House refurbishment

The project is the renovation of a two-story single-family home on land overlooking Cerro Manquehue. The proposal works with 3 main concepts that aim to achieve a new image for the home through contrasts of materials and the geometric mismatch of volumes. Juan Durán Sierralta Juan Durán Sierralta Juan Durán Sierralta First, consolidate the existing image of the first floor as a masonry plinth, delivering a more stone and airtight image with controlled perforations. Juan Durán Sierralta Juan Durán Sierralta Juan Durán Sierralta Juan Durán Sierralta Second, a new volume is proposed with a steel structure and coated in wood (graphite and natural) that contras... Mais

Maria Aucejo   Marisa and Toni moved from Meliana to Massalfassar, around Horta Nord valencian region, 20 years ago, where they are still strangers today. Despite loving their house, they found it outdated for their lifestyle and decided to update it. Pol Masip   Pol Masip We propose a kitchen and living room connected by natural light and the possibility of maintaining a conversation between those who cook and those who lie on the sofa. The first strip of furniture accomodates what is needed in the dining room and the second strip hides the laundry room and what is needed in the kitchen. Pol Masip Pol Masip The kitchen combines scratched stainless steel with varnished MDF, earthy colors with the conte... Mais

Arruda 105 é um projeto de reabilitação e ampliação de um edifício na Rua Cândido dos Reis, em Arruda dos Vinhos, que tem como objetivo a criação de uma habitação unifamiliar. Com base no programa proposto pelo dono de obra, a intervenção teve em consideração o estudo da pré-existência e a relação com a envolvente edificada de um dos eixos com maior importância no centro histórico de Arruda dos Vinhos. Nuno Almendra O edifício pré-existente era composto por dois pisos e um terreno adjacente com uma configuração genericamente retangular, no sentido nascente-poente. A... Mais

The Spanish country house underwent a complete renovation and transformation from an outdated andalusian home into a modern house with style and character. The usage of stone and wood create a harmonious appearance that is fitting to the warm climate. Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros   Mais

Residential Renovation and Extension Previously extended in the 20th Century, Petersfield House has been hampered by a tight plan that failed to capitalise on its tall ceilings and views out on to its intimate garden. The centre of the building, in particular, was almost devoid of natural light, creating a dark route through the hall and stairwell with poor visual connections to the living spaces around. The proposal therefore centered around opening this central core of the house to the grand living room to the rear and new kitchen to the side. Full height apertures between rooms break down the traditional Victorian partitions, allowing a more connected plan suitable for modern living. Simone Bossi Removing the modern side extension... Mais

McLaren Excell was hired by the couple to settle back in England with their children after living abroad. Their brief consisted of a more fluid layout and finding a good balance between larger family rooms and more intimate spaces. An emphasis on connecting the house and the garden with large windows and creating an extension cladded in oak.  Simone Bossi Simone Bossi   Mais

At the start of our work, particularly for listed properties as this one, we like to explore the history of the building and its context. This research often finds its way into how we approach our design and defining its character. The Modern House Typical of the period the area of Sekforde Street was filled with a rich mix of residential, commercial and industrial activity. The street was cut into the Medieval urban fabric by the Seckford Estate in the late 1820. The construction of houses did not start until the 1830’s and completed in early 1840s - just at the start of the Victorian period. The houses were mostly owned by skilled craftspeople in trades associated with printing and the making of books … as well as trade... Mais

On a beautiful, panoramic, steep plot next to the forest in Budapest a three-storey family house built in the nineties became obsolete. Dávid Pásztor At the beginning of the nineties, large family houses grew like mushrooms in the newly parceled suburbs of Budapest. In thirty years, these areas have been transformed, the value of real estate has multiplied, while the hillsides became overbuilt and confusing. Our aim was to merge the building into the nature with its dark colours and natural materials compensating the chaotic suburban cityscape. Dávid Pásztor The family house with poor construction quality is worth a renovation. Transforming the existing building, minimizing construction waste are less... Mais

A Casa de Santo Adrião é um exercício de equilíbrio entre necessidades que se opõem. O Bairro Duarte Pacheco, onde a casa se insere, foi construído entre 1935 e 1939 como parte das políticas de habitação social do Estado Novo, num momento de severa necessidade de habitação capaz de cumprir com padrões mínimos de salubridade para as classes mais desfavorecidas. Modestamente desenhadas num simplificado “Português Suave”, estas habitações económicas assentavam sobre fundações e paredes exteriores em alvenaria de granito, com as estruturas dos pisos e da cobertura elaboradas em madeira de carvalho. Vo... Mais

The project consists of the reform and expansion of a single-family home on the beach. It is an isolated two-story house. Originally, the house was completely on the first floor, while the ground floor was open and airy. The project consists of closing the ground floor, incorporating it into the house. The most public spaces of the house are distributed on this ground floor, overlooking the pool and the garden, while the first floor is used for bedrooms and private areas. Víctor Alcañiz Ayala (29 arquitectura) Víctor Alcañiz Ayala (29 arquitectura) The ground floor is presented as an open and fluid space, organized through an storage unit that serves the kitchen and living room, achieving great lumino... Mais

Reconfiguration and extension of a Victorian Terraced House in Brixton by Studioort. The scheme involves extending and opening-up the Ground floor, and also exploits local planning laws in Lambeth to add a spacious mansard roof to accommodate 2 additional bedrooms and en-suite bathroom.Typical victorian terraced houses often have a narrow hallway, which doesn’t allow for sufficient space to hang coats or take off your shoes, let alone to bring in a bike or pram. The archtects addressed this by moving a structural wall and adding storage, seating and a niche for a bike. Mais

Este projecto teve como objectivo a construção de um edifício habitacional de baixo custo para arrendamento que se enquadrasse na malha existente e que preservasse a identidade do local. Não se trata de uma reabilitação, nem se pretende a mimetização de uma linguagem. No entanto, e ainda que com uma atitude contemporânea, procurou-se uma completa integração no conjunto urbano, pelo que se optou por manter alguns dos seus elementos caracterizadores, entre os quais: a modulação na abertura dos vãos, a geometria da cobertura e os materiais que constituem a imagem geral dos edifícios circundantes. A proposta, tal como acontecia com o edificad... Mais

Edifício familiar que data originalmente dos séculos XVII-XVIII e que sofreu várias intervenções. A planta foi utilizada durante muitos anos como oficina de ferreiro, o que confere ao edifício um carácter especial. O passar do tempo e a falta de manutenção fizeram com que o edifício apresentasse um mau estado de conservação, o que significa que caso contrário reparado, poderia estar degradado em pouco tempo. Está prevista uma reabilitação em várias fases, começando pela cobertura, continuando pelas fachadas e terraço, e terminando pelo interior, com o propósito de renovar o edifício respeitando... Mais