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Prince Concepts integrates green spaces within the built form
Aug 15, 2023by Dhwani Shanghvi Aug 15, 2023
The projects Park(ing) and Power Plant Building by Julie Bargmann and Prince Concepts revive Detroit's Core City neighbourhood.
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Towards an exodus of sustainability at the UIA 2023 OBEL Award Talks
Aug 04, 2023by Jincy Iype Aug 04, 2023
The panel titled 'Mending' comprised Anna Heringer, Xu Tiantian, Jeanne Gang, and Reinier De Graaf, who discussed architecture's role in healing the planet.
MDO renews a canal-side Qing dynasty post office in the historic town of Zhujiajiao
Jul 14, 2023by Keziah Vikranth Jul 14, 2023
The heritage structure is transformed into a dynamic community hub through a balance of sensitive renovation techniques and modern technological enhancements.
Central tower acts as a 'hinge' to revive an old farmhouse in Belgium
Jul 04, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Jul 04, 2023
Objekt Architecten's ingenious rehabilitation embraces the spirit of Kintsugi, seamlessly fusing old world charm with modern living.
Atelier tao+c’s geometric adaptation of a Chinese warehouse for ZIIN Beijing Store
May 27, 2023by Sunena V Maju May 27, 2023
Atelier tao+c has transformed an old textile warehouse into a showroom for ZIIN by introducing geometric frameworks into traditional Chinese brick architecture.
What Design Can Do announces winners for the Make it Circular Challenge
May 09, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 09, 2023
In association with IKEA Foundation and Impact Hub Amsterdam, What Design Can Do selects 13 examples of innovative excellence in sustainable design, promoting a circular economy.
Atienza Maure Arquitectos refurbishes burnt-down El Priorato into a vacation home
May 03, 2023by Almas Sadique May 03, 2023
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Mario Cucinella's Etruscan Galleries in Milan journeys through space and time
Apr 21, 2023by Jincy Iype Apr 21, 2023
The renovation of Fondazione Luigi Rovati and the addition of a subterranean art museum take visitors on a voyage into the Etruscan Era, the Age of Empire, and the present day.
The Lab Saigon juxtaposes stainless steel against an aged brick villa in Vietnam
Mar 15, 2023by Jerry Elengical Mar 15, 2023
De La Sól / Shadow is a mixed-used concept venue in Ho Chi Minh City, which integrates offices, recreational, commercial, and cultural spaces through adaptive reuse.
Danshuis by MAD Architects: A multi-use studio fostering dance culture
Mar 14, 2023by STIRworld Mar 14, 2023
The ambitious project in Rotterdam involves the adaptive reuse of the Provimi warehouse into Danshuis or dancing house, celebrating the beauty of movement and performing arts.
Yutarou Ohta adorns K/door house's inimitable interior with myriad doors
Mar 11, 2023by Jincy Iype Mar 11, 2023
To renovate a 60-year-old home in Japan, Ohta repurposed its original doors and window frames by creating an aesthetical collage, and as elements forming the staircase handrail.
A built tale of continued renovation: Beato Convent Events Centre by RISCO in Lisbon
Feb 16, 2023by Jincy Iype Feb 16, 2023
The refurbishment and remodeling of the heritage Convento do Beato in Portugal by RISCO into an events centre is replete with a new ‘honeycomb’ ceiling and modern service systems.
LC Arquitectura alters a ruin overtaken by nature into an industrial modern office
Jan 31, 2023by Jerry Elengical Jan 31, 2023
Near Córdoba, Mexico, CR Offices has given new meaning to the former shell of a private residence featuring overgrown courtyards coupled with a refined industrial-style interior.
A series of courtyards leads the sensitive renovation of Dongcheng Courtyard House
Jan 18, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 18, 2023
This conceptual restoration project by JSPA Design in Beijing stands for second chances, merging the old and new and borrowing elements from traditional Chinese architecture.
The Dong Fureng House Museum reinstates human spirit in an old building
Jan 09, 2023by Amarjeet Singh Tomar Jan 09, 2023
The Dong Fureng House Museum, reinstated in a listed brick-wood building, commemorates the life and legacy of the eminent economist of the same name.
From gloomy ruin to grandiose revival: large scale adaptive reuse projects in 2022
Dec 21, 2022by Jerry Elengical Dec 21, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR picks six large scale adaptive reuse projects over the past year whose sheer scale, scope, and ambition have set new precedents for restorative interventions.
The Loft | Redefined is a rendezvous between the past and the present
Dec 07, 2022by Shinjini Majumder Dec 07, 2022
Designed by Indian architect Puran Kumar of Studio PKA, the office design is in a centuries-old building in the heart of Mumbai's heritage district.
The Dance House Helsinki upgrades industrial heritage
Dec 05, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Dec 05, 2022
Dance House Helsinki, by Finnish practices JKMM Architects and ILO architects, is a remodelling and extension project that aims to seamlessly merge the old and the new.
Outlooker Design converts an ancient Hui-style home into a restaurant and café
Dec 03, 2022by Jerry Elengical Dec 03, 2022
On the fringes of Hangzhou, China, this centuries-old residence has been bestowed with a new purpose, merging its traditional architectural roots with neat contemporary flourishes.
T-FP remodels a traditional Korean house into the EYST1779 Café as a brick-built hymn
Nov 18, 2022by Jincy Iype Nov 18, 2022
The First Penguin reincarnates a traditional Hanok house in South Korea into the charming, brick-infested EYST1779 Café, carrying an ethos of ‘noblesse oblige’ in its transformation.
