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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. We wanted to revive the form of the house and modify the floor plan for modern-day family living.

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APRIL 2, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. A new tw0-story structure on the rear lane contains the bike and garden storage, laundry area, bathroom, and a studio space. Have one to share? Post it here.

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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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MARCH 24, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. Post it here.

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JUNE 22, 2022

Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London. Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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Materials Housing Architect Structural Engineering 111

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was originally designed by in 1970 by San Francisco architect George Rockrise with Salem architect of record Donald Richardson and built in 1972.

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AUGUST 28, 2022

Austin Maynard Architects has completed Terrace House, a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne which is low-cost, eco-conscious and has enough room for young families. Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Wall-height Douglas fir shelving in the living area serves as a display case while Ikea cabinets with blue fronts from Reform keep the kitchen tidy. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Visualization Home 105

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. Located within a 500-square-meter Siheyuan complex, the store occupies a 280-year-old courtyard house that are common in the region.

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Housing Architecture Restoration Roofing 98

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed the Silver Lining House, a crisp, gabled home clad in black-stained cedar that was designed for an architectural photographer and interior designer. Half-polished chrome slats bounce reflections around the stairwell, an effect meant to "mimic the experience of walking through a disco ball".

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Housing Home Structural Engineering Interior 126

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JUNE 26, 2023

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. Inside Pigment House, the studio aimed to open up the interior by joining the kitchen and living room, moving away from its original separated Victorian layout.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Landscape Housing 131

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APRIL 21, 2023

The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The clients erected and filled the gabion walls themselves. Have one to share?

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e-architect

AUGUST 10, 2023

It is a stunning example of a beautifully updated mews house located in the heart of London. With careful planning and attention to detail, Patalab Architects have transformed the space into a modern family home, while preserving the historic character of the mews house. There is now no trace of this service space.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction. Across the façade of the existing house, built openings were respected and referenced when conceiving interior layouts.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Project Details: Location: Brooklyn, New York Designer: TBo / @ tbo_architecture Footprint: 2,260 square feet Architect of Record: Enthink Engineering Builder: Prestigne Renovation Group Inc.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Baird’s houses were designed in consideration of siting, view, orientation, and with minimal site coverage to allow space for landscaping. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Renovation Home Structural Engineering Site 75

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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JANUARY 25, 2023

The cheerful spirit of Nimtim Architects’ renovation continues inside by way of bold patterns and more pops of color. 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.

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Renovation Structural Engineering Roofing Client 102

Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2022

Architecture studio SAW incorporated curved elements and multiple staircases in its renovation of a 1930s dwelling that is meant to reconsider the "notion of groundedness". The Wraparound House is located in the Marina District, which stretches along the San Francisco Bay. The Wraparound House is in San Francisco.

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Housing Structural Engineering Engineering Engineering 96

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

Raw concrete, burnt clay and natural wood come together in this extension to an end-of-terrace house in south London, designed by architecture studio TYPE. Details include an exposed concrete structure, lime plaster walls, a floor of quarry tiles and furniture elements made from ash and Douglas fir.

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Materials Housing Windows Structural Engineering 111

e-architect

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The addition of new spacious volumes, harnessing natural light and inviting far-reaching vistas of the surrounding Alexandra Palace parklands were also on the client’s initial wishlist. Brick House now opens onto the large garden by way of a full width, pale brick rear extension, bookended by an expansive brick patio.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2022

After spending a few years in a spec house and eager to improve their living arrangement, the owners of this San Francisco residence looked to local studio Klopf Architecture to see if they could renovate their current home. The Modern Inversion project involved the renovation of a San Francisco home. Structural engineer: ZFA.

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JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio has renovated and expanded the mid-century modern childhood home of musician James Taylor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina , into a multi-building complex for two art collectors. The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck. The photography is by Cristóbal Palma.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Rather than building up, Mitsuori Architects digs deep to give a Victorian terrace house a subterranean extension. This renovation and extension focused on bringing two families together," says Mitsuori Architects cofounder Matthew Murfutt about his studio’s latest project.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Portuguese architect Carlos Castanheira has transformed an ageing stone cottage into a modern upside-down house. Located on a farm in Famalicão, in Portugal's Braga region, the previously abandoned caretaker's cottage is now São Cosme House, a two-storey family home. That's how I like it to be and what makes it fun," he said.

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Roofing Renovation Structural Engineering Housing 122

Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The brief for the home, named Sky Lantern House, involved preserving the character of the existing building while making its interior more suitable for modern living. An existing staircase at the centre of Sky Lantern House was replaced with a stair arranged around a three-storey triangular void that allows daylight to reach each level.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2024

Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. The interior has been remodelled to hold four workspaces, a bookstore, a kitchenette and a cafeteria.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Berlin studio Behles & Jochimsen Architekten has renovated and extended the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry offices in Germany , adding sandstone-clad buildings that tie in with the area's historic architecture. The Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry headquarters have been renovated. Project management: GCA.

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Modern Building Housing Restoration 98

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cow shed in Dorset into a library and office , organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. This plan references classical architectural forms, which are the focus of many of the client's books.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Skylights are inset into the CLT structure, bringing daylight from above, paired with large sliding doors which frame views of the garden and courtyard.

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Remodeling Structural Engineering Client Clients 111

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

A traditional housing typology with simple row houses facing a linear patio in Mexico City is re-interpreted as a new apartment building for young families," the studio added. Read: Evelop Arquitectura creates "garden with a house" in San Miguel de Allende. Structural engineering: Ricardo Camacho.

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Cities Housing Structural Engineering Finishes 105

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In Have one to share? Post it here.

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Home Civil Engineering Remodeling Structural Engineering 98

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MARCH 31, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The new addition—which measures only 430 square feet in area – is a quintessential lean-to, sleeving under the fascia and gutter of the existing house. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Structural Engineering Consulting Housing Renovation 110

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JANUARY 13, 2023

American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. The Assembly is a renovated factory in Pittsburgh. Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti.

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Civil Engineering Renovation Engineering Engineering 111

Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The refurbishment of the 19th-century, mid-terrace house also added a rear extension containing a large kitchen and living room. The extension contains a second living area Now called ZigZag House, the extension aimed to add additional spaces to the home the family has lived in since 2009 "for greater autonomy and personal space". "The

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Home Structural Engineering Technique Contractor 91

Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The all-black home, surrounded by a boreal forest, is made up of a square surrounding a small courtyard that contains an apple tree that reminded the client of their childhood. The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. Structural engineer: Poincaré – Paul-Henry Boutros.

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