Energy-Efficient Home Built Between Two Dividing Walls in Terrassa
The strategy used for an energy-efficient home is to reduce its consumption by means of good covering insulation of the building and a good use of the heat gain and loss.
Renovation Projects
Explore our diverse range of renovation projects that showcase creative transformations of various spaces. From modernizing historic homes to innovative updates in contemporary houses, our collection offers valuable insights and inspiration. Ideal for homeowners, architects, and designers, these projects highlight innovative design solutions and practical tips for enhancing functionality and aesthetics in any renovation endeavor. Whether you’re planning a small update or a complete overhaul, discover ideas to breathe new life into your living spaces.
Crisp House – Modest Cottage Transformed into a Light-Filled Home
The original cottage has been transformed into a modern beach house with a sophisticated interplay of natural materials and considered volumetric arrangement. A rectilinear timber form now sits atop the original brick veneer podium keeping much of the existing dwelling intact.
House Refurbishment in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
House refurbishment project built with € 18,000 budget that aims to bring empty homes back into use for people in housing need, which is a huge problem right now at tourist areas like Mallorca island.
Transformation of a Tired 80’s Tract Home in Suburban Minneapolis
Although a freestanding home, this 2500 s.f. 5-level split is similar in plan to an attached townhouse with most of its windows on the front and back and virtually none in the longer sidewalls.
Renovation of a Private Residence on a Wooded Site Near Iowa City, Iowa
This renovation of a private residence on a wooded, exurban site near Iowa City, Iowa draws upon the imbedded formal logic of the original structure to create a contemporary home for a family of four.
Paeper Residence by Cory Buckner Architect
Located in Trousdale Estates, the Paeper Residence, designed by A. Quincy Jones, had suffered few alterations when new owners Blair and Brian Paeper hired Buckner in 2014 to restore the house.
Mid-Century Home Renovated and Remodeled in Seattle
Designed by Ibsen Nelsen in 1961, the layout of this mid-century home was very well considered but the character and flow between spaces wasn’t a good fit for the daily patterns of the new owners.
Alta House: Renovation of 1952 Residence in San Antonio, Texas
Alta House, conceived as a structure of duality, contrasts verticality and levitation with horizontality and compression. The main level is entered through an eleven foot six inch tall steel-clad pivoting panel within a Mondrianesque glass façade.