Modernizing a historic home can be a challenging yet rewarding experience, as it allows you to preserve the unique charm and character while making your home feel more modern with contemporary conveniences. From updating utilities and appliances to keeping some of the original architecture where you can, here are some tips for how to modernize your historic home.

The expansion project works on a house that has existed since 1918, on practically wild land located in front of the Tercer Usina lake, in Córdoba. The biggest challenge of this house lies in giving meaning to the original house again with the fewest possible interventions on it (only repairs and maintenance) and, since we understand that it is impossible to blend in with the old given the change in techniques, trades and materials , respecting that authenticity of the historical with an architecturally new and contemporary piece that does not overwhelm the context but rather generates a complementary opposite.

Imagine that you are in the city of Barcelona, and you find yourself surrounded by modernist buildings that seem to have been taken from a fairy tale. As night falls, these buildings are illuminated with colored lights that make them appear even more magical and amazing.

In Hindu mythology, Varuna is the god of water and rain, and his presence is essential to maintain the natural balance of the universe. In this mixed-use residential and commercial project, located on a 6.5-hectare property facing the beach in Tulum, his wisdom is manifested through the harmonious fusion of nature and architecture. The dense and exuberant vegetation of the jungle integrates perfectly with the buildings and common areas of the complex, becoming the fundamental element that gives life to this project.

Aesthetically we try to achieve pure and clear shapes, working by opposing blind material planes and concrete with areas of transparency and openness. As a result, the house appears heavy on its front façade, a product of the blind box that supports the garage and the entrance hall, while, on its back, it opens completely to the patio, seeking to highlight its horizontal character and connecting with the green areas.

Alter Architects have revealed their first youth centre design planned for the existing site of Brighton Youth Centre in Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom.

A whimsical extension of the Montessori kindergarten in Jablonec nad Nisou. To the original building we have attached a new building, which is just asking for shenanigans and mischief. The children are allowed to go up on the roof, and besides the occasional lice, they will leave here with the assurance that the world is a wonderful and fun place to live.

Located in a small gated community on the outskirts of São Paulo, the brazilian office Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos Associados project for TRD House featured glass elements and a concrete structure, as well as a piece of helical staircase, connecting the living environment to the walkway that unites the accommodation volumes of the program.