Coogee House is a project by TKD Architects that involved the renovation and extension of a 1920’s bungalow in Coogee in Sydney, Australia’s Eastern Suburbs. The existing house was dilapidated, lacked off street parking and did not take advantage of the views of the Pacific Ocean or the substantial back garden. The solution involved a […]
Spanish architects Anna & Eugeni Bach have renovated an aging flat in Barcelona, Spain’s Ensanche district to show off its mosaic floors and decorative ceiling mouldings. This project changes the manner of inhabiting an apartment in this neighborhood through small and very specific operations that make the most of every corner as if dealing with a […]
DM House is the stunning modern transformation of a home for a couple and their three young children, by Studio Guilherme Torres, situated in São Paulo, Brazil. After living in Europe for a decade the family had decided to come home to Brazil. It took six months for the architect, Guilherme Torres, to get to […]
Larkin Street Residence is a modern remake of a Russian Hill classic that has been designed by John Maniscalco Architecture, located in San Francisco, California. This extensive remodel of an existing single-family residence included a full-seismic upgrade comprised of steel moment frame interventions to open up the rear of the house to capture beautiful views […]
House Abo is the contemporary redesign and addition of an outdated face brick house by Nico van der Meulen Architects, located in Limpopo, South Africa. When the architects were called in for renovations to this home, the most obvious factor they took into account was the excessive heat. This particular project would require specialized treatment […]
Elwood House is a light filled Edwardian home that has been transformed by Robson Rak Architects in conjunction with interior designers Made by Cohen and stylist Joan and Veda, located in Elwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The brief was to give a renovation and extension of an Edwardian home into an elegant, light […]
This industrial style renovation has been carried out by designer Paola Navone, who transformed a 200-year-old factory into an inviting home in the ancient town of Spello, in east central Umbria, Italy. The designer was given a brief to turn an abandoned tobacco-drying plant that started life almost two centuries ago as a silkworm farm […]
House in Wimbledon is a remodel and extension of a semi-detached Victorian house that was the vision of Stephen Fletcher Architects, situated in Wimbledon, London, England. The clients approached the architects in 2010 with the brief, looking to build-on the Victorian period features wherever possible and decorate, fit-out and furnish the house in a ‘period’ […]
This charming London mews house has been given a complete overhaul to create the feeling of a spacious New York loft apartment by interior designer Turner Pocock. The interiors of this 1,500 square foot home were given a new configuration to help improve the living situation for a family. The designer started with a neutral […]
In a complete renovation of a bayside A-frame house on Fire Island, New York, Bromley Caldari Architects turned a seasoned beach rental into a sleek hideout. Rethinking the iconic 1960s A-frame form, the architects broke through the envelope of the building to weave a sculptural staircase through the airy three-story structure. A typical A-frame, the […]
