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Vives St-Laurent Uses Pale Oak and Marble to Refresh a Historic Montreal Residence
The essence of the Wood Residence lies in the calibrated tension between Westmount’s historic rigor and a new…
StudioMadera Uses Rice-Paper Screens to “Filter the Light” in 38-Square-Meter Madrid Studio
Nestled within the dense urban fabric of Madrid’s Chamartín district, the Bernabéu Apartment by local practice StudioMadera is…
MH.AP Studio Pairs Exposed Pipes With Terracotta for “Timeless” Barcelona Townhouse
MH.AP Studio has transformed a narrow plot in Barcelona’s vibrant Poblenou neighborhood into a multi-level family residence that…
Guča Architektúry Reconstructs Swiss Alpine Cabin as a “Quiet Observatory”
The reconstruction of a Swiss Alpine cabin in Ingenbohl, designed by Slovenian practice Guča architektúry, navigates the rigorous…
El Desfile de la Puri: A Mediterranean Apartment Designed for “Pleasant Confusion”
Piano Piano Studio has reimagined a challenging, non-orthogonal floor plan in Valencia to create El Desfile de la…
NOA Uses Eucalyptus Greens and Interior Storytelling to Soften a Concrete Villa in Zurich
The Atrium Villa in Zurich, Switzerland, designed by Italian practice NOA Network of Architecture, reimagines a minimalist 2019…
Paulo Martins Fits White Ceramic Beira Mar II House Onto “Minimal and Irregular” Plot
On an irregular plot within Aveiro’s historic Beira Mar district, Paulo Martins Arquitectura has realized Beira Mar II,…
Studio Dera Uses Travertine and Concrete to Extend the London Home Where Mozart Composed His First Symphony
UK practice Studio DERA has reimagined a historic Grade II listed residence in London’s Belgravia, introducing a subterranean…
02A Studio Replaces Walls With Furniture to Open Up 60-Square-Metre Rome Flat
Along the quiet stretch of Via dei Bertani, where the traditional balconies of Trastevere still overlook a neighborhood…
Architecture for London and Hamish Vincent Design Craft a “Modern Homage” to Georgian Heritage
This Neo-Georgian terrace house in London’s Canonbury Conservation Area undergoes a transformative refurbishment and extension by Hamish Vincent…
Yaro Bureau Centers Lviv Apartment Around a Sculptural Marble Kitchen Island
The Back Home Apartment, located on the eighth floor of Lviv’s Viking Park complex, represents a meticulous spatial…
Prokop Hartl Carves Out a Light-Filled Family Home in a 1930s Prague Corner Apartment
Prokop Hartl has transformed a late-1930s corner apartment in Prague into a fluid, light-filled family residence that balances…
DG Arquitecto Uses Oak Volumes to Reorganise a 1950s Valencia Apartment
DG Arquitecto has transformed a cramped 1952 apartment in Valencia’s La Petxina neighborhood into Casa Zam 12, a…
Archi-Tectonics Tops London Terrace With Faceted Zinc “Solar House”
Located in a dense pocket of London, United Kingdom, the London Solar House by NYC-based Archi-Tectonics reimagines the…
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…
Goldstein Heather Adds “Accordion-Form” Brick Extension to West London Home
The West London House, a four-story lateral extension and profound transformation of a Victorian end-of-terrace home in Stamford…
Studio 163 Uses Portland Stone for “Deep Retrofit” of Constrained London Terrace
Studio 163 Architects has reimagined Balmore House, an end-of-terrace residence situated on a challenging triangular plot between Highgate…
CAAM Arquitectos Uses a Central Staircase to Unlock Light Within Cdla House
In the renovation of the CDLA House in Mexico City, CAAM Arquitectos pursued a strategy of respectful transformation,…
MIMStudios Adds Modernist Rectilinear Volumes to 1960s Surrey Hills Cottage
In the heart of the Surrey Hills, London-based MIMStudios has completed a sensitive restoration and extension of Beech…
JAK Architecture Uses a Palette of Raw Materials for Barwon Heads House Renovation
JAK Architecture has reimagined a disjointed family residence in Barwon Heads, Australia, through a restrained renovation that prioritizes…
Idaaf Architects Restores Early 20th-Century Apartment in Former French Consulate
The Iashvili Apartment in Tbilisi, designed by local practice Idaaf Architects, represents a meticulous restoration of a 20th-century…