House refurbishment

ARCO CC is a cultural company within a historic 1930s house, the project brings together art, design, and architecture to become a collaborative space, home to the architecture office WORC and the specialized furniture studio VETA.   Located in San Miguel Chapultepec, a neighborhood full of history, characterized by residences that have been preserved over time. Eyes are drawn to buildings steeped in stories and character, endowing the surroundings with artistic value. The architecture embraces time, merging the past and present, radiating in every corner. Zaickz Moz Beside it lies the “Circuito Interior,” which in the past was a majestic avenue. With an exuberant median and colossal trees, this internal artery exud... More

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... More

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 Despite loving their house, they found it outdated for their lifestyle and decided to update it.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... More

Arruda 105 is a rehabilitation and expansion project of a building located on Cândido dos Reis Street in Arruda dos Vinhos, aiming to create a single-family dwelling. Based on the program proposed by the client, the intervention took into account the study of the existing structure and its relationship with the surrounding built environment, as it is one of the most important axes in the historic center of Arruda dos Vinhos. Nuno Almendra The existing building consisted of two floors and an adjacent plot with a generally rectangular configuration from east to west. The existing construction already had the main access level at Cândido dos Reis Street, with the existing plot situated approximately four meters above the grou... More

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   More

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... More

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   More

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... More

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... More

The Saint Adrian House is a balancing exercise between opposing needs. The Duarte Pacheco Quarter where it stands, built between 1935 and 1939, was part of the “Estado Novo” (the authoritarian regime that ruled Portugal from 1933 to 1974) social housing policies in a moment of severe lack of residences with minimal hygiene and health standards for the most excluded and disadvantaged classes. Built under a modest “Português Suave” (Soft Portuguese) style (a state-stipulated national architecture style), these economic houses had granite masonry foundations and exterior walls, as well as wood floor and roof structures. Volumetrically very simple, they featured flat façades with simulated stonework detail... More

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... More

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. More

This project aimed to build a low-cost housing building for rent that fit into the existing network and that preserved the identity of the place. It is not a question of refurbishment, nor is it intended to mimic a language. However, although with a contemporary attitude, a complete integration was sought in the urban set, so it was decided to maintain some of its characterizing elements, among which: the modulation in the opening of the openings, the geometry of the roof and materials that constitute the general image of the surrounding buildings. The proposal, as with the previously existing building, promotes the occupation of the entire lot through a rectangular polygon with a gable roof. Despite having an elevation facing Rua General M... More