The many pasts, present, and perceivable futures of London's Battersea Power Station
Nov 14, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Nov 14, 2022
In a multifarious, layered conversation with Sebastien Ricard of WilkinsonEyre, STIR examines the newly opened Battersea Power Station in retrospect and the afterlife of its industrial heritage.
60,000 metres of hemp ropes articulate hope and poise in MM Farm Boutique Hotel
Nov 11, 2022by Jincy Iype Nov 11, 2022
Domain Architects reveals the understated value of existing buildings with the renovation of an abandoned primary school in rural China, now transformed into a serene luxury hotel.
A former school in rural China gains a second life as the Peitree Resort Yaoliang
Sep 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Sep 28, 2022
An adaptive reuse venture by DDB Architects Shanghai and BEING STUDIO in Zhejiang Province’s Yaoliang Village has repurposed an old primary school as a picturesque resort.
Adding to the cultural layers of Beigou, llLab. renovates Brickyard Retreat
Sep 26, 2022by Sunena V Maju Sep 26, 2022
With the renovation of Brickyard Retreat in Beigou, llLab. adds to the architectural and cultural layers of the old tile factory with local materials and contemporary interventions.
Huf & Hist: The understated adaptive reuse of history
Sep 21, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Sep 21, 2022
Swiss practice Modunita Architects introduces cohesive materiality and retain traditional form to add an additional layer of history to the existing structure in Graubünden, Switzerland.
9th Avenue Parkade + Innovation Centre reinvents the typology of a parking garage
Sep 13, 2022by Jincy Iype Sep 13, 2022
Conceived by 5468796 Architecture and Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning, the elliptical parking facility in Calgary, Canada, boasts a flexible, “future-proof” design.
Job Smeets’ ‘Embrace’ dips the rear façade of KunstKerk in ironies and iconography
Sep 12, 2022by Zohra Khan Sep 12, 2022
The Dutch artist has transformed the rear side of a disused 19th century Dordrecht church into a bronze and glass sculpture that piques you to see more the longer you look.
Steffen Lehmann: "The library is more alive than ever!"
Sep 08, 2022by Vladimir Belogolovsky Sep 08, 2022
Vladimir Belogolovsky talks to architect Steffen Lehmann about his new book Reimagining the Library of the Future, an in-depth anthology of the finest libraries.
10AM Lofts repurposes a warehouse as an event venue and penthouse of contrasts
Aug 31, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 31, 2022
Studio Andrew Trotter, Gavalas Ioannidou Architecture, and Eva Papadaki collaborate to bring an industrial building back to life in Athens, Greece.
dongqi Design experiments with retail design at XC273 by XCOMMONS in China
Aug 20, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 20, 2022
Renovating an old factory into a retail store, dongqi Design reimagines retail design as an immersive experience for XC273 by XCOMMONS in Shanghai, China.
Past and present meet to present a new avatar for the Norwegian Press House
Aug 16, 2022by Sunena V Maju Aug 16, 2022
Atelier Oslo and KIMA Arkiterktur transformed the two buildings constructed in the 1880s and helped shape the new identity of the Norwegian Press House.
An erstwhile prison and school, El Roser Social Centre in Reus bares latent edifices
Aug 02, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 02, 2022
Beatified as a transformation of a transformation, El Roser Social Centre by Josep Ferrando Architecture and Gallego Arquitectura revels in the revelation of its predecessor.
Labri House is a shelter of glass, concrete, and vines embodying 'living in nature'
Jul 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 25, 2022
Designed by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates as a retirement home for a couple in Huế, Vietnam, this residence comprises transparent blocks placed within a forested landscape.
2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist offers new visions for a low carbon future
Jul 23, 2022by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
Contesting for the honour of becoming UK’s best new building, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist presents ‘outstanding and welcoming architecture that lifts the spirit of all who engage with it’.
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden adapts the architecture of early learning into circularity
Jul 19, 2022by STIRworld Jul 19, 2022
Through the circular shape of the early learning centre in Auckland, New Zealand, Smith Architects explores the multitude of sustainable prospects in educational architecture.
Cloud House in Kollam, India, channels adaptive reuse with a rhythmic tiled façade
Jul 15, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 15, 2022
NO Architects Designers and Social Artists has reused parts of an existing dilapidated structure to create a tropical weekend retreat featuring extremes in spatial vocabulary.
Ensamble Studio creates a contemporary cave dwelling with C’an Terra
Jul 13, 2022by Sohil Soni Jul 13, 2022
The 'House of the Earth' in Catalonia, Spain, negotiates our inherited understanding of primitive architecture with contemporary technology.
BIG’s Refugee Museum of Denmark captures the stories of those displaced by conflict
Jul 01, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 01, 2022
The new museum dubbed ‘FLUGT’ has been realised as a coiled corten steel-clad structure linking two old hospital blocks at the former site of the Oksbøl Refugee Camp in Denmark.
Olson Kundig’s Bob Dylan Center peers into the enigmatic life of a cultural icon
Jun 24, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 24, 2022
Situated in a former warehouse within the arts district of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the newly-opened museum and archive offers an intimate look into Dylan’s artistic evolution.
Brisa 5 by Park Associati brings sustainability to retrofit architecture
Jun 16, 2022by STIRworld Jun 16, 2022
Sited in the centre of Milan, Brisa 5 is a LEED certified structure with sustainable interventions elevating a composition seamlessly blending three styles of architecture.
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