Contemporary, Renovation and Structural Engineering

Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

Michael Hennessey Architecture created Courtyard Hous Designed for a couple with two young children, the budget-conscious project involved the renovation of a suburban-style house that was "in sore need of upgrades". Built into a hillside, the home is U-shaped in plan, with gabled volumes organised around a central courtyard.

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Gundry & Ducker's Wimbledon renovation aims to create "country house in miniature"

Deezen

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Named Wimbledon Villa, the studio renovated and extended the detached early 2000s property with the aim of making it feel like "a country house in miniature". Geometric shapes, fossilised stone and English cherry wood characterise this house in Wimbledon, London , overhauled by local architecture studio Gundry & Ducker.

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Ruth Asawa’s Redwood House in San Francisco Gets a Spirited Renovation

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Mixing the vintage redwood tonalities of the house with a contemporary language of its own, Studio Terpeluk’s intervention is respectful, unique and timeless." The architectural approach is restrained and minimal but at the same time warm and inviting.

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Superkül renovates reading room at Toronto's brutalist Robarts Library

Deezen

MARCH 12, 2023

The project involved renovating the cavernous concrete space on the building's fourth floor, as part of the university's larger initiative to revitalise the Robarts Library, which Superkül described as "one of North America's most significant examples of brutalist architecture". The photography is by Doublespace.

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Pine Lane House, Saugerties, New York Renovation

e-architect

JUNE 26, 2023

The original interior was dark and introverted, so the goal for the renovation was to brighten the rooms, while connecting the inside and outside. A circular hot tub provides a termination to the deck, while maintaining a deep view of the whole property, which lends an unexpected sculptural quality to the otherwise simple building volume.

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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Studio Schicketanz renovated modernist architect Henry Hill's home in California. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group.

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Worrell Yeung renovates New York farm with collection of "cousin" wood-clad buildings

Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

The studio run recently renovated and expanded the North Salem Farm house and studio on 8.7 Similarly, Worrell Yeung designed a black-clad contemporary barn in the Hudson River Valley. acres in Westchester County, New York. We didn't want a monotonous experience of moving from one dark-clad building to the next," Yeung said. "As

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10+ Things to Consider Before Renovating Home

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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Olphert House Mid-Century Renovation, Sydney, NSW

e-architect

JUNE 3, 2023

A contemporary edge to the design is provided by the large areas of glazing framed in bronze aluminium and sharp detailing such as the fine edged kitchen benchtops. The existing house was in poor condition and had a layout unsuited to contemporary living. What was the brief? What were the key challenges?

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North Salem Residence, Upstate New York Renovation

e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2023

Interior renovation included re-designing the bathrooms and the kitchen / dining area, creating airy relaxed spaces featuring natural materials and playful accents. The classic features of the house were expressed further by modern brass fixtures by Vola and brass light switches by Forbes and Lomax.

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Renovation of Vaincre la Mucoviscidose Association Offices, Paris

e-architect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This objective translates into a need to renovate outdated and unwelcoming premises. The facade renovation achieves two primary goals: engaging with the city by opening up to its immediate surroundings, and harmonizing with the existing limestone facade on the upper floors.

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This Brick Backyard House Doubles as a Sunken Living Room for the Garden

Dwell

JANUARY 23, 2024

Spaces are modest in size yet comfortable for functional contemporary living. Spaces are modest in size yet comfortable for functional contemporary living. The project is part of a larger renovation of an existing single-story dwelling.

Housing

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Deborah Berke Partners renovates and expands historic buildings at University of Pennsylvania

Deezen

MARCH 8, 2022

Rooms feature neutral tones with pops of colour, and a blending of historic details with contemporary decor. Structural engineer: Keast & Hood. Mechanical engineering: Bala Engineering. Upper floors contain offices, a board room, a multipurpose space and four guest suites. Landscape architect: OLIN.

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Hacker Architects overhauls Oregon residence with colourful interiors and natural pine finishes

Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2022

Hacker Architects has renovated a 1970s house in central Oregon , removing walls to create a more spacious layout and preserving original design features that lend the home a "retro spirit". The renovated Bailey Residence is surrounded by forest. The renovated Bailey Residence is surrounded by forest.

