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adaptive reuse
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A Former Railway Yard in Zurich Is Now a Rosy Pink Timber Social Hub by Hello Wood
Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa in Zurich, a 2,500-square-metre permanent complex built on a former railway site…
At 3,020 Metres, Herzog & de Meuron’s Most Radical Move on the TITLIS Tower Was Keeping a 1980s Military Antenna Tower
When Herzog & de Meuron was commissioned in 2017 to reimagine the summit infrastructure of Mount Titlis in…
OMA Places a Polished Steel Spiral Staircase Inside a Six-Century Ottoman Stone Arch in Istanbul’s Beymen Tersane
OMA‘s Beymen Tersane turns the Ottoman Imperial Arsenal into a department store by the simplest possible method —…
Facha architekti Built a New House Inside an Old Barn by Refusing to Change Either One
The Box in the Barn by Facha architekti does not disguise itself inside the old agricultural structure —…
Addenda and Flexo Thread a Ramp Through a Barcelona City Block and Turn It Into One Continuous Street
Recirculating the ‘Eixample’ proves that civic renovation is most radical when it refuses to announce itself — using…
Raumdrei Architekten Uses Rural Minimalism to Revive a Protected Alpine Paarhof
A profound dialogue between rural history and contemporary living unfolds in Laion, Italy, where Raumdrei Architekten has completed…
Retail-to-Residential: How City Shops are Becoming Bold Modern Homes
The dramatic surge in urban property prices has turned the conversion of vacant ground-floor commercial spaces into residential…
Mesnil Architectures Peels Back the Layers of a Former Repair Workshop to Create a Tactile Pyrenean Home
Mesnil Architectures has reimagined a nondescript former workshop in Laruns, France, transforming a fragmented structure into a unified,…
A Former Carpentry Workshop Becomes a Tactile Family Home in the Alt Empordà
Located in a quiet village within Spain’s Alt Empordà region, La Fusteria sees Clara Crous Arquitectura transform a…
OOIIO Architecture Wraps Derelict Madrid Factory in a “Permeable Skin” to Create a Light-Filled Automotive Centre
OOIIO Architecture repurposes an abandoned factory in Leganés, Madrid, wrapping the original industrial skeleton in a permeable skin…
No Architects Revives Abandoned Sudetenland Homestead With a “Radically White” Steel Skin
In the rugged heights of the Ore Mountains, No Architects has completed the resurrection of a long-abandoned homestead,…
Raúl Sánchez Architects Inserts Steel Plinth Among Nineteenth-Century Frescoes in Casa Del Pirata
Raúl Sánchez Architects has delivered a surgical renovation of the historic Casa del Pirata in Mataró, Spain, reviving…
Gae Avitabile Transforms a 45-Square-Metre Storeroom Into a Residential “Map of Emotional Memory”
In the heart of Caserta, Italy, just steps away from the Royal Palace, architect Gae Avitabile has transformed…
EeStairs and Julia Van Beuningen Insert Sculptural Plywood Staircase Into Dutch Barn
The renovation of the Ahof Farm in Nijkerk, Netherlands, led by cellist and interior architect Julia van Beuningen…
Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge Strips Back Historic Barcelona Commercial Space to Define “The Void” With Timber Torii
The El Born Loft by Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge transforms a former commercial space in Barcelona, Spain, into a…
Tabitha Isobel and Studio Multi Draw On London’s Copper Heritage for Conductor Workspace
Conductor, a 3,400-square-meter flexible workspace within Stratford’s Coppermaker Square, represents a sophisticated collaboration between interior design studio Tabitha…
Atelier FCA Restores a Burgundian Winemaker’s Cottage as a “House of Time Regained”
In the heart of the Burgundian village of Deux Rivières, a medieval settlement defined by the rhythmic flow…
SZ-Architects Converts Former Chinese Prison Guard Tower Into 24-Hour Micro Bookstore
In the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary urbanism, the reclamation of neglected infrastructure has become a vital tool…
Barozzi Veiga Uses 92 Tons of Recycled Ceramic Waste for Abby Kortrijk Museum Pavilion
The art of architectural subtraction and the precision of contemporary insertion find a rare equilibrium in the heart…
Velvet Studio Transforms a Former Brush Factory Into a “Post-Traditional” Pizzeria in Milan
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Northern Milan, the Certosa District has emerged as a fertile testing ground…
Atelier Matteo Arnone Converts Alenquer Winery Into a Home for Two DJs
In the rolling viticultural landscape of Alenquer, Portugal, a former winery has been reborn as a sanctuary for…