Dwell

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I consider myself knowledgeable about real estate and renovations. I’ve purchased two homes; renovated one house entirely and built the other one from the ground up. A lot of the problems we experienced are directly related to not fully understanding all the legalese in the contract we signed when we hired a contractor.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Renovated, but retaining its old charm. Photo © Mark Seelen “We endeavored to work with raw and local materials to craft a contemporary wabi-sabi-inspired renovation”, says Sander Apperlo, Partner Architect. The roof signals intimacy, further enhanced by the big fireplace, the conversation pit, and the sunken dining table.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

The cheerful spirit of Nimtim Architects’ renovation continues inside by way of bold patterns and more pops of color. The extension is articulated as a simple pitched roof form with a large pivot door framing an uninterrupted view of the garden beyond. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Danny Lim dons multiple hats as architect, contractor, and client as he transforms his Highland Park bungalow with a new ADU for his in-laws. Tanveer Badal As an architect, Danny felt confident about assuming general contractor duties in addition to planning a renovation that would right some wrongs undertaken by previous owners.

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Deezen

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. Across the other three floors of the home are four bedrooms and three bathrooms that were lightly renovated, alongside a study, additional living spaces and hallways.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A small stone building in Aldesago, Switzerland, has been transformed into a compact two-level house in a renovation by architect Enrico Sassi. His design, called Rustic Renovation, involved repairing the damaged stone walls, adding a new roof, installing an extra window and integrating space-efficient furnishings.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The home was thoroughly tested and proven over 30 years of family use, and the clients wanted to retain its easy function and utilitarian materiality while adding further accommodation for the evolution of family life. Have one to share? Post it here. Only two houses remain, including this one, which is located on a prominent corner location.

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Deezen

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. The studio exposed the wooden roof trusses and columns of the original building "We 'skimmed' the building to expose its 'skeleton'," said the studio.

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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. Concrete was used to replace the old sills, while the new timber roof was installed over rendered brickwork.

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Deezen

AUGUST 25, 2023

California's Tyreus Design Studio has completed a timber-clad house and entertainment barn renovation on a farm in Sonoma. The light-coloured standing seam metal roof reflects heat that helps cool the house, as does the whole-house fan and solar electricity. The photography is by Christopher Stark.

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Dwell

APRIL 23, 2024

When Kayla Sims, 24, embarked on renovating her first home she was, of course , going to use the life simulation game The Sims to do it—and not just because of her last name. Two years ago, when Sims bought a house that needed renovations, she didn’t just use the game to design the interiors of her bedroom, bathroom, and office.

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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. The photography is by Joe Fletcher.

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Architizer

MARCH 31, 2023

Have you ever wondered why clients are now seeking Passive Houses in larger numbers? Passive house construction and high-performance windows and doors in this townhouse addition allowed us to create walls of glass with an indoor-outdoor experience to a roof deck clear of all mechanicals. Photos by Peter Peirce, Inc.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Shanghai-based studio stripped back the 529-square-metre space, located on the second floor of a factory building within a former industrial campus, by removing numerous layers of previous renovations. Large steps within this space can be used as seating for presentations with a hidden projector placed in the roof.

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Deezen

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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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Two green roofs top the building, characterised by their asymmetrical pyramid shapes topped with rooflights. The bricks were stacked vertically at the base of the home and horizontally near the roof to create variation in the facade.

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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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Deezen

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. Read: Oliver Leech Architects tops Surrey house extension with a stepped roof. Main contractor: Sutton Construction.

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The Architecture Designs

JUNE 5, 2023

In order to honor the state’s Spanish past, Spanish Colonial Revival residences have stucco exteriors, red clay tile roofs, and elaborate wrought iron accents. On the other hand, craftsman bungalows place a premium on handcrafted woodwork, low-pitched roofs, and sizable porches.

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Deezen

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 team has experience refurbishing mid-century modern homes in North Carolina, having overhauled a 1959 brick ranch-style home in Raleigh in 2017.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Architecture practice Invisible Studio has renovated a tired cottage in a valley in England by reconfiguring its cramped interior and adding a contemporary concrete and timber extension. Invisible Studio has renovated a cottage on the borders of Hampshire and Surrey. It has a double-pitched roof.

