ArchDaily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Image Shutterstock via George Wirt French President Emmanuel Macron h as announced a significant renovation plan for the Louvre , following concerns from the museum's director about the building's deteriorating condition. The project includes the creation of a new grand entrance and broader refurbishments across the historic site.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Harvard’s Graduate School of Design has unveiled plans for a slate of renovations that will culminate next year and are aimed at improving the user experience for students and faculty at 51-year-old Gund Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2025

This arrangement along with open risers, slender guardrails and glass partitions allows light from above and the windows at either end of the building to permeate inward. The post Central void anchors New York townhouse renovated by Light and Air Architecture appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Cesar Bejar.

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designboom

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The post rusty corten steel extension by fluid glass modernizes 1950s brick home in london appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the transformation by the UK-based architects balances modern standards of comfort and sustainability with respect for the site's historic character.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

OWIU's renovation of the mid-century home involved incorporating several Japanese design elements The property was sold to OWIU principals Joel Wong and Amanda Gunawan by de Meuron's son, and the duo set about restoring the building while tailoring elements to their tastes. The photography is by Justin Chung.

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The Architect's Newsletter

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After a two-year closure for renovation, the 120-year old Albert Kahndesigned Anna Scripps WhitcombConservatory, known locally as just the Belle Isle Conservatory, reopened its glass doors to the public, earlier The post After two-year closure for renovation, the Belle Isle Conservatory in Detroit reopens appeared first on The Architects Newspaper. (..)

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2025

This arrangement along with open risers, slender guardrails and glass partitions allows light from above and the windows at either end of the building to permeate inward. The post Central void anchors Brooklyn townhouse renovated by Light and Air Architecture appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Shane Neufeld.

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Archinect

APRIL 23, 2025

Brooklyn-based Peterson Rich Office (PRO) is engaged in a renovation of the MoMA Design Store’s popular SoHo location on Spring Street in New York City. MoMA announced the project earlier this week, along with the scope of the work, which will help it "better reflect how visitors engage with retail and design today."

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Meanwhile, anchoring elements of the interior such as the piano nobile’s marble staircase and its two imposing stained-glass features were repaired. ” The building’s stone facades and oversized doors were restored, as were original plaster moldings, wood paneling, and mosaic floors.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 26, 2023

© Ivo Tavares Studio architects: fala Location: Porto, Portugal Project Year: 2021 Photographs: Ivo Tavares Studio Photographs: Giulietta Margot Photographs: Courtesy of fala Area: 750.0 m2 Read more »

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2025

Over time, the house was converted into two units: one on the ground floor (which would remain untouched by Wikstrom) and a second unit on the second and third floors that was the focus of the renovation. The guest bath, for example, is covered in sea green, from tiled walls to painted ceiling.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2024

In the living room, which has a symmetrical layout based on an axis through the central limestone fireplace, pieces like an emerald glass chain-link chandelier from Trueing and a pair of tan leather-bound chairs stand out. Madera oak flooring runs through the home and up the staircase, which features a solid banister with softly curved edges.

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Archinect

MARCH 20, 2025

” Teak walls and ceiling, walnut cabinetry, and ipe wood decking, along with plenty of glass bring an inviting and warm, organic vibe to the residence. Key to the renovation was to continue with the original mid-century philosophy of blending interior and exterior living.

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2025

US architecture studio Lever Architecture has renovated a former 1980s warehouse in Los Angeles , placing a new cross-laminated timber and steel office building atop its parking garage foundation. The building's facade is clad almost entirely in glass, while its structure consists of 3- and 5-ply CLT panels and concrete slabs.

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Archinect

JUNE 23, 2023

The culmination of more than three years of construction yielded the renovation of two existing structures and the addition of a new glass-canopied Jeffrey E. Overall, the renovations add an additional 50,000-square-feet of exhibition space, five studio classrooms, a restaurant, and 350-seat auditorium.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

LMN Architects has completed an extensive renovation and expansion of the Buxton Center for Bainbridge Performing Arts on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Above, a wave-form roof and ceiling plane displays an exposed wood structure, tying the new program spaces together to give the building a clear identity.

