A collaboration between Blue Truck Studio and a new homeowner with DIY construction experience, this home for a young family was a triumph in overcoming obstacles. Originally a dilapidated and compact two-bedroom, the house transformed into an expansive three-bedroom through the addition of a third floor cantilevered off the back
Architecture firm
Blue Truck Studio
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Open Homes Photography
Principal architect
Peter Liang
Design team
Eric Reeder, John Flaherty, Ben Xuhan Shi
Structural engineer
Mosswood Engineering
Construction
CBP Construction Inc
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The renovation was committed to preserving and integrating the existing cottage into the contemporary extension. This was achieved through the retention of traditional elements, such as the original stove that has been carved into the modern bathroom as a reminder of the properties history.
Project name
Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Location
Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Nathalie Scipioni
Design team
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Collaborators
Reece, Better tiles
Interior design
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Lighting
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Supervision
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Visualization
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
This is a renovation of a typical Zoute villa with white brick and thatched roof. Though the house had a great charm it was also very dark with very small spaces. Therefore a glass extension with minimal windows was added and spaces were connected in a continuous and more open layout.
Project name
Renovation of Old Cottage Villa
Architecture firm
Architects Claerhout - Van Biervliet
Photography
Jan Verlinde, Andreas Vanwalleghem
Principal architect
Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
Interior design
Architects Claerhout-Van Biervliet
Lighting
Apure, Occhio & Kinetura
Material
With white painted brick and thatched roof
Typology
Residential › Cottage style with contemporary extension
Imagine if your home could feel like living in a garden pavilion. At BENT Annexe II, it does! By retaining the character-rich front section of the home and creating a new, light-filled addition to the rear, this family of four plus Pippa the groodle are surrounded by lush greenery and can effortlessly utilise their backyard
Project name
BENT Annexe II
Architecture firm
BENT Architecture
Location
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Design team
Paul Porjazoski, Lana Blazanin, Robert Chittleborough, Merran Porjazoski
Structural engineer
Kersulting
Material
Wood, Metal, Brick
Typology
Residential › House
The transformation this property has undergone is certainly impressive. The ground floor apartment already had a super spacious private area, but it was barren and neglected. The interior was quite dark, with closed, small and poorly ventilated rooms. In the renovation, the rooms were integrated and their layout changed completely. As the apartment...
Project name
Andre's Groundfloor Apartment
Architecture firm
Dobra Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Dentro Fotografia
Principal architect
Fernanda Chagas
Collaborators
Sofia Vasconcelos
Interior design
Fernanda Chagas
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
The southern slopes of the first large suburb in the capital city of Prague have always attracted people to posh residential living. However, the romanticizing delirium of typical construction with steep roofs, ostentatious stone soffits and superfluous brick cladding used to be a laughing stock for modernist architects in their time, who dreamed o...
Project name
Under the Top
Architecture firm
No Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
Principal architect
Jakub Filip Novák, Daniela Baráčková, Lenka Juračková
Collaborators
David Hromada, Joinery products: CZ interiéry
Built area
Built-up Area 173 m² Gross Floor Area 245 m² Usable Floor Area 175 m²
Landscape
Living in green
Material
Ceramic tiles, concrete screed, ash and oak floors. Joinery products – lacquered mdf, oak veneer and solid wood
Typology
Residential › House
Architecture that spans the history of multiple generations has always had a certain allure to it. Like that of the historic ‘Moarhof’, today known as Hotel Silena. Located at the far end of Valler Tal, the hotel has recently marked a new chapter in its history that bears the signature of noa*.
Architecture firm
noa* network of architecture
Location
Vals/Valles, Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach, Italy
Completion year
June 2022
Interior design
noa* network of architecture
Client
Hotel Silena, Mair family
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation
The Barrancas House is the result of the restoration of a house built in the seventies in Mexico City, which didn´t have any attract at first but had great spatial potential. It became a challenge for our office to create a home focusing on incredible attention to detail, modernity and discovery of the different spaces and levels to generate expect...
Project name
Barrancas House
Architecture firm
Ezequiel Farca Studio
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Roland Halbe
Principal architect
Ezequiel Farca
Interior design
Ezequiel Farca Studio
Material
Concrete, Marble, Stone, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
