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This French fixer-upper boasts a barrel-vaulted glass roof

The Spaces

Its twin is installed in the home of the Niortais architect Bernard d’Agesci.) A weathered stone staircase connects each level of the house, and a glass-roofed garden room is at the rear. One of the more inspiring spaces is the gallery, crowned by a glass and timber barrel-vaulted roof with a neo-gothic stone balustrade.

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Home Renovation Ideas

Aric Gitomer Architect

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. So, it’s fair to retain some of those features during renovation. During the renovation, the scale of the project matters.

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Notre Dame Cathedral completes spire reconstruction ahead of 2024 reopening

Archinect

Both outstanding elements are expected to be added later, along with contemporary stained glass windows. Notre Dame Cathedral will formally re-open to worshippers on December 8, 2024.

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Skokie Valley Synagogue by Studio ST Architects

Archinect

The Skokie Valley Synagogue renovation transformed the sanctuary, built in 1963, from a dark and formal space to an ethereal, light-filled and ADA accessible room for communal prayer. The renovation converted the large stage into new, modern bathrooms and a coat room.

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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

Deezen

Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston 's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass. Its corners taper to sharp edges that "cut through the sky with precision".

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Five UK house renovations designed to improve energy efficiency

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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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Studio Schicketanz renovates Henry Hill's mid-century house on the California coast

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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.