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A ’50s Teardown in the Netherlands Gets a Second Chance—and a Beautiful Brick Extension

Dwell

DECEMBER 13, 2022

After living with its charms, the owners decided to renovate and create a swooping indoor/outdoor addition that "hugs" the backyard. The renovated white villa has been treated with white and anthracite-colored mineral paint. Have one to share? Post it here.

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A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

Dwell

JANUARY 2, 2024

Photo by LEONID FURM Photo by Leonid Furmanksy Photo by Leonid Furmanksy See the full story on Dwell.com: A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin Related stories: Glass Walls Make This New Zealand Beach House Look Like It’s Suspended in Midair Before & After: Think Your Renovation Took Awhile?

Finishes

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PDP refurbishes art deco office block with jewel-like extensions in glass and steel

Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2023

London practice PDP has renovated Eighty Strand, an art deco office building on the Strand, restoring its original finishes and complementing them with glazed pavilions that reference the style's geometric forms. Eighty Strand was renovated by PDP. The renovation was sensitive to the building's art deco style.

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Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Anacapa Architecture has renovated an early 1900s building to create the Drift Hotel The hotel occupies a three-storey, Italian Mediterranean-style building that totals 15,617 square feet (1,451 square metres). The hotel brand's Mexican property inspired much of the contemporary furnishings and decor.

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Ménard Dworkind adds sculptural mezzanine to 1980s Quebec home

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2023

Ménard Dworkind has renovated a 1980s house on the south shore of Montreal with rounded plaster details and a terracotta fireplace. While the renovation did not expand the footprint, unused attic space was extended from the top floor to the sloped, charcoal-coloured standing-seam metal roof. The photography is by David Dworkind.

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Living between past and present

Habitus Living

JANUARY 30, 2022

The shell-like structure initially framed an immense void for military activity to fill. Although a previous renovation in the 1990s defined tighter-knit rooms, carving up the space, Tobias Partners’ approach returned to the openness of the early interior, allowing one zone to flow into another. Photography – Justin Alexander.

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Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition

Deezen

JUNE 15, 2022

Naturehumaine has completed six new apartments in a historic Montreal neighbourhood, renovating an existing volume and adding a similar building to an adjacent, vacant lot. Read: Naturehumaine revives 1920s apartment in Montreal with contemporary finishes. Structural engineer: MA-TH – Solutions d'ingénierie.

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Metal Screens Form a "Skin" Around This Revived ’80s-Built Home in Australia

Dwell

MARCH 31, 2023

Project Details: Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Architect: State of Kin / @stateofkin Footprint: 3,509 square feet Structural Engineer: Forth Engineering Photographer: Jack Lovel From the Architects: " The original home was a fitting example of the typical ’70 and ’80s suburban development in the area.

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Jensen Architects revamps Stanford Residence in California for IDEO co-founder

Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Stanford Residence is a mid-century renovation for IDEO. Kelley – who co-founded IDEO in 1991 with Bill Moggridge and Mike Nuttall – is a professor in Stanford's engineering school. The team set out to renovate the original home and add a studio in the rear. Structural engineer: Strandberg Engineers.

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You’ll Never Guess the House Attached to This Concrete Extension

Dwell

MARCH 30, 2023

We proposed to carve out the rear of the floor plan to catch morning sun, which led to an angled building clearly distinct and contemporary from the original dwelling. Have one to share? Post it here. So They Dove Into the Details

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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Called Skyglass , the 335-foot-high (102 metre) tower is located just east of the Space Needle, which was recently renovated by Olson Kundig Architects , and contains apartments with shops on its lower floors. The photography is by Lara Swimmer / Esto unless stated otherwise.

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Palazzo Senza Tempo by Mario Cucinella Architects

aasarchitecture

AUGUST 8, 2023

A public building, Palazzo Senza Tempo comprises a range of renovated and re-purposed town houses dating from as early as the 14th Century set along Peccioli’s via Carraira. In the project, we wanted to carry on the idea that historical centres can give themselves a new life with contemporary elements, not living only in the past.