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Deezen

MAY 19, 2023

The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co 's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. The bottom volume is split across two storeys and recessed from the edge of the roof to create a small terrace.

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aasarchitecture

JULY 10, 2023

The Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium will unveil its newly renovated and expanded building to the public on June 8, 2023, following a transformative $41 million building project. This project was a true collaboration between client, architect, exhibit, and construction teams.

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Deezen

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. General contractor: Turner Construction.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The goal was to reconnect this structure with the environment while best utilizing the exceptional site for the clients. "In Atop a steel frame, the roof—like the home itself—hovers, creating a dynamic space with lots of natural light. Have one to share? Post it here. A man-made object in nature may exist in harmony or disparity.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

London-based studio Clementine Blakemore Architects has renovated a series of derelict 19th-century agricultural buildings in Dorset to create the Wraxall Yard holiday homes. Client: Wraxall Yard CIC. Main contractor: Stonewood Builder. The photography is by Lorenzo Zandri unless stated otherwise. Wayfinding: Smiths Studio.

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Deezen

JULY 12, 2023

New barrel-vaulted roofs were installed above the garages, increasing head height inside, and each one was given a glazed "shopfront" in place of the old roller shutters. The garages were made taller with barrel-vaulted roofs As well as renovating the existing garages, the team opted for low-carbon materials that could later be repurposed.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. The new house needed to have plenty of space to accommodate frequent visits from the clients' grown kids, who live out of town.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mork-Ulnes Architects designed the home with a gabled roof "We knew from the outset that this project would be an interesting collaboration, balancing our reductive tendencies with the more exuberant and maximalist impulses of our client/friends, whose style we had always admired and wanted to celebrate," said Casper Mork-Ulnes.

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Deezen

AUGUST 6, 2023

The minimalist home replaces a 1960s bungalow close to the beach Missing the beach, the client began a search for a property in Amagansett Dunes with Starling's help, and found a bungalow that was "frozen in the 1960s". "It For this reason, the village has grown in popularity as a vacation spot – as these six holiday havens prove.

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ArchiDiaries

JULY 17, 2022

The facade expresses the 3D public space after renovation. The four-level height lobby space is stepping up the atrium to connect to the stepping-down roof terrace. As a healing space, the roof garden is all rendered with bricks in line with the facade. This couldn’t be solved by a simple facade renovation.

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e-architect

JULY 8, 2023

The building’s small footprint, sloped roofs, compact volumes, and local materials reinforce Marlboro Music’s place within the lush rolling hills and streams of the Green Mountains. Features include LED lighting, a passive solar gains strategy, a green roof, operable windows that provide natural ventilation, and native plantings.

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e-architect

JUNE 9, 2023

This project was a true collaboration between client, architect, exhibit, and construction teams. About Cambridge 7 (Exhibit Designers for the Aquarium and Insectarium) Architecture and Exhibit Design firm CambridgeSeven was formed by seven visionaries focused on doing what’s right not only for clients, but for public spaces.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2023

Westwood, who is the design director of international design collective RIOS , has been gradually renovating the house since he purchased it in 2018 together with his partner, fashion designer Annelise Armitage. On big projects for commercial clients, everything is planned and costed in advance," Westwood added.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Furioso Vineyards project consists of the renovation and expansion of an existing winery, including the addition of a new tasting room and public amenity spaces. Bringing together the old and new elements of the estate, a bold new roof unifies the vineyard with a singular form and iconic image. Client: Furioso Vineyards.

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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 clients – a couple with three school-age children – desired a home with more space for indoor and outdoor activities, places for working, and views of the water.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Brett Lambert MFPRO+ Blog MFPRO+ New Projects Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Designers Standards Reconstruction & Renovation Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction It’s official: passive house design standards are coming to Massachusetts. The change is substantial. Our team runs models like THERM.

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