Rennovation

The renovation of two floors of a historic building in the pedestrian area of Cuneo’s old town stems from the desire to overcome the fragmentation of the original volumes. The intervention involved an entire floor and was extended specularly to the upper level, where two additional apartments were created, mirroring the same spatial organization and the same design philosophy. Oscar Bernelli Oscar Bernelli The Casa Corte apartment, overlooking the inner courtyard, is characterized by an intimate and silent atmosphere that engages with the building’s more private dimension. The spatial layout was conceived to ensure continuity and flexibility even within limited floor areas, with solutions capable of guiding movement a... More

Renovating to Live: Technical Precision and Human Warmth in a 79.5 m² Apartment Located in a building with more than three decades of history, this 79.5 m² apartment became the canvas for a complete transformation that combined technical intelligence, aesthetic sensitivity, and a profound respect for contemporary living. The intervention aimed to meet the needs of a young couple without children, seeking to integrate, within a compact space, an open social area, kitchen, laundry room, master bedroom, guest room, two bathrooms, and a workspace. Arquitectura Plus The strength of the proposal lay in its ability to adapt a new architectural program to a pre-existing setting, maximizing the potential of the original structure. T... More

The project involves the interior renovation of a high-rise apartment located in a landmark urban complex in Shanghai's Heng-fu Historic District. This residence offers accessible urban living and scenic views. However, it also features an "atypical residential layout" characteristic of 1990s housing for overseas buyers: an L-shaped plan with both ends facing west and north, including one bedroom, two bathrooms and a relatively deep living room. The beautiful views of the Heng-fu area balance the downsides of the layout, leading the owner to hope for a design that brings in the cityscape while providing a flexible and spacious social space. Chen Hao Chen Hao Amid the trend of productization and homogenization of residential inter... More

Our team created a sustainable design, sympathetic to an adjacent Regency building, for this international engineering company’s Cheltenham headquarters. Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is a multi-national industrial engineering group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies. The group is a constituent of the FTSE100 Index of the London Stock Exchange and has around 9,200 people in 68 countries worldwide providing the engineered solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life. Caption   The group has three sites in Cheltenham, including the Grade II listed Charlton House in Charlton Kings that has be... More

rennovation BUDÉ  project reinterprets one of the apartments of the BUDÉ HOUSING ESTATE, a housing complex designed by Georges Addor and Jean-Jacques Honegger in the early 1960s. alberto moncada This concept aims to respond to the ongoing debate on contemporary living and the criticalities around domestic space design, with a revolutionary approach to improve its functional rigid scheme. alberto moncada Internal partitions have been replaced by walk through joinery and movable panels. The use of full-height doors enhances the spatial continuity between the two former distinct areas of the house. alberto moncada These two solutions result in a multifunctional space that emphasizes the panoramic views and... More

The old mill building dates back to 1914 and has been adapted several times before. It is located at the transition from meadow to forest in a ditch next to a stream. The existing building was not sufficiently lit and the connection to the surroundings was not established. Martin Konzett Our approach was to strengthen and reorganize the existing rooms with careful interventions. It was essential to formulate the new interventions clearly legible and not to hide the static supports of the existing building. The character of the existing is strengthened by the contrast with the new. The scenic surroundings, the threshold between forest and hill country, can also be experienced. Martin Konzett The studio of the sculptor Caroline Go... More

The "Medienhaus Kapitelsaal" is in the historic center of Salzburg, directly under the Fortress in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The starting point for the intervention was an event hall that no longer corresponded to the state of the art and had to be adapted into a multifunctional media house. Julian Höck Julian Höck The approach was to leave the historic building as intact as possible. Nevertheless, the external appearance is inviting and transparent, and the visual relationships to the urban structure are to be established. Inside, the suspended ceilings of the existing hall were removed to be able to add another floor. These are suspended from the existing concrete girders on tie rods and the concrete ceiling was... More