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This Melbourne Home’s Topsy-Turvy Addition Is Buried Beneath the Earth

Dwell

AUGUST 10, 2022

This renovation and extension focused on bringing two families together," says Mitsuori Architects cofounder Matthew Murfutt about his studio’s latest project. These were ultimately overcome with structural engineering and construction methodology not typically used in small residential alterations."

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RDG Planning & Design Upgrades Historic Hotel Maytag with Technology-Rich Renovations

Architizer

AUGUST 3, 2022

Design for the theater incorporates technology-rich upgrades and contemporary amenities set against its distinctly historic aesthetic, allowing the theater to offer patrons a unique experience unachievable by today’s modern-day chain theaters. © MAX KUN ZHANG | IRIS22 PRODUCTIONS. © MAX KUN ZHANG | IRIS22 PRODUCTIONS. Products / Materials.

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Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

Deezen

JANUARY 28, 2024

The building is set in a fir forest in Arcadia, a mountainous region of Greece "The client's ambition was to reinterpret the concept of a sanctuary in the mountains with contemporary terms," reads K-Studio's design statement.

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Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex

Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Bloszies has completed an extension and renovation of the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco. The studio added a metal and glass extension to the school The extension included the "careful inssertaion" of a modern, glass-lined structure between the cathedral and the school. Local studio Office of Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA.

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Averra Developments – Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home

Westeck News

APRIL 1, 2022

Our Client Spotlight explores the latest projects from Custom Home Builders, Architects, Designers and Renovation Specialists. Averra Developments proudly completed this 3,000 square-foot contemporary new home built for a young, active family of five in the heart of Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Forms and Framing | Aedifex.

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SHED gives mid-century Golden House in Seattle an extensive update

Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

American firm SHED Architecture and Design has transformed a 1950s building that formerly served as an adult living facility into a contemporary home for a family of five. Read: Circus tents and Japanese architecture inform Seattle house renovation. An emphasis was placed on providing natural light and views during the renovation.

Housing

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In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. Local firm In Situ Studio was charged with designing a contemporary residence for a couple – the husband is an electrical engineer, and the wife is a German and history teacher. The photography is by Keith Isaacs.

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AQGD Thailand // S+S Architects

Architizer

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Project DescriptionProject Name: AQGD Japanese Restaurant renovation Architect: S+S Architects Interior designer: Golf Kris Completion Year: 2021 Built Area: 620 sq.m. Over time its residence area has become an area of economic function, so have the users and that was where the initiate of this renovation project has risen. Year: 2021.

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Peterborough Town Library // Ann Beha Architects

Architizer

JULY 21, 2022

Its central location confirms its importance as a town resource and gathering place for the entire community.ABA’s project renews and renovates the 1893 building and adds 13,000 square feet for collections, programs, and the arts. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker. © Peter Vanderwarker.

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Stone pavilion with Islamic motifs completes Alberta's Aga Khan Gardens

Deezen

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In addition to providing multi-use functionality, the pavilion was to resonate with its rich surroundings and extend the themes of the Garden, a contemporary interpretation of Islamic landscape architecture in a northern climate and context," said AXIA. Mechanical & electrical engineering: Williams Engineering (Edmonton).

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Everything Is Proudly On Display at This Cheery London Terrace Home

Dwell

MAY 30, 2023

The renovation dabbles in cluttercore with built-ins showing off colorful dishware, and whimsical wallpapers paired with tile in rich hues. Historic and contemporary patterns, with a botanic theme throughout, complement the rich palette of blues, greens, pinks, and yellows. Have one to share? Post it here.

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South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed. The new addition stands in contrast with contemporary details, larger open spaces, and modernist massing.

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Pink Paint Wainscoting Unifies a Formerly Dreary Terrace Home in London

Dwell

MARCH 9, 2023

Externally, the rear of the house is finished in a contemporary version of ‘rough-cast’ render. Post it here. This void is lit by a stained-glass window with an ‘op-art’ decorative design that projects a delicate pattern of colors into the interior.

