HT Apartment is a playful flat of 893 square feet located on the 11th floor of an old condominium building, designed by Landmak Architecture, located in Me Tri, a ward in the district of Tu Liem South, the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. The building belongs to the resettlement housing group (low income) with the old status […]
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City House retreat in Auckland for indoor/outdoor living
City House was designed for a single client as a retreat from a busy professional life by architecture studio Architex, located in Auckland, New Zealand. Completed in 2011, this 4,305 square foot (400 square meters) inner city home was purchased with an approved Resource Consent for a family home – and so a revised brief […]
Remarkable three story Chelsea Townhouse renovation
Chelsea townhouse is a three story contemporary renovation with a garden extension completed in 2011 by architecture studio Archi-Tectonics, located in Chelsea, New York. The existing 3,400 square foot brownstone townhouse is a New York landmark. The existing structure was gut-renovated and a 550 square foot garden extension was added to two floors and a […]
Ranch style home transformed into family retreat in Sausalito
Sausalito Hillside Remodel is a 1940s ranch style home transformed into a family retreat by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, located in Sausalito, California. The architects renovated this two-unit ranch house into a serene, single-family retreat that captures sweeping views of San Francisco Bay. Perched on a steeply sloping hillside in Sausalito, the 3,888 square foot […]
Mid-Century Modern Westlake Ranch House in Austin
With a luminous and airy modern layout, this mesmerizing ranch house was designed by Mark Ashby Design in collaboration with Schiflet Group Architects in Austin, Texas. The home was originally constructed in 1961 and was in need to a major overhaul, reconfiguring the interior layout and updating finishes and materials. The new design features an open floor plan with expansive floor-to-ceiling windows […]
Miner’s cottage restoration in Australia: Vintage House Daylesford
Vintage House Daylesford is an 1860s miner’s cottage that has been completely restored and re-designed by interior designer Kali Cavanagh, located on the border of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, Victoria, Australia. Surrounded by various established trees, Vintage House Daylesford sits high on almost an acre of land with views over Wombat State Forest and Doctors […]
Greenwich Street Penthouse Loft Designed for Work-Live
We just received photos of this Greenwich Street penthouse loft project, a former warehouse transformed by Turett Collaborative Architects into a live-work space, located in Manhattan, New York. The warehouse offered the architects the opportunity to blend modern New York with its historic past. The spacious open floor plan had originally been used as a painter’s studio. […]
Stylishly renovated home in neutral colors in The Netherlands
Mansion in The Hague is a residential renovation project of a hundred year old building, completed by designer Remy Meijers, located in the outskirts of The Hague, The Netherlands. The French owners wanted a surrounding designed in a neutral color scheme defined by a quite and peaceful ambiance with a lightness of space. The original […]
Renovated shophouse into modern family home in Singapore
17BR-House is an early 1900’s Peranakan shophouse that has been just recently renovated into a contemporary family home by ONG&ONG in Singapore. The homeowners wanted to build a warm family home that would preserve the shophouse’s historical character and reverse the drastic alterations done during its previous incarnation as an office space. In reinstating 17BR-House […]
Home renovation rewind: Avoid 6 common pitfalls
Many homeowners take a positive view about home renovation and believe that they can improve the look and value of their property by tackling some projects themselves or getting a contractor in to get the job done. Unfortunately, a number of these same homeowners who have already gone ahead with their renovation work, would like […]