Renovation

Renovation:

Remains of an old 17th century farmhouse turned into a contemporary country home

Lily Jencks Studio and Nathanael Dorent Architecture repurposing effort gave the building new life, in harmony with the surrounding areas.

All images © Sergio Pirrone. The collaborative efforts of Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent have transformed a set of stone ruins in Scotland into a contemporary and environmentally friendly country…

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"The Veil", a vertical dome in Printemps renovation

UUfie re-designed the interior spaces of Paris iconic department store.

Printemps by UUfie – All photos by Michel Denance; courtesy of UUfie. Founded in 1865 in the heart of Paris, Printemps – Springs in French – was the first department…

#Interiors

The Bibliothèque Nationale de France reopens after 10 years

Grand vaults and an alchemy of wood, cast iron and light by Bruno Gaudin and Virginie Brégal

Galleries - Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris - Photo by Takuji Shimmura In rue Richelieu, in the heart of Paris, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France just reopened to the public…

#Art & Culture

TAO renovates split courtyard house for Beijing Design Week

The renovated structure will provide rental accommodation for young people working in the area.

Images courtesy of Trace Architecture Office Commonly associated with northern chinese cities, ‘hutongs’ are a type of narrow street that connect single storey courtyard houses, known as ‘siheyuan’. during beijing…

#Events

Addition to S. Maria Convent / LR-Architetti

Urban regeneration to enhance functions and usability of public buildings.

© Marco Introini Architects: LR-Architetti Location: Gonzaga MN, Italy Area: 187.0 sqm Project Year: 2015 Photographs: Marco Introini © Marco Introini From the architect.The redevelopment of the former convent of…

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Christian Müller converts an Alpine chalet into a pair of family apartments

The renovation project combines exposed stone walls with raw concrete and distressed wood

Dutch architect Christian Müller has overhauled the interior of a chalet in the Swiss Alps, creating a pair of apartments that combine exposed stone walls with raw concrete and distressed wood. Christian Müller was…

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Asymmetric plywood planes for the apartment renovation

Eight interior rooms have been connected using void in a Tokyo apartment

Image © Daici Ano Japanese practice Kochi Architect’s Studio has overhauled a typical two-storey apartment building with the use of centrally positioned void that serves to connect eight interior rooms. Located in…

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Clever ideas for a micro-apartment renovation in Berlin

The art nouveau style has been updated to the modern need of the occupants

All images © Ringo Paulusch Berlin-based architects Spamroom and John Paul Coss were given the challenge of sensitively updating an art nouveau micro apartment in the german capital. Dating back to…

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