Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents.

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e-architect

JUNE 26, 2023

The addition to the main floor aligns the entry with the center of the house, while moving the interior social space closer to the existing trees to the west. A custom steel railing is integrated with a wood rail that continues the rhythm and material of the house façade.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Santa Barbara's AB Design Studio was tasked with remodelling and enlarging a 1954 house that was in disrepair, including a subpar foundation made of stone rubble. House of Honey , a studio in the LA area, served as the interior designer. AB Design Studio renovated a 1950s home in California. Interior designer: House Of Honey.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The challenge was how to get the space they needed for the renovation but also keep and increase the productive native and veggie garden in the limited backyard. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Anyone who has ever undertaken a home renovation can attest to the moment when it feels like the project will never end. We had both grown up in houses with ongoing improvements, and, apparently, we needed that too." When we found the house, we knew it was in a great location, with great light—and not much else," says Chris.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

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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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

A spiralling staircase and concrete flooring characterise this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium , designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. The photography is by Evenbeeld.

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Deezen

AUGUST 3, 2024

Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive has retrofitted a terraced house in Queens , New York to meet Passive House energy efficiency standards. The 1,152-square-foot (107-square-metre) brick townhouse was originally built in 1945 and has undergone a considered "deconstruction" process during its recent renovation.

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Dwell

JUNE 5, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Located on a densely-inhabited, car-free street, the two-story terraced house occupies a constrained site with no back garden and only a thin strip of external space. Have one to share? Post it here.

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The Architecture Designs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Renovating your house is challenging but it reaps great rewards. Not only do you get to design parts of your house exactly as you want them, renovations also add significant value to your property should you ever wish to sell in the future. Don’t rush buying materials just before a renovation project is about to start.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2022

An extra-wide oak staircase doubles as a piece of furniture in this renovation of a Victorian terrace in east London, designed by Paolo Cossu Architects. The Farleigh Road project involved remodelling a four-storey house that had previously been subdivided into two separate properties, to create a spacious home for a family.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2024

The house belongs to architects Rebecca Rudolph, a principal at local studio Design, B **s , and Colin Thompson, who works at Gensler. The 500-square-foot (46-square-metre) house was rundown and sat on a long, slender barren lot. Two round windows add an exuberant touch to the house.

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Dwell

JULY 18, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Behind the characteristic facade of one of the houses, Studio Rianknop has created an entirely new, contemporary world. The house has truly become a home." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

AUGUST 6, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The 19th-century building was first built in 1864 as a local village school and was converted to a house in the 1940s. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JUNE 19, 2022

Architecture studio Taller Héctor Barroso has fully revamped the decades-old DDH House in Mexico City for a family of five, including new facades clad in dark brown stucco that looks black. The DDH House sits on an irregularly shaped lot in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood in Mexico City. Structural engineering: Ricardo Camacho.

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Architecture Ideas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When done properly, home renovations can be extremely gratifying and highly transformative. Home remodeling is a rewarding experience whether you are renovating entirely or just a part. While you must start your home renovation somewhere, it is best to plan ahead. Where to Start with Home Renovation?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey , UK. Delve Architects has extended two semi-detached houses in Surrey The extensions were carried out alongside each other to reduce potential "right to light" issues in the planning application process.

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e-architect

JUNE 3, 2023

The features of the original 1950’s house were preserved and the new addition sought to emulate the style and glamour of the era in form and materiality. The clients wanted to open the house up to the garden to provide an ‘oasis’ for entertaining around the pool and create a beautiful home for their family and friends to enjoy.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Dutch studio MVRDV has overhauled a former world war two German military base in the Netherlands , adding terraced housing and preserving a series of bunkers disguised as farmhouses. Designed with the same size and shape as the former buildings, the terraces each contain seven houses and have walls and roofs covered in grey slate.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

Architecture for London renovated and extended the three-floor Edwardian home that had gone untouched for close to 40 years and was in a less than favourable condition when purchased by Ridley. The house's original timber roof has been preserved. Read: Architecture for London builds one house extension in slate and another in brick.

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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 main house was originally a dairy barn. Different wood treatments were used throughout the house A photography studio and garage sit parallel to the main house and connect with a sheltered central entry.

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Dwell

JULY 4, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Photo by Tatjana Plitt Photo by Tatjana Plitt Photo by Tatjana Plitt See the full story on Dwell.com: In Australia, a Colorful Renovation Makes a Midcentury Apartment Fully Wheelchair Accessible

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

American firm Studio of Metropolitan Design Architects has renovated a stone Tudor Revival house and added a pavilion-like concrete extension in Wilmington, Delaware. The modern addition is an interpretation of the existing traditional elements of the house," the studio said. The photography is by Jeffrey Totaro.

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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. It is located 80 feet downhill (24 metres) from the Glass House, separated by a lawn and connected by a stone pathway. A single door is located on its facade.

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Dwell

MAY 1, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. An underutilized outdoor balcony at the back of the house was brought inside, creating a new social area and dining room for the home. Have one to share? Post it here. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

San Francisco-based Studio Terpeluk has renovated and expanded Redwood House in Noe Valley with redwood interiors and terraces. Studio Terpeluk renovated an interior in Noe Valley. Studio Terpeluk renovated an interior in Noe Valley. The renovation expanded the home.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2024

Dating to 1933, the house was built by ship captain Ole E Nelson, who modelled it after his boyhood home in Bergen, Norway. Heliotrope has designed an extension to a historic 1930s home The captain reportedly selected all of the wood used in the house and sent back pieces that did not meet his standards.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. Each house level offers a terrace that amplifies the interior space, while relishing the landscape's natural beauty and the 180-degree view from east to west."

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

Renovating or remodeling your home is a thrilling endeavor that allows you to breathe new life into your living space. This article aims to provide practical advice and inspiration for homeowners seeking cost-effective and stylish solutions to renovate or remodel their homes. Setting a budget is equally important.

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Dwell

JUNE 11, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The tiny home is on a half-acre lot that serves the homeowners while the adjacent main residence, a 100-plus year old Victorian, is under a major renovation. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

AUGUST 8, 2024

A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey rear extension , for a Victorian terraced house in Tottenham, north London.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Portholes and semi-circular motifs characterise this colourful renovation and extension of a Victorian terrace house in Hackney, London , by architecture studio Gundry & Ducker. Gundry & Ducker drew on the palette of 1950s American kitchens when creating the rear extension and renovated basement in this London house.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2022

Architecture studio Loader Monteith has renovated a modernist house in the Scottish Borders that was damaged in a fire, using a light touch to reinstate its original design by architect Peter Womersley. Loader Monteith has renovated a modernist house in the Scottish Borders. metre grid.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has used cypress wood to create Father & Son House, an extension constructed above and around a self-built annexe in Saitama. The old building, a two-storey annexe, workshop and warehouse built by the carpenter father of the current owner, was also renovated as part of the project.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 22, 2022

New York-based GRT Architects has rearranged the layout of an apartment in the East Village and added warm materials during its renovation. The studio undertook the project in Onyx Court, a six-storey corner Beaux-Arts structure on Second Avenue built in 1902 by Harde & Short. MEP engineer: ANZ.

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Dwell

JANUARY 23, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The project is part of a larger renovation of an existing single-story dwelling. Pocket doors and a timber-slatted screen slide away to connect the airy interiors with a patio and lawn. Post it here.

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