Renovating an apartment presents many different challenges to renovating a house. Architect Kirby Roper, Director of Kirby Architects, reflects on a major apartment renovation in Melbourne’s Domain Road South Yarra. She offers some practical advice for renovating older apartments with a body corporate.
Project name
Domain Views
Architecture firm
Kirby Architects
Location
Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Jacqui Henshaw
Principal architect
Kirby Roper
Design team
Annabelle Roper, Ankita Gurav
Interior design
Dana Goldberg Nido Design
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Stephen Dodd and Partners
Construction
Rami Grinblat Adept Construction Pty Ltd
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Geometric and technical constraints were key to the design language chosen for this Duplex apartment in Tel Aviv. Instead of concealing the AC and sprinklers , the decision was to expose them , and make them an integral part of the design.
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Design team
Idan Zilbershtein
Collaborators
Kamoor (Woodwork), Shlomo Dora (Metal work), Mark Whiteson ( Metal Work)
Interior design
Erez Shani Architecture
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Anna Zalsin Lighting Design
Material
Concrete , Steel , Wood
Construction
Ben Ziv Group
Supervision
Ben Ziv Group
Typology
Residential › Apartment
This apartment occupies the top floor of a 60’s building in Campo Grande, Lisbon. The compartments had harmonious proportions and were well lit, so the main challenges were to re-organize the program, establishing a connection with the attic that was vacant at the time, and provide the technical facilities of a contemporary home.
Project name
João Soares - Penthouse Renovation
Architecture firm
Atelier José Andrade Rocha
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
José Andrade Rocha
Design team
Ana Galrao, Miguel Negrao, Raffaella Pudda
Interior design
Atelier Jose Andrade Rocha
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Inline engenharia
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The renovation of this 112m² apartment was a challenge beyond its size: the owner of the residence, located in Rio de Janeiro, is a longtime friend of the architect Guilherme Torres. Denilson Machado, a photographer renowned for his architectural and interior records, wanted his home to have the atmosphere of an art gallery.
Architecture firm
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location
Rio De Janeiro, Rj, Brazil
Photography
Denilson Machado – MCA Estúdio
Principal architect
Guilherme Torres
Design team
Gabriela Rossoni, Hugo Freire, Paula Foresti, Rafael Miliari
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Gabriela Rossoni
Material
White Plaster, Pink Peroba Wood, White Corian, Caramel-Coulored Leather, Concrete
Supervision
Rafael Miliari
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
Finding comfort and naturalness in an apartment that is perfectly imperfect. Comfortability comes in the elements that are entirely natural, like stone, ceramics, wood, and even linen textiles. This apartment offers a 180-degree view of the sea and is based on the Japanese Wabi-Sabi interior concept. Wabi refers to the materials' genuineness and na...
Architecture firm
by rid. architecture & more
Photography
Xhorxh Baxhaku
Principal architect
Ridi Milo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, ceramics, limestone, linen fabrics, epoxy floor •Budget
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Hasselblad H3DII-31, Leica Q2
Typology
Residential, Holiday Apartment
This case is a home designed for children. With an entertaining design full of fantasy, it brings surprises to every corner of the home. Once Picasso said he wanted to "paint like a child", and the "face figure" has long been used repeatedly as the object of painting by modern masters, and it is also represented in contemporary entertainment by fam...
Project name
Wonder House
Architecture firm
XIGO STUDIO
Location
Songyu South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Photography
Li Ming; Video Copyright: WM STUDIO - Ah Zheng
Principal architect
Liu Yang, Li Yanan
Collaborators
Scheme Deepening Design: Wang Dan; Academic Counsellor: Zhu Li; Furniture Customizing: LE VERCHY
Design year
December 2020
Completion year
June 2022
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Microcement, latex paint, wood floor
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
From a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its typical brownstones on the West-side of Prospect Park, Olbos Studio completes the renovation of a double-exposed apartment in a high-end 1989 residential building for a young Italian historian who works as sport events planner, right in front of San Siro, the soccer stadium of Milan.
Project name
Apartment with a Dining Room
Architecture firm
Olbos Studio
Location
Via Tesio 19, Milan, Italy
Principal architect
Giorgia Cedro
Design team
Giorgia Cedro, Isabella Zagarese (only SD)
Collaborators
Suppliers: Carpentry: Eusebi Arredamenti Carpentry (vanities, master bedroom): Manuel Goletto Kitchen: Lube Cucine Furniture: Design Republic
Completion year
June 2022
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Construction
Stefano Grimaldi
Client
Manuel Alonso Carmona Berté
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
Located in the core area of Meixihu new international CBD, the project boasts breathtaking lake scenery and is adjacent to Meixihu International Culture and Arts Center designed by Zaha. The project is also equipped with the first international luxury brand hotel in Central China, Hotel Indigo. The project combines the irreplaceable lake scenery an...
Project name
Global Center DAME Palace
Architecture firm
Shenzhen 31 Design
Photography
Lvfeng Photography / Chen Weizhong
Principal architect
Huang Tao, Li Zhihong
Design team
Li Donghui, Li Sijie, Huang Jiangyan
Interior design
Shenzhen 31 Design
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
