Dwell

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A thoughtful restoration celebrates the only house ever built by architect and activist Kazuo Umemoto. Nestled into a hillside in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Mount Washington, this 1961 post-and-beam home is a classic, simple, midcentury fusion of wood and glass. Umemoto was born in 1925 in L.A.

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Archinect

MARCH 25, 2024

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has provided an outline to overhaul its 66 Portland Place London headquarters into a “once-in-a-generation” home of the new House of Architecture initiative. For a reported cost of £85 million ($107.4 million ($74.3 million USD) in outturn costs.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Jonathan Tuckey Design has renovated a former farmstead in northern Italy , restoring and extending a cluster of 19th-century stone buildings to create Cascina, a new home and studio. The new home occupies what was a two-storey farmhouse, while a studio space is housed in a former barn with hayloft.

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Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2023

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.

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Deezen

JUNE 9, 2022

Colleen Healey Architecture has restored and expanded an early 20th-century carriage house on an unusual lot in Maryland by placing black stucco and colourful panels on the facade. The Red Maple House is located in Bethesda, Maryland, which lies just outside of Washington DC. The home was oriented around a large tree.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

A mid-century house originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt has undergone a sensitive restoration by architecture studio Coppin Dockray in north London. Coppin Dockray has overhauled Hampstead House in London. The home was originally designed by British architect Trevor Dannatt.

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Archinect

APRIL 28, 2022

Washington Post House of the Week. This Charles Goodman-designed mid-century modern home was transformed into a 4 bed/2 full bath modernist paradise with Poggenpohl kitchen with Bosch appliances. The now 1,863 square-foot home was slightly expanded to accommodate a larger kitchen with beautiful custom Poggenpohl cabinetry.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

Los Angeles' historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug. The Frank Lloyd Wright -designed home closed its doors at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. In addition, the home’s prominent fireplace was restored, and two Wright-designed sofas were reinstalled. 18, city officials announced.

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Deezen

MAY 5, 2024

In this lookbook , we have collected eight projects that use internal glazing and partitions to create brighter home interiors and increased connectivity between spaces. While the primary use of windows is for daylight access and ventilation, they can also play a key role in visually connecting spaces within the home.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

Los Angeles' historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug. The Frank Lloyd Wright -designed home closed its doors at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. In addition, the home’s prominent fireplace was restored, and two Wright-designed sofas were reinstalled. 18, city officials announced.

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Archinect

AUGUST 26, 2022

A historically significant mid-century modern home designed by SCI-Arc founding director Ray Kappe has hit the market in Glendale, California, for an asking price of just under $2.2 At the end of the restoration, the home had appreciated in value by nearly seven figures over the original sale price of $1.33 million.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Located in the city's historic Triangle d'Or, the dwelling previously featured minimalist marble surfaces and gilding leftover from a recent renovation. We carried out meticulous research to find the right motifs and decorations to restore the place to its former glory and Haussmannian charm," she told Dezeen.

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Dwell

JANUARY 11, 2023

John Brooks and Erik Eaker called on architecture firm Rock Paper Hammer to restore a 1953 ranch home in Louisville, Kentucky, to its modernist roots. Photo by Lucy Hewett Having lived in the Mies van der Rohe tower at 860 Lake Shore Drive , the couple had their hearts set on a midcentury-modern house. "We

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

The founders of Spanish studio Masquespacio have transformed a traditional Valencian farmhouse into their self-designed home and studio , with maximalist interiors that nod to the Memphis movement. We can say that our private home is a mix of it all." Geometry can be found all over our house," explained Hernández Palacios.

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Dwell

MARCH 25, 2024

The Instagram account featuring historic homes listed for under $100,000 is a social media phenomenon. But who ends up actually restoring them to live in? In summer 2020, Cynthia Butler was scrolling through Instagram when she spotted a doozy of a house. It was also across the country from her then home in Los Angeles.

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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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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2022

Architecture firm Heusch has renovated this Beverly Hills villa, referencing historical images to remodel the home more closely to its original construction. Heusch renovated the home to be faithful to the original. A reflecting pool sits beneath the restored staircase. Period-correct furniture decorates the home.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of a 1960s townhouse in London. Architecture practice Pricegore has restored a modernist townhouse in Chelsea, London. The studio converted the four-storey house into a three-bedroom home. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Soft Scandinavian tones and curated antiques enliven the interiors of this period Georgian townhouse in London’s Kensington, which has been expertly restored by Rivière Interiors. The Holland Street townhouse dates from 1710 and was said to have been home to one of the builders of Kensington Palace. appeared first on The Spaces.

