Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 24, 2022

Residential architects love renovations. Most of them suggest that the best home renovations are those that respect the original structure and enlighten it from a modern and contemporary perspective. So, it’s fair to retain some of those features during renovation. During the renovation, the scale of the project matters.

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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

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

MARCH 21, 2024

The challenge was to renovate two ageing buildings from the 1950s and combine them into a holistic ensemble through the addition of several new structures. The aim was to create a contemporary and pedagogically inspiring teaching and learning environment that meets the modern requirements for educational institutions.

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Contemporist

JULY 18, 2024

has completed a renovation project that enhanced an existing dike house with a modern barn-inspired design. Architecture firm JURY!,

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While some contemporary market structures were constructed to meet the evolving needs of the city’s residents and visitors, most of them were built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are remarkable architectural marvels that enhance the shopping experience, blending history and contemporary city life.

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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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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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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. In the kitchen, this involved adding skylights to its wavy roof. The post Eight contemporary kitchens brightened by skylights appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

It was renovated to suit the needs of its owners' growing family Coppin Dockray's ambition for its overhaul was to rationalise these alterations and reflect Dannatt's original vision – though it was not possible to restore his design in full. "It Beyond it is an expansive living room, bathed in light from three sides by extensive glazing.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim , Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase. Arched rainbow signage reading "our magic hour" was erected on the roof of the museum, acting as a vibrant beacon and landmark.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 20, 2023

Contemporary family living setups mean parents and grandparents in need of care, teenagers and young adults in need of independence, and homeowners in need of the financial security of a guaranteed passive income, are finding themselves under the same roof. To add another roof. Read more »

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

A sculptural blue-stained staircase is the focal point of this former coach house in Peckham, south London , which has been renovated by British architecture studio Foils. Read: Studio Merlin adds extension with wildflower meadow roof to London home On the first floor, there are two bedrooms and a bathroom.

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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. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

An extension of a 1900s cottage using charred-timber extension and a compact house with plywood roof curves were two winning projects located in Australia. The hub, which is both earthquake-proof and bomb-proof, was built from concrete walls crowned with a curved roof made of corrugated steel sheets.

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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. Metal roofing intended to complement the home's natural aesthetic is used to top both of the structures.

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Deezen

JUNE 27, 2024

London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. Designed for a family-run business, the project reverses a "tired and outdated" renovation of the home near Charlotte Street Conservation Area from the 1990s.

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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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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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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris , built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of the French capital. I really wanted to enhance this dichotomy between ancient and contemporary," founder Gabrielle Toledano told Dezeen.

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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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designboom

MAY 7, 2023

FLAT12x reinterprets traditional thai brick plinths, double shingle roofs, and weaving patterns for a modern dining space in an ancient city. The post luminous café in ancient thailand unites historic context with contemporary expressions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recognizing an opportunity to create a contemporary customer journey that would preserve the historical brand and connect it to a new generation of bourbon lovers, Beam Suntory embarked on a multi-phase renovation of its campus.

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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. Blackened steel structural elements were highlighted throughout the interior, and their dark colour is repeated across several other elements.

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. Home Dijkhuis is a renovated dyke house in Amsterdam. The floors and walls here are lighter compared to downstairs, with parts of the original beamed roof left exposed.

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Dwell

JANUARY 8, 2025

Originally, we thought we could do a renovation and expansion," says Neal. But, as they discovered some leaks and a sagging roof, the project quickly turned into a full rebuild. After: Exterior The new home quotes the forms and materials of the neighborhood, but remixes them in a more contemporary combination.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Architects Sarah Wigglesworth 's and Piers Taylor 's self-designed renovations feature in this roundup of British houses that have recently been retrofitted and insulated to improve their energy efficiency. The UK's housing is among the oldest and most poorly insulated in Europe, with the majority also depending on gas for heating.

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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. This led the team to search for ways to reinforce the building's structure and repair the corroded roof without making too many interventions into the floorplan.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Wybrzee Theater By WAPA , Gdask, Poland The modernization of the Wybrzee Theater preserves its mid-20th-century structure while upgrading it for contemporary performance needs. The warehouses perimeter walls and roof remain, preserving its historic presence, while the new structure introduces a different scale and materiality.

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

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Redwood surfaces and structural elements complete the warm interior landscape, from the sloping roof beams to partition walls and built-in shelves." "The 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

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio run recently renovated and expanded the North Salem Farm house and studio on 8.7 The studio gutted and expanded the 4,650-square-foot (430-square metre) rectangular home into an L-shaped plan with overlapping roofs. Similarly, Worrell Yeung designed a black-clad contemporary barn in the Hudson River Valley.

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