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Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx restore 1960s home in Belgium

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It comprises a brick and glass pavilion and a concrete blockwork garage, which step down its gently sloping site. By removing extensions to the home, the original frontage was restored with full-height, sliding glass doors. Here, the original brick walls have been painted white and the wooden ceiling restored.

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Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple's Macintosh computer

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Restored elements of the building include a staircase with tiled risers and iron railings The team worked with Post Company to uncover historical details about the property, which was originally built in 1905 by landscape painter Chris Jorgensen for his wife, chocolate heiress Angela Ghirardelli. The photography is by Chris Mottalini.

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Jonathan Tuckey Design restores and extends traditional stone farmstead in Italy

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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. Upstairs, the restoration of the barn roof was prioritised so one could immediately feel and connect to the building's heritage," she added.

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Atak Architekti creates Liberec library by restoring and extending a former rectory

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Atak Architekti restored and extended a former rectory Looking to maintain the character of the existing building, its deep foundations were used to carve out a semi-recessed basement level, housing reading rooms and spaces to be used by local clubs. Photography is by Tomáš Souček.

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Architecture Research Office reveals plans for Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape in Upstate New York

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Architecture Research Office (ARO) , in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) and The Olana Partnership (TOP), has today revealed a new plan for the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape at the Olana State Historic Site in Upstate New York.

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Colleen Healey adorns restored Maryland carriage house with colourful facades

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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. Colleen Healey has restored and expanded a carriage house in Maryland. The home belongs to an entrepreneurial couple who have two children and three dogs.

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LA's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House to reopen on August 18th

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During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape.

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