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. One way of doing this was by adding in a large window to the main living space.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

US studio Fuse Architects added cedar cladding, expanded the windows and brightened the interiors of the Plover House on the coast of California. The three-bedroom house was designed for a Silicon Valley couple and their three children. Fuse Architects retained the house's original footprint. Builder: Hagen and Colbert.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Purchasing or renting a house is probably one of the most significant economic investments in people’s lives. This is real life, and you are not living in one of the television episodes of Selling Sunset where everyone can afford glamorous houses worth millions of dollars. The process of selling and buying a house is not simple.

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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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Deezen

APRIL 27, 2023

Colleen Healey Architecture has renovated a 30-year-old home in Maryland , introducing large windows and a hybrid facade that mixes Corten steel with cedar shake. Sloped windows with skylights add further light to the home. Both materials are economical and will continue to integrate more into the surroundings with time.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Positioned on Lovers Walk hill overlooking the city of Cork, the townhouse – called Lovers Walk – was renovated by Kingston Lafferty Design. One of these spaces is a "sensual" red kitchen The ground floor was adapted to include an open-plan kitchen defined by a counter, island and splashback finished in veiny red quartzite.

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ArchiDiaries

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Excerpt: SETAGAYA House Renovation, designed by KOMPAS, concerns the renovation of their clients’ duplex residence which is situated above their ground-floor dental practice. This project concerns the renovation of our clients’ duplex residence which is situated above their ground-floor dental practice.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2024

Movable metal shutters reveal bright red balconies at this social housing block in Barcelona , created by local architecture studios MIAS and Coll-Leclerc Architects. Two large cuts divide the housing into three smaller, "porous" blocks with planted pathways in between. The photography is by Adrià Goula.

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Dwell

MAY 1, 2024

They enclosed a balcony to create a larger living area, finished it in cedar and Douglas fir, and then peppered in beloved furnishings. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London , adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. The two additions feature matching terracotta tile cladding, angular forms and large windows. The photography is by Taran Wilkhu.

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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

MARCH 13, 2024

Mexican architecture practice FMT Estudio has renovated and extended a 1980s house adding clean white facades accented by wooden and wrought iron details in Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula. On the ground floor, the kitchen was expanded On the ground floor, the original kitchen was expanded into the central core of the house.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2023

Brooklyn-based studio Worrell Yeung has updated a historic property in New York with a series of gabled buildings clad in various timber finishes and details. 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.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A curved bronze facade sits atop a sandstone podium at this home renovation in Sydney , Australia, designed by local architecture studio Atelier Andy Carson. Thoughtfully placed windows frame vistas of the sea, while polished plaster interior walls reflect views of the blue and yellow hues of ocean and sand back into the home.".

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Canadian architecture studio D'Arcy Jones Architects has completed a project called John Street Redo, which involved renovating and enlarging an early 1900s home in a way that is "forward-looking without erasing an old building's original charm". While many houses in the area back up to laneways, this home is sandwiched between two streets.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Japanese studio Kurosawa Kawara-Ten has used local and recycled materials to transform a vacant house into a workspace named Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office. Kurosawa Kawara-Ten created a double-level interior "We aimed to show that dealing with things that already exist was worthy enough in the area where the building is," he added.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The 1,000-square-foot primary residence in Hudson Heights was partially renovated for a couple, who had been living in the space for several years before deciding to invest in making it better suited to their needs, rather than buying another apartment. The photography is by Sean Davidson.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A sculptural spiral staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows and panelled walls have been paired with contemporary furnishings in Space Copenhagen 's renovation of a restaurant and hotel in Switzerland. Top: a spiral staircase takes centre stage in Mammertsberg. Top: a spiral staircase takes centre stage in Mammertsberg.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has renovated a cottage on a quiet coastal street in Barwon Heads and connected it to a barn-like extension by a glazed link. Named Barwon Heads House, the project was designed by Melbourne studio Adam Kane Architects as a contemporary dwelling that embodied a "relaxed, coastal lifestyle".

