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- London architects infuse dated Victorian townhouse with tons of modern personality Wed, 10 Jan 18, 6:28amThis refurbishment project in North London emphasizes the home's history while infusing it with modern personality. Architecture firm LLI Design enhanced and restored features of the Victorian townhouse to honor its past,...
- Extraordinary treehouse is a climber's dream with its own indoor climbing wall Fri, 13 Oct 17, 5:39amThis narrow angular treehouse in Brisbane, Australia, captures the freedom and beauty of the outdoor-indoor lifestyle. The Taringa Treehouse, designed by Phorm Architecture + Design, is nestled under a large tree and houses...
- This cool Tournesol swimming pool opens up like a futuristic flower Tue, 2 Aug 16, 6:00amThe swimming pool is one among several dome-shaped swimming pools, named Tournesol, built in France during the 1970s and 1980s. Designed by architect Bernard Schoeller, the column-free dome structures resemble sunflowers...
- UFO-shaped Tournesol swimming pool opens up like a futuristic flower Mon, 1 Aug 16, 10:00pmThe swimming pool is one among several dome-shaped swimming pools, named Tournesol, built in France during the 1970s and 1980s. Designed by architect Bernard Schoeller, the column-free dome structures resemble sunflowers...
- Stunning Tournesol swimming pool in France opens up like a futuristic flower Mon, 1 Aug 16, 3:00pmThe swimming pool is one among several dome-shaped swimming pools, named Tournesol, built in France during the 1970s and 1980s. Designed by architect Bernard Schoeller, the column-free dome structures resemble sunflowers...
- Jewel-like glass box deftly extends a Victorian house in London’s Mile End Tue, 29 Mar 16, 5:00amThe house is located in Mile End, one of London's earliest suburbs. The owners, a couple who live with friends, commissioned HÛT to design new spaces for entertaining and relaxing and improve the relationship between the...
- Mabire-Reich’s Landscape House extension maximizes outdoor spaces Tue, 1 Mar 16, 4:18amThe house is located in a neighborhood in Nantes established on a ridge of the Armorican Massif. A small house referencing the area's history sits at the bottom of the 300-square-meter (3229-square foot) plot. The owners...
- Tiny “floating” cube extends a charming 19th century house in France Fri, 12 Feb 16, 5:00amThe architects designed a small metallic white volume raised off the ground and inserted between two existing trees. They produced a simple, balanced volume with minimalist lines that blend in with the main building. Positioned...
- Pre-war Queensland bungalow gets a modern makeover and a cottage-like extension Thu, 5 Nov 15, 5:00amThe clients needed a big enough space for them and their kids, but also insisted on preserving the spirit of the original structure, built in the Queenslander style marked by low-rise timber forms and veranda entrances...
- CAAU transforms an old cotton mill into a gorgeous office space in the north of France Thu, 22 Oct 15, 4:00amLocated in an industrial park along the railroad tracks in Dunkirk, the structure has been abandoned and empty for years. Originally built as a cotton mill, the building has a distinct industrial aesthetic that was to be...
- BOARD designs a column-free lightweight bridge extension for a school in Germany Mon, 24 Aug 15, 3:00pmRotterdam-based studio BOARD designed a 120-meter-long elegant bridge building that would connect two existing schools and bring them spatially and functionally together...
- Haptic Architects’ Highlevel Road two timber extensions will change color over time Tue, 24 Mar 15, 4:02pmLondon-based Haptic Architects designed two extensions to an old Victorian house in London and created new spaces that exude warmth though the use of natural materials-untreated larch and oak-combined with subtle metal details...
- Rammed Earth Thornbury House Updates a Classic Bungalow in Australia Tue, 30 Dec 14, 4:00amThe owners of the Thornbury bungalow tasked Steffen Welsch Architects to create a more sustainable home that met their family's needs. The original home that faces the street was relegated to contain the private bedrooms....
- Kerferd Place: Beautiful Barn-Like Addition Celebrates Reclaimed Materials and Natural Light in Melbourne Thu, 19 Jun 14, 5:30amThe Kerferd Place addition complements an Edwardian redbrick home in Melbourne by providing it with a new open floor plan living, dining, and kitchen space and an upstairs master suite...
- Andrew Maynard Extends 15 Foot Wide Solar-Powered Moor House in Victoria Tue, 29 Oct 13, 6:00amThe front of the Moor Street House was left as is, but the back half of the home was removed to make way for a new, modern and more efficient space that the whole family could use...