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2025

Architecture practice Studio Ruan Xing has created an arched , central hall as part of the renovation of a building on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Design campus in Shanghai. According to Ruan, this was intended to create a "wow effect" when people see the main hall for the first time. The photography is by Su Shengliang.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has completed a minimalist renovation of a 1990s concrete building in Tokyo to create the Karimoku Research Center. Here, and throughout the wider building, the studio opted for a limited material palette comprised primarily of steel, glass and wood.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Read: "Thompson Center renovation aiming for lowest common denominator of apparently good taste" Not every lobby deserves the force of law to keep itself intact. Promotional materials for the renovation say, "This isn't your dad's Wall Street." White walls and enormous backlit glass panels were in.

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designboom

MARCH 10, 2024

casa mendoza' is a renovated home by la base studio in buenos aires, shaped as a glass box wrapped in a timber screen. The post la base studio designs ‘casa mendoza’ as a glass box in a private garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

MAY 13, 2024

a push is on to renovate City Hall and restore it to use. ” Chief of among the estimated $60 million renovation tasks is the work of replacing the building’s over 6,000 original windows, which Rafael Pelli says will now be double pane for improved insulation against the heat. “The bones of it are very good.

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Deezen

JULY 22, 2024

US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House annexe, the Brick House, has been restored and reopened following a 15-year closure in Connecticut. The structure serves as a guest house opposite the Glass House "For such a seemingly simple structure, the work required to preserve, protect, and restore the Brick House was extensive," said Stoner.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Aiming to attract more public activity to the site, Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC are renovating the Victorian exhibition halls and building outdoor space with bars and restaurants on its roofs. The studio's Vessel viewpoint in New York recently reopened with steel mesh wrapping its exterior to prevent people from jumping from its platforms.

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Deezen

JULY 15, 2024

Australian practice SSdH has completed Stewart House, the renovation of a home in Melbourne that preserves the brick-clad building's original 1970s character. The post SSdH renovates "tectonic and functional" 1970s house in Melbourne appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Pier Carthew with styling by Jess Kneebone.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

Architecture studio Gensler has placed glass-clad volumes on an aluminium base for the mixed-use Sixth and Guadalupe skyscraper in Austin , making it the city's tallest skyscraper. Private residential balconies line the majority of the upper levels, while planes of glass curtain wall cover the building's angeled sides and the office floors.

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designboom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

the revamped DJI flagship store by various associates features an irregular standalone building with a sleek renovated interior. The post faceted glass curtain walls flood DJI’s shenzhen origami-like flagship store with sunlight appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2025

Gently curved wooden ceiling beams have translucent glass fins mounted on their undersides Deep burgundy Rosso Levanto marble forms the countertops, as well as layers in the wooden partitions that form the host stand and booths.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Chinese studio People's Architecture Office has converted an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen into workshops and a gallery using colourful steel and glass extensions. Previous projects by the studio include an amoeba-shaped public restroom in Manshan Park and the renovation of a school in Shenzhen with blue-toned metalwork.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The bathroom adjoins the cats' playroom via a wall composed of a terrazzo plinth topped with pink glass, affording a view of what's going on next door. For moments when additional privacy is desirable, the glass can be dimmed. The flat has an open-plan layout and a restful ambience.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Renovation of Kuzuha House / Yasutaka Kondo + Yoshiaki Nagasaka + Mamoru Nanba. Though traditional materials like wood , paper , and bamboo continue to hold significance, modern Japanese interiors also often feature a fusion of glass , steel , concrete , and metals.

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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 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

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The glass facade has been restored Alsterschwimmhalle's roof structure is just eight centimetres thick and reaches 24 metres at its peak. As part of the project, the main glass facade and various exposed concrete surfaces have been revived, while the sports facilities themselves underwent a more extensive redesign.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Infill walls have been replaced with glazing Ashton Porter Architects created Underwing Workshop as part of an overhaul of the wider farmstead, which began with an earlier extension and renovation to its main house.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Read: Foster + Partners unveils Gadigal and Barangaroo stations on Sydney Metro A 30-metre-deep atrium serves as the "backbone of the project" and is topped with a glass roof to draw natural light into the space below. Here, escalators and bridges traverse the void to connect the station's levels. The photography is by Michel Denancé.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Nestled in a lush canyon at the base of the rugged Santa Monica mountains, the mid-century modern Mariposa House and its adjacent guest house underwent a dramatic, yet thoughtful, renovation.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It features a "brutalist cat flap" Above the countertops, an area of frameless glass roof pulls in light from above and provides an almost full-height view out over the garden's concrete planters. Its Stoke Newington extension was recently longlisted in the house renovation category of the Dezeen Awards 2024.

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