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MAY 1, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. An underutilized outdoor balcony at the back of the house was brought inside, creating a new social area and dining room for the home. Have one to share? Post it here. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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The Architecture Designs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Renovating your house is challenging but it reaps great rewards. Not only do you get to design parts of your house exactly as you want them, renovations also add significant value to your property should you ever wish to sell in the future. Don’t rush buying materials just before a renovation project is about to start.

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Architecture Ideas

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When done properly, home renovations can be extremely gratifying and highly transformative. Home remodeling is a rewarding experience whether you are renovating entirely or just a part. While you must start your home renovation somewhere, it is best to plan ahead. Where to Start with Home Renovation?

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JANUARY 17, 2022

An extra-wide oak staircase doubles as a piece of furniture in this renovation of a Victorian terrace in east London, designed by Paolo Cossu Architects. The Farleigh Road project involved remodelling a four-storey house that had previously been subdivided into two separate properties, to create a spacious home for a family.

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JUNE 19, 2022

Architecture studio Taller Héctor Barroso has fully revamped the decades-old DDH House in Mexico City for a family of five, including new facades clad in dark brown stucco that looks black. The DDH House sits on an irregularly shaped lot in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighbourhood in Mexico City. Structural engineering: Ricardo Camacho.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

American firm Studio of Metropolitan Design Architects has renovated a stone Tudor Revival house and added a pavilion-like concrete extension in Wilmington, Delaware. The modern addition is an interpretation of the existing traditional elements of the house," the studio said. The photography is by Jeffrey Totaro.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

Renovating or remodeling your home is a thrilling endeavor that allows you to breathe new life into your living space. This article aims to provide practical advice and inspiration for homeowners seeking cost-effective and stylish solutions to renovate or remodel their homes. Setting a budget is equally important.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

Architecture for London renovated and extended the three-floor Edwardian home that had gone untouched for close to 40 years and was in a less than favourable condition when purchased by Ridley. The house's original timber roof has been preserved. Read: Architecture for London builds one house extension in slate and another in brick.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London , which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. These look like they've always been there to a passerby, but they're brand new – a change which has vastly improved Voysey House's energy efficiency."

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

San Francisco-based Studio Terpeluk has renovated and expanded Redwood House in Noe Valley with redwood interiors and terraces. Studio Terpeluk renovated an interior in Noe Valley. Studio Terpeluk renovated an interior in Noe Valley. The renovation expanded the home.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has used cypress wood to create Father & Son House, an extension constructed above and around a self-built annexe in Saitama. The old building, a two-storey annexe, workshop and warehouse built by the carpenter father of the current owner, was also renovated as part of the project.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects have carried out a renovation of New York City's David Geffen Hall, modernising the venue's main concert hall and improving the public spaces that surround it. David Geffen Hall has reopened after a renovation. Wu Tsai Theater was also entirely renovated.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

New York-based GRT Architects has rearranged the layout of an apartment in the East Village and added warm materials during its renovation. The studio undertook the project in Onyx Court, a six-storey corner Beaux-Arts structure on Second Avenue built in 1902 by Harde & Short. MEP engineer: ANZ.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2023

Architecture studio Worrell Yeung has renovated a historic cast-iron building in Soho for an arts organisation called Canal Projects, which hosts exhibitions "in an unmistakably New York City space". The photography is by Naho Kubota.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Canadian studio 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design has added a cedar-clad extension with a shape informed by birds in flight to a house in Ottawa. The Ottawa-based studio completed the renovation in 2023, maximising the home's footprint by building on top of an existing carport.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Borrowing from the area’s earliest structures, the rooms of the house are organized around a courtyard, a cool respite from the sun-drenched desert grasslands beyond the walls. Have one to share?

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e-architect

JANUARY 24, 2023

Interior renovation included re-designing the bathrooms and the kitchen / dining area, creating airy relaxed spaces featuring natural materials and playful accents. The classic features of the house were expressed further by modern brass fixtures by Vola and brass light switches by Forbes and Lomax.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. We wanted to revive the form of the house and modify the floor plan for modern-day family living.

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Dwell

JULY 14, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The ambition is that Garden Tower House will, over time, become attached to and embedded in nature, offering calming respite from the pressing urban context." Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

JUNE 29, 2022

Design firm Architensions tops a house with another house, subverting the notion of a traditional second-story addition. We wanted to "hack" the typology of the American suburban single-family home," says architect and cofounder of Architensions Alessandro Orsini.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Natural ventilation and passive solar design principles were key drivers of the house design to lower its energy use." It juts from a hillside on steel columns that frame an indoor/outdoor living space.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was originally designed by in 1970 by San Francisco architect George Rockrise with Salem architect of record Donald Richardson and built in 1972.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

London studio Nimtim Architects has redefined the interior of a 1920s house in Southwark using multifunctional partitions that are built from plywood joinery and feature a repeating arch motif. Nimtim Architects has updated a 1920s house in London. Structural engineers: QED Structures.

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JUNE 22, 2022

Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London. Read: Oliver Leech Architects tops Surrey house extension with a stepped roof.

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Dwell

MARCH 24, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. Post it here.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Maine studio Elliott Architects has created a seaside house that includes a dramatic, cantilevered volume on stilt that stretches towards the ocean and the tree line. House on a Bay is a twisted residence overlooking the sea. Elliott Architects created the house with two distinctive bars. Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

Located in an inner suburb of Raleigh, HUUS house sits in a leafy neighbourhood with homes built between the 1940s and 1970s. Like other parts of the city, the area is experiencing a lot of new development and building renovations. Part of the HUUS house is sunken in the ground. The HUUS house is wrapped in charred cypress.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. The white house, built in the Swahili style of nearby city Lamu, was the starting point for the design.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Wall-height Douglas fir shelving in the living area serves as a display case while Ikea cabinets with blue fronts from Reform keep the kitchen tidy. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed the Silver Lining House, a crisp, gabled home clad in black-stained cedar that was designed for an architectural photographer and interior designer. Half-polished chrome slats bounce reflections around the stairwell, an effect meant to "mimic the experience of walking through a disco ball".

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Dwell

MARCH 30, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The original existing rear additions to the house connected very poorly to the context of the site and to the original terrace. Have one to share? Post it here. So They Dove Into the Details

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e-architect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This objective translates into a need to renovate outdated and unwelcoming premises. The facade renovation achieves two primary goals: engaging with the city by opening up to its immediate surroundings, and harmonizing with the existing limestone facade on the upper floors.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Austin Maynard Architects has completed Terrace House, a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne which is low-cost, eco-conscious and has enough room for young families. Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units.

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e-architect

AUGUST 10, 2023

It is a stunning example of a beautifully updated mews house located in the heart of London. With careful planning and attention to detail, Patalab Architects have transformed the space into a modern family home, while preserving the historic character of the mews house. There is now no trace of this service space.

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Dwell

APRIL 2, 2024

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. A new tw0-story structure on the rear lane contains the bike and garden storage, laundry area, bathroom, and a studio space. Have one to share? Post it here.

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e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction. Across the façade of the existing house, built openings were respected and referenced when conceiving interior layouts.

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