizer

MAY 17, 2024

This collection highlights seven incredible renovations from Spain and Portugal that blend the old and new, keeping historic elements intact while adapting them for modern living. The result is a unique dwelling complex that draws from its Mediterranean roots, while upholding contemporary living standards and sustainability parameters.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Espacio Libertad is a timber pavilion in Lima Standing over seven metres tall and matching the roofline of its neighbour, which was given heritage status in 2007, the "contemporary shelter" also aims to give the association a new presence on the street and act as a meeting place for the Franco-Peruvian community.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The founder of Diandra Maselli Architect acquired the property a week before the Covid-19 pandemic caused global lockdowns, and faced an uphill battle during the renovation of the historic structure. This included repurposing the original cast-iron radiators to support a dual-energy heating system. "The

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Corrugated Corten siding adds an industrial, low-maintenance exterior, while exposed white-painted steel emphasizes its distinct framework. Instead of modifying the exterior, a new glass volume is inserted inside, creating open, accessible workspaces while preserving the historic faade.

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Contemporist

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Michael Cooper Architects renovated a 1980's plaster clad home in New Zealand, and gave it contemporary dark wood exterior and new windows.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

Belgian studio Ae-Architecten has used glazed yellow bricks and concrete-lined living spaces to renovate SL House, a detached home in Ghent, Belgium. Instead of a complete overhaul, the studio viewed the renovation as a new "layer" to the home, retaining existing elements and complementing them with contemporary additions.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2024

Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. While the building's exterior is decorated modestly to fit into the streetscape, a more expressive colour palette is applied internally.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Find out more about this cottage › Photo is by Jim Stephenson Cottage, UK, by Invisible Studio Architecture practice Invisible Studio reconfigured the cramped interior of this "poky cottage" on the borders of Hampshire and Surrey by adding a contemporary concrete and timber extension.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The owner’s request was to increase the volume of the house while maintaining its original DNA as defined by angular geometries, redwood interiors, and exterior courtyards. Mixing the vintage redwood tonalities of the house with a contemporary language of its own, Studio Terpeluk’s intervention is respectful, unique and timeless."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Photo by Richard Gaston Rural house of the year: Caochan na Creige by Izat Arundell Local practice Izat Arundell won rural house of the year for its remote house in the Outer Hebrides designed to "sit respectfully in the landscape" using local stone to clade the exterior.

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e-architect

APRIL 11, 2025

Gardenful Courtyard Renovation Beijing, Chinese landscape design, North China architecture photos Gardenful Courtyard Renovation, Beijing, China 11 April 2025 Architecture: TAOA Location: Beijing, People’s Republic of China Photos © Tao Lei Gardenful Courtyard Renovation, China This is an urban garden built for private use.

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Architizer

JANUARY 16, 2023

This multi-residential project by Cherem Arquitectos on the outskirts of Mexico City is the contemporary equivalent of the traditional Mexican Hacienda. For their part, the exterior walls are like concrete curtains framing the free-reigning nature. By Cherem Arquitectos , Mexico. By Dellekamp Schleich , Mexico.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2022

The original travertine flooring was kept in interior design studio YSG's renovation of Budge Over Dover house in Sydney. Atherton Contemporary, US, by Pacific Peninsula Architecture and Leverone Design. Texas split-cut limestone was used for both the exterior and parts of the interior of this house in Silicon Valley , California.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Local architecture studio Goiva has renovated a white brick house and added a pub -like social space to its basement in São Paulo , Brazil. Goiva renovated the white brick Casa Yuji Architects Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes from Goiva completed the renovation of the 40-year-old house in 2023.

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Dwell

JANUARY 18, 2024

acres From the Agent : " A sophisticated blend of traditional Rocky Mountain design elements merges with contemporary interior design in this Boulder Heights home poised on nearly four acres. Fully renovated, an entirely bespoke build-out is showcased with custom finishes throughout. for $2.4M

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Dwell

JANUARY 20, 2025

I grew up doing renovations with my dad, since I was a teenager, well before architecture school," says Aleksandra, who is an architect and principal of the Vancouver firm Hidden Studio Architecture & Design. "I Before: Front Exterior Before: Architect Aleksandra Popovska and her husband, Daniel Penn, bought this 1912 Edwardian in 2020.

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Architizer

APRIL 2, 2024

Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to receive updates about Public Voting, and stay tuned for winners announcements later this spring. Folks, today I’m here to tell you that “adaptive reuse” and “renovation” are not interchangeable terms and the apparent confusion (or conflation) between the two matters.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio run recently renovated and expanded the North Salem Farm house and studio on 8.7 The garage/studio has similar detailing and finishes on the exterior to the main house, but we wanted to diversify and complement the material palette for the third structure." "We acres in Westchester County, New York.

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The Spaces

AUGUST 3, 2022

Juxtapositions are at play inside this architect-renovated townhouse in the Alentejo town of Alcáder do Sal, where raw plaster and timber-beamed ceilings envelop clean lines and rough textures. They spent 12 months transforming it into a contemporary home – now listed with Fantastic Frank Lisbon for €400,000. ‘We

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