Conservation house
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about conservation house
Project • By Ambientevario • Private Houses
Residenza Ferrari
The building is located in Caprino Bergamasco, a small medieval village located near Bergamo. The house, a typical Bergamo farmhouse, is made up of an original nucleus dating back to the 1700s. The building has maintained the constructive characteristics of the local tradition over time and is made up of several annexed buildings: a central part in stone masonry, a L-shaped plastered masonry which presents in the south facade suggestive wooden balconies characteristic of the farmhouses in the area and a recently built barn in exposed brick.
Caption
The aim of the project is to find a meeting point between the ancient and purely agricultural history of the building and the actuality of the project. All the typical characteristics of ru... More
Project • By Timur Designs Studio • Private Houses
Holland Park Conservation House
The existing Art Deco house is gazetted for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The original main entrance faces away from the main gate of the newly sub-divided plot of land. The challenge was too layout the new additions to the conserved house, in such a way that a new formal entry is created between the existing house and the new block.
Caption
Caption
This was achieved by inserting the new Living Room between the conserved hose and a large existing tree, at once creating the intermediate elements with a character of their own: the main entrance porch adjacent to a pond, and the new timber deck onto which the living room space flow out to.
Caption
Caption
On the opposite side of the conserved house, t... More