Tagged Refurbishment

Australian practice Alexander &CO. has recently refurbished and extended an existing Victorian cottage in Darling Point, Sydney, paying tribute to the local suburbs’ vernacular architecture. Within the b...

Sydney architecture practice Retallack Thompson has recently refurbished this light-filled, one bedroom apartment for a family of five on one of Potts Point’s most coveted streets – Challis Avenue, Australi...

When you have a home, something that you may often look forward to is upgrading it. You get to create your own sanctuary and recreate your space whenever you want to. An aspect of your home that you can especia...

Leopold Banchini Architects has teamed up with Daniel Zamarbide to turn a historical building in Lisbon into a minimalist family home. Situated within a neighborhood that was built around the historic ‘Chapel...

Home repair and renovation can be slightly expensive. However, there are still some cool things you can do on a budget. If you are looking for some inexpensive ways to improve your home on a budget, this post i...

Surety bonds feel more like an annoyance rather than something to help your business but rather your clients alone. However, when you look at the purpose of a surety bond, more particularly a contractor bond, ...

Selecting the right type of windows and doors is not the only thing that needs attention and research. Their installation is as crucial as their choice because even the best type cannot work if it isn’t insta...

The brasserie is one of the symbols of the French 'art de vivre '. These one-hundred-year-old establishments are remarkably decorated and often listed, but have in the past few decades suffered at the hands of ...

Finally, you have made up your mind that you will carry out window replacement. Congratulations! You have conducted your research on the style of the window to install, window replacement cost and the professio...

Old homes have a certain character that makes them highly appealing to live in and look at. However, at the same time, they are prone to lose their charm and appeal with time if they’re not maintained. As the...

Michael K. Chen Architecture (MKCA) has recently completed both the gut renovation and interior design of a 2,800-square-foot prewar apartment on Park Avenue for a young New York family. The renovation concen...

Although baby boomers spend three times as much on home remodeling than millennials, the younger generation are catching up with a 7% increase each year. This shows how renovation is a hobby that all generati...

On a remote mountain field in the rugged north of Ibiza lies this beautiful island home. What formerly served as a workshop and storage, has now been turned into a contemporary dream house. The owner of Ibiza I...

Overlooking the natural elegance of the Mount Sutro Open Reserve in San Francisco, the Twin Peaks Residence by Feldman Architecture is a direct reflection of the occupants who live there, two highly active 30-s...

Home renovations can be time-consuming and costly, if not planned well. Yes, you can hire an architect to do all the planning for you and home renovation experts like Corefront home renovations, for different r...

Shopping for windows is not always a rosy affair. There are lots of excellent window series to choose from, and things can become confusing. Many Delaware windows companies carrying a range of 4 different An...

Commissioned by a young client who decides to renovate his family home where he grew up and lived for many years, Spanish practice Elii has transformed a traditional flat in the southwest of Madrid into a new h...

Sydney-based firm Killing Matt Woods has recently redesigned an inner city warehouse conversion in Camperdown, for a couple seeking a minimalist lifestyle with an interior to match. The clients, who work in de...

In its former configuration, this 2-storey 1930s property was previously a typical terrace house, with a loft conversion and outbuilding added in 2006. Gruff Architects was commissioned to update the 141-squar...

Quinzii Terna Architecture has recently refurbished a 50 square meters apartment from the early 20th-century in Milan. The aim of the project was to discover that what yesterday was economic is today almost sop...

Located in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighborhood, the Galley House by Reigo & Bauer challenges conventional notions typical of a semi-detached, Victorian-era home, by providing a new rear entry hub, inter...