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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. The photography is by César Béjar.

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Dwell

APRIL 15, 2024

For this renovated double-wide in Point Dume Club, it might be less (or a lot more) than you’d imagined. But when their housing search turned up few options they liked, Jeff expanded their parameters. Other than the large front windows and vaulted ceilings, there wasn’t a lot to preserve, they thought. In a Trailer Park?

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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 interiors of the home are finished with natural materials. "It The house's original timber roof has been preserved.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2022

Exposed, white-painted concrete contrasts a delicate, skylit metal staircase at this minimalist house in Mataró, Barcelona , designed by local practice Vallribera Arquitectes. Vallribera Arquitectes has created a three-storey row house in Barcelona. We envision the courtyard as another room in the house, without a roof," it added.

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2023

Originally constructed in 1974 by William Turnbull, Jr , the 1,200-square foot (110-square metre) cabin was renovated in 2022 by Joanne Koch, who leads Berkeley-based studio Koch Architects , as "a bridge to the redeeming qualities of nature". The cabin centres around a two-storey atrium with large east- and west-facing stacked windows.

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Deezen

MAY 26, 2023

Local studio Dumican Mosey has completed a renovation of a 1907 house with a four-storey, red staircase in San Francisco 's Russian Hill neighbourhood. Dumican Mosey completed the 3,300-square foot (300-square metre) house, named the Red Stair House, in 2022.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Portuguese studio Risco has renovated the Beato Convent Events Centre, an events space housed within a former convent in Lisbon , sensitively updating its existing fabric and adding a series of contemporary additions. Othe recent projects in Lisbon include a green–tiled concrete house and a wellness centre with white leather curtains.

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The Spaces

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the Cotswolds, the Grade II-listed Chapel House goes a step further, blending striking architecture and ecclesiastical features with contemporary interiors and eco-interventions that maximise it for modern living. It has undergone four years of extensive restoration and has been finished by the founder of Nune.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The renovated eight-bedroom house fronts Logan Circle, one of the city's grand rotaries that connects several major avenues, created as part of engineer Pierre L'Enfant's original masterplan. During the renovation, brick walls and floor joists were exposed to contrast a contemporary kitchen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The following architecture and interior design studios have made the most of these traditions when renovating homes, which often involved refreshing the homes' interiors while maintaining their history, or adding contemporary elements that nod to the past. Earthy-toned, simple materials feature throughout, including textured plaster finishes.

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Dwell

APRIL 25, 2022

In Atherton, California, the aptly named Void House carefully subtracts space—and reduces the existing footprint—in this unconventional transformation. We bought the house knowing we wanted to renovate it," recalls Tamara.

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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

JUNE 30, 2023

Aptly named Graphic House, the playful renovation in Hackney makes use of colour and art deco forms that reflect the tastes of its graphic-designer owners. The studio also made upgrades to the house's external fabric to improve energy performance and reconfigured its internal layout.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2022

British studio Will Gamble Architects has modernised a heritage-listed terraced house in south London , adding a series of bespoke joinery elements that help to repurpose the existing living spaces. Will Gamble Architects has renovated the interior of Butterfly House in London.

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Dwell

MAY 7, 2024

Public housing—the kind New Yorkers are most familiar with, slabs of brick surrounded by grass and asphalt—might not be everybody’s aesthetic cup of tea. It’s a rare approach, but in a chat with Dwell, Cirllio explains how public housing’s past could pave the way to its future. That’s where Chris Cirillo steps in.

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Deezen

MAY 30, 2024

Overhauled for the German Child Protection Association , the building now contains a therapeutic housing community with a youth club, counselling centre, workshop and library alongside administrative and conference spaces for the organisation. The photography is by Johann Husser.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Local studio Ryan Leidner Architecture renovated a 1940s home in the Bernal Heights neighbourhood of San Francisco , resolving entry access with a bridge over the front garden. The bridge would span the lush front garden and connect to the house between the top and middle stories.

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