australian practice architects eat has recently completed the award-winning renovation of the fitzroy loft in a historical industrial building in the outskirts of melbourne. the 125-year old macrobertson chocolate factory offers a classical structure complete with saw-tooth roof, aging brick walls and concrete floors, much of which was covered up when converted into a residential building in the..
This terraced family home in southeast London has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. London-based practice R2 Studio created spacious and colourful areas within the originally dark and narrow 19th-century house, located in the London area of Kennington.Architect: R2 Studio Architects ltd.Structural engineer: Torcal ltd.Contract..
occupying one of the remaining three ‘machiya’ townhouses in kyoto, the once typical home-cum-shop for local merchants has been refurbished into a japanese sake and craft beer bar by PUDDLE. the repurposing element of the project was initiatited when the owner — a former sake brewer— wanted to restore his brewery, while preserve the declining number of ‘machiyas’. in the end, the interior follow..
The refurbishment proposal of Óptica Queirós goes through the redefinition of the functional zoning and circulations.The front desk and workshop are placed sideways.The central space of the showroom and personalized attendance is well-marked by the false ceiling design.The access to the contactology office is done by a passage in the curved plane of the wall.The shelves of the eyeglass frames fo..
The owners of Scenario Architecture have sent us photos of their own home in London, England, that they’ve renovated to suit their own family lifestyle. From the rear of the property, you can easily see into the bright interior that has been updated. Large folding doors and a window all open up to the backyard, ideal for indoor/outdoor living. Inside, there’s a built-in window seat just off the ..
selling freshly baked cheese tarts made famous originally from hokkaido; the new store by japanese designer yusuke seki has opened in a kyoto shopping district. the store by yusuke seki is based inside a traditional building with layers of the existing architectural fabric revealed throughout. the cheese tarts are freshly baked from the kitchen located at the rear is on view to customers through..
밀라노의 한 주택은 리노베이션을 하면서 벽에 새롭게 벽장들을 추가하고, 중앙 계단을 완전히 변경하였다. 1층에는 거실, 주방, 식당을 구성하고 그 아래 지하실도 두었다. 2층에는 침실 2개와 욕실을 구성했다. 부엌과 식당공간은 2개 벽에 컵보드 형태의 문을 가득 채웠고 그 외 벽들은 숨겨야 할 시설물을 두거나 필수 저장 공간으로서의 벽장을 만들었다. Italian design studio AIM has renovated a home in Milan to add storage in the walls and a disguised central staircase. Arranged over three levels, the Out of the Blue renovation centres around a concea..
Architectural design firm WORKac, have completed the renovation of a historical building with a cast-iron facade in New York City, and transformed it into modern apartments. From the exterior, and only visible when looking down on it, is the rooftop addition, which New York City’s Landmarks Commission required to be invisible from the street level. However as the building is low compared to othe..
american architect thom mayne has added two rooms and a new entrance building to a hotel complex in switzerland that also includes work by japanese architects ando and kengo kuma. the site — which most notably includes the peter zumthor-designed therme vals spa — dates back to approximately 1500 BC, when the people of the middle bronze age were among the first to appreciate the soothing power of..
The Feuerle Collection is a new museum in Berlin. Located in a former telecommunications bunker which was renovated by the British architect John Pawson, The Feuerle Collection juxtaposes international contemporary artists such as Cristina Iglesias, Anish Kapoor and Zeng Fenzhi, among others with Imperial Chinese furniture and Southeast Asian art. The museum encourages a conversation between dif..
