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Eight renovated mid-century homes that marry period and contemporary details

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From a modernist villa in Beverly Hills to a flat in one of Brasília's iconic Superquadra apartment blocks, the mid-century renovations in this lookbook are a masterclass in updating a period home while retaining its distinctive character. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Kauh restores historic Spanish park to be a "palimpsest of its evolution"

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Spanish architecture practice Kauh has completed the renovation of La Hoya Park in the historical centre of Almería, restoring a series of stepped, dry stone terraces on the site of a 13th-century town. For the planting, protected species found on the site were maintained and accompanied by new fruit and mulberry trees.

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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

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Until recently, it has been common practice to hide away old structures during adaptive reuse projects. 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.

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Eero Saarinen's Black Rock skyscraper refurbished in New York

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The first and only skyscraper designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in New York City has undergone a renovation by Vocon Architects and MdeAS Architects to help it "meet the expectations of today". Most of the structural elements in the building were left intact. They also redid the building's rooftop garden.

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Coppin Dockray turns mid-century Hampstead House into contemporary family home

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A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. However, over the years it had been poorly extended and developed significant structural issues, with its original elements obscured by a wild and unruly garden.

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Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora

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Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. The post Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora appeared first on Dezeen.

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Heryco blends "history and modernity" in renovation of pink apartment block

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Local studio Heryco has completed a renovation of a pink apartment building with arches influenced by the form of aqueducts in the city of Querétaro, México. This led the team to search for ways to reinforce the building's structure and repair the corroded roof without making too many interventions into the floorplan.