Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

Located on the Odderœya peninsula in Kristiansand, Kunstsilo is home to the world's largest private collection of modern art from the Nordic region, with more than 5,500 artworks. Inside the bar, contemporary wooden finishes and furniture fill the space. The photography is by Alan Williams.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Behind a modest brick exterior in Kensington, an expansive contemporary home built half underground is full of light, color, and kinetic design. Climbing rose camouflages a yellow stone exterior designed to match the adjacent mews homes, but a blue mirrored door hints at the contemporary style inside. Million in London

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The Architecture Designs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But, like any beloved classic, even these historical homes can benefit from a touch of modernity without losing their charm. Not only do you restore their former glory, but you also enhance their functionality. Don’t shy away from juxtaposing contemporary light fixtures with traditional plasterwork medallions.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Across China, this architectural philosophy is gaining remarkable traction, reflecting a unique cultural junction of reverence and rapid modernization. Photographs by Dedang Design The Bache Community Center is a modern building located in Suzhou, designed by DEDANG DESIGN.

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Architizer

JULY 26, 2022

From small to large sites, light to heavy renovations, the projects in this collection strategically marry the advantages of industrial buildings and modern workspaces. Old limestone walls and timber members are restored and left exposed, adding a strong industrial flavor to the spaces. Jury Winner, 2018 A+Awards, Architecture +Stairs.

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Architizer

JULY 4, 2022

The oldest predecessor of carousels comes from 6th century Byzantium, while the modern version emerged from early jousting traditions in Europe and the Middle East. The SeaGlass Carousel was designed as a collaboration to create a distinctly contemporary ecologically themed environment for this public space.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The project was envisioned as a "modern reincarnation" of the hotel that once operated on the site. The exterior facades, featuring white stucco and arched windows, were kept largely intact. While the exterior has a historic look, the interior is much more modern.

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Dwell

APRIL 27, 2023

The existing development application approval meant we were constrained with the exterior but took the liberty to redesign the interior to suit the client’s unique tastes and personality. The castle at the rear was reconstructed as a modern interpretation of the original structure, which had been previously demolished.

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Santa Cruz Architect

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Contemporary homes in the United States showcase a diverse range of styles that merge tradition with modernity. This article explores twelve common contemporary American residential architectural styles, highlighting their unique features, influences, and contributions to the evolving architectural landscape.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2023

Museum of Modern Literature, 2007, Germany In 2007, David Chipperfield Architects won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany. The pavilion-like building is partly embedded into the brow of a hill beside the 19th-century Schiller National Museum.

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Deezen

AUGUST 19, 2023

The team uncovered original terrazzo floors in some areas and worked with experts to restore any sections that were damaged. Brass details including handrails match the building's original mail chute "With a modern sensibility, we developed a language of detail that brought elements of the exterior into the building's core," Thompson said. "In

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Deezen

JULY 3, 2023

US studio Shiftspace has renovated a rowhouse in Philadelphia originally designed by Chinese-American architect IM Pei , restoring its original qualities after decades of alterations. Shiftspace was tasked with paring back these alterations to restore Pei's original vision while enhancing it with contemporary details.

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 16, 2024

Cozy Atmosphere : The hallmark of this style is its ability to forge a welcoming and comfortable environment, making any space feel like home Structural Characteristics source: sarinagreenholt.pages.dev Symmetry and Balance : Central to French Provincial architecture, symmetry creates a harmonious exterior.

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Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

Phipps' visual exploration of modernism in Wales follows six other publications by the London-based artist capturing post-war architecture in Britain, including Brutal North and Brutal London. For Phipps, the book aims to recalibrate the undervalued history of modernism in both a local and international context. "I

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Deezen

JANUARY 2, 2024

This project gives shape to our ideas about community gathering, the importance of indigenous forms of governance and what contemporary African architecture can be on a national scale," said the studio's founder Diébédo Francis Kéré.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The modernized plan links together a yoga studio, guest suite, 3 bedrooms and bathrooms with open living, kitchen and dining space. The bedrooms and living spaces were updated with more and larger amounts of glazed opening onto the private garden to develop more naturally lit connections to the exterior.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

The adaptive reuse project involved adding a modern extension with curved glass corners to the building's roof, set back from its sandstone facade to respect the original Edwardian Baroque architecture.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Typically smaller than hotels, often with fewer than 30 rooms and usually family-owned, the architectural challenges posed in the designing of a Pousada are understandably complex: How does one retrofit a 12th-century fortress with modern plumbing and electricity without compromising its historical integrity?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. For the restoration, the team revamped large portions of the school building's, extending the programme of the addition's interior throughout.

