The Spaces

APRIL 2, 2024

A delightful surprise awaits at this South London home , which marries Arts & Crafts architecture with contemporary design – and even boasts a garden studio. This Thames-front apartment has staggering views of the London Eye The post In South London, an Edwardian Arts & Crafts gets a modern update appeared first on The Spaces.

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Art Modern Windows Restoration 52

Deezen

MARCH 16, 2022

Valentino Architects has converted the studio and home of late post-war painter Frank Portelli in Malta into a contemporary residence for his granddaughter. Adjacent to the terrace is a modern kitchen with black cabinetry. The study is finished with petroleum green walls. La Serenissima now features an open-air sun terrace.

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Modern Art Home Architect 106

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.

Art 140

Art Industrial Contemporary Exterior 140

Deezen

JULY 20, 2023

While its strengths lay in its architectural form and south-facing windows, our innovative approach to the project was essential in bringing contemporary functionality and sustainability to the fore," the studio added. "By Joinery, finishes and furniture would be new, informed by mid-century design.

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Home Restoration Design Client 87

DesignRulz

JULY 20, 2022

Whether you have some ancient furniture that is on death’s door and no longer has a place in your home, or you have some lovely vintage furniture that you want to keep but are struggling to incorporate into your modern interior, we have outlined a simple guide on how to embellish and renovate your vintage furniture to suit modern purposes.

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Renovation Modern Restoration Industrial 52

Hotel Designs

MAY 22, 2024

The spa’s historic Roman baths are meticulously restored, transporting guests to a bygone era of opulent relaxation. In contrast, the contemporary treatment rooms boast sleek furnishings and state-of-the-art technology. Main image credit: ESPA Leading Spa Hotels – a design journey through tranquillity Megan Christopher.

Design 89

Design Modern Transportation Restoration 89

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. Whenever the intervention had a larger scale, we opted for a contemporary look."

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Events Housing Renovation Roofing 127

Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2023

London practice PDP has renovated Eighty Strand, an art deco office building on the Strand, restoring its original finishes and complementing them with glazed pavilions that reference the style's geometric forms. Original stone walls and columns were restored throughout. Eighty Strand was renovated by PDP.

Glass 105

Glass Art Restoration Renovation 105

Deezen

APRIL 23, 2022

Walls in the apartment's kitchen are finished with tadelakt plaster. In the bottom apartment, the first basement floor accommodates a pair of spacious bedrooms, both of which were finished with poured concrete floors. The kitchen's rear wall is finished with grey bricks.

Housing 120

Housing Finishes Restoration Art 120

The Spaces

JANUARY 4, 2024

Tenuta Masseriola is a traditional Apuglian Trullo with a twist: the limestone dwelling has a canonical roof and drystone walls – a hallmark of the region’s architecture – but its interiors are crisp and modern, with just a hint of rustic.

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Management Restoration Modern Home 83

Dwell

APRIL 27, 2023

The castle at the rear was reconstructed as a modern interpretation of the original structure, which had been previously demolished. Spaces were kept simple and restrained, with the budget spent on execution and finishes. Celebrating collaboration and colors, the result is a dynamic heritage restoration with contemporary addition."

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Restoration Construction Construction Exterior 120

The Spaces

MAY 21, 2024

Ashmole , who would go on to become the Keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum, requested a modern Roman villa for himself and his wife, Dorothy. New Zealand architect Amyas Connell built High and Over for art historian Bernard Ashmole between 1929 and 1931 on a hilltop overlooking the Misbourne Valley in Amersham.

Home 69

Home Utilities Restoration Finishes 69

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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Renovation Modern Building Industrial 80

Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2023

As well as being known for its contemporary furniture and lighting design , Italy is home to some of Europe's oldest buildings and has numerous historic cities and villages. The plaster is complemented by pale wooden floors, black iron furniture and earth-toned fabrics, while the original doors have been retained and restored.

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Interior Restoration Renovation Inspiration 139

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.

Renovation 97

Renovation Restoration Modern Finishes 97

Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The durability of the tile backerboard allowed for 20mm Carrara Marble to be easily fixed over for a beautiful and luxurious finish. SHC Tiling, who are based in Bath, supplied the marble tiles used to produce the beautiful bathroom finishes, meaning both function and flair were added.

Restoration 89

Restoration Renovation Finishes Installation 89

Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Hill was a proponent of California Modernism in the Bay Area during the postwar period. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. The team used vintage photography to restore the spaces.