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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. It is part of the Little Village redevelopment project in the city's East Village.

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GBBN expands historic Pennsylvania residence with metal-clad education facility

Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

US architecture studio GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century home in Erie, Pennsylvania into an educational facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure. MEP engineering: Tower Engineering. Structural engineering: WBCM. Civil engineering: Urban Engineers.

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Atherton Pavilions by Feldman Architecture

aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Identical in footprint, height, and materials, one of the modest 450-square-foot structures serves as an outdoor kitchen and dining area while the other is a multifunctional space, used mostly for meditation and exercise. Photo © Adam Rouse. Source by Feldman Architecture. Photo © Adam Rouse.

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Blu Dot Showroom, Portland, Oregon

e-architect

JUNE 28, 2023

While the building had a clear organization of a pre-war warehouse structure, a series of renovations divided the interior space and disrupted its logic. Rather than compete with the old, our intervention instead works in concert with the building structure, strategically creating elements that bring the original framework to light.

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Lanaudière Residence, Montreal, Quebec

e-architect

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The raw-steel structure from a previous renovation was retained, but the stair treads were replaced with new ones made of oiled white oak in order to maintain continuity with the materials used on the ground floor. Its projects are contemporary and minimalist. Year: 2022 Designers: Michael Godmer, Catherine C.

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

Gundry & Ducker's Wimbledon renovation aims to create "country house in miniature"

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Ruth Asawa’s Redwood House in San Francisco Gets a Spirited Renovation

Superkül renovates reading room at Toronto's brutalist Robarts Library

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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

Worrell Yeung renovates New York farm with collection of "cousin" wood-clad buildings

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Olphert House Mid-Century Renovation, Sydney, NSW

North Salem Residence, Upstate New York Renovation

Renovation of Vaincre la Mucoviscidose Association Offices, Paris

This Brick Backyard House Doubles as a Sunken Living Room for the Garden

Deborah Berke Partners renovates and expands historic buildings at University of Pennsylvania

Hacker Architects overhauls Oregon residence with colourful interiors and natural pine finishes

A ’50s Teardown in the Netherlands Gets a Second Chance—and a Beautiful Brick Extension

A Wall of Books Puts the Finishing Touch on This Rough-Hewn Backyard Home in Austin

PDP refurbishes art deco office block with jewel-like extensions in glass and steel

Anacapa Architecture converts historic building into Drift Santa Barbara hotel

Ménard Dworkind adds sculptural mezzanine to 1980s Quebec home

Living between past and present

Naturehumaine places sculptural outdoor stairs on Montreal apartment addition

Metal Screens Form a "Skin" Around This Revived ’80s-Built Home in Australia

Jensen Architects revamps Stanford Residence in California for IDEO co-founder

You’ll Never Guess the House Attached to This Concrete Extension

Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

Palazzo Senza Tempo by Mario Cucinella Architects

This Melbourne Home’s Topsy-Turvy Addition Is Buried Beneath the Earth

RDG Planning & Design Upgrades Historic Hotel Maytag with Technology-Rich Renovations

Historic sanitorium in Greek mountain forest transformed into Manna hotel

Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex

Averra Developments – Mount Pleasant Modern | Single Family Home

SHED gives mid-century Golden House in Seattle an extensive update

In Situ Studio creates HUUS house for sloped site in Raleigh

AQGD Thailand // S+S Architects

Peterborough Town Library // Ann Beha Architects

Stone pavilion with Islamic motifs completes Alberta's Aga Khan Gardens

Everything Is Proudly On Display at This Cheery London Terrace Home

South Hill House, Toronto, Ontario

Pink Paint Wainscoting Unifies a Formerly Dreary Terrace Home in London

Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church

GBBN expands historic Pennsylvania residence with metal-clad education facility

Atherton Pavilions by Feldman Architecture

Blu Dot Showroom, Portland, Oregon

Lanaudière Residence, Montreal, Quebec

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