Renovation of a house with the intention to bring new spatial quality while respecting the scale of existing surroundings. The original parts of the house are preserved; new parts are shown as contemporary elements.
Project name
Double Gable House
Architecture firm
PRO-STORY
Location
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Tereza Nová, Jiří Zábran
Collaborators
Joinery: Jiří Ruml. Carpentry: Gasys
Built area
Built-up area 103 m²; Gross floor area 152 m²; Usable floor area 128 m²
Material
Spruce planks – ceilings, floors on the upper floor. Birch plywood – interior walls cladding. Natural linoleum – floors on the ground floor. 1 Ceramic tiles – corridor floors, bathrooms. Impregnated battens – facade cladding. Spruce with white glaze and colourless varnish – windows
Typology
Residential › House
KOMORU Goshogawara is a small hotel located in the outskirts of Goshogawara in Aomori, Japan. There is Mount Bonjyu in the east, and the Iwaki River with Mount Iwaki as its headwaters in the west, with the vast Tsugaru Plain. Goshogawara in Aomori is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers. In this quiet place, we offer the opportunity to spen...
Project name
KOMORU Goshogawara
Architecture firm
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Location
Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan
Principal architect
Shotaro Oshima
Design team
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Built area
198.95m² (1F : 165.83m² ・ 2F : 33.12m²)
Completion year
July, 2023
Collaborators
Furniture design: Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Interior design
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Civil engineer
Nishimuragumi
Environmental & MEP
Nishimuragumi
Landscape
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Lighting
Kodai Iwamoto Design
Supervision
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Construction
Nishimura-gumi
Client
KOMORU Goshogawara
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation / Conversion
Recognize the value of all buildings, even when it lies abandoned in a corner. Greater Dog Architects was commissioned to renovate a small brick and concrete mixed structure near the é é é building and Its previous function was as a backup room for a substation. The building 5 X 7 is situated on the edge of a riverfront plot. The owner hopes to tra...
Project name
Renovation of 5 X 7
Architecture firm
Greater Dog Architects
Location
No.2689, Qiantao Road, Shaoxing city, Zhejiang, China
Photography
Metaviz Studio
Principal architect
Jin XIN, Zhihong HU
Design team
Keith Guo, Ray Wang, Ella Tang, Huge Shen
Construction
JIAYI Construction,Shaoxing,China
Supervision
BAISIHAN team
Visualization
Greater Dog Architects
Tools used
SketchUp, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Aluminum tile - Rheinzink Painted aluminum - Zhenghuang Frosted acrylic- DECO&DECO
Client
BAISIHAN Goose Down Brand
Typology
Renovation › Small Building
How a sustainable home takes advantage of its exceptional ravine site, exemplifying a light-touch approach, dubbed ”viable sustainability” to give this home another 100-year lease on life.
Project name
Don River House
Architecture firm
Dewson Architects
Location
North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photography
©2021 RVLTR / A. Marthouret
Principal architect
William Dewson
Structural engineer
Revive Structural Engineering
Landscape
Lawrence Park Garden Care
Construction
Fairside Homes
Material
Brick, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Finishing a renovation project is just the beginning of ensuring your property remains in top-notch condition. By following these four important steps - cleaning up properly, conducting a final walk-through and inspection, settling finances and documentation, and maintaining and monitoring post-renovation - you can ensure that your home continues t...
This building, which used to be a textile company, has ended its economic activities and has become a complex building where various tenants enter, and many events are held. To open to the city, I installed long deck and placed a cafe that the owner operates in the center of the building. The counter of the cafe is triangle shape to secure maximum...
Project name
Renovation of 1970 Nissen Building
Architecture firm
Hajime Yoshida Architecture
Location
Takaoka, Toyama, Japan
Photography
Hajime Yoshida
Principal architect
Hajime Yoshida
Interior design
Hajime Yoshida Architecture
Lighting
Hajime Yoshida Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Wood, paint, copper panel(momentum factory Orii)
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Renovation Design
This is a renovation project for accommodation in an old, detached house in the city center of Porto, Portugal. The existing house was designed by Januário Godinho, a prominent Portuguese architect. However, as it had been left unused for almost 10 years, the roof and floor had fallen off, and it was an unlivable situation.
Architecture firm
Ren Ito Arq
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Ren Ito
Collaborators
Construction prosecutor: Paulo Pinto. Stability Project: Filipa Abreu. Hydraulic Installations and Equipment: Fernanda Valente. Electrical Installations and Equipment, Telecommunication and Active Safety: Alexandre F. Martins (GPIC, l.da). AVAC and Ventilation Mechanical Installations and Equipment: Diogo Correia. Gas Installations and Equipment: Liliana Lourenço. Acoustic Conditioning: Liliana Lourenço. Thermal Comfort: Diogo Correia. Fire Safety File: Liliana Lourenço
Construction
Empatobra. LDA
Typology
Residential › House
The most compelling feature upon entering the basement is the #Playpod. The 100 sq.ft structure is both playful and practical. It functions as a hideaway for the family's young children who use their imagination to transform the space into everything from an ice cream truck to a space ship.
Interior design
25:8 Architecture + Urban Design
Photography
Ottawa Magazine
Principal designer
Jay Lim
Architecture firm
25:8 Architecture + Urban Design
Typology
Residential › Renovation
