Archinect

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We were commissioned by our clients to transform an outdated Flemish 3-fronted house with traditional rear extension into a contemporary home with plenty of light. In the design, we kept the main house and replaced the rear extension. The kitchen takes a central place in the house.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

Architecture studio Ballman Khapalova has renovated a 1980s ranch house in Saugerties, New York , to make it a contemporary home with maximised views of the surrounding landscape. Ballman Khapalova extended Pine Lane House by 300 square feet and added a steel standing seam roof, external wood cladding and an outdoor deck.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 20, 2023

Contemporary family living setups mean parents and grandparents in need of care, teenagers and young adults in need of independence, and homeowners in need of the financial security of a guaranteed passive income, are finding themselves under the same roof. To add another roof. Read more »

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

A private mezcal bar forms the heart of this house that Amsterdam interior architecture firm Barde vanVoltt has overhauled in Mexico City 's La Condesa neighbourhood. Even though the house was falling apart, we felt its soul was fully alive." and extended them to the back of the house.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Architects Sarah Wigglesworth 's and Piers Taylor 's self-designed renovations feature in this roundup of British houses that have recently been retrofitted and insulated to improve their energy efficiency. The UK's housing is among the oldest and most poorly insulated in Europe, with the majority also depending on gas for heating.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2022

From humble brick homes in the city to sprawling hillside villas, our latest roundup features 10 Mexican houses from the Dezeen archive. That diversity is reflected in the country's thriving contemporary architecture scene, which draws on a number of materials and styles. I zar Houses, Valle de Bravo, by Taller ADG and Estudio MDB.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 24, 2022

Residential architects love renovations. Most of them suggest that the best home renovations are those that respect the original structure and enlighten it from a modern and contemporary perspective. Old houses offer the inhabitants glimpses into the past, stability, and character. How much time have you allotted?

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London , adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. A kitchen and dining area are housed in the ground-floor extension "The extensions are considered as a pair with unified cladding and glazing," said Perkin.

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Deezen

JULY 27, 2022

Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. Located in the north of Amsterdam, the house was originally built for a middle-class family in the 1800s. Home Dijkhuis is a renovated dyke house in Amsterdam.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

Photo by Tamás Bujnovszky Nickzy Apartment, Hungary, by Béres Architects Carefully preserved stone walls are featured in this Hungarian guesthouse renovation by local studio Béres Architects. The post Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past appeared first on Dezeen.

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e-architect

JUNE 26, 2023

The addition to the main floor aligns the entry with the center of the house, while moving the interior social space closer to the existing trees to the west. A custom steel railing is integrated with a wood rail that continues the rhythm and material of the house façade.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The owner’s request was to increase the volume of the house while maintaining its original DNA as defined by angular geometries, redwood interiors, and exterior courtyards.

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Deezen

JUNE 3, 2023

Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris , built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of the French capital. I really wanted to enhance this dichotomy between ancient and contemporary," founder Gabrielle Toledano told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Studio Schicketanz has completed a renovation of the former seaside home of modernist architect Henry Hill. Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents.

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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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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.

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Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Due to local historic preservation guidelines, the team only renovated 50 per cent of the existing house.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Brooklyn-based Home Studios has renovated a bar and restaurant in Montauk , using materials like white-washed plaster, glazed tiles and reclaimed timber for a "deliberately minimal approach". Formerly known as Bird on the Roof, the establishment reopened as The Bird earlier this year with refreshed interiors by Home Studios.

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Architizer

JANUARY 16, 2023

Popular Choice Winner, 2020 A+Awards, Private House (XL > 5000 sq ft). This multi-residential project by Cherem Arquitectos on the outskirts of Mexico City is the contemporary equivalent of the traditional Mexican Hacienda. This house ensconced among trees in the state of Mexico plays with theatricality in many ways.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Local architecture office TAA has completed House M in Toulouse, France , featuring a glass-and-concrete extension that contrasts with the existing brick-clad chartreuse-style dwelling. House M sits on a long and narrow plot, where a small building known locally as a chartreuse stood at the end of the garden.

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Architizer

JULY 11, 2023

Roof terraces aerial view. In densely populated areas where scant land is available, underused roofs offer the opportunity to expand green urban areas, promoting urban biodiversity, improving the well-being of city dwellers and reducing negative environmental impact. Photo by CHUTTERSNAP via Unsplash. Photo by Takuji Shimmura.