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The Spaces

AUGUST 11, 2022

Webber + Studio’s redesign of this 1960s midcentury house in Austin preserves its original modernist design while bringing in serene, soft hues. The voluminous Pemberton Heights house was built in 1968 by Roland Roessner and featured in Architectural Digest that year. Frank Lloyd-inspired Vancouver home lists for $5m CAD.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2023

What do a Danish beach house, a backyard en suite in Australia, and an Indiana lake house all have in common? They’re all among our readers’ favorite homes this year. They kept the building’s aesthetic intact while restoring the original hot tar and gravel roof and adding copper drip edges for a contemporary touch.

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designboom

OCTOBER 3, 2022

the historic gabled flat tile roof, limestone masonry walls, and wooden arches were restored to highlight the historic character of the house. The post estudiobambam’s renovation breathes new life into 100-year-old antique home in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Dwell

AUGUST 17, 2022

After scooping up the 1961 residence, aptly situated on Wood Avenue, its prideful new owners brought back its luster with a sensitive renovation. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Every design decision was meticulously considered.

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Dwell

JUNE 24, 2023

A rare listing in the legendary California community’s Condominium One promises a fully restored slice of the coastal utopia. With a prime oceanfront location, the home sits within close proximity to the newly reopened Sea Ranch Lodge. Photo by Bess Friday Photography See the full story on Dwell.com: This $1.7M Gem Shut UP!

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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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Dwell

MARCH 1, 2024

Renovating vintage trailers is not cheap—it’s like restoring a vintage car, and then building a house in it," he says. "I Photo by Nathan Stover Stover founded Innovative Spaces in Ventura, California, to offer a better option—starting with setting clear expectations about process and price point.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

There’s been a rash of recent stories recounting nightmare experiences on home makeover series. These days, there are dozens of home renovation TV shows currently airing or in production on networks like HGTV, Netflix, DIY, or Magnolia. In January 2022, the duo launched Magnolia Network (formerly DIY Network) with Discovery Inc.,

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2023

University of Hong Kong professors John Lin and Lidia Ratoi have combined an abandoned traditional wooden house in China with a 3D-printed structure. The 3D-printed exterior walls expand the space of the original house, while additional dividing walls were added to create an entrance courtyard kitchen and bathrooms.

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Dwell

MARCH 4, 2022

I29 livens up a historic Amsterdam home with vivid color, secret passageways, and a streamlined layout. In the process of relocating to Amsterdam after 30 years in Paris, a couple found an untouched 1675 canal house with views of the Reguliersgracht waterway.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Google has opened a building serving its North American operations in New York City that is housed in a 1930s rail terminal restored and adapted by architecture studios CookFox Architects and Gensler. The studio added nine floors on top of the restored original three floors. Outside, 1.5 Lightswitch, Lighting Workshop Inc.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2024

For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring clever outbuilding interiors , homes with mid-century modern furniture and residential spaces with playful net floors. According to the studio, the steel insertions add another layer to the home's visible "memory" and draw attention to the historic building fabric.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Geneva-based architect Stef Claes took cues from mid-century and local architecture to create House in the Fields, a low-lying home in the Belgian countryside. Set within a wide agricultural landscape, the home has white-painted walls and black accents, which Claes said draws on mid-century modern buildings in the United States.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2024

Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed to maximise light and encourage play. Named House in Hattori-Tenjin, the 30-year-old dwelling is located on a dense residential street in the port city and previously had a dark, "standardised" interior.

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Architizer

MAY 17, 2024

This collection highlights seven incredible renovations from Spain and Portugal that blend the old and new, keeping historic elements intact while adapting them for modern living. The project preserves the building’s original walled perimeter while integrating a contemporary house within its existing form.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Architecture studio NYAWA has restored and updated a traditional timber home in Toyama, Japan , to create a pared-back holiday home where visitors can "feel the passage of time". However], we thought that simply leaving the old things and cleaning them up would not complete what is comfortable for people today," he added.

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