Vigario House is a particular and sensitive project, dating back to 2008 and completed early 2015. Located in Paredes, Portugal, the house was designed by AND-RÉ Studio. Description by AND-RÉ: The Vigario House is the outcome of the privileged context of the existing ruins, setting the conditions that unfold the new architecture narrative. The new organism […]
Down Size Up Size House House is a residential project completed in 2016 by Carter Williamson Architects. Description by Carter Williamson Architects: Moving from a nearby apartment, our clients wanted a modest home they could settle into and begin a family. Natural lighting introduced to a dense and constrained site through strategically placed linear skylight, provides ample
A 1960 vintage 5-story office building, situated adjacent to the Wheaton Metrorail station, is adapted and extended to create a new 12-story, 194-unit apartment building. The project was completed recently by Bonstra Haresign Architects. Its mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units, along with two levels of below-grade parking and ample rooftop amenities, position the
The client approach us with a brief to renovate their double fronted cottage in hawthorn, after a few briefing session with the clients, it became very clear that their lifestyle revolved around their garden and spending their days outdoor as much as possible. Unfortunately, their existing house doesn’t utilise the exterior as well as it
Architects: AR Design Studio Project The Stables Location: Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, UK Photographs: Martin Gardner This dilapidated stable block has been remodeled into a refreshingly minimalistic house whilst retaining key pieces of its characteristic history, such as the re-conditioned stable partitions and the painstakingly restored drinking troughs, which have been brought back to life as wash basins,
Located in Los Angeles, the Crane House is a project that includes two twin houses designed by Anonymous Architects. Because of the small lot size (approx. 2,000 sq.ft each) the footprint of each house was very limited.
An intervention in an existing building forces the architect to take a position regarding the architectonical object. In this case, the pre-existing dwelling was heir of the local Modern Movement principles, typical of the Mediterranean coast, and the site offered two exceptional conditions regarding that position.
Project: Bar Botanique Cafe Tropique Design: Studio Modijefsky Team: Esther Stam, Natalia Nikolopoulou, Kristina Petrauskaite, Moene van Werven, Carlotta Bassi Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Size: 350sqm Photography: Maarten Willemstein A tropical addition to the restaurant scene in Amsterdam East, Bar Botanique, designed by Studio Modijefsky, brings a fresh and green interior to the former local
