Transformation of a Protected Barn / Simon Durand architecte
Inside an old 17th-century barn in which no line is straight, a wooden box with fully glazed facades takes place to accommodate a new apartment.
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My Usual Home / h3o architects
Upcycling of a Modernist house in Gracia. Upcycling is a sustainable trend in the fashion world that consists of giving new life to what already exists by improving and taking advantage of all the parts that make up the element in question. In architecture, this concept is based not only on reusing to improve the functionality of the object but also on transforming to enhance new spatial and aesthetic attributes.
A 1930s Brick Farmhouse Gets A Contemporary Remodel
SHED Architecture has sent us photos of a 1930s brick farmhouse in Washington State that has been redesigned and renovated for today’s living standards. The derelict farmhouse would not accommodate the client’s current needs or visits from their large extended family, so they reached out to SHED Architecture to renovate the existing farmhouse for guests […]
Anaago Bistro / Vari Architectural Design
Anaago Bistro in Chongqing’s Ziwei Road is a captivating city block and a new experimental site for urban reconstruction. The design aims to create a vibrant community gathering place.
This Builders-Grade Kitchen Transformed Using Rift-Sawn White Oak Cabinets
LTB Architecture together with interior design firm State., has shared photos of an interior transformation they completed for an early 2000s home in Golden, Colorado. The renovation focused on the kitchen and dining room, as well as the living room. The original kitchen was a builders-grade kitchen with wood cabinets, making it quite dark. The […]
Tiangang Village Living Room / SYN Architects
Bridging the gap between pragmatism and innovation is a test for every architect who takes on projects in the countryside. Among the various buildings SYN Architects has designed in Tiangang Zhixing Village, the group of buildings referred to as the Village “Living Room” clearly demonstrates this idea. They have been transformed from the original village committee building, health clinic, and communal stage. The original architectural structures have been carefully studied and their inherent rural character respected, and they have been renovated and given new life through the addition of new construction.
Segur Flat / faire
This 50 sqm flat is located in a quiet passage in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, just a few streets away from the Invalides. The original floorplan did not allow for a generous kitchen, a large dining table, or a comfortable living room while closing off all the windows.
Ca sa Verdurera House / BUC Arquitectura
It is located in the old core of the municipality of Campos, a village located in the south of Mallorca. The majority of the surrounding buildings are two-story row houses, in which the ground floor was traditionally used as a residence and the first floor for storage and agricultural use.
Can Biel Renovation / Sau Taller d’Arquitectura
The project is based on the premise of preserving the existing building of Can Biel, a late 19th-century construction located in All, a town in Cerdanya near the Pyrenees, by transforming it into 4 housing units.
Eichler House / Gustave Carlson Design
Architect-artist Gustave Carlson — whose eponymous residential architecture and design practice works on custom renovations, new construction, and sustainable design across architectural styles — adapted an unusually pedigreed ‘Eichler,’ the collective name for the distinctive single-family residences commissioned by the 20th-century real estate developer Joseph Eichler, to the current homeowners’ vision, while paying homage to its groundbreaking origins.