The building on the edge of the forest of Minden an der Sauer stood empty for many years. Externally exposed to decay, its former use was still readable inside: a stable with a feeder on the ground floor and the large hay storage with signs of installation of a micro-apartment on the upper floor.
Stair-Case Malasaña is the result of an exploration on how to grow up in altitude using the minimum plan space whilst using the staircase as the generator for complementary activities. The client owned a 46sq meter apartment with a small ladder up to the attic which was unventilated and humid and only used for insulation and storage. The proposal was to enhance this area by opening it to the main room and use it as an extra bedroom for guests.
The Bessborough residence is located in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal. The project consists of the complete renovation of the ground floor of a duplex dating back from the 1950s. The challenge was to open this 900-ft2 space by maximizing living spaces while keeping a certain sense of spatial division. The architectural concept is build around three “blocks”. These volumes articulate the space while playing on the notion of wall.
Based upon the concepts of living in a garden and gathering under a roof, Project Nymph required the renovation and extension of a single fronted terrace house located in the Botanic Gardens precinct of inner Melbourne.
Although, as a starting point, the house has certain architectural elements of obvious interest, the combination of different styles within the design of the house results in a lack of cohesiveness making it hard to understand. Hence, the rearrangement of both the existing spaces and the overall style of the house have been the cornerstones of the entire intervention. Arches and colonial doors remain in the final project, as well as the coexistence with the natural light through numerous skylights that timidly intuited in the original project of the late 50s.
Israeli architect Raz Melamed, has recently completed the renovation of a 753 square foot (70m2) studio apartment, for a couple who wished to create a modern getaway for themselves in the historic Neve Tzedek neighborhood in Tel Aviv. The property, closed and derelict for years, was comprised of a patchwork of shacks that […]
Photography by Brad Wu Hamza Ait Kaddour of 3Designs, has transformed a plain 3 bedroom 1980s apartment in Taichung City, Taiwan, and given it a contemporary update. In the entryway, a decorative tile accent has been installed, and a wall of changeable wood shelving has been added. Photography by Brad Wu The original […]
Photography by Roehner + Ryan The Ranch Mine have recently transformed a Spanish Colonial Revival style house into the ‘Red Rocks’ residence, a contemporary house that sits against the side of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. Here’s a before photo of the house. The homeowners were frustrated by the thick columns that interrupted the views, […]
Towering steel bookcases divided up this warehouse building in Beijing, which Trace Architecture Office converted into an office for a local magazine publisher. The office designed by Trace Architecture Office (TAO) for Lens Magazine is located in a warehouse previously operated by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transportation. The building was constructed in 1958 and
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Towering steel bookcases divided up this warehouse building in Beijing, which Trace Architecture Office converted into an office for a local magazine publisher. The office designed by Trace Architecture Office (TAO) for Lens Magazine is located in a warehouse previously operated by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transportation. The building was constructed in 1958 and
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