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Architecture Here and There

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

However, the UK Telegraph has just run an article based on leaked plans to modernize the cathedral’s interior, creating what the newspaper calls a “politically correct Disneyland.” ” Might that spark a controversy likely to delay any 2024 reopening?

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Architizer

JANUARY 8, 2022

In addition to the physical changes over the years, priorities and patterns of living change as well, and some older houses are no longer suitable for contemporary lifestyles. This project focused on a rigorous renewal of the existing structure and exterior, contrasted by a modern rearrangement of the interior spaces.

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Architizer

MARCH 18, 2024

The subsequent projects showcase contemporary cultural and public buildings throughout the state. Martinez+Johnson led the complex project, updating the Grand Opera House for modern use and planning an educational center around it. Back-of-house areas were expanded, and a new stage house was suspended within the existing envelope.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 16, 2022

In the early 1900s Hanyang became the site of China’s first modern iron and steel works as well as key arsenal city. Led by Aedas Global Design Principal Kevin Wang, the Hanyang Iron Works regeneration project is focused on restoring and reviving the development, which was closed down in the year of 1947. Image © Aedas.

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Architizer

JUNE 5, 2023

The pièce de résistance, a circular aperture uniting the kitchen and living room, encapsulates the confluence of art deco grandeur and contemporary sensibility while successfully delineating the social and private spaces. The result is an exquisite fusion of heritage architecture and modern design thinking.

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ArchiDiaries

MARCH 10, 2023

James-Simon-Galerie, photo courtesy of Simon Menges In renovative works, his precision is imbued with historical acumen, informing his vision to invariably redeem original design and structure rather than supplant it wholly with modern architecture. We choose ourselves, and the concept of only protecting the best is not enough.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Dorshada resort is a beachfront resort located in Chonburi, Thailand, consist of 4 types of contemporary Thai-style buildings. This project is to re-facade an existing inland 5 stories hotel building as the client wanted to have a modern luxury architectural style to attract younger age tourists and new customers. © ACA Architects.

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Architecture Here and There

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The history of extensive private investment in restoring old houses on College Hill puts the lie to claims in the College Hill study, backed by supposedly detailed analysis, that many old houses were not worth saving. Only one or two houses have been designed in the contemporary idiom. Beatrice O. Others followed her lead.

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Hotel Designs

JUNE 19, 2023

Although more contemporary than other Palace’s overlooking the Grand Canal, the facade still displays striking historical features. Over the staircase, the skylight has been restored and on the rooftop terrace, the decorated glass of the three-mullioned windows has been repaired.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2022

BXB Studio renovated the original 100-year-old homestead into a guesthouse and around it, the studio created a modern home within five intersecting forms that are similar in size to the original outbuildings. BXB Studio applied several different styles of wood cladding and ornamentation on the building's exterior.

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Architizer

MAY 4, 2022

The building was once reconstructed in the post-war period to house contemporary artworks of the GDR. Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht took the recent restoration work, which won the competition in 1998. Yet, major restoration work has not been done but some emergent repairs. Classical antiquities are already visible there.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Accompanied by a transdisciplinary team featuring the scenographer Adeline Rispal, the landscape architects of Taktyk, the engineering firm Quadriplus and the construction economist VPEAS, Snøhetta will restore and modernize the museum for a planned reopening in 2025. Image © Snøhetta.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Villa Emerald Lake Garda Property, Luxury Brescia House, Modern Lombardy Home, Italian Residential Building. With an eye to privacy both from and for the adjacent properties, the exterior façade of the property is completely blind, except for the entrance door, which is accessed via a pedestrian walkway from the street.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Our campus, housed in a carefully restored 1920s silk mill, features an award-winning library, art gallery, cross-disciplinary maker spaces, fitness facilities, eateries and student services. The Beacon thus introduces a new museum, connecting the city to the river, and history to modernity. and ubunina[at]uwaterloo.ca

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Architizer

AUGUST 29, 2022

They do so by treating the exterior façades as a canvas onto which narrow windows are etched in seemingly whimsical fashion – though their order strategically aligns with the layout and functions of the rooms inside. It’s ironic that the project’s emblem is a snail because the design leaps towards an exciting vision of the future.

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2022

The Family home needed extensive repairs, and so John Wingfelder, architect, used the opportunity to update the layout and decor at the same time to revive the property and create a space that functioned better as a contemporary home. Eagle House by Erling Berg , Abilene, TX, United States.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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Dwell

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The current owners of Highover have lovingly restored, renovated, and reconfigured the main residence’s interior, taking the entire structure back to its original stone walls sourced from the property’s quarry while incorporating state-of-the-art materials and construction throughout.

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