Archinect

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Montreal’s Maisonneuve Library has reopened to the public following a major restoration and expansion of the historic building. Image credit: Adrien Williams Image credit: Adrien Williams At the center of the project is the original 1912 building, which was rehabilitated to restore its “original splendor.

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Deezen

APRIL 6, 2024

New York design studio Post Company has revived a historic hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , drawing on the building's illustrious past and recent acclaim to inform its interiors. The post Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple's Macintosh computer appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. Upon the developers' purchase of the building in 2020, many of the interior spaces had fallen into disrepair. "It

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e-architect

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The design tasks encompassed interior design, the reorganization of commercial and media areas, as well as lighting and the wayfinding system. The Central Waiting Room During the renovation of the space, an important question had to be considered: To what extent can Beijing Railway Station meet the spiritual demands of the people?

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Belgium Over time, numerous additions to the home and its garden had distracted from its original structures and their relationship to the landscape, and so its new owners tasked Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx with restoring this condition. The photography is by Séverin Malaud.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy , restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. Upstairs, the restoration of the barn roof was prioritised so one could immediately feel and connect to the building's heritage," she added.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Local design studio Hauvette & Madani drew on the Haussmannian history of this Paris apartment to create a gallery-like interior for its occupant's vast art collection. Located in the city's historic Triangle d'Or, the dwelling previously featured minimalist marble surfaces and gilding leftover from a recent renovation.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2024

US studio Ome Dezin has renovated a large mid-century home in Brentwood, California , using a tonal colour palette and maximising the lush hillside views. To keep the focus on the views from the large windows, the interior was designed with "a more muted, streamlined aesthetic". The photography is by Nils Timm.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of Lever House by architecture studio SOM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill ( SOM ) has completed a restoration and renovation of the Lever House skyscraper in New York City , which the firm originally designed seventy years ago.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Architecture studio Snøhetta has announced its plans to restore and modernise The Natural History Museum of Lille by adding a public-oriented extension that references the city's traditional architecture. Snøhetta will restore and extend The Natural History Museum of Lille. The extension will unify the interior of the museum.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Soft Scandinavian tones and curated antiques enliven the interiors of this period Georgian townhouse in London’s Kensington, which has been expertly restored by Rivière Interiors. The post Restored Gustavian townhouse in Kensington asks for £4.5m appeared first on The Spaces.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2023

Commissioned to conserve and seamlessly upgrade a cherished landmark, MBB Architects led a 10-year, $175-million renewal effort culminating in an award-winning restoration and sustainable infrastructure improvements. The renovation of St.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has converted a listed room in Norway into a restaurant , adding an angular mirrored bar and restoring the building's historical frescoes. The artworks are now restored and lit with state-of-the-art lighting." The photography is by Sigurd Fandango.

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The Architect's Newsletter

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In Newport Beach, California, Richard Neutra’s Mariners’ Medical Arts building expertly couples health and design by treating outdoor spaces as an extension of its interior.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the "lighthouse"-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. It has a glass and metal facade that reveals its interior. It now functions as a departure point for cruise ships. Photo by Olivier Blouin.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2024

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. The post Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. The studio added nine floors on top of the restored original three floors.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2023

A series of red-concrete cylinders were used to update the layout, circulation and lighting of this house in Versaille , renovated by French studio Atelier Delalande Tabourin. The concrete insertions were created using "grogs" – aggregates made from crushed bricks that are discarded during production.

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Dwell

MARCH 1, 2024

Drawing inspiration from boat design, Innovative Spaces rebuilds a 1953 trailer from top to bottom with a custom mahogany interior. Renovating vintage trailers is not cheap—it’s like restoring a vintage car, and then building a house in it," he says. "I I saw a lot of subpar work," he says.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

Architect couple Leandro Garcia and Amanda Dalla-Bona have renovated a 1970s apartment in Curitiba , Brazil, for themselves, reconfiguring the layout and choosing eclectic furniture. Original features including the window frames and the imbuia parquet floor were retained and restored, while a variety of new materials were introduced.

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Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2023

From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This lookbook collects 10 interiors in Italy with a distinctly rustic feel, including homes and hotels replete with wooden beams, cool stone and other rich textures. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring chequerboard floors , lime plaster walls and Mediterranean-style interiors.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The renowned interior design firm, Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR) , known for their award-winning work, was once again responsible for this project, which included ten rooms. In 2019, the design studio built the Fumoir, renovated the Salon Julier and introduced new colour harmonies: a black and white theme complemented by taupe and blue tones.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the New Century Hall music venue in Manchester , restoring, rationalising and "opening up" the Grade-II listed structure. The post Sheppard Robson restores iconic Manchester music venue appeared first on Dezeen.

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designboom

AUGUST 10, 2022

the kakekae method enhances the circulation system on the first floor and opens up the interior to restore a sense of spatial harmony. The post roovice restores spatial harmony in japanese home using traditional architecture methods appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Located in the heart of New York’s West Village, this extensive renovation for famed creative director Fabien Baron (editorial director of Interview Magazine, and founder of Baron and Baron) presented the challenge of integrating a modern, minimalist design within a historical townhouse.

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designboom

JULY 26, 2023

limdim studio completes the renovation project to harmonize modern design with the rich heritage of vietnam. The post limdim studio brings modern design to vietnamese alley house with ngâu restoration appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. We removed all the new partitions and we tried to restore what was left. We didn't touch the staircase. The staircase was covered and we exposed it."

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Deezen

APRIL 30, 2024

The first and only skyscraper designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in New York City has undergone a renovation by Vocon Architects and MdeAS Architects to help it "meet the expectations of today". The architectural team completely renovated two lobbies on the ground floor, including a revamp of the finishes and the elevators.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Shortlisted in the rebirth project category of Dezeen awards 2022 , the renovation was completed for construction company Asanuma Corporation as a flagship office that would demonstrate their commitment to environmentally-friendly retrofits. The building was renovated by Nori Architects. "In The photography is by Jumpei Suzuki.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Dutch studio Merk X has renovated the 19th-century Groote Museum at Amsterdam Zoo, combining the reinstatement of its original features with the addition of a new basement and contemporary accents informed by natural forms. Merk X renovated Amsterdam's Groote Museum. It restored the building's original features.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 11, 2023

France had previously reversed plans for the restoration’s completion before the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games prior to the death of project overseer General Jean-Louis Georgelin in August. Now, its reconstruction has become one of the most visible and most potent symbols of the cathedral’s rebirth.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2023

Atak Architekti restored and extended a former rectory Looking to maintain the character of the existing building, its deep foundations were used to carve out a semi-recessed basement level, housing reading rooms and spaces to be used by local clubs. "In Photography is by Tomáš Souček.

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Deezen

JULY 18, 2023

US firm Gensler has completed a series of renovations to the sprawling 1930s The Merchandise Mart in Chicago that include several amenity spaces. The renovations to the Merchandise Mart – now called The Mart – are the latest in a series carried out by Gensler , including the restoration of a grand stairway and the mezzanine floor in 2017.

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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.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2022

Foster + Partners is set to renovate and restore the iconic Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. With its unique pyramidal shape, the 48-storey skyscraper will receive substantial renovation of its interiors, exteriors, and landscape, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This photo and above are by Lipman Studio.

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