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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. A glass walkway connects the chapel to a modern extension at the rear, which is clad in Siberian larch.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The home in the leafy Clinton Hill neighbourhood was bought by a family of four with roots in India and required a complete gut renovation to open up the spaces to the outside. This arrangement allows for improved visual connections between the levels and gave the project its name, Z House. The photography is by Kevin Kunstadt.

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Dwell

APRIL 11, 2022

Alan Macdonald (42) and his wife, Joia de Sa (40), bought their Victorian terrace property in Stroud Green, North London, in early 2018, with the intention of transforming it into a welcoming, family home with a contemporary and streamlined interior for them and their two children, Elsa (4) and Theo (1).

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Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

Brussel-based architecture studio Madam Architectuur has renovated a home in Dilbeek, Belgium , adding a green-tiled extension built on a green-pigmented concrete base. Green hues were chosen for the extension to match the surrounding lush landscape and set it apart from the existing white house, which was built in 1937.

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Dwell

MARCH 25, 2024

The darling house has a thatched roof, 18th-century stucco walls, and a contemporary extension with floor-to-ceiling windows. A bright-blue front door pops against the home’s historic thatched roof. With expansive views and impressive environmental credentials, the interior unifies the old and the new incredibly well.

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The Architecture Designs

MARCH 21, 2023

The right roofing style and material will help complete the home’s overall look. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most popular architectural styles for homes in the USA and explore which roofing types work best with each. When it comes to roofing, Colonial homes traditionally feature either wood shingles or asphalt shingles.

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e-architect

JANUARY 27, 2022

Canal House, Dutch Home, Amsterdam Real Estate Refurbishment, Holland, Residential Redesign, Architecture Photos. Canal House in Amsterdam. Canal House Renovation. Amsterdam based studio i29 converted a neglected 17th century canal house into a bright home with unexpected views and room for discovery. 27 Jan 2022.

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Dwell

JANUARY 7, 2023

"The house is like a gallery and an heirloom that brings the family together," says architect Cristina Ioana Graff. Architect Cristina Ioana Graff worked with homeowners Dale and Lois Schreiber to renovate a 1960s house designed by Herbert Beckhard, a business partner of Marcel Breuer. There was an art to the renovation.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2023

27 House, which has been overhauled by architecture firm Estudio Estudio in a way that honours the historic building's original character. The house been overhauled to honour the historic building's original character Originally built in the 1930s, the stucco-clad dwelling had endured years of neglect, said local firm Estudio Estudio.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has renovated a cottage on a quiet coastal street in Barwon Heads and connected it to a barn-like extension by a glazed link. Named Barwon Heads House, the project was designed by Melbourne studio Adam Kane Architects as a contemporary dwelling that embodied a "relaxed, coastal lifestyle".

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Choosing a new top for your house is a big decision for any homeowner. Metal Roofing source: woodstockmetalroofing.com Metal, a solid option for both residential and commercial buildings, stands out for its durability, weather resistance, and range of looks. With proper installation and maintenance, a cedar roof can last 30–50 years.

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The Spaces

AUGUST 3, 2022

Juxtapositions are at play inside this architect-renovated townhouse in the Alentejo town of Alcáder do Sal, where raw plaster and timber-beamed ceilings envelop clean lines and rough textures. They spent 12 months transforming it into a contemporary home – now listed with Fantastic Frank Lisbon for €400,000. ‘We

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Czech studio No Architects has renovated and extended a 1920s villa in a Prague suburb, adding bespoke joinery and modern details that complement the original architecture. Other contemporary extensions in this neighbourhood got very old very quickly and don't fit in well anymore," Jakub Filip Novák told Dezeen. "Our

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A dwelling overlooking a Scottish loch like a modern-day castle and a tiny home in Switzerland converted from a rustic wood store are among Dezeen's Houses of the month for November. Read on to find out more about Dezeen readers' favourite houses this month: Photo is by Iñaki Bergera. Find out more about LR House ›.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2023

Dezeen's top five houses of the month for July 2023 include minimalist homes informed by Case Study houses and Japanese aesthetics, in locations ranging from the UK to Australia. The house's white metal roof adds to the geometric feel of the design.

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2022

The project saw Archmongers overhaul a dated 1960s terraced home in Forest Hill's Dulwich Estate to create a contemporary space that retained its mid-century characteristics. Archmongers renovated and extended a 1960s terraced home. Read: 15 London home renovations shortlisted for Don't Move, Improve!

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