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Residential architects love renovations. Most of them suggest that the best homerenovations 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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We were commissioned by our clients to transform an outdated Flemish 3-fronted house with traditional rear extension into a contemporary home with plenty of light. The new home had to feel especially spacious and, above all, take advantage of the view to the green area behind. During the renovation, the entire roof was renewed.
This Charles Goodman-designed mid-century modern home was transformed into a 4 bed/2 full bath modernist paradise with Poggenpohl kitchen with Bosch appliances. Extensive hardscaping takes advantage of the heavily wooded, rolling land of Hammond Wood, a National Register of Historic Places-Designated neighborhood of 58 homes.
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Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. Originally built in 1925, the studio aimed to improve its dark and heavily partitioned interiors to transform the space into a modern and functional home for its young owner.
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Located in a conservation area along the River Thames in Putney, the terraced home has been revamped for a Sri Lankan couple who purchased it after it had stood untouched for many years. VATRAA has renovated and extended a London home "Being in a bad condition, the old house did not have many of the old features left," explained the studio.
Australian practice SSdH has completed Stewart House, the renovation of a home in Melbourne that preserves the brick-clad building's original 1970s character. Located in the Brunswick suburb, the single-storey home has a brown-brick exterior and tiled roof typical of an era of rapid development in the area.
British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea". Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea".
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.
A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary".
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The Frank Lloyd Wright -designed home closed its doors at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape. In addition, the home’s prominent fireplace was restored, and two Wright-designed sofas were reinstalled.
This home near Riverside Village in East Nashville incorporates the history and charm of a northeastern cottage on the exterior with its moody facade, pitched gables, and exposed stone foundation. The home also comes equipped with sound dampening insulation throughout and solid core doors.
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. ARG Architects was tasked with updating the single-storey family home built in the 1970s in Garðabær, a rapidly growing area of Iceland.
San Francisco studio Ryan Leidner Architecture has based the design of a wood-and-stucco desert house and art studio in southern California on mid-century Eichler homes and southwestern art. On one end, the home drops into a studio space The short ends feature clerestory windows underscored by thin vertical wooden bands.
The renovation for a young family sought to open up and bring light into a typical skinny terrace, taking advantage of a prominent corner site. Respectful of its heritage context and allowing the original terrace to maintain its prominence, the new extension dips down over the living spaces before rising at the back of the block.
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. The house benefits from large windows and expanses of glazing that capitalise on the views across the landscape to the ocean.
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 post Bureau Tempo applies subtle tones and textures to renovated Brooklyn loft appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Alex Lesage.
MVRDV has shared details on its just-completed Gaîté Montparnasse block renovation in the French capital. “The first step in the design was a study to fragment the block and to make sustainable density — adding new programs such as homes and revealing hidden ones like the library.
The Frank Lloyd Wright -designed home closed its doors at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape. In addition, the home’s prominent fireplace was restored, and two Wright-designed sofas were reinstalled.
Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland , which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. Each room leading from the core appears like a framed view or window of colour," explained Lafferty.
Mid-century modern and traditional Japanese influences blend inside this Los Angeles home, which the principals of design studio OWIU have reimagined for themselves. For Wong and Gunawan, it was a symbolic opportunity to extend the legacy of the home," said a statement from the studio. You come home to recharge, re-balance."
Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. The project's bold arched windows and the side streets filled with reverse fins curving out to offer shade stimulate the imagination," said Mistri.
Called Collectors Home, the dwelling is defined by the intricate brickwork and stained glass windows typical of the Amsterdam School – a movement from 1910 to 1920 that paid equal attention to the architecture and interior design of a building. The photography is by Alice Mesguich.
Double Roof House comprises a home, warehouse and playground, located alongside a red-brick church previously renovated by Studio Tngtetshiu. To contrast the solidity of the church, the studio used a steel-framed structure and panels of corrugated metal for the home, referencing agricultural buildings nearby.
A historic neo-gothic rectory in New York's Harlem has been given new life by Brooklyn-based GRT Architects , through highlighting the building's arched windows and lining spaces with reeded oak panelling. The main spaces of the home deploy simple materials to exquisite effect," GRT Architects said.
Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos has renovated a 1980s house in Buenos Aires , adding a two-storey, gabled greenhouse to the compact residence. Known as Casa Wiz, the 205-square metre (2,206-square foot) home is located on a grassy lot in Campo Chico, Argentina. A small service space is tucked behind the kitchen.
California design studio Lovers Unite has reinvigorated a 1950s home with sweeping views of the Los Angeles hills, turning an unused balcony into an extension of the indoor social space. The post Lovers Unite revives interiors of mid-century Silver Lake home appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Chris Mottalini.
Brussel-based architecture studio Madam Architectuur has renovated a home in Dilbeek, Belgium , adding a green-tiled extension built on a green-pigmented concrete base. was built on the north side of the home to create a dining room with views of the nearby fields. The extension, which was made from steel and timber.
Estancia San Jos is the vacation home of a mother and daughter, set amidst 76 hectares of Menorcan countryside. The renovation involved converting a traditional stone barn and the adjoining farmhouse. This barn originally had just one window, an arched doorway that would have been used to bring livestock in and out.
Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. Deep-set window reveals frame views of the landscape, while a small internal opening provides a visual connection between the two spaces. It has been uninhabited since 1920.
Buying a home is a hard enough task for the average person—between finding the right location, price, and style, it can be a months-long process. The windows in particular caught the architects’ eye. They wanted to address this first, but shortly after they moved in, the pandemic hit, and renovation plans went on pause.
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Architecture practice Mirzoyan Studio has renovated an apartment in the historic centre of Kyiv , Ukraine, adding reflective surfaces and built-in oak furniture. To create the rental property, Mirzoyan opened up the apartment, which was originally the client's family home. The photography is by Yevhenii Avramenko.
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has renovated a stone home on the Croatian island of Cres, inserting a slatted timber framework that allows daylight to filter through the interior while doubling "multifunctional furniture". Curtains enable privacy in the home's spaces OFIS Arhitekti is led by Oman and Spela Videcnik.
Studio Hallett Ike reconfigured the home, which occupies the ground and lower ground floors of a house in Hackney, to open up its dark and cramped interiors. Through a series of subtle adjustments, we unlocked a layout that accommodated a main ensuite bedroom, a family bathroom, and a home office," he added. Read: Don't Move, Improve!
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