Renovation 120

Renovation Housing Restoration Glass 120

Deezen

MAY 9, 2023

French interior designer Rodolphe Parente has completed a contemporary overhaul of a 19th-century Parisian apartment , reflecting both the building's heritage and the "radical" art collection of its owner. The main idea was to preserve and at some points restore the classic Haussmannian codes of a Parisian apartment," Parente told Dezeen. "It

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Deconstruction Renovation Client Clients 104

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

We've designed it to be a modern take on the mid-century aesthetic, with an immediate sense of relaxation and peace through a refined palette and connection between house and gardens," Williams told Dezeen. This also allowed us to increase the height of the ceiling and play with the scale and rhythm of the beams."

Home 122

Home Renovation Architecture Housing 122

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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Project Architecture Government Art 139

Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Colleen Healey Architecture has revamped a home on a radial lot facing Washington DC 's Logan Circle, retaining historic details while updating the spaces for contemporary living. During the renovation, brick walls and floor joists were exposed to contrast a contemporary kitchen.

Renovation 90

Renovation Housing Restoration Masterplanning 90

Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Anastasiia Novikova has reinstated stucco inside a 1912 apartment in Kyiv After its previous owners had completely ripped out all of the original stucco, doors and floorboards, Novikova wanted to restore the home's historic charm – particularly in the living room.

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Sketching Residential Finishes Restoration 133

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. It is finished with a material palette including concrete and limestone , which the studio chose to give "the architecture a strong, physical presence".

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Project Architecture Renovation Masterplanning 145

Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Architecture office OHLAB has renovated a historical apartment building in Palma de Mallorca introducing contemporary elements including a meandering wooden walkway that contrast with the original features. OHLAB oversaw a sensitive restoration process. A wooden coffered ceiling was uncovered during the renovation. "We

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Restoration Renovation Contemporary Interior 97

The Architecture Designs

MARCH 20, 2024

Mid-Century Modern: Clean lines, tapered legs, and a mix of materials define this iconic style. Art Deco: Geometric patterns, bold metallic accents, and lacquered finishes make Art Deco tables statement pieces. Art Deco: Geometric patterns, bold metallic accents, and lacquered finishes make Art Deco tables statement pieces.

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Restoration Industrial Modern Finishes 52

The Architecture Designs

MARCH 16, 2024

Natural Materials : The use of stone, brick, and wood lends a rustic yet inviting feel to the design, often highlighted in their natural or lightly finished states. Conclusion source: Pinterest The allure of French Provincial design lies in its timeless elegance and ability to adapt to modern living.

Home 52

Home Design Roofing Windows 52

Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2022

Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China 's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa. The old finishes are teamed with contemporary furnishings. The studio has retained many original details.

Housing 106

Housing Windows Roofing Finishes 106

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. Meanwhile, references to the original steel-framed windows were incorporated into the interiors via a recurring motif of framed forms.

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Government Building Education Interior 88

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 exposed timber structure pitched roof and exterior siding were restored and augmented to preserve and reveal the original wood finishes.

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Exterior Finishes Renovation Events 52

Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

For our latest lookbook , we've chosen eight kitchens in contemporary homes where strategically placed windows and glazing create well-lit spaces for cooking and spending quality time with family and friends. She sees the new kitchen, which features a kitchen island with a worktop of recycled Australian hardwood, as the centre of the home.

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Home Windows Glass Interior 137

Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The brand’s profound mission to produce highly resolved objects that live and age alongside their users, creating a welcoming space for recovery amongst the stress of modern-day living, makes Ritzwell’s refined, beautifully crafted and functional designs incredibly wholesome. The perfectly calibrated Leewise Sofa is one of them. Stylecraft.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Contemporary Restoration Modern 98

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.

Glass 105

Glass Engineering Engineering Structural Engineering 105

Deezen

JUNE 14, 2023

It includes a double-height library space Gibson Thornley Architects worked with Purcell to provide additional roof space while revealing and restoring parts of the original building, before introducing contemporary elements that reference and complement the museum's existing fabric.

Restoration 98

Restoration Structure Finishes Innovation 98

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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Design Modern Sustainability Contemporary 125

Architizer

MARCH 2, 2022

The Church, located in Sag Harbor, New York, is a 12,000 square foot comprehensive adaptive reuse and restoration project that returns the once-shuttered religious structure back to the community as a vibrant center for creativity. They present themselves as a modern interpretation of traditional stained-glass windows.

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Architecture Restoration Design Client 83

Dwell

JANUARY 23, 2023

"Jan Henrik Jansen arkitekter and (Australian architect) Marshall Blecher were hired by the new owners who dreamt of converting it into a contemporary country retreat. The interior combines historic elements including small mullioned, timber windows and exposed oak rafters with sharp, minimal, and modern interventions.

Roofing 98

Roofing Windows Restoration Housing 98

Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This sense of contrast continues throughout the interior, in which the designers aimed to use modern and playful finishes alongside traditional materials and furnishings. "We There is a contrast between old and new materials and finishes. "Behind the curtain of the original cabin, a glittering glass extension has sprung up.".

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Glass Roofing Finishes Restoration 98