High-rise office buildings from the 1950s to 70s which show their age and attrition are ordinarily viewed as “sorespots” nowadays, i.e. something which ought to be torn down. But demolition and subsequent new construction are not a  sustainable solution, since they demand an enormous wastage of resources. Willi Bruckbauer didn’t just invent the well known BORA ceramic glass cooktop flue himself, complete with imperceptible ventilation of cooking fumes, but also  acquired this office complex destined for demolition and sponsored a competition which Lorenzateliers then won. Criteria for this distinction were: substantiality, sustainability and feasibility. And above all else, the new architecture needed to correspo... More

Alden Studios Chelsea Townhouse combines modern and historic elements for refined living. Alden Studios Alden Studios Comprehensive renovation, addition and furnishing, including five renovated floors and a new rooftop addition for this Chelsea townhouse, located amidst six historic townhouses built by Clement Clark Moore. The townhouse was converted from a series of eleven dilapidated single room occupancy dwellings to a single-family residence. Alden Studios Alden Studios The project embraces the historic fabric of the existing building, with a refinement of detail and re-proportioning of spaces to create a fresh and cohesive language for the building. The rear façade is substantially opened with full hei... More

Nikolas Koenig Nikolas Koenig A 3,400 SF comprehensive renovation for a young couple who wanted to maintain their open loft space while having distinct functions, including a separate kitchen and private spaces. We created a service core within, and an open loft divided by free-standing monolithic cabinets, forming the required individual spaces. A thickened library wall divides the core from the loft, with deep casings, a kitchen pass-through, and a translucent glass library back forming passages and views, and allowing natural light into the core. Nikolas Koenig Nikolas Koenig Located within the service core is the entry, kitchen, laundry/utility, bedrooms, bathrooms and closets. The Living Room, Dining Room, Office a... More

A 4 Story townhouse within the St. Mark’s historic district of the East Village was substantially renovated for a family within a short period of time. A successful project outcome followed a positive collaboration between our studio, the client and the project contractor, Think Construction. Ty Cole The project focus was the parlor floor where a central kitchen was created, flanked by a dining room on one side and a living room on the other. A large opening was created in the rear wall, where a tri-fold steel and glass door was installed. Ty Cole The historic stair was restored, with the exception of a stair segment in front of the new window wall, where a new steel stair was introduced to maximize light and visibility th... More

This summer the Amsterdam UMC opened the first units in the newly renovated towers of patient rooms on the AMC site. The renovation of the towers is the most radical change since the monumental concrete hospital opened in 1983. The original design by Dick van Mourik and Marius Duintjer has been left as intact as possible in the process. The outdated nursing units have been thoroughly modernized by EGM architects and Wiegerinck architects.  © Hanne van der Woude Space for personal nursingWith the renovated units, Amsterdam UMC is adding further substance to the ‘central role for the patient’ theme. This means that the wishes of patients are taken on board in the choices and decision-making process concerning treat... More

An abandoned former war period sports building (constructed in 1940’s) was never intended to be renovated. Real estate developers thought of demolishing it as no one would imagine making anything useful out of it. However, the client bought the site and decided to turn the 'useless' building into a private villa.  Tim Van De Velde Converting this space into a livable environment presented a special challenge and made this project a unique experience.  The work started by dismantling the original structure. An inspirational moment came when walls and ceiling were stripped bare and the raw beauty of the original materials was revealed, which in combination with the vast space filled with light presented a great point of... More

The tower was in need of refurbishment and restoration, having been converted into a residential property many years ago it was now a little unloved and tired. There were two aspects of the brief, there was the consolidation of weatherproofing to the building, as it had suffered from rain ingress and dampness. The second part of the brief was to convert the space into a cosy retreat, for the clients to relax and unwind in.  The six-month restoration stripped away doors, partitions, and thick, almost medieval window frames that had been added over the years to emphasize the building’s historic brickwork. Panes by two companies, Crittall and Smart Windows, were installed to maximize natural light and improve thermal performance.... More