StudioAC coverts Toronto church into minimal Pape Loft

October 16, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Toronto firm StudioAC has overhauled part of a church in the city, creating a contemporary two-bedroom home with a curved balustrade clad in pale wood. The converted religious building now houses the Pape Loft, which takes its name from an informal term for a Roman Catholic priest or pope, often used in Scotland in the mid-1900s.

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Standard Studio use skylights to funnel light into Amsterdam loft

August 1, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A courtyard sits at the centre of this converted canal house apartment in the centre of Amsterdam by local firm Standard Studio. Built in the early 17th century, the canal house is located within a former courtyard where it is overlooked by surrounding residential buildings. The only part of the house visible from the street

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Dash Marshall merges two Tribeca lofts with sculptural staircase

March 10, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

New York architecture studio Dash Marshall has turned two Tribeca residences into one home connected by a hanging, blackened steel spiral staircase. Raft Loft combines two single-storey apartments on the ground and first floor of an industrial building in the Lower Manhattan neighbourhood. Dash Marshall renovated, reconfigured and merged the two existing residences to create one big

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Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment

January 20, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. The building – which dates back to 1912 – was converted into six apartments after receiving funding from a group of private investors. Local architecture practice Eklund Terbeek were invited to lead the project, and were

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Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment

January 20, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. The building – which dates back to 1912 – was converted into six apartments after receiving funding from a group of private investors. Local architecture practice Eklund Terbeek were invited to lead the project, and were

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Eklund Terbeek transform 20th-century schoolhouse into light-filled loft apartment

January 20, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Dutch practice Eklund Terbeek combines contemporary and original features in this loft apartment, which sits inside an old schoolhouse in Rotterdam. The building – which dates back to 1912 – was converted into six apartments after receiving funding from a group of private investors. Local architecture practice Eklund Terbeek were invited to lead the project, and were

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Raad Studio turns two Tribeca lofts with exposed arches into huge apartment

January 2, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

New York design firm Raad Studio has joined together and renovated two properties in the city to form a much bigger home, using a central arched wall as a focal point. Exposed brickwork and a series of black metal archways run through 110 Franklin Street, a family residence located in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood. Based

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Hanging staircase divides spacious New York loft by DJDS

November 7, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Brooklyn studio DJDS has redesigned the interior a loft apartment in Lower Manhattan, using white, black, chrome and wood surfaces throughout. Measuring 3,800 square feet (353-square-metres), the single-storey apartment contains an open-plan dining room, living area, and kitchen that takes up almost half of the floor area. A central staircase, flanked by thin elements that

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