Clarke is a private house located in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Austin Maynard Architects. The alteration and addition to the single-storey weatherboard homestead features minimalist aesthetics and highlights functionality and comfort. The interior offers a spacious living area with a seating nook by the pocket garden, careful zoning, natural light, and lush greenery views, while a staircase embedded in the wall takes you up to the teen zone or ‘apartment’.
The Rehabilitation of an Old House marries tradition with modernity in Vélez-Málaga, Spain. This single-story house retains its historic facade, giving way to a large modern courtyard embraced by interior spaces. The design by local firm Terral Arquitectos integrates the original stone masonry walls and courtyard with new, carefully considered extensions that allow the historic building to remain intact while meeting the needs of a contemporary family.
Previously designed in 1960s, the Dale St House is a family home located in Melbourne, Australia. Designed by Chan Architecture in 2024, the house balances mid-century heritage and modern touches with an updated material palette of natural marble, solid timber, and subtly textured stone tiles, made to blend expertly with the existing bluestone walls. The interior features a well-lit double-height space and a central kitchen with a striking 5.6-meter calacatta marble island.
Isla Architects has renovated a terraced home in Esporles, Spain, turning it into a light-filled space. Completed in 2024, the project involved opening walls to create a courtyard with various lighting features like sliding windows, skylights, and pivoting panels. The material palette includes lime mortar, green carpentry, and custom tiles, adding character to the main house and the newly added guest house on the adjacent plot.
OYO has renovated a home into the Dune House in Ghent, Belgium. Designed in 2021, the project includes a sustainable approach with a ground water heat pump and solar panels. Key features include a raised roof edge and sleek black-stained wooden planks. The half-embedded structure preserves the historical character while integrating modern comfort, providing an oasis with geothermal cooling and smart storage solutions.
Corbera House, located in the heart of Corbera, Spain, showcases an exquisite blend of traditional and contemporary design. This single-family home, crafted by Carles Faus Arquitectura, was completed in 2024. With its striking exterior and inviting interiors, Corbera House embodies modern living while celebrating the region’s rich architectural heritage.
Designed by Dietger Wissounig Architekten, the Multi-Generational Care Knittelfeld project in Knittelfeld, Austria, is a cutting-edge medical facility that combines a renovated state care center with a new care home and childcare facility. Featuring a cohesive façade of larch wood, the development offers a harmonious blend of old and new, providing 45 beds in the existing care home and 45 additional beds in the new extension.
