# renovation
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A Trio of Retro Homes Gets a Modern Reboot
In Belgium and Brazil, a trio of retro residential period pieces that encapsulate their time and place get a modern-day reboot that honor their histories.
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5 Refreshed Historic Properties That Honor Tradition
Historic properties in vacation spots from Portugal to Italy get a new lease on life with redesigns that honor tradition—and subvert it, too.
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Umu’s Founder Creates a Sustainable Family Home in Belgium
In the Belgian countryside, artist, designer, and Umu founder Sven Bullaert crafts his family home in a manner that’s both sustainable and groovy.
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Linda Boronkay and Alan Mc Mahon Bring a Taste of The Cotswolds Down Under
A decadent luxury hotel in the Southern Highlands of Australia is renovated by Linda Boronkay and Alan Mc Mahon.
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Yazdani Studio Brings the Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles into the 21st Century With an Interactive Social Lab
2021 Best of Year winner for Small Museum/Gallery. The Claudia and Nelson Peltz Social Lab, a new 10,000-square-foot gallery, brings the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles firmly into the 21st century though interactive
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Peter Marino Architect Transforms the Cheval Blanc Paris
2021 Best of Year winner for Hotel Transformation. In the late 1920’s, architect Henri Sauvage oversaw completion of a large art deco building for Parisian department store Samaritaine. A century later, the building wa
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Chet Architecture and Ghislaine Viñas Transform a Quirky Fixer-Upper into a Stately Abode
2021 Best of Year winner for City House. Rehabbing and updating the storied estate architect Chet Callahan shares with his husband, investor Jacinto Hernandez, and their two sons was a complex task. Callahan and his team
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Andrew Franz Elevates East Harlem’s Union Settlement
Rejecting the notion that a limited budget means limited design for the neighborhood with the second highest concentration of public housing in the country, Andrew Franz Architect has completely transformed the Washingto
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JG Neukomm Architecture Breathes New Life into a Decades-Old Manhattan Residential Building
When envisioning a fresh aesthetic for a decades-old Manhattan residential tower, architect and designer Jean-Gabriel Neukomm looked well beyond the city’s bustling streets for inspiration. Drawing on his own photograp
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Hastings Architecture Creates a Cool and Contemporary Space From a 1965 Public Library for UTA’s Nashville Office
Adapting older spaces requires thoughtful integration of existing elements while inserting contemporary touches. HASTINGS did both masterfully for the Nashville office of talent and entertainment company UTA.
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Natalia Solovey Creates a Light and Bright Café and Shop From a Derelict Building in Ukraine
When Natalia Solovey, principal of SoloveyDesign, first saw a 1960’s building on the bank of the Southern Bug river in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, she said it took her breath away. She says she didn’t notice the mold or t
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Color and Custom Details Enliven This 12th-Century Italian Hotel
Inspired by the wonders of Ravello’s lush gardens and the alluring mystique of the tales of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the seven newly designed rooms at the five-star Palazzo Avino showcase Moorish accents, a nature-inspired
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Patalab Architecture Breathes New Life into a 19th-Century South London Cottage
When renovating a 19th-century Victorian terrace house in South London, Patalab Architecture first turned to its bones. “The house, when purchased by our client, was in a tired state and there were major structural iss
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Viterbo Interior Design Revives Hotel Albatroz in Cascais, Portugal
Hotel Albatroz has been centuries in the making. The 51-key hotel was expanded and redesigned in the 1980s and, again, more recently.
