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Old Stones, New Buildings: 7 Iberian Residential Renovations Keeping the Mediterranean Spirit Alive

Architizer

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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Frame House by Studio MBM / Maurizio Bianchi Mattioli

Archinect

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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Home Renovation Ideas

Aric Gitomer Architect

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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Ae-Architecten layers old and new in Belgian house renovation

Deezen

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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Heryco blends "history and modernity" in renovation of pink apartment block

Deezen

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. The arched motif continues to the interior courtyard with curved portals and exterior window frames. Globe-shaped lighting is suspended in the office.

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Olson Kundig and Erica Colpitts renovate mid-century house in North Vancouver

Deezen

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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Ten contemporary residences with decorative vaulted ceilings

Deezen

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.