House renovation projects and residential building redevelopment

Reinterpret spaces, giving them new life and functionality in environments and historic buildings. Renovation projects for houses and historic building redevelopment are the focus of this section of articles on arkitectureonweb. An overview of beauty and reinterpretation where renovation projects for houses or apartments examine the before and after of the intervention. Insights from the elegance of the past reinterpreted in modernity, solutions that preserve the historical essence with contemporary touches.

All house renovation projects, before and after

The artistic transformation of spaces, balancing style and functionality, creates homes and places steeped in history but designed for the future. Discover the before and after of the renovation of residential houses and buildings on arkitectureonweb and be inspired for your future redevelopment projects.

Wine Bar Reisten, the new wine bar with a view of the Carpathians

Wine Bar Reisten, the new wine bar with a view of the Carpathians

The first step of the project of revitalization of a winery dating back to 2010 is the Wine Bar Reisten, the new wine bar inserted in the space of the former warehouse of the existing building, which offers the viewer countless panoramic views

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A house narrates the life of a globetrotter: amid historic charm and new design, the M.R. House in the heart of Madrid

A house narrates the life of a globetrotter: amid historic charm and new design, the M.R. House in the heart of Madrid

The design challenge for the M.R. House is clear: to preserve. The reminiscence becomes a structural element of the project in an intervention capable of maintaining the 'ghost' of the 20th century, but brought into the 21st, honoring the decadent bourgeois vibe and a certain air of magic that the house carries

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Pearl House, expansion and re-designing of an existing volume. A large unique space to live as a family

Pearl House, expansion and re-designing of an existing volume. A large unique space to live as a family

A bungalow surrounded by trees is to be expanded and redesigned. The desire of the owners was to have a large unique space to live together, with this idea in mind, it was obvious that the original form of the house would need to be significantly upgraded

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House in the Malay hills. Panoramic view of the impressive city skyline

House in the Malay hills. Panoramic view of the impressive city skyline

In the hills of an affluent area of the city of Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, a young couple decides to renovate a conventional former townhouse with a long driveway and dark interiors, entrusting the task to architect Fabian Tan

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The daylight and the ambiance transform a former garage into Shanghai's Voyage Coffee

The daylight and the ambiance transform a former garage into Shanghai's Voyage Coffee

First a garage, then a store, constrained by overlooking a non-owned courtyard for which the openings on that side could not be exploited, and by a 1928 German brick castle that now houses a residence for the elderly; the Voyage Coffee project is faced with the challenge of the structural limitations of the original building that made it dark and damp, along with the great asset of Shanghai's lush environment

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Interior of a recovered industrial space

Apartment in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. The interiors are cleared and redesigned

The project consists of the renovation of an apartment in a building dating back to the 19th century. The original layout, which appeared to be very compartmentalized is completely redesigned based on the needs of the new tenants

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On an oak-covered hillock, Ranch Dressing opens up to 270-degree panoramic views

On an oak-covered hillock, Ranch Dressing opens up to 270-degree panoramic views

Existing ranch-style home, located in Mill Valley in the Mt. Tamalpais area, is transformed into a light-filled open house, making the landscape legible from within

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Cubist glass volumes for a Victorian home. A paradox between light weight and solidity

Cubist glass volumes for a Victorian home. A paradox between light weight and solidity

"Frame House," the renovation project of the Victorian townhouse located in South London by Bureau de change, features a peculiar and unconventional work which inspires surprise, intimacy and drama

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Outdoor that breaks into indoor. Light, sky, air and vegetation animate an industrial-chic house

Outdoor that breaks into indoor. Light, sky, air and vegetation animate an industrial-chic house

N O T ARCHITECTURE SDN BHD's renovation transforms a classic terraced house in Putra Heights, Malaysia, from a dwelling with deep, enclosed rooms and a conventional façade into a new volume with a dynamic, balanced impact that encloses large, light-filled spaces

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Expansion in Montreal. Transformation of the housing typology known as

Expansion in Montreal. Transformation of the housing typology known as "shoebox"

Located in the rapidly developing Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie neighbourhood of Montreal, the deNormanville project, by architecture studio TBA, is one of the first expansion projects for single-storey housing typologies, commonly referred to as "shoeboxes"

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Expansion and renovation of an existing villa. The mix of old and new creates the feeling of

Expansion and renovation of an existing villa. The mix of old and new creates the feeling of "home"

The owners' request, which was the starting point for Abaton's design studio's work, was the search for the feeling of warmth that only a house can give. This is why they opted not for a new construction but for the renovation of an existing home with a garden that could wrap around and "warm up" the new contemporary architecture

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Medieval castle in Catalonia. Renovation and consolidation of the walls

Medieval castle in Catalonia. Renovation and consolidation of the walls

The castle of Tossa de Montbui, located on a hill to the southwest of the town of Igualada 620 metres above sea level, once a strategic point of military defence since the Middle Ages, is being renovated by the Meritxell Inaraja Arquitecta studio

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Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

Can an architectural void become the heart of a house?

House in Chancelaria is the result of a desire to breathe new life into an old building and its addition dating back to the 1950s: the space between the two volumes, where people's voices once echoed, is now nothing more than a deafening void which architecture is trying to fill in

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Wooden tower and trees

Wooden tower supporting a medieval remnant. Viewpoint for visitors

In the municipality of Puig-reig, Catalonia, there are the remains of Merola Castle, dating back to the 13th century: a watchtower, which became unstable due to the earthquake in 1500 was stabilised thanks to the design of a wooden tower by Carles Enrich Studio

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Rediscovering the sense and beauty of space in a 1970s flat

Rediscovering the sense and beauty of space in a 1970s flat

We are in Barcelona, and a retired couple, spending more and more time in their home, decide to entrust a design studio with the renovation of their house: Home in Mitre

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Apartment renovation projects to give new life to spaces

Renovation reshapes spaces skillfully, harmoniously, reinterpreting habitability and giving new trends to the approach to environments. In the renovation projects for houses selected by arkitectureonweb, discover how spaces take on new forms. Renovation projects for historic buildings, hotels, cinemas, garages: new life for ancient volumes.