Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Pockets of outdoor space surround Gardener's House, a suburban home in Melbourne extended and renovated by Australian studio Splinter Society. The front elevation has been finished in a red hue The extension is set back from the main house, connected by a glazed walkway. The photography is courtesy of Splinter Society.

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Deezen

JANUARY 10, 2024

London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building's original character and heritage. These informed the use of dark timber joinery for partitions and surfaces throughout the five-storey renovation.

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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. Sloped windows with skylights add further light to the home. Both materials are economical and will continue to integrate more into the surroundings with time.

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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. Nods to different coasts appear in the application of colour, finishes and textures."

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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. Internal windows and glass-block walls were added on each level to provide a visual connection to the living spaces.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Local architecture studio Bockus Payne has renovated a 1970s commercial skyscraper in Oklahoma City , reformatting its interiors and landscape and completely replacing its exterior glazing. Local bank BancFirst bought the structure and employed Bockus Payne to carry out the renovation.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Positioned on Lovers Walk hill overlooking the city of Cork, the townhouse – called Lovers Walk – was renovated by Kingston Lafferty Design. One of these spaces is a "sensual" red kitchen The ground floor was adapted to include an open-plan kitchen defined by a counter, island and splashback finished in veiny red quartzite.

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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

JUNE 19, 2022

Taller Héctor Barroso completed the renovation of a decades-old house in Mexico City. On the street-facing facade, windows were kept small enough to retain privacy while still allowing light to enter and for the inhabitants to view the surroundings. The living room leads to the rear patio and garden. Project manager: Gabriela López.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. The team raised the roofline along the living room, dining area and main bedroom, allowing for larger windows and more expansive vistas. Durable finishes were used throughout.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

Prior to the studio's renovation, the school was divided into sixteen dark, oversized classrooms, two labs and a library, with a lack of shaded outdoor spaces. The facade was finished with a simple cement plaster, trowel finished and sanded till smooth," said Patell.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The home faces the busy Atlantic Avenue thoroughfare that runs through the Brooklyn Heights neighbourhood and enjoys tall ceilings and large windows at either end. The majority of the walls throughout the apartment are covered in a textured lime plaster finish by Bauwerk Colour, complementing exposed wooden ceiling beams in each room.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

Brooklyn-based studio Worrell Yeung has updated a historic property in New York with a series of gabled buildings clad in various timber finishes and details. The studio run recently renovated and expanded the North Salem Farm house and studio on 8.7 acres in Westchester County, New York.

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Deezen

AUGUST 25, 2024

Architecture practice Mirzoyan Studio has renovated an apartment in the historic centre of Kyiv , Ukraine, adding reflective surfaces and built-in oak furniture. Cabinets and a countertop finished in polished stainless steel are fixed in the primary working nook of the kitchen. The photography is by Yevhenii Avramenko.

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

The two-storey home was originally a bungalow "They wanted somewhere they could simply watch the rain outside the window, warm themselves by the fireplace and practice yoga on the tatami mat near the round window," he added. The post Shovk completes Japanese-infused renovation of Dzen House near Kyiv appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A curved concrete roof features in the kitchen "By extending the ground floor finishes through the full-width doors into the rear yard, the garden and high-level green trellises at the rear of the site form the fourth wall to the rear wing," studio director Sam Crawford told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The 1,000-square-foot primary residence in Hudson Heights was partially renovated for a couple, who had been living in the space for several years before deciding to invest in making it better suited to their needs, rather than buying another apartment. The photography is by Sean Davidson.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The following architecture and interior design studios have made the most of these traditions when renovating homes, which often involved refreshing the homes' interiors while maintaining their history, or adding contemporary elements that nod to the past. Earthy-toned, simple materials feature throughout, including textured plaster finishes.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco , adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. Interior finishes include ash cabinetry, large-format porcelain floor tiles, and ceramic tiles around the fireplace.

