Transformed by PMA Studio, Portixol House is a 2018 project situated on a very narrow plot in Portixol, Spain. This 110 m2 traditional rowhouse is renovated completely despite the property’s slender shape. The planning of the project ensures that the house interiors can still receive plenty of light, creating brighter interiors that take advantage of the most of natural light.
Designed by Make Architects, S House sits on a narrow site in the western Waitakere Ranges of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is a residential project of a modern house that lifts out of the contours of a sloping site with a covered deck and simplicity of an economical form. The stunning maximum views across the Manukau Harbour can be seen from this house.
Located in Poznań, Poland, Refurbishment of An Attic is a 78 m2 project of refurbishment in an apartment interior designed by Atelier Starzak Strebicki. Started in 2016 and completed in 2018, the refurbishment is done to the attic of a multi-family house in the Old Grunwald district. This attic is adapted into the modern and functional flat and work studio.
Completed in 2018, Portas São João is a refurbishment project of an apartment located in Porto, Portugal. With 1210 m2 in size, Meireles Arquitectos tries to preserve the structural elements of this apartment. The interior is also organized while the entire structure of the existing floors is reinforced and treated. This project is the winner of the World Architecture and Design Awards 2019 in Restoration/Renovation Category.
Outside-In House is a residential project by Interface Studio Architects located in Philadelphia, the U.S. This project is completed in 2017 in a developing edge neighborhood. The result of this project is a simple house with a modern interior and a modest facade, completed with a wood-clad core to define the entire design of the house.
Located in Philadelphia, United States, El Chalet is a 2014 project of a 6-unit apartment building by Interface Studio Architects. This project shifts a program to the long edge of a narrow site in East Kensington, along the busy Frankford-Market elevated Blue Line. This apartment has a clear roofline and an intimacy with the near railroad.
The aim of this project is to build a house in a rural context that satisfies the users’ needs and meets the characteristics of a decent home. Apan is a 2017 project located in Hidalgo, Mexico with 58m2 in size. This house is designed by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados that proposes the use of a local building system and also two volumes to divide private from public rooms.
Bought by designers Carvalho & Bernau from the municipality two old classrooms in a former school building, this apartment is a 2018 project located in The Hague, the Netherlands. With 150 m² in size, the refurbishment of Alba’s Play is done by ANA ROCHA Architecture. The high walls are combined with newly added volumes to transform it into a sustainable home.
Located in San Ángel, in southern Mexico City, it is a remodeling and reconfiguration project of a house designed by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados. Camelia is a residential project completed in 2013 with 300m2 in size. The elements of this house are connected by the horizontal and vertical circulations while the staircase is convinced as a sculptural object for the interior.
Completed in 2015, Woolloongabba Gardenhouse is a project of an infill-development behind an existing house on an inner-city site in Woollongabba, Brisbane, Australia. The goal is to design a multi-generational home that consists of an existing house and new gardenhouse to provide an opportunity for inclusive use or separation as a large family home.
This residential project is located in a neighborhood in southern Mexico City, San Ángel. Jardín is planned as a single-story house designed by Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados. The design approach of this 2014 project is led to the merging of the exterior and interior spaces of the house, supported by some materials and elements. It is a house where there are no boundaries between its interior and exterior.
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