1960s renovation

Total renovation and conversion of a 1960s concrete service building The public swimming pool Gartenbad Bachgraben was built in 1962 after plans by Otto and Walter Senn in collaboration with the engineer Heinz Hossdorf. The concrete buildings distributed across the site are exemplary of post-war modernism and are listed in the inventory of the Basel-Stadt monument preservation authorities. The service building directly next to the main entrance to the pool grounds had only been partially renovated since its construction and was in need of a complete refurbishment. The staff areas no longer met the current use requirements and the restaurant had not been in operation since 2011 due to various issues. Barbara Buehler architectural photogr... More

An aging structure, part cement and part timber, over fifty years old, stands on a modest plot of land, spanning approximately 200 square meters, nestled within Bangkok’s Lat Phrao 1 Alley Lane 15. Long neglected, this house bore witness to a tragic event—the untimely demise of the owner’s father, which prompted the family to vacate. Filled with remorse at the sight of the abandoned dwelling, the owner embarked on a mission to revive its spirit and breathe new life into its weathered frame. Witsawarut Kekina Witsawarut Kekina Tasked with the challenge of transforming the house within budgetary constraints, the architect was urged to renovate rather than rebuild. The vision was to infuse contemporary flair into t... More

A leader in window treatment design and manufacturing for 80 years, this window manufacturer’s 1964-facility was outdated, undersized, and, ironically, lacked windows.  An extensive renovation of both the interior and exterior of the corporate office included a conversion of 8,600 square feet of shop floor into a mix of open and private offices, new welcoming focal-point lobby, and a new training facility, breakroom, and fitness center.   Alex Michl, OPN Architects Alex Michl, OPN Architects The renovation’s design is inspired by the building’s mid-century aesthetic with a clean, contemporary design and composition that embraces natural light and connects employees to the outdoors and to their circadia... More

The central concept for the architectural composition came out of the creation of a single-stroke of the pen, a thread that begins from the entrance of the residence, interconnects the internal living spaces, unfurls itself towards the yard, and climaxes vertically in the terrace, uniting the conceptual connection between earth and sky. KAAF Historically, when Theseus, son of Aegeus, the king of Athens, reached Crete to offer himself as tribute to the Minotaur, he met Ariadne, the daughter of king Minos, and won her favour. To save him from certain death, Ariadne resorted to cunning; she gave him a ball of thread (the fabled thread of Ariadne), with the help of which he was able to find his way out of the labyrinth after his victoriou... More

This renovation work is the result of the joint vision of the owners on the theme of living. The house, built in 60’s, is located in a densely populated area of the province of Naples ( Italy ) and it consists of two independent levels with a private courtyard. The quality of the building lies in its spatial freedom with bearing masonry in tuff stone thus allowing a completely arbitrary programming of the living spaces. Carlo Oriente The simplified floor plan now offers more optimal use of the program. In fact the reuse and renovation of the existing building reinterprets the architecture according to new spatial and aesthetic needs. The challenge between new and old has pushed the project towards an easily understandable design... More

The renovation of the TNI apartment is located in the Edifício Canadá, designed by Elgson Ribeiro Gomes in the 1960s, a remarkable modernist building in the landscape of Curitiba. The project sought to preserve and enhance the building's original structure. It was possible to take advantage of some original elements, such as the parquet flooring and the internal metalwork frame, which have been restored and given a new meaning to the present day. Eduardo Macarios The apartment originally had several segmented service spaces such as a maid’s room and bathroom, pantry and kitchen, typical of 60s constructions. The main modification of the project was the wall demolition that divided these fragmented spaces, without g... More