Christmas has come to this old farmhouse in Spain that had been abandoned for forty years and took three years to transform, where no detail was overlooked. The homeowner had looked for an old house to transform into a comfortable place where their daughters could enjoy nature and they could entertain. This house was an […]

This Spanish country house used to be two barns that for a long time were used as stables and pens for animals, located in Sant Martí de Llémena, Girona. Until its current owners commissioned Aresta Arquitectura to rehabilitate them and turn them into this comfortable rural house with large windows. Now, they escape whenever they […]

Seeing it now, it’s hard to believe that this house on the mountain was an old barn almost in ruins. The owners rehabilitated this structure with the help of architecture studio Aresta. They saved what they could and transformed it into the house of their dreams, a wood and stone refuge with large windows (goodbye […]

Izen Architecture recently completed the design of a two-story, 600-square-foot rear addition onto this narrow home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It contains a new home theatre in the basement, a new living room on the ground floor, which is stepped down from the rest of the space to achieve higher ceilings, and a new master […]

Emerick Architects renovated this exceptional industrial loft that combines three structures from varying periods over the past century, located in Portland, Oregon. The building had once been a corner grocery store, a printing press, and a mechanic’s shop. The design was inspired by the homeowner’s prior New York apartment. This 8,000 square foot building had […]

Emerick Architects is responsible for the renovation of this old coastal cottage located in Seaside, a charming resort city in northwestern Oregon. The original 1910 home looked like it should be torn down, instead, the homeowners saw the potential and wished to rescue this home from ruin. What this home did have, was rooms enveloped […]

Located in Aalten, a village in the eastern Netherlands is this beautifully converted farmhouse, built around 1900 and lovingly restored to its original glory. A couple came upon this home, uninhabited for a long time and with almost nothing done to it in the last forty years. Renovating was not an option for this couple, […]

G.P. Schafer Architect completely transformed this stunning modern seaside home nestled on the water’s edge in Brooklin, Maine. The architect stumbled on this home by chance. Waiting too long to secure a summer vacation rental, there weren’t many options. He came across this nondescript near-A-frame—built in 1992 and with almost no architectural character whatsoever—was all […]

This stunning 1960s midcentury ranch house was re-imagined by DesignARC, located in the community of Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. Inspired by another project by the architect, the homeowner’s desired a fresh take on their out-dated, well-worn residence. Originally from Toronto, Canada, the couple is at ease in urban, loft-like spaces. Here, they wished to […]

David Henig, Architect in collaboration with Amy Friedberg Design is responsible for the renovation of a midcentury modern house located in the mountain community of Sky Londa, in San Mateo County, California. Atop the coastal range west of Woodside, the community’s official elevation is 1,520 feet above mean sea level. This scope of this project […]