Elements of History Integrated in Modernity

A renovation that brings a whole new light into a house
Auckland, New Zealand

Why make new when you can improve what’s already there? That’s very often the question that comes to mind.

If new projects can let the imagination run wild, the element of history that lies in old stones can be missed by some people. And keeping this element of history doesn’t mean that you can’t have a very modern home.

Proof is in the Winsomere Crescent House renovation by Dorrington Architects & Associates. Here the contemporary elements incorporate the already existing house and maximize the stunning view over the sea.

This way, some beautiful vintage finishes, like the original Art Deco bathroom, are still part of the house, while a new zinc-clad extension contains the new living space and a large window with a a fantastic view.

Its singular shape brings a second youth to the original house as well as a perfect balance. The result is outstanding!

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A Mix of Rural and Urban Lifestyle

Making New out of a Portuguese Ruin

JA House by Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa
Guarda, Portugal

Lately, it seems traditional Mediterranean architecture is getting a bit of a face lift and therefore making new from old is becoming more than a simple trend. The JA House by Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa is just more proof of that. The Portuguese home mixes rural and urban lifestyles very efficiently.

This project was built on existing stone ruins. Yet, the whole house has been reshaped. The former house has been modernized and completed with a new concrete volume. This one has straighter lines and contrasts strongly with the granite shape of the old house. Both volumes are linked by a metal and transparent structure containing the stairways. The new reorganization occupies the full length of the land. Inside, another old concept has been modernized and use as a basis.

Both buildings are connected by a central courtyard that provides light due to high quality steel windows and doors in the middle of the house and maximizes space inside.

The courtyard and the stairs are at the core of the house and are key elements for the spatial relationship between the different parts of the house. They create a continuity between the two volumes, indispensable in the case of such a project.

Indeed, to create new from old efficiently very often comes down to creating a coherent link between the two styles, the two eras. In this case, it is a success!

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Window Seat Ideas

A Slightly Different Window

Houses often look great when they have built-in elements that are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing.

When designing a home, a large window could be designed to also be a window seat, perfect for looking out into the nature.

From inside the home, the wood window frame becomes a focus point as most of the interior is white. The contrast between the wood and the white really makes it modern and perfectly frames the view, while also providing a great spot for sitting and relaxing.

The dark grey aluminium window with the Georgian bars becomes a perfect contrast to the white wooden bench.


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Perfect Adaptation to a Dramatic Landscape

Beautiful Hillside Home Overlooks Portugal’s Serra da Estrela
designed for a couple who wanted a retreat away from their hectic city life.

Camarim Arquitectos have designed a magnificent hillside home overlooking Portugal’s Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in the country.

Gateira is a small village placed on a beautiful hill planted with vineyards, pines and olive trees with splendid views over the southern tip of Serra da Estrela. The Z-shaped property is featuring multiple spaces, each on a different level, in order to adapt to the sloping terrain and dramatic landscape.

The design team sought to interfere with the particular landscape as little as possible.

Beyond the romantic notion of a well-grounded house, extensive contact with the ground gives enormous energy benefits: they used the earth’s endless thermal mass to balance air thermal amplitudes throughout the day and seasons.

The house’s core is split into two levels, as you enter the home at the upper story. Located between the living room and the master bedroom is a patio that extends out towards the swimming pool, as it also in turn generates ascending air flow across the house during the warm weather months and provides intensive insulation for fall and winter.

And while every space rests on its own level, each area also has direct access to the outdoors, evoking an enhanced sense of space, freedom and cohesiveness with nature.

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Bring Color into your Life!

Trend Color Fall 2016   
Aurora Red - Bring Color into your Life

Aurora Red is a perfect color trend fall 2016. It acts like a welcome punch!

A bold Red that is warm, sensual and immediately pleasing to the eye.

It is exciting and dynamic and breeds unmistakable confidence whether in your entrance area or living room.

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Plans of Light - Grândola House

Grândola House

Completed in 2014 in Grândola, Portugal by ColectivArquitectura

The choice of location for deployment of the buildings aimed to make the most of the view of the terrain.

The openings, searching outside framings, act as plans of light of careful proportions that simultaneously capture and filter the surroundings.

Across the East housing front, with a direct and privileged relationship with the outside, are located a patio with access through the kitchen and living room, and the pool, surrounded by a paved area with different areas, both in terms of function and material and its permeability.

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Frameless Windows and Doors

A Villa Designed for a Large Family

Designed for a family of five, Villa J by Johan Sundberg Architecture is a generously sized residence located in southern Sweden.

An atrium, secluded by walls and a pool house, unites the interior and exterior spaces. On the ground floor are the master bedroom and several ample social spaces, as well as a winter garden, kitchen, sauna, etc. The upper floor is the children’s realm, comprising a living room, bedrooms and a sizable family bath.

The floor plan is an attempt to merge different room types without the bulk of unnecessary walls and doors, with spaces opening onto each other in clear sequence and often with subtle shifts. Villa J can provide room for socialising or seclusion – even simultaneously. The main axes of the plot, the house and the garden work in symphony to create multiple unorthodox angles. The composition draws on an aesthetic somewhere between collage and a more austere expression.

The load-bearing structure is constructed of wood and steel with a concrete intermediary floor slab. The façades are clad with brick, light grey render, stained pine and black aluminium.

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