Tuñón Arquitectos’ Casa de Piedra is formed of nine cube-shaped rooms

July 2, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0

Tuñón Arquitectos has completed Casa de Piedra, a house in the town of Cáceres, Spain, which is built from solid stone and laid out in a grid of nine cube-shaped rooms. Casa de Piedra is built from local quartzite, with widows framed in granite. Located on a plot sloping slightly down towards the town, Tuñón

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Wenink Holtkamp Architecten turns De Lakfabriek tannery into apartments

July 1, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0

Wenink Holtkamp Architecten has converted De Lakfabriek, a 20th-century factory, into 25 industrial apartments in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. The Eindhoven-based studio has renovated the existing red brick building and added a black timber-clad extension to its roof. “One of the biggest challenge for us was to shape the roof extension in such a way that it

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Artesk van Royen Architecten designs extension for 17th-century Dutch house

June 30, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0

Artesk van Royen Architecten has extended a more than 300-year-old house in the historic centre of Maastricht, the Netherlands, adding a contemporary glass structure. The studio has refurbished and expanded the house. It also had to factor in the side elevation of the extended house that is currently hidden by a neighbouring building slated for

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Fala Atelier adds colour to a 19th-century house in Porto

June 28, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0

Architecture studio Fala Atelier has renovated São Brás House in Porto, Portugal, adding colourful facades and custom furniture for four apartments. The two-storey house, which houses four rental apartments, is in a narrow alley in front of a cemetery in the UNESCO-listed centre of Porto. Fala Atelier created different graphic facades for each side of São

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Splinter Society transforms Melbourne bungalow into Japanese-inspired home

June 21, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0

Australian studio Splinter Society has redesigned a Californian-style bungalow in Melbourne, as a Japanese influenced house with strong connections to its garden. Located in Elwood, a suburb of Melbourne, the building was constructed in 1920s as a typical Californian-style bungalow. Splinter Society combined its history with a Japanese aesthetic to create the home. “We borrowed specific qualities

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BBGK explores potential of prefabrication with red concrete housing block in Poland

June 20, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0
Sprzeczna 4 prefabricated housing by BBGK in Warsaw, Poland

The Sprzeczna 4 apartment building in Warsaw, designed by local practice BBGK, is one of the first major prefabricated residential blocks built in Poland since the communist era. Warsaw-based practice BBGK designed Sprzeczna 4 for Budizol – a developer, constructor and producer of reinforced concrete prefabricated elements, which wanted to show the potential for building modular housing using precast concrete.

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Atelier Vens Vanbelle creates monastic white country house

June 18, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0
House Nico and Hilde by Atelier Vens Vanbelle

Belgian studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle has designed a white house inspired by the monasteries and farmhouses that typify the Oosterzele region. The brick house has been built in a rural environment in Belgium and aims to be a peaceful space for the owners. “The main reference for this project was a monastery, because we wanted to introduce some basic

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Morales Finch converts old Scottish barn into artist’s residence and studio

June 14, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0
Aviemore studio by Morales Finch

Belgian studio Morales Finch has transformed a 200-year-old barn in the Scottish Highlands into a studio for a painter and other artists in residence, called Aviemore Studio. The former agricultural store is located beside the Spey River, on the outskirts of the town of Aviemore. As one of the most sparsely populated regions in Europe,

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Paul Cashin Architects creates timber extension for coastal Island Cottage

June 7, 2019 Tomek Zylski 0
Island Cottage by Paul Cashin Architects

Paul Cashin Architects has refurbished and extended a 19th-century cottage in Sussex, England, cladding the old and new buildings in larch. Built in 1830, Island Cottage is in a conservation area in the seaside village of Sidlesham Quay and was highlighted by the local authority as a key example of rural character for homes in

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