With the past year mostly spent cooped inside our homes because of the pandemic, many people now realize the importance of making their home a space they can enjoy and be comfortable in. At the same time, most people are also tired of all the same renovation ideas that are overdone and are looking for something unique.
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych (Cover image), Dean Moriarty
You cannot renovate a building without learning the basics. Some contractors take years before they can master the art of remodeling. But if you plan on doing the renovations yourself, you have to learn the secret to how professional renovation contractors get the job done.
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
Workshop Diseño y Construcción: Casa Picasso is a project that turns every square inch of available space into a functional one. Indoor-outdoor interactions serve as the foundation of the project’s design, and the use of regional materials and textures typically found in the Yucatan Peninsula provide a sense of identity.
Project name
Casa Picasso
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Soho Galleries Merida
Typology
Residential › House
A remodeling project can take much of your time, money, and energy. If you’re doing many things by yourself, it can feel like a second full-time job, and it’s only natural that you’re exhausted all the time. As the project goes on, you can encounter many problems, such as budget changes or the inability to stick to deadlines.
Photography
Vladimir Vladimirov
The Ho Chi Minh City-based architecture firm SEMBA VIETNAM led by Mamoru Maeda has recently completed renovation of a three-story house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Project name
DIST.4 HOUSE PROJECT
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Ever since they gained worldwide fame back in the good old 1920s, RVs instantly became a popular “get out of jail free card” for all people who wanted to get off the grid and temporarily replace their urban lifestyles with something more adventurous and outgoing.
Photography
Free To Use Sounds, Airstream Inc., Christian Mikhael, Cottonbro
Clayton Korte: Eberly, inspired by sources both humble and lofty, marries a former 1970s print shop building with a salvaged bar from the storied Cedar Tavern in New York’s Greenwich Village to create a sophisticated bar, cafe and restaurant in central Austin.
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Merrick Ales and Chloe Gilstrap
Principal architect
Paul Clayton
Design team
Paul Clayton, Sam Manning
Interior design
Mickie Spencer
Collaborators
Kitchen Designer: N. Wasserstrom & Sons. Permit Expediter: McClendon and Associates. Steel Work in Study: Steel House MFG
Civil engineer
Longaro & Clarke Consulting
Structural engineer
JM Structural Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Bay & Associates
Construction
ICON Design + Build
Typology
Restaurant, Cafe, Bar
Alexandre-de-Sève Town House: When Heritage and Contemporary Meet. Restoring a 19th-century house while retaining the heritage and creating a contemporary addition is quite a challenge. The original 60 m² building has been fully restored and converted into two apartments: a two-floor 4 ½ and a 3 ½ on the second floor.
Project name
Alexandre-de-Sève town house
Architecture firm
Guillaume Lévesque architecte
Location
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Charles Lanteigne photo
Principal architect
Guillaume Lévesque
Design team
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Collaborators
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Structural engineer
GENIEX
Environmental & MEP
Group Cémec Inc,
Landscape
L’espace paysage, Martine Boudreault
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › House