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Dwell

AUGUST 30, 2024

Photo by Casey Dunn Side Angle Side led the renovation of this 2,350-square-foot home for Steph Steele, the owner of Austin’s Tiny Grocer stores, and her wife, Margaret Tucker, who works as a family law attorney. Before they could move, they needed to renovate the main home on the plot. Steph, Margaret, and their two dogs spent 2.5

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Architect Raúl Sánchez has renovated a flat in a typical Barcelona apartment building, adding built-in cabinetry and furnishings in hues that echo the original mosaic flooring. Each bedroom receives natural light and ventilation from a window that opens onto an internal courtyard.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The existing wood beams and ceiling, both historic elements worth preserving, were refinished and left exposed, while all of the original windows, floors, and finishes were replaced, creating a greater sense of material continuity throughout the house.

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Dwell

MAY 1, 2024

They enclosed a balcony to create a larger living area, finished it in cedar and Douglas fir, and then peppered in beloved furnishings. A wall of windows and an expansive built-in banquette with Opio Prussiana fabric by Pierre Frey frames and highlights the breathtaking Silver Lake views of sweeping hills. Have one to share?

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

London-based practice Neiheiser Argyros has completed Grid House, the renovation of a 1970s modernist home in Evoia, Greece , that involved stripping the building back to its concrete structure to create a series of minimalist living spaces. It was renovated by Neiheiser Argyros. The interior has a minimal and modernist finish.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has renovated a cottage on a quiet coastal street in Barwon Heads and connected it to a barn-like extension by a glazed link. Adam Kane Architects extended and renovated a cottage in Barwon Heads. Adam Kane Architects extended and renovated a cottage in Barwon Heads.

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Dwell

JUNE 5, 2024

Commissioned by an environmentally conscious client, the compact Victorian house renovation has been a testbed for LC3, a product which has the capacity to reduce total global CO2 emissions by one to two percent if adopted universally by the construction industry. An Architect Brought It Back, and Then Some

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Deezen

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Stains and soot from the fire have been removed, giving rise to a luminous cream-coloured finish that gives the space the feeling of lightness and airiness. The walls are complemented by a polished black-and-white chequered floor, which forms a sleek backdrop to solid oak chairs and revamped stained-glass windows.

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MARCH 12, 2023

The March meeting of the Construction Specifications Institute-Willamette Valley Chapter featured a fascinating tour of the $90 million renovation project in progress at Huestis Hall on the campus of the University of Oregon. Renovating the building is the eco-friendly option, with fewer environmental impacts than new construction.

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Deezen

MAY 31, 2024

A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. According to the studio, the renovation is intended to honour the existing modernist building as well as the surrounding landscape.

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Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

The villas have private pools The two-storey, peach-toned volumes are topped with sloping roofs coated in locally sourced tiles and punctuated by bright blue-painted arched windows. Several walls are finished with fluted plastering and "reverse buttresses" that create shaded walkways.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam , the Netherlands. Examples include a hidden desk in the children's bedroom and a window bench in the main bedroom.

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Deezen

JULY 24, 2024

Brussels studio Madam Architectuur has renovated and extended a bungalow near Aalst, updating its exterior with bright red-painted timber that is "striking yet modest". Red window frames complement the cladding The three bedrooms have been kept compact, "as is typical in modernist bungalows" according to Smits.

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Deezen

JUNE 15, 2024

Italian studio Messner Architects has extended and reconfigured a house in South Tyrol to create three apartments , each with a contrasting exterior finish of plaster, wood and metal. The original layout and the spatial organisation has broadly been preserved, with three separate apartments spread over three and a half floors," it added.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The existing building, which is nestled behind a train station and has a traditional wooden structure, was largely preserved during the renovation, with Kurosawa Kawara-Ten opting to highlight the old house's original features, including its wooden structure. The photography is by Masato Chiba.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Architecture studio Pricegore has renovated a modernist townhouse in Chelsea, London, reconfiguring the four-storey house into a contemporary three-bedroom home. Pricegore aimed to revamp the existing home by creating generous and flexible living spaces, while respecting the building's brutalist ideals with exposed material finishes.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nieby Crofters Cottage was in a dilapidated state when Jansen and Blecher 's clients, a couple from Hamberg, asked the Copenhagen-based architects to plan the renovation. New windows have been inserted, but were positioned at points where the brickwork had already been punctured by previous extensions.

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