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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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Today, food markets across the city are undergoing extensive restoration and upgrading work. The restoration efforts often focus on improving the public spaces surrounding the markets to enhance social activity. They are remarkable architectural marvels that enhance the shopping experience, blending history and contemporary city life.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Taken as a whole, their oeuvre has defined a contemporary architectural language that honors local context and tradition in more subtle and poetic ways, encouraging users to be radically in tune with their present moment and inspiring other architects to revisit the fundamentals of architecture for the future.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Following a major 11-year-long, $96 million restoration led by Rotterdam-based firm KAAN Architecten , the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) finally reopened in Belgium. Twenty-first century white cube galleries have been incorporated into the original structure, increasing the exhibition space by 40%.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2025

The final project on our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century is the restoration of the Grand Palais in Paris by Chatillon Architectes , bookending our series with two powerful stories of reuse and renewal. It is crowned by the largest glass roof in Europe.

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Architectural Record

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

RECORD explores recent works by architects who restore, reclad, and reuse existing buildings to accomodate contemporary context, expanded capacity, or reimagined function.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 11, 2023

France had previously reversed plans for the restoration’s completion before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games prior to the death of project overseer General Jean-Louis Georgelin in August. Both outstanding elements are expected to be added later, along with contemporary stained glass windows.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Italian designer Andrea Rosso has updated the interiors and restored historic details at the art deco Pelican Hotel, which was recently given a day of commeration by the City of Miami Beach. Other recent restoration projects in the Miami area include a hotel designed by Studio Collective a The Moore in the Miami Design District.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Large conservation sites, cultural landmarks and even smaller historic buildings offer a gateway to the past, which admittedly cannot be reproduced through contemporary architecture. Architectural heritage has always been romanticized. These technological advancements, however, also open up the question of heritage replication.

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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

JUNE 6, 2024

US architecture studio Quinn Evans has completed the restoration of Detroit's Michigan Central Station as part of a wider local development by American automotive brand Ford. Quinn Evans has completed a six-year renovation of a Detroit train station. Quinn Evans has completed a six-year renovation of a Detroit train station.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The 19th-century landmark structure between the Champs-lyses and the Seine was restored by French studio Chatillon Architectes ahead of the games. It is respectful of its surroundings, gentle in its density and sparing in its use of concrete, as well as generous in layout and use of material finishes inside the flats.

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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. This renovation reactivates Lever House for the 21st century," said SOM partner Chris Cooper.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. Hampstead House is the latest in a series of architecturally significant modernist houses that it has had a hand in restoring to their former glory. "We

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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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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Located in the heart of New York’s West Village, this extensive renovation for famed creative director Fabien Baron (editorial director of Interview Magazine, and founder of Baron and Baron) presented the challenge of integrating a modern, minimalist design within a historical townhouse.

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Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2023

From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The design preserves an existing cottage, built in 1973, reconfiguring the existing three-bedroom, three-bathroom house to allow for a more contemporary layout and introducing a discreet addition. The architects restored the significant design elements of the original home, including the siding, wraparound fence, deck, and skylights.

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Dwell

JULY 29, 2024

Set just seven miles from the coast, the compound pairs pastoral grounds with contemporary interiors by Feilden Fowles. Location : Pancrasweek, Devon, England Price : £2,250,000 (approximately $2,895,986 USD) Renovation Architect : Feilden Fowles Footprint : 2,578 square feet (four bedrooms, three baths) Lot Size : 1.5

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designboom

MAY 14, 2023

studio marco piva's innovative and contemporary green spaces extend fluidly over the entire height of the tower. The post white dynamic ring loggias envelop the restored torre antonini in milan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

The moody lobby of La Playa Hotel features dark coffered ceilings and textured plaster walls It was taken over in 2012 by Marc & Rose Hospitality – which also operates the recently overhauled High Country Motor Lodge in Flagstaff, Arizona – and reopened in October 2023 following a long renovation process. "As

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2024

Spanish architecture practice Kauh has completed the renovation of La Hoya Park in the historical centre of Almería, restoring a series of stepped, dry stone terraces on the site of a 13th-century town. For the planting, protected species found on the site were maintained and accompanied by new fruit and mulberry trees.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In this lookbook , we collect 10 living rooms in Victorian and Georgian-era homes that carefully balance contemporary style with original features. The sitting room in this Victorian house in east London, renovated and extended by DGN Studio , has been kept light and airy with a minimalist interior design. Photo is by Nick Dearden.

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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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designboom

OCTOBER 19, 2022

a contemporary glass volume is nestled beneath the restored thatched roof. The post thatched brick ‘nieby crofters cottage’ transformed with modern glass renovation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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 renovation gave new life to an existing building while preserving its historical details while adding accomodations in a reclaimed space.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Located in the city's historic Triangle d'Or, the dwelling previously featured minimalist marble surfaces and gilding leftover from a recent renovation. We carried out meticulous research to find the right motifs and decorations to restore the place to its former glory and Haussmannian charm," she told Dezeen.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nestled between Hollywood and Larchmont, the newly renovated campus of three adjoining warehouses is positioned in one of the hottest areas in Los Angeles. Suspended bell-shaped light fixtures at the entry give a nod to Jules Verne; while a Jean-Louis chandelier over the kitchen restores the spaces’ contemporary feel.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Photo by Tamás Bujnovszky Nickzy Apartment, Hungary, by Béres Architects Carefully preserved stone walls are featured in this Hungarian guesthouse renovation by local studio Béres Architects. The post Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past appeared first on Dezeen.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

the original details of the homestead, a protected heritage site, were restored and a modern extension was built to harmonize with the city park. The post PUPA revitalizes historic red-brick manor in lithuania as contemporary art center appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

For our latest lookbook , we have collected 10 apartments in Spain that have been brought to life using decorative tiles , from preserved 20th-century features to speckled contemporary terrazzo grout. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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designboom

JANUARY 27, 2025

asif khan is leading the conversion of a soviet-era cinema into the tselinny center of contemporary culture in kazakhstan. The post asif khan leads renovation of modernist, soviet-era cinema in kazakhstan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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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. The post Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora appeared first on Dezeen.

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designboom

MARCH 12, 2025

The post WHY turns 1980s warehouse into first major contemporary art museum in thailand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. set to open in december 2025, dib bangkok's collection features over 1,000 works by more than 200 artists.

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Dwell

MARCH 19, 2025

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. The landscape firm Cambium created the outdoor spaces, which perfectly balance hardscape with greenery.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2022

American studio Schaum/Shieh Architects has restored the John Chamberlain building, an art gallery in a former warehouse in Marfa , using local, traditional building techniques. The gallery is part of the Chianti Foundation, a contemporary art museum in Marfa created by artist Donald Judd. The facade of the 23,000-square-feet (2136.7

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Dwell

JANUARY 11, 2023

John Brooks and Erik Eaker called on architecture firm Rock Paper Hammer to restore a 1953 ranch home in Louisville, Kentucky, to its modernist roots. A Photon chandelier by Tech Lighting hangs in the entryway, surrounded by John and Erik’s contemporary art collection.

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